Dark - No meeting at Liberty Station
2016-04-28 | CA
No meeting this week.

Grupo Folklórico from San Ysidro High School
2016-05-05 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, students from San Ysidro High’s Grupo Folklorico will perform for us.
Grupo Folklórico San Ysidro (GFSY) was founded by Mr. Lalo M. Hirsch in July of 2002. The group’s beginning coincided with the inception of San Ysidro High School as a new addition to the Sweetwater Union High School District in Chula Vista, CA. Dancers consist of high school and alumni students to SYHS.
Starting the program with only twenty-five students, Mr. Hirsch has now built the dance program to serve roughly two hundred dance students each year, making it the largest folklórico program in the Sweetwater Union High School District. High school group members receive college elective credit, performing arts credit, as well as physical educational credit. Dancers range in age from 14 to 25 years of age.
The purpose of GFSY is to promote an understanding and appreciation for the rich and diverse world of Mexican folk dance. GFSY performs all over the county of San Diego, CA, whether at local high schools, community centers, or on military bases.
Grupo Folklórico San Ysidro has been awarded outstanding service awards from The California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; The National Childhood Obesity Conference; Veterans of Foreign Wars; and The Commander of Naval Services. GFSY won first place in the adult division as well as best overall dance group in the 2011 Mariachi & Folklórico Festival in Riverside, California.
GFSY is most proud of the family environment amongst dance members. Many of them are long-time friends, neighbors or relatives. Dancers understand and embrace Mr. Hirsch’s philosophy that folkloric dance is something rare, special, and in fact precious. Group members take pride in representing Mexico’s rich and diverse history through creative movement and expression.

STEM Cook-off
2016-05-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Guest speaker: Khamphet Pease, Math, Science & Technology Teacher, Wilson Middle School
Preparing Kids for Tomorrow’s Opportunities
Three years ago, Club 33’s STEM Committee launched an initiative designed to inspire young people to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, and to expose them to career possibilities in that sector. Learn how the program has grown, and see, LIVE, how it is teaching students skills such as programming and engineering that they’ll need in tomorrow’s workforce. Teams from Adams and Rosa Parks Elementary Schools will showcase their robotics prowess in response to challenges issued by “Phet” Pease (2014 Middle School Teacher of the Year), who also will comment on the value of this and other Rotary-sponsored STEM programming.

George Chamberlin
2016-05-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Asking for trouble: Money matters in retirement
It is the perfect storm for dangerous investments, with interest rates nearly at zero and seniors trying to fight the consequences of inflation. After nine years with very, very low rates many people find themselves in a desperate situation and, as a result, are becoming victims of fraud. Protecting yourself, your parents or your grandparents from making serious mistakes is critical at times like these.
George Chamberlin is the former Executive Editor for the Daily Transcript. He is also the business editor for KOGO Radio and host of “Money in the Morning”, a personal finance program heard each Sunday morning. In addition, he is the Money Advisor for NBC 7. He is the publisher and editor of a national newsletter, Investing for Rookies. George has been honored three times by the Small Business Administration as the Media Advocate of the Year.

Douglas Gordon - Normandy Loves the US...The Untold Story
2016-05-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Imagine that Americans are loved in France today. It’s true and former Club 33 member Doug Gordon has the pictures and stories to prove it from his many trips to Normandy during D-Day Anniversary Week with his good friend, Jack Port of Escondido, a U.S. Army WWII veteran of the Normandy Campaign. Discover the true but little known feel-good story of why people of all ages in Normandy love Americans today.

Alison Holland & Clint Lusardi - Zoo Express Program
2016-06-02 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Zoo Express: Bringing Joy and Comfort to Those Who Cannot Visit the World-Famous San Diego Zoo
Zoo Express is a program which was started in 1995. It was started as a way to reach out to children and seniors who might not otherwise be able to experience the wonderful world of animals. Zoo Express is funded by generous donations and the program’s focus is on children’s hospitals, disabled children and senior homes. The trainers showcase 2 to 6 animals and show an interactive presentation allowing tactile with some of the animal ambassadors while giving information about them, along with a wildlife conservation message.
Alison Holland has been working at the Zoo for 39 years. She initially served as a keeper in the Children’s Zoo and Nursery, but the majority of her time has been as a trainer in the Wegeforth Bowl. In 2012, Alison was made coordinator for the Zoo express program.
Clint Lusardi is an animal care supervisor in the Animal Connections division of San Diego Zoo Global. He oversees the Children’s Zoo, Free Flight Bird Show, and the Zoo Express program. He came to the San Diego Zoo as a keeper in 2003 with more than a decade of experience training many species of animals.

Dr. Russell Low - The Chinese and Building of the Transcontinental Railroad: A Descendant's Story
2016-06-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
From Dr. Low: “The building of the TCRR was a feat of unimaginable magnitude that required a Herculean effort. Its completion on May 10, 1869 was celebrated across our nation. 1200 Chinese workers performed the most dangerous work. With nothing more than hand tools, they laid the CPRR through the high Sierra Nevada Mountains. The story of my great grandfather Hung Lai Wah and his 100 descendants is an American Story that spans 150 years and multiple generations.”

Musical Prodigies -Guest speaker Dr. Gary McPherson, Performance by Gavin George, Piano Prodigy
2016-06-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The Extraordinary World of the Musical Prodigy
Guest speaker Gary McPherson, Ph.D., Ormond Professor and Director of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in Australia, studies giftedness: the characteristics and development of people who have an unusually high potential for greatness. His presentation will talk about his research on musical prodigies, and the range of natural abilities and environmental factors that lead to extraordinarily rapid musical development. How can this be explained? How are musical prodigies different from other children? These two questions are at the heart of his presentation.
Dr. McPherson’s research has provided an increased and deepened understanding of how individuals develop wide-ranging musical skills. Investigating the cognitive and social process involved in acquiring and applying musical competencies, and the personal and environmental factors that affect musical development, ability and identity more generally, he is widely accepted as having had very considerable impact on both music education theory and, not least, its everyday international practice. The value of this contribution is evidenced by widespread citations, guest lecturing at over 50 universities in 25 different countries, and over 40 keynote presentations at national and international conferences in various parts of the world.
Also appearing will be Gavin George, piano prodigy.
Acclaimed for his musical maturity and virtuosity with a passion for music, 12 year-old pianist Gavin George began formal piano instruction at age three-and-a-half. He made his concerto debut by age seven with the Newark-Granville Symphony performing Haydn’s Concerto in D Major, and was a featured performer on the CBS Early Show. As a gold medal winner for two consecutive years in the American Association for the Development of the Gifted and Talented International Piano Competition, Gavin has performed multiple times in Carnegie Hall. He was awarded a full scholarship to study and perform at Luxembourg’s Vianden Music Festival.
In 2011, Gavin became the youngest musician to perform on the Emmy-award winning show From the Top, broadcast on NPR. He was awarded first prize in the SAA’s International Piano Concerto Competition performing Beethoven’s Concerto No. 3, and performed at Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis), Midland Theater (Newark), and Constitution Hall (Washington, D.C.). Gavin was selected for one as one of the documentary profiles made by PRODIGIES, appearing on the YouTube THNKR series.

Dr. Ramon Resa
2016-06-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Dr. Ramon Resa was born to a teen mother who had five children before she was twenty. He has never known his father. He was raised by his grandparents in a farm working family with fifteen children. Their lives depended on the crops they picked year round. When the crops failed, they did without, and many times went hungry.
His world was one of poverty, neglect, abuse, and total disregard for education. His grandparents never encouraged him to get an education because to them, farm work was as high as anyone could dream. The odds stacked against him—low self-esteem, a speech impediment, recurring depression, and prejudice—were overwhelming.
It was his second and fourth grade teachers who saw something in him and promoted his love of reading. They opened his eyes to the idea of going to college and becoming a doctor. When his grandparents urged him to give up his dream and get a factory job so he could pay them back for taking him in, he almost caved in. But, armed only with his stubborn belief in himself and the love and support of his college sweetheart Debbie, now his wife of more than 30 years, he persisted and finished medical school. He returned to the Central Valley and opened his pediatric practice, where he has been working with poor and under served children.

Annual President's Roast
2016-06-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
BREAKING NEWS!…Women out of Rotary! Rotaractors up for Academy Awards! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, NO it’s President Peter’s Roast!
You won’t want to miss the best program of the year – Be there for the inside scoop, side splitting laughs and a send off for the ages!

DARK - No Meeting
2016-07-07 | CA

President John Morrell's Swearing-In Ceremony and Padres Panel
2016-07-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Join us for the swearing-in of President John Morrell by friend and former Mayor Jerry Sanders, followed by a timely and fun update by the San Diego Padres. Owner Tom Seidler, President Mike Dee and General Manager A.J. Preller will comprise a panel moderated by Padres Broadcaster Jesse Agler. This will be immediately after the All-Star Game at Petco and the international draft takes place, making for a timely and interesting update.

San Diego History Center
2016-07-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
You think you know San Diego…but do you?
On July 21st, the San Diego History Center presents the fun, unusual and, at times, provocative how and why the San Diego region is what it is today. Its more than sun, sand and suds, but the successes (and missteps) of those who have made their mark on our region. From discovery of our area before Jamestown was discovered, to how we could have been called “San Miguel”, to the first passenger air service in the United States, the quirky start to the San Diego Zoo and the changing face of the U.S. Mexico Border–the collections of the San Diego History Center will illustrate how these firsts came to be. The audience will get the opportunity to see up close and personal some of the objects that are part of the History Center’s collections.
Guest speakers Bill Lawrence, Executive Director, Matt Schiff, Marketing Director and Sarah Matteson, Education Coordinator

SDYS's International Youth Symphony
2016-07-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
They are returning to Club 33 for an encore performance!
Every summer, this unique three week orchestral program brings together gifted conservatory musicians from around the world to play with exceptional SDYS musicians under the leadership of SDYS Music Director Jeff Edmons for an intensive and top quality orchestral and chamber music experience.
SDYS’s International Youth Symphony, in partnership with Rotary International District 5340, is presenting its 13th season this summer. Their program at the July 30 concert at California Center for the Arts in Escondido will include selections from Mozart’s Impresario Overture, Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 in D Major, as well as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major.
Join us as these amazing and talented musicians perform a preview of their concert.

Andrew Hewitt - Founder, GameChangers 500
2016-08-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Research has found that purpose-driven companies outperformed the S&P 500 by 14:1 over a 15 year study, and with Millennials becoming increasingly focused on social causes, organizations and leaders need to be aware of the trends.
Andrew Hewitt will share his thoughts for becoming a for-benefit business, so you can take advantage the #1 trend of our decade, attract top talent, deeply engage your employees, tap into new sources of capital, and turn your customers into raving fans; all rewards for doing a whole lot of good for this planet. The goal for San Diego is 1,200 companies within 2 years.
Through his leadership in creating GameChangers 500, a ranking of the world’s top for-benefit businesses, Andrew Hewitt has become a sought-after expert on what differentiates high performing purpose-driven companies. His research has led him to be featured in major media such as BBC World News, Forbes and Fast Company, lecture at leading institutions such as the U.N. University for Peace and the Social Entrepreneurship World Forum, and work with both innovative new companies like Zappos.com as well as century old corporations.
As a member of the Fourth Sector Mapping Initiative Advisory Council, Andrew is supporting the U.S. government’s transition to a four sector economy where for-benefit corporate structures will join the traditional three sectors of for-profits, non-profits, and government organizations. When he’s not researching for-benefit companies he’s often supporting millennials in finding meaningful careers within this movement, collaborating with student leadership networks and top schools such as Princeton and Harvard.

Dr. Octavio Aburto - Assistant Professor, Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
2016-08-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Protecting Mexican Seas
In Mexico, there is a tremendous opportunity to integrate a network of Marine Protected Areas. By taking advantage of the significant scientific knowledge and monetary investment to date, the time is now to move forward with marine reserves implementation. Using Cabo Pulmo as a model for success, it is known that it takes two key factors to implement MPAs throughout Mexico: community involvement to better protect marine ecosystems, and communication efforts to inspire the public to protect the special places in Mexican seas. In this presentation, you will see the work that Dr. Aburto has been doing leading scientific groups, social-media campaigns, and video and photography expeditions to protect mangrove forests, coral and rocky reefs, coastal lagoons and seamounts all along Mexico.
Dr. Aburto is the Director of the Gulf of California Marine Program and is an Assistant Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and a professional photographer associate with the International League of Conservation Photographers. Dr. Aburto obtained his PhD at the Center of Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at SIO and was honored with the Jean Fort Award by the University of California, San Diego for his significant contribution to an issue of public concern through his doctoral research. As a Kathryn Fuller and Hellman Fellow, his research and photographs have focused on marine protected areas and commercially exploited marine species in Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador and the U.S. His photographs have been part of several conservation projects worldwide and have won international photography contests including a gold place in the Our World Underwater 2016.

San Diego Chargers
2016-08-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Chargers President of Football Operations John Spanos will first give an update on the upcoming football season and then he will join Fred Maas and Jeffrey Pollack who will outline the November Chargers Citizen’s Initiative and the conceptual plans for expansion of the Convention Center and new home for the San Diego Chargers.

Offsite program - Lunch at MCRD! Guest speaker: Col (Ret) Rick Huenefeld
2016-08-25 12:00 - 13:30 | CA
Join us as we hold our weekly meeting on the beautiful grounds of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD). Entertainment will be provided by the Marine Band San Diego and we will learn about the history of MCRD and of the recruiting process. Drill instructors and recruiters will be present for a Q&A session. What these young men and women experience at MCRD San Diego during recruit training changes them forever!
All attendees must have current government issued identification.
The MCRD gate will have the names of Club 33 members and any guests that were registered.
THERE WILL NOT BE A MEETING AT LIBERTY STATION.
Driving directions:
Enter MCRD through Gate 2 located on Henderson Avenue off of Barnett Avenue.
Our program will be held in the ballroom next to the Bay View Restaurant (Bldg. 132).
Plenty of open parking is available.
After you pass the gate,
turn right on Dunlap Rd.
then turn right on Neville Road and follow it to the end to the restaurant.
Please observe speed limits!

District Governor Marilyn Sanderson & the Club 33 Annual Committee Showcase
2016-09-01 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
It took three continents and seven years for District Governor Marilyn Sanderson to become a TRUE ROTARIAN. Marilyn was a Rotary drop-out before she found her passion and her voice.
Come listen to Marilyn & her story of becoming a TRUE ROTARIAN.
Marilyn is a member of the Rotary Club of La Mesa Sunrise, was president in 2009-10, and has served District 5340 as Assistant Governor, Public Image Chair and Executive Aide to the District Governor. She has been a PETS facilitator and Rotary Leadership Institute facilitator. She found her passion for Rotary in Kenya and Mexico participating in club and District projects. Locally she has initiated and participated in many projects benefiting senior citizens, disabled veterans and foster children.
Annual Committee Showcase: The Club 33 committees will showcase their projects and activities before the program begins. Be sure to arrive early to have the opportunity to visit the committee tables and displays to see what they are all about. The Showcase will begin at 11:15 and our regular program will begin at 12:30. The Carouse & Commerce Committee will be providing cold refreshments!

Dr. Jamie Gates - The Facts About Sex Trafficking in San Diego
2016-09-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The ugly truth in our beautiful city is that San Diego is a hot spot for sex and labor trafficking. Dr. Jamie Gates, cultural anthropologist and director of Point Loma Nazarene University’s Center for Justice and Reconciliation, presents research that show how the recruitment of victims is happening in schools and neighborhoods all over the county. Our young people are being groomed into a local commercial sex industry valued at over $800 million a year. We’ll also explore insights on what can be done.
Dr. Jamie Gates co-lead the groundbreaking research project “Measuring the Extent and Nature of Gang Involvement in Sex Trafficking in the San Diego/Tijuana Border Region” (2013-15). He co-chairs the Research and Data Committee of the San Diego County Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and CSEC. He founded and directs the Human Trafficking Research and Data Advisory Roundtable (HT-RADAR) for SD County. He led the university in establishing the Beauty for Ashes Scholarship Fund for survivors of human trafficking to get their college degree. He leads an effort to design and implement a drama-based peer-to-peer human trafficking awareness training in San Diego’s middle and high schools and serves as an expert witness for human trafficking legislation.

Mr./Mrs./Ms. San Diego 2016
2016-09-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The Past President’s of San Diego Rotary have proudly selected Mrs. Lucy L. Killea as this year’s Mrs. San Diego AND Mr. Leon L. Williams as Mr. San Diego! This is the first time since the award’s inception in 1952 that the award has been given to two individuals.
Join us as we honor these two long time public servants whose careers and accomplishments helped shape San Diego into what it is today.

Nancy Hughes - Founder, Stove Team International
2016-09-22 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Stove Team helps local entrepreneurs establish factories in Latin America. These self-sustaining businesses produce safe, affordable, fuel-efficient cookstoves to replace dangerous open cooking fires.
Why stoves? Smoke from open cooking fires kills more than eight times as many people as does malaria. Daily cooking is the equivalent to mothers and children smoking three packs of cigarettes a day. Four million women and children suffer painful and debilitating burns from their cooking fires. 500 million cook fires emit nearly one billion tons of greenhouse gases each year and cause massive deforestation. An average man, woman or child spends 20 hours each week gathering wood. Wood collection takes valuable time that could be spent at work or school.
In 2007, Nancy Hughes and a team of volunteers from the Eugene Southtowne Rotary Club wrote a Rotary matching grant and invented a small portable stove – the Ecocina, which produces almost no smoke and uses less than half the wood of an open fire. The Ecocina reduced carbon emissions by 68% and particulate matter by over 86%. Aprovecho Research Center has verified that the Ecocina is one of the most efficient “rocket stoves” in the world.
In 2008, StoveTeam International began assisting local entrepreneurs establish sustainable factories to produce Ecocina stoves. The factories, started by using Rotary matching grants, use all local materials and employ only local men and women, important in developing countries where unemployment sometimes exceeds 50%.
For her work, Nancy has been honored as a Rotary White House Champion of Change and has been featured on the PBS Newshour. She is a CNN Hero, and the recipient of the prestigious International Purpose Prize.

A Vision For East Village South
2016-09-29 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
A COMPELLING VISION FOR EAST VILLAGE SOUTH
This presentation by Rob Quigley, David Malmuth, and Norm Miller will describe how stakeholders from East Village, Barrio Logan, and the surrounding communities have developed a Focus Plan for East Village South that, unlike the Convadium plan:
• Builds on the existing Community Plan
• Leverages Downtown’s emerging innovation ecosystem
• Complements the booming development activity in East Village; and
• Produces thousands of high-paying jobs and millions in new revenue for the City

Balboa Park-The Future is in Good Hands
2016-10-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Our grand old lady has served us well for over 100 years. Whether you hike her trails, savor quiet moments or enjoy the treasures of the institutions, our Park is always there.
But with finite resources, an ever-growing population, limited water supply, aging infrastructure and inadequate accessibility, what is the future?
Executive Director Tomas Herrera-Mishler of the Conservancy, Peter Comiskey from the Cultural Partnership and John Bolthouse of the Friends of Balboa Park will share the excitement of the present and future of our beloved icon.

Tracy Sundlun and Meb Keflezighi
2016-10-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The 2016 Rio Olympics-Up close and personal from Tracy Sundlun and Meb Keflezighi
In this past summer’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Tracy was the Head Manager of the U.S. Men’s Track & Field Team and Meb ran the Marathon. Tracy will share with us a few highlights of his experience at the Olympics, and Meb will tell us about his race, his 4th Olympic experience, all in the context of his incredible unique life story.
Meb is the only athlete in history to win the New York Marathon, the Boston Marathon and an Olympic Medal—impressive feats for someone who had never run a mile until middle school. A graduate of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), his record also includes four NCAA championships, 22 National Championships and a place on three United States Olympic teams. None of these achievements came easily: only his resilience, determination and faith led Meb to prevail following some of life’s most challenging and heart-breaking circumstances.

Steve Breen - Editorial Cartoonist, San Diego UT
2016-10-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Party Lines
Steve Breen’s “Party Lines: The History, Art, and Politics of Editorial Cartoons” examines political cartoons, an art form that brings awareness to political and social issues. “Party Lines” shares over five decades of cartoons created during presidential election years, from past races to 2016, through multiple perspectives. Steve will share his impressions of this year’s Presidential race and politics in general.
Steve got his start in newspapers at the Asbury Park Press in 1994. He has been the editorial cartoonist for the Union-Tribune since 2001. His work is nationally syndicated by Creators News Service and regularly appears in papers throughout the country. Steve is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning (1998, 2009). He also writes and illustrates picture books for children.
You won’t want to miss this!

Women Peacemakers 2016
2016-10-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Currently in residence at the USD Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice are four women Peacemakers from Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan and Western Sahara. These women are negotiators, campaign leaders and advocates in their respective countries, fighting for human rights, women’s rights and for peace. On October 27, Jane Anyango of Kenya, Hamsatu Allamin of Nigeria, Khurshid Bano of Pakistan and Fatma Mehdi Hasam of Western Sahara will speak at our luncheon meeting about their work in their countries and help us to understand the situations in a way that we cannot learn from the news.

Elizabeth Brown - Cross Border Xpress
2016-11-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Cross Border Xpress: A One of a Kind Landmark Project
After decades of discussion, years of negotiation and months of construction, the Cross Border Xpress (CBX) is finally a reality and it is changing how people cross the US/Mexico Border. Learn about the journey to reality, how the operation works and the opportunities it opens for the future.
Guest Speaker Elizabeth Brown is the Chief Commercial Officer for the Cross Border Xpress. She is an airport specialist, with over 20 years experience in business development, human resources, communications, marketing and air service development.
Cross Border Xpress is an enclosed pedestrian bridge for Tijuana Airport (TIJ) passengers crossing the U.S./Mexico border. After more than seven years of planning, design and permitting with government agencies from both sides of the border, CBX opened for business in December 2015.
Spanning 390 feet, the CBX skywalk is the first ever to connect a facility in the U.S. directly into a foreign airport terminal. Cross Border Xpress serves the approximately 2.4 million passengers who already cross the border as part of their travels, helping them avoid unpredictable, often long delays at congested San Ysidro and Otay Mesa land ports of entry.

Annual Salute to Military Program
2016-11-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Guest speaker: Kris Peterson, M.D., COL (RET), MC
Please join us in welcoming over 55 veteran and active duty personnel and guests to our program!
Dr. Kris Peterson (COL RET) was deployed to Iraq in 2003. He was the senior psychiatrist deployed at the beginning of the war. He ended up traveling from Southern Iraq to the very North of the Country as the war unfolded. He experienced the highs and lows of combat from a provider/physician psychiatrists point of view. He shares his experiences of the highs of camaraderie and working to help others in stressful circumstances to the lows of seeing people hurt physically and emotionally. Dr. Peterson returned to Iraq in 2011 with his experiences ‘book ending’ the war in Iraq. He will share slides of his tours in combat and talk about his experiences and relationships developed there in country. He is an expert in treating PTSD and will briefly talk about some of the treatments being used to combat this illness and support our Soldiers.
Biography:
Dr. Peterson attended the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York for his undergraduate degree. Graduating from West Point he then went to the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda Maryland for medical school. He worked as an intern and resident in Psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC. He went on to complete a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
In the Army, Dr. Peterson has served as the Division Psychiatrist in South Korea with the Second Infantry Division. He was later assigned to his hometown in Tacoma at Madigan Army Medical Center. There, he started the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry program and moved on to become the Chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Madigan for over seven years. He served as the regional psychiatry consultant for the Western Regional Medical Command, the Child Adolescent Psychiatry Consultant to the Army Surgeon General and the Chair of the Military Issues Committee in the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
He served two tours in Iraq one in 2003 with the 101st Airborne Division and the other in 2011 in Tikrit Iraq with the 4th Infantry Division. He has significant understanding and focus for those who struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or suffer the ramifications from numerous family separations publishing articles in Psychiatry Journals as well as writing book chapters on the topics.
Dr. Peterson retired as an Army Colonel in 2012 and now works at Touchstone Life Center PLLC in Lakewood, Washington.

Giving Thanks & Giving Back Annual Auction Luncheon
2016-11-17 11:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Arrive by 11:00 to bid on some amazing items in our silent auction. An Opportunity Drawing on some great gifts will also open at 11:00. Enjoy some champagne, wine and mimosas while you shop!
Remember to invite friends, family and co-workers, too.
Register here if you are bringing guests. You can pay for their lunch at the check-in table or asked to be billed.
Thank you for your support of this very important event! This is the Club’s only fundraiser that financially helps support 28 of our service projects totaling over $200,000. We are looking forward to seeing you there and to a very successful auction!
