ADAPTIVE SKIING

Mountain Shadows residents practicing adaptive skiing

Mountain Shadows Residents: Living the Impossible Through Adaptive Skiingby Sheryl Wilde “My motto is: ‘Living My Impossible Every Day.’ Imagine what it’s like toski down mountains at 70 miles per hour. Now imagine what it’s like to dothat blind. That’s what I do.” ~Three-time Blind Paralympian Danelle Umstead “Are you ready to go play?” “No!…

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FLIGHT OF BRIAN AND DON

A collage of Brian Don enjoying a flight

Brian Stafford experiences flight with Board Member Don King On a Wing and a Prayer, Someday Dreams Come True by Sheryl Wilde The prayer began: “Thank You, God, for this time we got to have a someday.” It has been said that a dad is a son’s first hero. Certainly, that was the case for…

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David Erickson Board Bio

David is currently the consulting Occupational Therapist at Mountain Shadows Community Homes.  Whenever he walks across campus, wheelchairs flock to him. He likes coming to homes when life is happening and seeing how his clients live. This perspective has been invaluable as he serves as a member of the Mountain Shadows Support Group and Mountain…

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Robert Chakarian Board Bio

Robert Chakarian, CPA is the Founder and President of Chakarian & Associates, CPAs Inc., a California corporation which provides individual, partnership, and corporation tax planning and preparation, accounting services, management advisory and consulting services, and retirement planning. Robert has over 30 years of expertise in the public accounting field.  Prior to launching his own CPA…

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James Arom Board Bio

James Arom, Property Loan Officer at Luther Burbank Savings, brings a broad-based background in the banking industry to the MSSG Board.  His expertise in commercial lending, risk mitigation, and financial analysis, combined with his proven ability to foster a community of relationships, has been a great benefit to MSSG.  At Luther Burbank Savings James specializes…

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Jeff Mohnhaupt Board Bio

Jeff Mohnhaupt founded Hopper Systems, Inc. (HSI) to foster the development and growth of small business enterprises by providing leading-edge Information Technology (IT) services at an affordable price.   Jeff’s passion to ensure access to state-of-the-art technology services to all businesses is evidenced by his dedicated service to Mountain Shadows for the past 11 years.  Since…

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John Martindale Board Bio

John Martindale, CFP®, is a Managing Director at Beacon Pointe and is responsible for high-net-worth relationships and new business development. With over three decades of conceptual financial planning experience, John is well-versed in complicated estates and retirement income planning.  As a relationship manager, John advises his clients on wealth accumulation and preservation concepts. He is…

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Carol Haskin Board Bio

Carol Haskin has been actively involved with Mountain Shadows for over 25 years. As a parent of a resident at Mountain Shadows Community Homes-San Diego (MSCH-SD), she first got involved after her son Michael had been living there for a couple of years. During the first two years her focus was on Michael and taking…

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Happy New Year 2020

January 1, 2020 “Happy” New Year from Mountain Shadows! Dear Mountain Shadows Family: Because I’m happy. Have you ever been so filled with joy that you wanted to jump right up out of your chair and sing? Sunshine she’s here. You can take a break. And dance? Some of you may recognize the words in…

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IVAN ALVARO RODRIGUEZ

A screenshot of an artistic experience program

Ivan Rodriguez and the first flyer he made for the M:POWR program. New Job Holds POWR for Tailored Day Program Participant by Sheryl Wilde That’s M:POWR to be exact. Selected for an innovative, FDD (Foundation for Developmental Disabilities) grant-funded position, Ivan Alvaro Rodriguez, now holds the position of M:POWR Community Arts Assistant for Mountain Shadows…

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