San Diego Rotary

Mentoring to Success: President Phil Blair's Initiative
2021-10-14 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Join us as we finally get to roll out President Phil’s mentoring initiative for this year! We have an opportunity to add another layer of community involvement for our 500 members. Our goal is to have our club provide 100, and hopefully more, mentoring match ups of members and young people in need of some professional guidance.
Peter Callstrom, fellow Rotarian and President of the San Diego Workforce Partnership, will be the Chair of this initiative and we will learn much more about the dynamics of the program from Peter. Also joining us will be Nancy Scott, her mentee Shaneese Evans, Don Wells of Just in Time for Foster Youth and a student who is seeking a mentor. We will also talk about the value of internships for both the employer and the student/intern.

Dennis Probst, VP Development - SD Intl Airport
2021-10-21 00:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Dennis Probst, Vice President Development at the San Diego International Airport will be joining us to provide an update on the New Terminal 1 building. The update will include the various components, the status of the build, anticipated completion dates, and renderings of the building. He’ll also share a fly-through of the new building.
In this role, Probst oversees all aspects of planning, environmental affairs, capital improvements and facilities development. Major projects completed under Probst’s leadership include the new international arrivals facility and Terminal 2 Parking Plaza. Probst is also overseeing the largest planned development program in the airport’s history, the Airport Development Plan, which envisions the replacement of Terminal 1 and other improvements.

Annual Peace Award & Guest Speaker Azim Khamisa, Founder - The Tariq Khamisa Foundation
2021-10-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Join us as we present San Diego Rotary’s Annual Peace Award. The Peace Award is designed to honor organizations or individuals in San Diego County who have made a significant difference in bringing differing factions in our communities together, to communicate and collaborate. Our honoree has demonstrated commitment to the foregoing, and actions taken to bring about the change referred to in Rotary’s Mission Statement: help build goodwill and peace in the world.
Then we welcome our guest speaker for the day, Azim Khamisa, Founder of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation.
The Journey of Forgiveness – Destination Peace.
The central question we all have is how do we get to peace? We are constantly bombarded by media of relentless violence and negative news. We are caught in the middle of the most divided country in decades. Democracy is threatened. How then do we get to peace? In this personal story, Azim will chronicle his journey of 20 plus years that started dark with the murder of his only son Tariq and how his forgiveness of the killer manifested peace in his family. We all make choices – can forgiveness of each other and ourselves stich back our community into a coherent democracy and loving sisterhood and brotherhood? Come find out!

Hernan Luis y Prado, Founder & CEO-Workshop For Warriors
2021-11-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Hernán Luis y Prado, the Founder and CEO of Workshops for Warriors, will discuss America’s need for a training pipeline to regain our manufacturing advantage, our competitive edge, our innovative vision, and overall economic might. He will introduce his nonprofit, Workshops for Warriors, which changes veterans and transitioning service member’s lives by training them for high-paying advanced manufacturing careers.
Workshops for Warriors is rebuilding American manufacturing, one veteran at a time!

Hernán served in the United States Navy for 15 years as a Hospital Corpsman and then as a Surface Warfare Officer, serving three combat tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He founded Workshops for Warriors (WFW) in 2008. He was recognized by the Obama White House as a “Champion of Change” for WFW’s extensive efforts and notable achievements in helping veterans successfully transition from the military into advanced manufacturing careers.

DARK - NO MEETING
2021-11-11 | CA
In observance of the Veteran’s Day holiday, we will not be meeting today.

Annual Salute to Military Program
2021-11-18 12:00 - 13:30 | CA
Saluting our Military Forces.
Join us and our active and retired military guests for our annual Salute to Military program. Our special guest speaker will be Rear Admiral Stephen Barnett, Navy Region Southwest. Admiral Barnett assumed command in July 2021.
The San Diego region is critical to our nation’s national security and the operational readiness of our Navy-Marine Corps Team with 17% of the Navy’s Active Duty personnel stationed here. This makes San Diego one of the largest concentrations of Navy personnel in the country. Rear Admiral Barnett, the Commander of Navy Region Southwest, will be speaking about the unique relationship between the Navy and San Diego as a Fleet concentration area, and the ongoing commitment of Navy veterans to the San Diego region. The issues that impact San Diego as a whole, impact our active duty Sailors and their families too. Rear Admiral Barnett will discuss the Navy’s commitment to ongoing partnerships throughout the Region, and to being part of the conversation on these critical issues.

DARK - NO MEETING
2021-11-25 | CA
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Annual Bid Big! Auction
2021-12-02 11:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Arrive early! Our annual auction begins at 11:00am. Great auction items including trips, hotel stays, theatre and sporting tickets, family orientated packages, excellent wine and so much more! And remember, your support for this year’s auction will directly impact those who need us in the community. So come and enjoy a glass of champagne and Bid Big! Click here if you would like to donate an auction item for the event https://sandiegorotary.wufoo.com/forms/p44tyik1mbrz0p/

Steve Breen - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist, Union Tribune
2021-12-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Award winning San Diego Union Tribune cartoonist Steve Breen will provide a retrospective of 2021 in the way Steve knows best!

Annual Holiday Program
2021-12-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

DARK - No Meeting
2021-12-23 | CA
Happy Holidays!

Dark - No Meeting
2021-12-30 | CA
Happy New Year!

Economic Forecast Featuring Top-Tier Financial Specialists
2022-01-06 12:30 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Join us for our first program in the new year. Our three financial specialists will walk us through economic predictions for the year ahead to better plan strategy, multi-year risks, and varying budgets on many scales.
Bob Carey – First Trust – Chief Market Strategist
Seth Buks – Columbia Threadneedle Investments – Global Allocation
Dolores Bamford – Eventide – Portfolio Manager Sustainable Investing

JONES Inclusive with Dr. Steve Jones
2022-01-13 12:30 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Retain Your Next-Gen Talent During the Great Resignation with Dan Negroni
2022-01-20 12:30 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Afghan Refugee Testimonials: Three women’s harrowing stories of evacuation and how they are settling in San Diego.
2022-01-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Randy Conley: "Simple Truths of Leadership" discussion with video featuring Ken Blanchard
2022-02-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Leadership legend and bestselling author Randy Conley, will discuss his co-written and carefully curated collection of fifty-two essential leadership principles being released February 1st.

Nick Canepa
2022-02-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
San Diego Union-Tribune’s Pulitzer Prize Winning Senior Sports Columnist

Sweethearts' Day
2022-02-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
A day of entertainment with Bryan Verhoye and Suzy Spafford!

Tad Parzen: Will discuss San Diego-Tijuana being selected as the "2024 World Design Capital”
2022-02-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Tad Parzen, President & CEO of the Burnham Center for Community Advancement, will discuss why the World Design Organization has designated San Diego and Tijuana to be the 2024 World Design Capital, and how that year-long title will shine an international spotlight on our successful cities sharing a border.

Tamera Kohler: Regional Task Force on Homelessness
2022-03-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The task force is a nonprofit organization that coordinates funding, policy and strategy to help the homeless population in San Diego County. Tamera will discuss the community-wide data dashboards and regional plan to end homelessness.

Camp Enterprise Kickoff: Fred Sotelo
2022-03-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Fred Sotelo has founded and successfully led a variety of companies in diverse sectors over a 30 year business career. Currently, Fred is President and Chief Executive Officer of Tolteca Corp, an independent Distribution, Marketing and Logistics company with enterprises focusing on brand building in multi-cultural segments utilizing online media, grassroots and cause-related partnerships.

Paige Howorth: Wildlife Explorer Basecamp Experience
2022-03-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Experience a walk on the wild side. Join Paige Howorth, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance McKinney Family Curator of Invertebrates, for a special introduction to the San Diego Zoo’s newly opened Wildlife Explorer Basecamp experience. The most expansive habitat in the Zoo’s 106-year history has transformed the previous space of the old Children’s Zoo with four distinct ecosystems—including Wild Woods, Rainforest, Marsh Meadows, and Desert Dunes—giving explorers of all ages the opportunity to experience the world through wildlife’s perspective. Paige will share with us the vision, planning, design, and completion of these amazing interactive habitats for some of the most incredible wildlife—big and small.

Linda LeGerrette: Cesar Chavez Day—Día de César Chávez
2022-03-31 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Cesar Chavez Day, or in Spanish: Día de César Chávez, is a U.S. federal commemorative holiday that started in 2014. It celebrates the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez on March 31 of every year. In 2000, when the State of California named March 31 Cesar Chavez Day, Carlos and Linda LeGerrette, who had known Cesar Chavez and served within the movement he founded, sought a way to engage young people in the community service that characterized his life. They created the Cesar Chavez Service Clubs, a highly successful leadership development and community service program active in many local schools.

Summer Stephan: San Diego County District Attorney
2022-04-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Summer Stephan San Diego County District Attorney

Padres Opening Day! With Chris Connolly SVP & Chief Marketing Officer
2022-04-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
April 14th is opening day at Petco Park and Chris Connolly, who joined the Padres in February, 2021 as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, will join us pregame. In his new role with the Padres, Connolly oversees all aspects of their marketing, content, broadcast, entertainment and fan engagement.

Lesley Muldoon: Executive Director of the National Assessment Governing Board
2022-04-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Four Way Speech Contest
2022-04-28 12:00 - 13:30 | CA

Kim Rhinehelder and former Navy Seal, Lance Cummings: Seal Xperience
2022-05-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Immerse yourself in the covert world of Navy SEALs. Navy SEAL Xperience San Diego, CA.

Dr. Joseph Casciani
2022-05-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Dr. Joseph Casciani the Founder of Living to 100 Club
We are all living longer, period. Some of us will live well into our 90s, maybe even to 100 and beyond. Will we live well at that point? This presentation encourages the audience to “turn aging on its head,” with an uplifting perspective on aging successfully, overcoming obstacles, and the resilience needed to start new chapters. Dr. Joe Casciani is not only an expert in the mental health and well-being of the elderly, he has a unique and refreshing way of highlighting strategies for living life well while living longer. Whether still running marathons or confined to a wheelchair, modern day centenarians have taught us plenty about living longer. Dr. Casciani has distilled this science so that the audience will leave with a fresh and positive mindset about the future, with solutions that help to lift depression, and commit to moving forward no matter how many bumps are encountered along the way.
