Cause San Diego is a social impact hub that sparks connection between for-profit businesses and the most urgent issues in our region. We accelerate social change by helping organizations and communities develop and implement social impact strategies while also improving collaboration between public and private sector organizations.
Cause San Diego is a fiscally sponsored nonprofit program of United Charitable, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Sept. 24: 28th Annual Cause Conference
Event Tickets Now on Sale!
Partnerships & Exhibitor
Spaces Available – email
info@causesandiego.org to learn more & join us!
2026 Call for Nominations closed on August 10. Visit our Awards Page for updates.
Staci Reidinger, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Cause San Diego; Director of the Cause Conference
Laura Hall, Business & Cause Conference Advisor
Ashley Hayslip, Business & Development Advisor
DeLinda Forsythe, Business Development Advisor
Allyn Pon, Marketing & Development Advisor
Debbie Smith, Community Engagement Advisor
Colette Conover, Environmental Sustainability Advisor
Ricky Ricardo Villa, Event & Fundraising Advisor
Tiffany Carter, Marketing & Fundraising Advisor
Jeff Blanton, CEO, Jailbreak Leadership; Author of Jailbreak Leadership; Conscious Curiosity Podcast Host
Colette Conover, Development Manager, Humble Design SD
Victoria Dumon, Community Impact Manager, Adjoin
DeLinda Forsythe, Former CEO, Innovative Commercial Environments; Author of Inspiring Generational Leadership
Laura Hall, Conscious Capitalism SD Board Co-Chair; Author of ABCs of Conscious Capitalism for Kids; WHYZ consulting partner
Ashley Hayslip, San Diego Market President, Enterprise Bank & Trust
Erik T. Johnson, Legal Council, Ogletree Deakins – San Diego
Parker Pike, Cause Conference founder, Philanthropist, Former Business Owner, Marketing Professor
Allyn Pon, Senior Director, VP Chief Product Officer, Evexia Diagnostics
Staci Reidinger, President, Reidinger Public Relations; U.S. Marine (Retired); SDSU Adjunct Professor
Debbie Smith, Director of Community Engagement, TCWGlobal
Ricky Ricardo Villa, Founder & CEO Casa Sur Hacienda
Lori Wallace, Founder, Career Ecology
Sammi Beatrice – Marketing & Op Specialist, Scatena Media Group
Teresa Colosimo-Miller – Founder & CEO 365 Connect
Brooke Erol – Founder, Purposeful Business, Inc.
Dale Ganzow – Associate Publisher, San Diego Business Journal
Miguel de Jesus – R.I.P. Dear Friend; Until we meet again
Brandon Joe – Executive Producer, Director of Sponsorship & Relationships, Cloudcast Media
John Lee – CEO, VentureX
Stanley Martinez – Senior Investment Officer, City of San Diego
Nancy Nicholson – Scholarship Committee Chair
Robbie Wentzell – Senior Manager, Client Relations Optima Office
Renee Zau – CEO DonationMatch
Reach out to us at info@causesandiego.org to learn more, get involved and help support our programs.
Cause San Diego is a fiscally sponsored nonprofit program of United Charitable, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.