Speakers

Dr. Shalon Nienow is a pediatrician specializing in treating children who have been victims of abuse.  She is a specialist at Rady’s Children Hospital and an adjunct clinical professor at UCSD. Prior to coming to San Diego she worked for the Child Abuse Response Team at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She has served as an expert witness in trials involving child abuse.  Photo credit: Adolphe Pierre-Louis, Albuquerque Journal

Brett Mattei has a long-standing history with lifeguarding. At 16 he became the youngest full-fledged Del Mar lifeguard and is a charter member of the Del Mar Lifeguard Association as well as a member of the Del Mar Lifeguard Hall of Fame. After a career in the Foreign Service, Brett joined Rotary Club of Del Mar and is using his expertise to spearhead efforts to build a Marine Safety Center (MSC) on Rosarito Beach in Baja, Mexico. A new MSC will decrease lifeguard response times to improve overall safety.