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Sidd Vivek

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Youth Organization-Junior Achievement

Sidd is the President and CEO of Junior Achievement of San Diego County, joining the organization in January 2019.

He was born and raised in Boston.  He graduated from The George Washington University with a BA in Political Science.

Before joining JA, Sid spent the last 11 years working for the YMCA of San Diego.  He worked as their Director of Marketing, then as Development Director, then finally as their the Director of Strategic Partnerships.  He has been immersed in youth development programs throughout central San Diego, including robotics in underserved communities and gang/drug prevention.

Michael Brunker, Frank Pavel and Ignacio De La Torre were his sponsors.

 

Rotator – Issue #36, April 4, 2019

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Our next meeting will be on Thursday, April 11.  Our guest speaker will be Dr. Thomas Buchholz, Medical Director of the Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center. Click here  for more program details. Any questions?  Please contact Mary at mary@rotary33.org.

Rotator volume105.36

Be sure to read the following stories in The Rotator:

  • On page 2, find information on all of our upcoming programs and events
  • On page 3, find the list of all of our Rotarians At Work Day projects and the link to sign up
  • On page 4, see the many wonderful faces in our crowd

Thank you to Mark Burgess of Page Mountain LLC for sponsoring the News at our meeting.

Rotator – Issue #35, March 28, 2019

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Our next meeting will be on Thursday, April 4.  Our guest speaker will be Robert Gleason, Chair of the Los Angeles Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco. Click here  for more program details. Any questions?  Please contact Mary at mary@rotary33.org.

Rotator volume105.35

Be sure to read the following stories in The Rotator:

  • On page 2, find information on all of our upcoming programs and events, and Membership news
  • On page 3, get an update on the Four Way Test Speech Contest, and read on how you can be a host to music exchange students this summer
  • On page 4, find the list of all of our Rotarians At Work Day projects and the link to sign up
  • On page 5, see the many wonderful faces in our crowd

Thank you to Tracy Sundlun of Everything Running Consulting for sponsoring the News at our meeting.

Rotator – Issue #34, March 21, 2019

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Our next meeting will be on Thursday, March 28.  Our guest speaker will be Dr. Benjamin Maxwell, the Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry at Rady Children’s Hospital.  Click here  for more program details. Any questions?  Please contact Mary at mary@rotary33.org.

Rotator volume105.34

Be sure to read the following stories in The Rotator:

  • On page 2, find information on all of our upcoming programs and events
  • On pages 3 & 4, see the many wonderful faces in our crowd
  • On page 5, see what our Military Affairs Committee has been up to

Thank you to Toni Giffin of Goodwill Industries of San Diego County  for sponsoring the News at our meeting.

Rotator – Issue #33, March 14, 2019

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Our next meeting will be on Thursday, March 21.  Our guest speaker will be Executive Chairman and Co-Owner of the San Diego Padres, Ron Fowler.  Click here  for more program details. Any questions?  Please contact Mary at mary@rotary33.org.

Rotator volume105.33

Be sure to read the following stories in The Rotator:

  • On page 1 – Be sure and sign up for our Prospective Member Reception on Thursday
  • On page 2, find information on all of our upcoming programs and events
  • On page 3, see the many wonderful faces in our crowd
  • On page 4, In Memoriam, a personal message from Executive Director Paul Devermann about Past President Dick Troncone
  • On page 5, learn more about the SDSU Rotaract RISE 2019 event

Thank you to John Morrell of Higgs Fletcher & Mack  for sponsoring the News at our meeting.

Rotator – Issue #32, March 7, 2019

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Our next meeting will be on Thursday, March 14.  Our program will be our 44th annual Camp Enterprise Kickoff program.  Click here for more program details. Any questions?  Please contact Mary at mary@rotary33.org.

Rotator volume105.32

Be sure to read the following stories in The Rotator:

  • On page 2, find information on all of our upcoming programs and events
  • On page 3, see the many wonderful faces in our crowd

Thank you to Sue Goldstein of San Diego Sexual Medicine  for sponsoring the News at our meeting.

Rotator – Issue #31, February 28, 2019

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Our next meeting will be on Thursday, March 7.  Our program subject will be Startups: A Business Model Or a Fad?, with guest speakers Brittany Meiling, Cathy Pucher and Neal Bloom.  Click here for more program details. Any questions?  Please contact Mary at mary@rotary33.org.

Rotator volume105.31

Be sure to read the following stories in The Rotator:

  • On page 2, find information on all of our upcoming programs and events
  • On page 3, find information on our upcoming Prospective Member Reception on March 21
  • On page 4, read about our Cliff Dochterman Award recipients
  • On page 5, see the many wonderful faces in our crowd
  • On page 6, see what our STEM Committee has been up to

Thank you to Sam Rinaker of Environmental Spray Systems for sponsoring the News at our meeting.

Rotator – Issue #30, February 21, 2019

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Our next meeting will be on Thursday, February 28. Our guest speaker will be Chuck Samuelson, Founder and President of Kitchens For Good.  Click here for more program details. Any questions?  Please contact Mary at mary@rotary33.org.

Rotator volume105.30

Be sure to read the following stories in The Rotator:

  • On page 2, find information on all of our upcoming programs and events and information for our 2019-2020 PAC Grant Applications
  • On page 3, find current news on our Four-Way Test Speech Contest
  • On page 4, meet our newest member
  • On page 5, see the many wonderful faces in our crowd

Thank you to Gil Johnson of Procurement Concepts, Inc.  for sponsoring the News at our meeting.

Jordan Harrison

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Youth Organization-Rhymes With Reason

Jordan is the Chief Education Officer for Rhymes With Reason, an innovative, online platform that teaches vocab and history to youth through current rap music.  He  is also the Senior Director of Programs at Reality Changers and the founder of Harrison Speaks, a motivational and mentorship program for high schools and colleges.

Jordan was born and raised in Chicago, IL.  He holds a bachelor’s in business marketing from SDSU where he was also a member of the SDSU Rotaract.  He is one of the founding members of the San Diego Rotaract.  Jordan recently graduated from Harvard University with a Masters in education.

Jordan decided to go into the non-profit sector, despite having 24 corporate job offers right after graduating from SDSU, because he wanted to “live an impactful life making a difference in the lives of others.”  He has, and continues to, build programs on a local, regional and national level that allow students to thrive regardless of their background or income level.

Robert Marsh, David Oates and Chris Yanov were his sponsors.

Rotator – Issue #29, February 14, 2019

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The Rotary office will be closed on Monday, February 18 in observance of the President’s Day holiday.  Have a nice weekend!

Our next meeting will be on Thursday, February 21. Our guest speaker will be Chief Patrol Agent Rodney Scott of the San Diego Sector Border Patrol.  Click here for more program details. Any questions?  Please contact Mary at mary@rotary33.org.

Rotator volume105.29

Be sure to read the following stories in The Rotator:

  • On page 2, find information on all of our upcoming programs and events and information for our 2019-2020 PAC Grant Applications
  • On page 3, meet our newest member
  • On page 4, see what our City Heights Rotaracts have been up to
  • On pages 5 & 6, see the many wonderful faces in our crowd

Thank you to Paul Hartley of Paul Hartley Realty for sponsoring the News at our meeting.