With over eighteen years of experience, Mr. Garcia has staunchly served the Latino community as a founder and President of various organizations, offering assistance based on his own experiences of immigrating to the United States without knowledge of the language or the immigration laws. His career, marked by a successful tenure in marketing with companies like Telemundo San Diego, NBC Universal, and currently Talamantes Immigration Law Firm, has been fueled by the dream of success he arrived with, compelling him to establish honest and professional relationships that work towards addressing the needs of the Latino community and preventing exploitation of their circumstances.

Born and raised as a second-generation Mexican/American in Los Angeles, CA, Chantal Tovar, a bilingual and bicultural individual, moved to San Diego at the age of 9, where she grew up in the community of Logan Heights, cultivating interests in travel, reading personal development books, and animal welfare while balancing her hobbies of roller derby, hiking, meditation, and minimalism. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services and a Master’s degree in Organizational Management and Leadership from Springfield College, as well as a certificate in Meeting and Events Planning from San Diego State University and a LEAN instructor certification, Tovar is the first in her family to earn a college education and has leveraged her qualifications to serve the Family Health Centers of San Diego for 20 years, including 5 years as Clinic Director for the Lemon Grove Family Health Center, making strides in adult health education and aspiring to become a certified financial coach to help others escape personal debt, all guided by her belief in servant leadership, compassion, and setting a positive example.

As the Operations Business Development Manager and 340-B Hospital and Clinic Director for Medical Center Pharmacy, Michelle Darnelle has cultivated a remarkable career in the pharmaceutical industry for over 35 years, overseeing enterprise accountability, marketing sales, service management, and spearheading research and development initiatives. Prior to her current role, she honed her expertise as the Operations Manager at Community Medical Center Pharmacy, diligently servicing 340-B clinics, doctor clinics, discharge hospitals, and more than 400 residential care facilities across San Diego County.

Jesus Omar Partida, founder and CEO of Molecular iQ Corp, is a nuclear medicine postgraduate from the University of California, San Diego, with extensive training in nuclear pharmacology and cyclotron operations. He has a distinguished record of launching over 50 cancer centers and molecular imaging facilities across the United States, Latin America, and the Middle East. Leveraging his years of experience in physician training, contracting, sales and marketing, and clinical operations, Partida has forged strategic partnerships with healthcare systems, governments, medical equipment manufacturers, and clinicians, delivering a practical yet forward-thinking approach to joint venture goals. His entrepreneurial prowess was exemplified in his 13-year tenure at RadNet, Inc., where he held numerous pivotal roles and successfully managed RadNet’s largest international partnership with the State of Qatar, leading to a significant increase in cancer screening. As a leader in clinical research collaborations with numerous pharmaceutical companies, Partida has successfully launched and commercialized Molecular Imaging and Therapies, driving medical advancements in a variety of patient populations.

Dra. Rosa Sandoval has over 25 years of experience in Healthcare. She graduated medical school from UAG in Guadalajara Mex. and has worked in the U.S. and Mexico, she has an extensive background, coming from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, AltaMed, and Shriners Hospital for Children where she was part of the ambulatory outreach clinic providing pediatric evaluations for orthopedics, burns, and cleft lip & palate patients. Currently, she manages the Women’s Health department at San Ysidro Health and for the past 7 plus years, her main focus has been prenatal care and cancer detection in Women, helping to bring access to medical services to our underrepresented monolingual Spanish-speaking patient population in San Diego. Additionally, she provides medical services to “Carita de Dios AC” a school for Special Needs children in Tijuana Mexico, providing them with free treatment, and medical equipment, all in an effort to decrease the inequalities in medical care in Tijuana. She is passionate about serving the community on both sides of the border to lessen disparities and barriers to healthcare.