Burnham Center for Community Advancement
Sophia Eichner serves as the Senior Director of Program Operations at Burnham Center for Community Advancement since January 2022, leading initiatives to enhance community engagement and improve the quality of life in the cross-border region. Previously, Sophia held the position of Director of Operations at Design Forward Alliance, where a strategic program was developed to secure World Design Capital designation for San Diego/Tijuana, along with managing logistics for a major site visit. At UC San Diego Extended Studies, Sophia directed the development of the university's downtown center and managed a substantial real estate portfolio, securing significant funding for educational programs. Sophia began a career in public service as the Executive/Personal Assistant to US Representative Lynn Schenk, where administrative support was provided in managing political relationships and coordinating travel. Sophia earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from New York University.
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Burnham Center for Community Advancement
The Burnham Center for Community Advancement is bringing San Diegans from across the region together to identify needs, find innovative solutions and bring big ideas to life. Together, we will create a thriving, healthy and equitable region for the future. BCCA will encourage and support our community and leaders to come together and act upon the shared needs, values, and aspirations that define us. How we’ll do it We believe that through community engagement, vigorous dialogue, research, data, and best practices, we can build a platform for our leaders, businesses, educators, workers, researchers, faith-based organizations, nonprofits, residents, and government to move us forward and beyond. Our goal is to tap the power of community to transform San Diego into a region that opens doors, provides opportunity, helps the people of our great region prosper, and becomes a place we are all proud to call home. Together, we will bring big ideas to life through: Transformation: We’ll strive for new solutions that will move our region in a new direction by finding novel ideas to address our most persistent problems. Ideas to Action: We’re not just dreamers. We’re doers. One of the most important dimensions of this model is that ideas will become action. Collaboration: Engagement, partnership, and cooperation allow us to achieve things we often can’t do on our own.