Mel Lindsey, the managing partner at Nile Capital, and 1982 graduate of San Pedro High School talks about growing up playing on integrated sports teams in San Pedro — and especially playing baseball at Peck Park.
LA Harbor Commissioner Anthony Pirozzi tells the story of how he went from a mediocre high school student to top level executive at Boeing. The journey included stints at community college, working in his dad’s TV shop, and bagging groceries at Vons.
Longtime San Pedran, 98 year old Nickie Troy tells the story of her father’s immigration to the United States from Greece in 1902. She recalls his arrival to San Pedro and the Beacon Street restaurant he started and she got her first waitress job.
Longtime community leader and former Wilmington Chamber of Commerce executive director, Dan Hoffman tells the story of the transformation of Wilmington’s Dana Strand. Once a place that nobody dared visit, it is now a great example of providing affordable housing in a clean and safe environment.
Longtime San Pedro High School teacher and community leader, Kathy Carcamo tells the sweet and uplifting story of how San Pedro High School students began the tradition of putting on a prom for local senior citizens.
fiNdings Art Center Executive Director, retired educator, Annette (Kaloper) Ciketic reveals how her parents tragedies were what brought them together to form their wonderful family.