Trudy Armstrong
Regional Manager, North County Inland

Trudy Armstrong is The Foundation's newest member of its Regional Outreach team, serving as the Manager of the Inland North County area. In her role, Trudy works with three of The Foundation's affiliates: The Escondido Charitable Foundation, The Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation and the 4S Community Foundation.

Having lived and worked for years in the communities of Rancho Bernardo, Poway and Escondido, Trudy is extremely knowledgeable of the Inland North County area. Most recently she held the position of Director of Sales and Marketing of the Pomerado Newspaper Group. She has also held such positions as General Manager of the Bernardo News and Sales Director of the Sheraton Corporation.

In addition to her extensive professional experience, Trudy has a proven track record in community volunteerism, philanthropy and civic involvement. Among other roles, she is the Past President of the Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary and the Rancho Bernardo Chamber of Commerce. Her Board of Director experience includes positions with the San Diego Ad Club and the Rancho Bernardo Business Association in North County.

Daniel D. Beintema
Interim Vice President of Community Partnerships and Director, San Diego Regional Disaster Fund

Dan Beintema has joined The San Diego Foundation as the Director of the San Diego Regional Disaster Fund, and is responsible for the overall management of the post-2007 firestorm survivor recovery infrastructure.

He also currently serves as Interim Vice President of Community Partnerships, the component of The Foundation responsible for administering the various internal grantmaking programs of The Foundation.

Dan brings diverse management experience and proven leadership to both roles. Prior to The Foundation, he spent ten years as the Director of the Chula Vista Nature Center. From 1990 to 1998, as a member of the senior management staff for the City of Chula Vista, he was assigned to five different departments to directly support the city manager and the city council.

Beintema spent seven years serving as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy, first as a member of Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 33, followed by duties as an advisor and personal aide to the Commander, Naval Base, San Diego.

She served as the Director of Public Affairs/Marketing before taking on the role of Executive Director, where she provided oversight and guidance for all communication.Deirdre’s public relations expertise began in the media itself, where she served as news producer and assignment editor at three television station affiliates in Denver and Albany, NY.