Dr. Kristine (Kristi) Burtis, has been close to Chelsea’s Light from day one, being married to one of the special agents helping with the case and supporting him through many sleepless nights. Kristi continued her support of the Chelsea’s Light Foundation through participating and raising awareness about Finish Chelsea’s Run and even volunteering her time […]

With the New Year just beginning and most with eyes toward the future, we at Chelsea’s Light would like to look backward to honor a Changemaker who was there at the very beginning. Officer Don Parker, now retired from the San Diego Sheriff’s Department after 25 years of service, was the SAR Coordinator in the […]

Meet our fabulous Changemaker of the month – Cristina De Almeida Amaral. This San Diegan is a nursing student at San Diego State University, daughter to Miguel and Liz and big sister to Ana. She has been involved with CLF for 3 years and enjoys salsa dancing, playing ukulele and traveling. In addition to her […]

November starts the holiday season.  Chelsea’s Light is so thankful for all our Changemakers® that amazes us every month.  This year we had our first Extern Law Student to write our annual Chelsea’s Law Impact Report, Cameron Stowers.  Cameron was exemplary as our first Law Student Extern.  He is responsible for this years Chelsea’s Law […]

This month we are excited to celebrate one of our favorite Changemakers, Tommy Sablan (aka Little Tommy Sablan). This kind heart has been working in radio since 1982 and most of us know Tommy as the long-time producer of the Jeff and Jer morning radio show in San Diego. What you may not know is […]

As kids go back to school, we are reminded that our foundation is all about our kids.  Chelsea’s Light started with one student and now we have the power to protect them (Chelsea’s Law) and enhance their education with our Sunflower scholarships. Fittingly, our September 2017 Changemaker® of the month, Katie Sjolund is a 7th […]

As we enter the last full month of summer we focus our gratitude on yet another Changemaker of the Month. This month’s worthy recipient is none other than Carlsbad’s Callie Hernandez. This kind young soul is entering Carlsbad High School next month as a Freshman, loves to play lacrosse and perform in musical theater. In […]

Meet our July Changemaker of the Month, Georgia Sporrer of Carlsbad! She is a student and soccer player who loves animals, rides horses and enjoys serving in her community. Georgia is involved in YMCA Indian Princesses, Girl Scouts and SOAR (Sharing Our Acceptance and Respect) for kids with disabilities. For SOAR she meets with the […]