2014 Santa Cruz Nexties

Last night was the Santa Cruz Nexties at the Nick. I saw the line up of speakers and I did not want to miss out on these passionate speeches, which they all were. This group of people are so connected to the community, passionate,  are true leaders and are making Santa Cruz County a better place to live work and engage.

Here is the line up of our passionate people!

Speaker include:
Nina Simon - Executive Director at the Santa Cruz @Museum of Art and History
Danny Keith - Director, Corporate Sponsorships at Santa Cruz Warriors, Executive Director Grind Out Hunger
Cliff Hodges - Founder & CEO - Adventure Out LLC, CrossFit West LLC
Monica Martinez- Executive Director at Homeless Services Center
Darrin Caddes - Vice President of Corporate Design at Plantronics
Analicia Cube - Co-founder,Take Back Santa Cruz
Megan Joseph - Director of Community Organizing, United Way of Santa Cruz County
Jacob Martinez - Project Director at ETR Associates, Founder of Digital NEST
Special music guest - Nick Gallant
For more info about the Event or to learn more about this months speakers go to: EventSantaCruz.com

Here are the 2014 Nextie Winners that are creating an exciting community to be a part in!

"This year we are going BIG! The Nexties will be held May 30th, 7:00 at The Rio.

The 2014 Nexties winners are

• Greg Pepping – Executive Director Coastal Watershed Council
• Consuelo Alba – Filmmaker, co-founder of the Watsonville Film Festival
• Lindsey Chester – All About Theatre
• Tyler Fox – SantaCruzWaves.com
• Kendra Baker & Zach Davis – Assembly, The Penny Ice Creamery, and The Picnic Basket"

From: http://www.santacruznext.org/

Really amazing! Thank you Santa Cruz! What a wonderful place to be!