Balboa Park
Conservancy
Balboa Park Conservancy provides expertise, advocacy and resources to envision, enhance and sustain Balboa Park for all visitors in partnership with the City of San Diego and in collaboration with other organizations in the Park and the community. Home to award-winning gardens, historic landmarks, first-class museums, and the world’s largest outdoor pipe organ, Balboa Park is the heart of the city’s cultural identity. The Balboa Park Conservancy works to ensure it remains one of the world’s greatest urban cultural parks.
Expertise
Balboa Park Conservancy brings the skills, experience, knowledge and leadership of our expert staff, diverse board of trustees and professional networks to build community and deepen impact.
Advocacy
Balboa Park Conservancy is the voice of Balboa Park, connecting park stakeholders, government officials, and community and business leaders to advocate for the best version of Balboa Park possible.
Resources
Balboa Park Conservancy provides staff, materials, data, funding and other critical resources to serve priority park initiatives. Volunteers serve as park Ambassadors, Tree Stewards, and Visitors’ Center personnel to make everyone feel welcome.
Leslie’s love of Balboa Park begins every morning when she looks out over its beautiful trees and greenery. It’s literally her backyard, and is a cultural and natural resource important to millions of San Diego residents and visitors every year.
For more information, visit the Balboa Park Conservancy website.
Wave Academy
Wave Academy is a premier provider of aquatic bodywork therapies for military veterans and active duty personnel living with the debilitating impacts of post-traumatic stress and their caregivers. Through research and compelling personal client accounts, Wave Academy is finding that when individuals with PTS receive aquatic bodywork therapy, the results are often immediate and profound: Reduced stress, better sleep, the ability to think more clearly, minimized physical pain and an overall sense of well-being are just some of the powerful healing effects of treatment on PTSD. When the same therapy is given to their caregivers, they report many of the same benefits, often feeling revitalized and thus better able to support their loved ones in their own recovery process.
Leslie’s passionate about supporting veterans and active duty personnel. Not only has she been a donor to this amazing program for years, she spreads their mission through her own audience, increasing the support for Wave Academy.
For more information and ways to help this amazing program visit the Wave Academy website.