About this Event
The location is:
La Jolla Village Square Community Room (downstairs next to AMC theater)
Grace Rogers is brand ambassador and community connector with more than 35 years of experience building and scaling iconic brands across fashion, lifestyle, and behavioral health.
Scott H. Silverman says "Grace has done more networking and helping families find healing than anyone else in the field that I know of."
Grace will be sharing lessons and giving advice learned from her experience working in the business development side of the behavioral health field. Learn more about Grace below.
Note: We will also be having a SOAP meeting next month, on July 30th, so mark your calendars!
Our Sponsor: Wings Recovery
This event is free to attend thanks to our sponsor Wings Recovery. Wings Recovery is a gender-specific mental health treatment center in Carlsbad that provides a safe, supportive space for men and women to heal through a trauma-focused lens. What sets Wings apart is the continuity of care; clients work with the same trusted treatment team across all levels, from residential to outpatient, fostering consistency, trust, and deeper healing. Our approach combines evidence-based therapies like EMDR, Brainspotting, and IFS with life skill practices, helping clients feel seen, supported, and empowered throughout their recovery. We’re also in-network with most major commercial insurance providers, including Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, TriWest, FirstHealth, Compsych, and Anthem Pathways.
More about Our Speaker:
Grace Rogers is a visionary marketing executive, brand architect, and community connector with more than 35 years of experience building and scaling iconic brands across fashion, lifestyle, and behavioral health. As a founding executive of ROXY and creator of “b by Burton,” she helped shape globally recognized brands from inception, blending creative storytelling with strategic growth. Over the past decade, she has brought that same leadership into the substance abuse and mental health space, where she has played a pivotal role in building trusted referral networks, elevating treatment brands, and fostering meaningful, community-driven impact.
Known for her ability to seamlessly bridge marketing, sales, and relationships, Grace has led brand transformations, launched national campaigns, and created powerful experiential events that connect people in authentic ways. She is deeply embedded in the Southern California behavioral health community, serving on multiple nonprofit boards and leading a thriving networking group of over 800 members. Her work is grounded in purpose—helping organizations grow while making a real difference in people’s lives and strengthening the communities around them.
Beyond her professional accomplishments, Grace is a proud mother to her 16-year-old son and lives in Costa Mesa, California with her son and their two dogs. Born and raised in nearby Newport Beach, she is deeply rooted in the community she serves and cherishes her close-knit family and lifelong friendships. Grace approaches life with gratitude and humility, genuinely loving what she does and the people she shares it with, and feels incredibly grateful for the journey that continues to unfold.
ANNUAL SOAP SPONSORSThis event is offered at no charge to attendees thanks to these annual sponsors:
- : Drug & alcohol treatment center in San Diego that's focused on long-term recovery.
- : San Diego addiction treatment that cares for the whole body, mind and soul.
- : Dedicated to providing compassionate and comprehensive mental health care services to individuals of all ages in San Diego and the surrounding communities.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
La Jolla Village Square Community Room, 8657 Villa La Jolla Drive, San Diego, United States
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