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February 28, 2013
Rancho Santa Fe Review
Ron Sparks now Regional Manager for Prudential San Diego Prudential California Realty announced recently that Ron Sparks has been named regional manager for San Diego. In his new role Sparks will assume management responsibilities for Prudential’s offices in Rancho Santa Ron Sparks Fe, and continue serving as manager of the recruiting and education department in San Diego. “Ron is a tremendous asset to our company,” said David M. Cabot, CEO. “He is not only capable of drawing from his diverse experience in real estate to form thought-provoking insights, but also proficient with transferring his ideas to paper or communicating them to large audiences.” Previously the director of education and recruiting for a major brokerage in San Diego, Sparks has earned national recognition for his ability to develop engaging training materials, managerial skills and talent as a motivational speaker. A 30-year veteran of the real estate industry, his background includes time spent as a mortgage loan officer, manager and top producing agent. Most recently Sparks held the position
of managing vice president for a large residential brokerage in the state of Washington, with 32 regional offices. As the general sales manager and corporate media spokesperson, he developed a talent for helping his agents deliver successful closings and became one of the most frequently quoted real estate professionals in the Northwest, appearing in such media outlets as HGTV’s “Million Dollar Room,” KIRO-TV and radio, and the Puget Sound Business Journal. Leeann Iacino, COO of Prudential, stated that, “Ron is very likable and highly charismatic, so it was no surprise for me to learn that he was able to recruit over 100 agents a year during the time he was in San Diego. The depth and scale of his knowledge encompasses multiple aspects of real estate, and we are proud to have him on the team.” “It’s an honor for me to be with an industry leader like Prudential,” notes Sparks, “and I look forward to many years of helping the company’s sales associates chart a path to success.” Sparks lives in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego and plays the lead blues guitar in his spare time. He is an expectant grandfather and has three adult children. To find out more about career opportunities, or for qualified real estate assistance, please visit www.prudentialcal.com.
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‘Fathom’ is one of two pieces Malashock Dance will perform at Birch North Park Theatre, March 8 and 9.
Malashock Dance will mark silver anniversary with benefit concert BY LONNIE BURSTEIN HEWITT For 25 years, Malashock Dance’s mission has been to provide transformational experiences through the creation, performance, and teaching of dance that fires the imagination and celebrates the human spirit. Now located at NTC Liberty Station, the company is staging a 25th anniversary concert at the Birch North Park Theatre on March 8 and 9 to benefit some of their outreach programs, such as “Dance with this ABILITY,” a special program for young adults with developmental difficulties, and “Math in Motion,” a way of teaching geometry and algebra through dance. Proceeds from the concert will also help provide scholarships for aspiring young dancers. The show will feature the premiere of “A Man Found Wanting,” a piece created by John Malashock in collaboration with renowned pianist Gustavo Romero to music by Leos Janacek. Also on the program is a restaging of “Fathom: The Body as Universe,” Malashock’s 2006 collaboration with Japanese artist Junko Chodos and Israeli composer Ariel Blumenthal that centers on the spiritual quest of a 9th century Japanese monk who journeyed to China to study Buddhism and then brought it back to Japan. Malashock, the company’s founder, artistic director, and chief choreographer, is thrilled about the upcoming concert. “Celebrating this milestone, I wasn’t interested in having a retrospective, but I did want to give a nod to the past,” he said. “I chose ‘Fathom’, one of our most impressive collaborative pieces, and then I wanted something new and different, so I went to Gustavo Romero, whom I’d always admired, and he was very excited about playing for dancers and using Janacek’s piano suites. The piece is a series of short stories and character studies to all this wonderfully emotional, edgy music, and it will really give the audience a chance to get to know the dancers.” Malashock grew up in La Jolla, and said he was first introduced to dance as a student at La Jolla High School. From 1979-84 he performed with Twyla Tharp’s company in New York and on tour, appeared in the film “Amadeus,” and was featured in numerous television specials. Homesick for the West Coast, he returned to San Diego, establishing Malashock Dance in 1988. Since then, he has created
If you go What: Malashock Dance 25th Season Celebration Benefit Concert When: 8 p.m. March 8 and 9 Where: Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave., San Diego John Malashock Tickets: $27-$47 (Student/military/se- is celebrating 25 years of his nior discounts) dance company. VIP Tickets: $250 (includes pre-performance reception at West Coast Tavern, onstage after-party) Tickets: (619) 260-1622 Website: malashockdance.org many choreographic works, including pieces for La Jolla Playhouse, the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego Symphony, La Jolla Music Society and San Diego Opera. He has won Emmy Awards for his dance films, most recently for “The Floating World,” a 2012 collaboration with the San Diego Museum of Art, UCSD-TV, and several local artists. And in 2007, the year after establishing Dance Place at Liberty Station, he started the Malashock Dance School, which offers classes for students of all ages. Besides all this local activity, he’s on the Executive Committee of Dance/USA, based in Washington, D.C. “I love bringing a kind of artistic voice to the community, using dance in a ritualistic and appealing way,” he said. “The development of Dance Place was my dream, and I helped it come true, and now with our Dance School and our outreach programs, we’re able to have an impact all year long.” When he talks to his peers around the country, they say running a dance company for 25 years is a great accomplishment. But Malashock isn’t one to rest on his laurels. He’s looking forward to new opportunities for creative collaborations. First, though, there’s the silver anniversary concert. “It’s going to be a great show, and a great way for us to celebrate with everyone,” he said. “So come on down!”