Leadership
The San Diego International Sister Cities Association has been honored to have some of San Diego’s most respected and talented individuals serve on the Executive Board, the Board, and individual Sister City Committees. We thank them for their time and expertise in growing our organization and furthering our mission.
Executive Board
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jessica Censotti | Executive Director |
| Timothy Stiven | Chair (2021-2023) |
| Yolanda Burgess | Vice Chair (2021-2023) |
| Cody Petterson | Secretary (2022-2024) |
| Victoria Philips | Treasurer (2023-25) |
Board of Directors
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dennis-Michael Broussard | Director (2022-2024) |
| Dr. Oscar Romo | Director (2021-2023) |
| Rosario S. Beall | Director (2023-2025) |
| Lesley Martinez | Director (2023-2025) |
| Sharmila Hall | Director (2023-2025) |
Non-Voting Board of Directors
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dr. Michael McQuary | Immediate Past Chair & SCI Board Member |
| Kathleen Roche-Tansey | SCI State Coordinator & Rep |
| Aaron Combs | Youth Ambassador (2022-2024) |
San Diego Sister Cities
| President | Sister City |
|---|---|
| Penelope Bledsoe | SD-Alcalá de Henares, Spain |
| Don Giaquinto | SD-Campinas, Brazil |
| Ehmee De Guzman | SD-Cavite, Philippines |
| Chrissy Ambler | SD-Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Stephen R Brown | SD-Jalalabad, Afghanistan |
| Byong Racek | SD-Jeonju, South Korea |
| Connie Goertz | SD-Leon, Mexico |
| Yolanda Burgess | SD-Panama City, Panama |
| President | Sister City |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Giffen | SD-Perth, Australia |
| John Wang | SD – Taichung, Taiwan |
| Marnyce McKell | SD – Tema, Ghana |
| Shahrzad Kamyab | SD-Tijuana, Mexico |
| Deborah Flores | SD-Vladivostok, Russia |
| Janusz Supernak PhD | SD-Warsaw, Poland |
| June Shillman | SD-Yantai, China |
| Steven Sigafus | SD-Yokohama, Japan |
San Diego Friendship Cities
| President | Friendship City |
|---|---|
| Dennis-Michael Broussard | SD-Marseille, France |
| Cheryl Gillette | SD-Spittal an der Drau, Austria |
| Jessica Censotti | SD-Amboseli, Kenya [Maasai] |
| Timothy Stiven | SD-Derry, Ireland |
| Rahmo Abdi | SD-Garoowe, Somalia |
| Igor D. Levin | SD-Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine |
| Ricardo Vasconcelos | SD-Porto, Portugal |
| Miri Ketayi | SD-Sha’ar Hanegev, Israel |