Thursday, November 19  

9:30 am - 2 pm

Hit the holiday sales & shop til you drop! Enjoy a bite to eat with the other shoppers before heading home.  We'll carry your packages, too! 

Call 858-792-7565 to reserve your seat.  

 Meet Felise Levine 

Even though Felise moved to Del Mar in 2005 when she married long time resident John Goodkind, in many ways, she still feels like a newcomer.

Although she's lived in Southern California since 1975, she still feels that New York, her hometown, is in her cellular structure but she's always glad to get back home to hear the ocean and smell the eucalyptus whenever she returns from the east.

Professionally she works in private practice as a Clinical Psychologist and volunteer teaches for the San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute. Volunteering has always been an important part of her life as she believes that giving back to a community is probably one of the most meaningful things a person can do.   Her favorite part of volunteering in general, is people - the people served and the people who become friends.

When she first came to San Diego, she volunteered for the local Chapter of the American Diabetes Association and as a psychologist and as someone who has long term Type I diabetes, she led their support group for several years.   She then became involved with the San Diego Psychological Association (SDPA) serving first as a member of the Professional Ethics and Standards Committee, and then on the Board as a Member-at-Large, Gala Chair, President-Elect and then 2012 President and Chair of the Board.   In anticipation of winding up her work for SDPA, she wanted to become active in a charity in Del Mar. Her friend (and DMCC Board member), Beth Levine was the person responsible for welcoming her to DMCC. Beth talked so positively about the mission of DMCC and the grass roots evolution of the charity, that she knew she wanted to get involved and she's glad she did!

Felise has served as a DMCC Gala committee member for the past 3 years and this chair she co-chaired the event with Board member, Pat Jacoby. Although it was a huge amount of work, to collaborate with the amazing committee of volunteers, to see everyone having a good time and to know they successfully raised money for DMCC has been very satisfying. She especially enjoys fundraising and sharing the mission of DMCC to inspire others to support us.

When she's not working or volunteering, she works with John on home improvements, gardening, playing with their dogs, traveling to Maine and retreating to her pottery shed where she gets to focus on creating stuff from mud! It's a good life enhanced by the pleasure of volunteering for DMCC. Not bad!

How lucky our community is to have Felise's involvement - thank you!