A collage of Brian Don enjoying a flight

FLIGHT OF BRIAN AND DON

February 19, 2020

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…

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David Erickson Board Bio

January 8, 2020

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…

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Robert Chakarian Board Bio

January 8, 2020

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…

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James Arom Board Bio

January 8, 2020

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…

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Jeff Mohnhaupt Board Bio

January 8, 2020

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…

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John Martindale Board Bio

January 7, 2020

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…

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Carol Haskin Board Bio

January 7, 2020

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…

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Happy New Year 2020

January 1, 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.…

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IVAN ALVARO RODRIGUEZ

December 13, 2019

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,…

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Austin Nagar Physical Therapy

November 19, 2019

Mountain Shadows Volunteer Highlight: Austin Nager – Physical Therapy Aide by Sheryl Wilde “What is the worth of anything we do? The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life.”~…

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