On September 7, 2019 the Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter Quarterly Regional Meeting was hosted by the San Diego Sister Cities Committee at the AMN Healthcare Building. The presentations showcased the San Diego Sister City Association’s wide array of exchange activities and presented excellent models for other sister city groups to follow. The event concluded with a wonderful musical performance by Mission Bay High School.

Opening Remarks
Anthony Al-Jamie (SCI SoCal President)
Dr. Michael McQuarry (SanDISCA President) 
Kathleen Roche-Tansey (SCI State Representative)

Welcoming from City of San Diego
Barbara Bry (City Council President Pro Tem)

School and Sister Cities Connections
Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne (San Diego Unified School Board President)

Carlsbad/San Diego Youth Ambassadors 2019 Tour
Polly Yu (SCI Board Member / Carlsbad-Futtsu Board Member) 
Emiko Rasmussen (San Diego-Yokohama Board Member)

 Balboa Cup
Tim Stiven (President San Diego-Panama City / Balboa Cup Chair)

 SCI Youth Summit
Charlotte Landon (La Cañada High School)
William Wong (The Preuss School)

Sister Cities International Report 
Carol Robertson Lopez  (SCI Incoming Chair. 2020-22)

Spirit Skies: International Student Collaborative Comic Con
Tim Stiven (President San Diego-Panama City / Balboa Cup Chair)

First Nations – Exchange 
Jan Gontag (San Diego-Perth President)

SoCal Sister Cities Report
Anthony Al-Jamie (President – SOCAL Sister Cities Board of Directors)

San Diego – Yokohama / Mission Bay Jazz Preservationists
JP Balmat (Music Director, Mission Bay High School)