Workshops for Warriors: Forging Futures Gala 2025

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Workshops for Warriors Forging Futures gala celebrated the lives transformed and careers launched through Workshops for Warriors’ training programs, which provide hands-on training, industry certifications, and job placement assistance to America’s veterans. The evening featured an elegant dinner, live auction and entertainment, and inspiring testimonials from program graduates. The gala is a critical fundraising initiative aimed at helping WFW expand its training capacity and increase the number of veterans served annually.

Gallery of Forging Futures Gala 2025

Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.

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