Gifford Asimos recently retired as teacher and School-to-Career Coordinator at Helix Charter High School in La Mesa, where he taught Economics, AP Economics, and Virtual Enterprise. Although retired, he still plans to remain active in economic education by conducting in-service activities for the California Association of Economics Teachers and by continuing as a member of Board of Directors and Secretary/Treasurer of the EconEd Foundation of San Diego.

He was one of the Top Ten Finalist for the San Diego County Teacher of the Year in 1999, the Helix Charter High School Teacher of the Year in 2003 and in 2023. He received the statewide Adam Smith Award in 2005 for his contributions to Economic Education and was the California Council on the Social Studies High School Teacher of the Year in 2021. Giff completed his undergraduate studies in Business Economics at Colorado College. He received his Business Education teaching credential from the University of Colorado at Denver and his M.B.A. from National University.

Spencer Burrows, J.D. teaches high school Economics and Business at Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, CA, where he was a finalist for City of Carlsbad High School Teacher of the Year in 2023. He also instructs graduate-level courses in International Trade and Economics, Foundations in Finance, Essential of Advertising, Global Business Perspectives: Focus on China, Introduction to Business Principles and Organizations, Crisis Management and Reorganization, and Legal and Ethical Issues in the Global Marketplace at San Diego University For Integrative Studies. Burrows serves on the Planning Commission at the City of Carlsbad, and was selected as a mid-career professional in the LA-area to train in a collaborative and experiential nine-month cross-sector leadership and policy fellowship as a Coro Lead LA Fellow. He earned his B.A. from UCLA, and J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Arlys Erickson, MSA, CIA, CFE, CGFM, CDFM, CPEA, started teaching business and management courses for Chapman University and she is currently a faculty member with the University of Phoenix teaching personnel finance, accounting, and auditing undergraduate courses for over 15 years. Arlys is also the Chief Financial Officer for the Mentor Heritage Foundation which provides formation flying teams to memorialize those who gave all and to inspire those who are giving to the country. She spent over four years conducting performance audits for the San Diego City Auditor’s Office. Arlys also spent over 25 years performing and supervising internal and external audits of Department of Defense Financial Statements and internal performance audits for Acuity Consulting, Air Force Audit Agency, and Naval Audit Service.

Christopher O’Byrne is a Professor of Accounting at Cuyamaca College in Rancho San Diego, CA. He is also a lecturer in Management and Information Systems at San Diego State University (SDSU). His previous teaching assignments included Southwestern College, Argosy University and Remington College. He is a recipient of the Cuyamaca College Award for Teaching Excellence and was honored at the SDSU Order of Omega and Rho Lambda Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day. In addition to his teaching assignments, Chris has a professional tax preparation business. He is a CTEC Registered Tax Preparer and an IRS Registered Tax Return Preparer (RTRP). Prior to his teaching career he was trader/general partner at COB Capital, hedge fund trader at Parallax Fund, and assistant treasurer/money market trader at European American Bank. He received his Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics in 1995 and his Master of Business Administration in 2004 from Lehigh University at Bethlehem, PA and his Master of Science in Financial and Tax Planning in 2004 from San Diego State University. Among his academic honors, he received the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors Scholarship.

Rohn S. Trieglaff has been actively involved in economic education since 1990 as a dedicated board member of the Economic Education Foundation of San Diego (EconEd), where he currently serves as President. Following the merger of EconEd and the San Diego Center for Economic Education (SDCEE) in 2007, Rohn became a member of the SDCEE Advisory Board, further demonstrating his commitment to advancing economic education and financial literacy. Rohn was honored with the California Council on Economic Education's Adam's Apple Award in 2008, recognizing his significant contributions to promoting financial literacy and economic understanding within the community.

In addition to his work in economic education, Rohn owns and operates a boutique fiduciary employee benefit consulting firm. He specializes in managing company retirement plans and group insurance programs, providing tailored consulting services to help businesses optimize their retirement and insurance offerings.

Anthony Zambelli, J.D. has been an instructor in the Business and Professional Studies Department at Cuyamaca College since 1979. He is a recipient of the Cuyamaca College President’s Award, the Award for Teaching Excellence and the Rainbow Award for service to the college community. He also received the Alfred Lord Whitehead Award for Teaching Excellence at the University of Redlands. Dr. Zambelli received a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1972, and in Economics in 1974 at California State University, Stanislaus. He received his Master of Arts degree in Economics from Fresno State University in 1976 and a Juris Doctorate from National University in 1990. He has received a number of academic honors including the American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Scholarship and the West Publishing Award of Outstanding Legal Scholastic Achievement. He was a California State Scholar, a Congressional Intern, and attended the Institute for Comparative Economic and Political Systems at Georgetown University and the Institute on Entrepreneurial Education at Pepperdine University. Dr. Zambelli is a member of the El Cajon Kiwanis and the Elks Lodge of El Cajon where he’s been Kiwanian of the Year and Elk of the Year.