The Mira Mesa Senior Center team will be working hard to make sure our patrons and visitors are served and that we remain open to the community.  Our committee and staff are listed below, stop by and say hi when you visit the Mira Mesa Senior Center.

 

MITZ LEE
Executive Director
Mitz Lee has been a community leader, coalition builder and neighborhood advocate for nearly three decades. Mitz’ early public service started the same way many others have served. She was a military spouse, a Youth Soccer and Little League Team Mom, a Den Mother, a school classroom volunteer, and a School Parent Volunteer Coordinator.

Later, Mitz was elected to the San Diego Unified School District’s Board of Education. Mitz has also served on San Diego City Human Relations Commission.  She cofounded several nonprofit organizations and has served on their Board of Directors. In addition, she is now spearheading two new innovative neighborhood-focused projects as Chairperson of San Diego 6^th Council District’s Neighborhoods First Coalition and D6 Night Market.  She continues to serve as President and CEO of Alliance for Quality Education.

Mitz has received numerous awards for her efforts including the Governor and First Lady’s Service Award, Special Recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives, the California State Legislature, and from local elected officials, and was named one of the Top 50 People to Watch in San Diego by San Diego Magazine.

Mitz received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Economics from the University of the City of Manila and a Master’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Financial Management from National University in San Diego. Mitz has made San Diego her home for 33 years with her husband, a U.S. Navy veteran, and their 2 sons.

 

JEFF LEE
Director, Program Support and Logistics

Jeff Lee has served 22 years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, was recognized as an expert in logistics and strategic planning, and is a decorated combat veteran.

Jeff attended the University of Wisconsin on an academic scholarship, where he earned a BS in History. He also earned an MS in Systems Management from the University of Southern California, an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College, and an MA in International Relations from Salve Regina University. Jeff is a graduate of Deming Management Training and Drucker Foundation Leader of the Future Training.

For more than twenty years, Jeff has served as a volunteer adult leader and youth mentor with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), in which his two sons participated and earned Eagle rank. Jeff is a graduate of the BSA’s Wood Badge advanced leadership training course.

 

HELEN QUINTANILLA
Financial Officer & Treasurer

Helen Quintanilla is a Cash Management Supervisor with a retail company in charge of reconciliation of bank accounts, cash analysis and forecasts, approval and release of cash transfers. Previous to this she worked as an accountant in the banking industry.

Since 2006, Helen has been an active member of Lions Clubs International, the largest and one of the most effective service club organizations in the world. She has served in leadership positions in her Lions Club and at the district level receiving numerous awards and honors including “Lion of the Year 2008-2009” from her club and was featured in the December 2014 issue of Lions Magazine, “Why It’s Great to be a Lion – in Our Own Words”. Helen currently serves as 4-L6 Cabinet Treasurer (2nd term) and is the Auditor of San Diego Lions Scholarship Foundation, a Frank P Rivera Fellowship.

Helen is also a neighborhood leader with Neighborhoods First Coalition in San Diego.  Born and raised in the Philippines, Helen earned a BA in Finance from the University of Baguio.  Helen and her husband, Medes, reside in San Diego, CA. Their two children attended public schools in San Diego; one child is a college graduate and the other is presently attending college.

 

Jeffery L. Lee
Branding and Graphics Specialist

Jeffery L. Lee is a professional graphic designer in the film industry, designing set graphics for feature films, television programs, commercials and music videos.  He is the founder of Jeff Lee Design (www.jeffleedesign.com), a Los Angeles-based graphic design company.  Lee is also a Member of the Art Directors Guild—the graphics union for scenic artists in film.

Lee’s Art Department experience includes the final season of ‘Parenthood’ for NBCUniversal, ‘Masters of Sex’ in its 3rd and 4th seasons for Sony, and ‘Goliath’ for Amazon Prime. Notable graphics design credits include the feature ‘The Thinning’, the hit YouTube Red series ‘Rhett and Link’s Buddy System’, and Ryan Murphy’s FX Original Series ‘Feud: Bette and Joan.’ Jeff has also done graphics for television commercials for brands like Fox Sports, Ford Motor Company, and 76 Gas.  Music videos credits include the video ‘Havana’ by American-Cuban singer-songwriter Camila Cabello featuring American rapper and record producer Young Thug.

Additionally, Jeff Lee has produced graphic design work for San Diego-based political campaigns, several non-profit/community organizations, BSA Camp Emerald Bay and artwork for sPACYcLOUd, an innovative and socially conscious USA-produced fashion apparel company started by Soviet-born entrepreneur and designer Tatiana Kolina.

Jeffery L. Lee graduated Summa Cum Laude from San Diego State University with a degree in Applied Sciences in Graphic Design. Jeff is also a proud Eagle Scout, having spent over 10 summers of his youth working at Camp Emerald Bay on Catalina Island. Lee’s hometown is San Diego. He presently works and resides in Los Angeles.

 

DENNIS-MICHAEL BROUSSARD
Technology Coordinator Dude

Dennis-Michael Broussard helps out with the technology and marketing at the Senior Center. He has received numerous community awards, including a San Diego Metro 40 Under 40 Award, the Asian Business Association Community Service Award, an Asian American Community Achievement Award, and many others for the work he has done through Silk Road Productions. He was also chosen as one of the COX Communications Asian Pacific American Heritage Outstanding Individuals, awarded by KPBS and Union Bank as a Local Hero for his community work; and was presented with the American Red Cross Wendell Cutting Humanitarian Award for his international humanitarian work.