
Leane Marchese
Executive Director
Life Science Cares San Diego
San Diego, CA USA
“Perfection is the enemy of progress.”
Life Science Cares San Diego
San Diego, CA USA
“Perfection is the enemy of progress.”
Executive Director
I help pull together the collective effort of biotech companies in San Diego to impact poverty in the community.
Every day is different. One moment I could be chatting with technical support on how to program a query in our database, creating a powerpoint for a board meeting, writing copy for a newsletter, or having coffee with a potential supporter to gain their financial support for Life Science Cares. There is no typical day and that is what I love about my job.
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