Chicano Federation of San Diego
We at Vibra Bank are proud to have been a sponsor of the annual Gala dinner celebration for the Chicano Federation. For nearly 40 years, the CF has provided a wide variety of services to families in the San Diego area, including family crisis intervention, senior services, child care and child care training, housing assistances, and public policy advocacy.

South Bay Community Services
The 10th annual Change Their Lives Extravaganza for the benefit of victims of domestic violence and their children was a great success, and Vibra Bank is very happy to have been a sponsor. This year's event raised $180,000 in net earnings for Casas Seguras and Mi Escuelita preschool, which provide much-needed services to families throughout the year.

Neighborhood House Association
Vibra Bank was presented a check in the amount of $100,000 for deposit to a checking account for Neighborhood House Association, as part of NHA's commitment to working with community businesses. As the largest multi-purpose human services agency in San Diego County, NHA is committed to strengthening the local economy, and supports Vibra Bank in its effort to provide financial services to small businesses.

San Diego Regional Airport Authority
Vibra Bank has been selected as a participating financial institution for the San Diego Regional Airport Authority's outreach program to provide contract acquisition assistance as well as financial and bonding assistance to small, local contractors. This is in connection with the large amount of work to be awarded in the upcoming airport projects.

U.S. - Mexico CPA Conference
More than 100 people attended the California Society of CPAs San Diego Chapter's 14th annual U.S.-Mexico Conference in San Diego September 25th. Vibra Bank was the lead sponsor, and Scott Parker, the bank's president and CEO, gave a presentation to the attendees. The event included a special visit from CalCPA Chair Greg Burke and his counterpart from Mexico, Mario Garcia of Deloitte, President of the Colegio de Contadores Publicos. Eva Contreros, a past president from the Mexican CPA society, was instrumental in getting so many attendees from places such as Ensenada, Tecate and Mexicali.
This event is a great opportunity for CPAs from the United States and Mexico to meet once a year to network and partake in professional education that deals specifically with cross-border issues. This year's attendees were treated to great CPE offerings that were presented by some of the region's best practitioners in their respective fields of expertise.

40 Under 40
Dan Schon, Senior Vice President and a founder of Vibra Bank, was recognized as one of San Diego's "40 Under 40" by San Diego Metropolitan Magazine. Dan's achievements in the financial services industry were highlighted, particularly his work to establish Vibra Bank as a new bicultural community bank. We are proud of Dan and glad to see him get this well deserved recognition.

Hispanic Heritage Month
The San Diego Chargers football team helped celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month during last month's Monday Night Football Game, and one of the honorees was Vibra Bank Director and founder David Bejarano, who was San Diego's first Hispanic Chief of Police. In addition to running his own business, David is very active in many community organizations, devoting a great amount of time as well as serving on numerous boards. Also, we congratulate David on his recent election to the Chula Vista Elementary School District.

Institute of the Americas
Jeff Davidow, Vibra Bank Director and founder, former U.S. Ambassador and current President of The Institute of the Americas led the institute in the celebration of its 25th anniversary with a Nov. 15 conference at its headquarters on the UCSD campus in La Jolla.  Latin America: The Next 25 Years focused on economic development, democratic stability and environmental sustainability in the Western Hemisphere.

Vibra Bank Host Small Business Workshop
Vibra Bank CEO Scott Parker, in coordination with the National City Chamber of Commerce, gave a presentation to community business owners on December 10th, addressing the current banking environment, and strategic steps toward managing the current volatile banking environment successfully. The event was hosted by CEO Jacqueline Reynoso of the National City Chamber of Commerce.