San Diego Rotary

Ricky Shabazz, Ph.D., President, San Diego City College
2020-01-16 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
As costs rise for a four-year college education, institutions are looking at ways to train the next generation of workers for high-skilled, good-paying jobs without spending six figures to do so. Hear from one of the area’s leaders in this arena discuss the opportunities and benefits to this approach and what it means for San Diego’s economy.
Dr. Ricky Shabazz is an enthusiastic, student-centered leader with 18+ years of executive experience advancing academic achievement, educational equity, and diversity. He is a team builder with an accomplished record of improving access to higher education, developing collaborative partnerships, cultivating improved institutional practices, and promoting innovative solutions and dialogue. His mother was a teenage parent, and he was the first person in his family to attend college. He is a passionate, lifelong learner committed to the community college mission to educate a diverse community of learners.
Dr. Shabazz earned an Ed.D. in educational leadership, a master’s degree in educational administration from California State University, San Bernardino, and a bachelor’s degree from UCD. His research expertise is in increasing college access for underrepresented students.

Rotary International President Mark Maloney
2020-01-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Rotary International’s sitting President, Mark Maloney, will speak to us on the future of Rotary around the world. Join us for this rare and special treat.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer-The State of San Diego
2020-01-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The current Chief Executive of America’s Finest City will give us his final State of the City address and discuss the successes, opportunities and challenges facing the eighth largest city in the United States.

Cody Hooven-Chief Sustainability Officer, City of San Diego
2020-02-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Cody Hooven is the Director of the Sustainability Department and the first Chief Sustainability Officer for the city of San Diego. She leads sustainability implementation and policy, with emphasis on economic development and social equity. Her team is exploring how technology, renewable energy, mobility, green buildings, and climate resilience are included in San Diego’s approach to sustainable, smart communities.
Cody will provide an overview of the City of San Diego’s efforts to address climate change and their position as a leader in the sustainability field locally as well as in the nation. She will also provide an overview of the newly formed community choice program, San Diego Community Power, which will provide residents and businesses with a choice in who provides their power starting in 2021.

Cindy Marten-American Heart Association
2020-02-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Cindy Marten is serving as Chair of the 2020 American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Movement and is passionate about improving health outcomes through research and education. She is a fierce advocate not only for her own heart health, but for her students, staff, and the San Diego community.
Cindy will share how her journey with Heart started 20 years ago when her husband suffered a heart attack at age 42. This event challenged her to understand why a seemingly healthy young man would suffer such a catastrophic event, and set her on a course to impact the future of heart health for her family and community. She has used her experiences to become a heart health role model who inspires more than 100,000 students and nearly 13,000 staff members to live healthy lifestyles through her partnership with the American Heart Association.

Daniel Butler-Recycling & Waste Management
2020-02-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
With the uncertainty surrounding recycling programs around the State and Country, there is more confusion than ever about what can and cannot be placed into recycling bins. Daniel Butler of Waste Management is going to discuss what the foreign markets mean to our domestic recycling programs, information on placing the right items into the correct bins, and best practices at home that can reduce waste.

Paul Jablonski, CEO-MTS
2020-02-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Housing crisis. Climate crisis. Congestion crisis. San Diego, suddenly, isn’t so sunny. The solutions to all of these challenges have a nexus: transportation. And the region, for the first time since the advent of freeways, is looking to public transportation for help. The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System generates 300,000 trips each weekday. But it could be a lot more with a bigger investment in its services. Learn about ElevateSD 2020, an initiative to increase funding for San Diego’s transit system.

Sandra Kerl, GM-San Diego County Water Authority
2020-03-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Sandy Kerl was appointed General Manager of the San Diego County Water Authority in November 2019. Kerl will discuss the Water Authority’s strategic approach to the opportunities and challenges of adapting to varied impacts to our region’s water supply.

Quality, Affordable Childcare: Supporting Working Families and Our Region
2020-03-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The Economic Need for Affordable Early Childcare and Education in San Diego
A great need exists to provide working families with affordable childcare and early education. The impact on its availability dramatically affects the local economy on many fronts. Hear from foremost experts regarding the negative aspects that the lack of affordable childcare holds on the region and solutions to solve this issue.
Our speakers:
Laura Kohn, Director of Early Workforce Development at San Diego Workforce Partnership and Katie Rast, Director of Community Impact at The San Diego Foundation

No Meeting
2020-03-19, 2020-03-26 | CA, United States
As a precautionary measure to help keep our members and their families healthy, our Thursday meetings will be cancelled until April 16. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule. Thank you for your understanding.

No Meeting at Liberty Station - Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon
2020-04-02 | CA, United States
In compliance with the current city and state requirements regarding social distancing, our Thursday meetings at Liberty Station will be cancelled until further notice. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule through our weekly emails to you on Mondays and Wednesdays.
But please join us for our “virtual” Thursday meetings online via Zoom or on our Facebook page at 12 noon.
Join us for an interview with Peter MacLaggan of Poseidon Water LLC. He will update us on how they are keeping the Carlsbad desalinization plant operating with 10 sequestered employees. Kathleen Carroll will give the Inspirational Moment, Mike Conner with the news, and Price Adams will share the exciting news of change of ownership at Nuffer, Smith, Tucker.
We hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Please contact the Rotary office if you have any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

No Meeting at Liberty Station- Virtual Online Meeting at 12 noon featuring Cindy Marten
2020-04-09 | CA, United States
In compliance with the current city and state requirements regarding social distancing, our Thursday meetings at Liberty Station will be cancelled until further notice. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule through our weekly emails to you on Mondays and Wednesdays.
But please join us for our “virtual” Thursday meetings online via Zoom at 12 noon. Look for details and login information each week in our Wednesday email.
San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Cindy Marten will give us an update on how they are implementing distant learning throughout the schools
We hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Please contact the Rotary office if you have any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

No Meeting at Liberty Station-Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon featuring author Shaghayegh “Poppy” Farsijani
2020-04-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
In compliance with the current city and state requirements regarding social distancing, our Thursday meetings at Liberty Station will be cancelled until further notice. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule through our weekly emails to you on Mondays and Wednesdays.
But please join us for our “virtual” Thursday meetings online via Zoom at 12noon. Look for details and login information each week in our Wednesday email.
We hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Please contact the Rotary office if you have any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon-Guest speakers Judy Thompson, Phil Blair, Trevor Blair
2020-04-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon-Guest speaker Sheriff Bill Gore
2020-04-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Today’s topic: Policing in the Era of Covid-19 (detention centers/jails, 1st amendment rights, policing during stay at home orders)
In compliance with the current city and state requirements regarding social distancing, our Thursday meetings at Liberty Station will be cancelled until further notice. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule through our weekly emails to you on Mondays and Wednesdays.
But please join us for our “virtual” Thursday meetings online via Zoom at 12noon. Look for details and login information each week in our Wednesday email.
We hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Please contact the Rotary office if you have any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon-Guest speaker Chris Hoene, Executive Director, CA Budget & Policy Center
2020-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
Today’s topic: COVID-19, Federal Fiscal Relief, and Implications for California
In compliance with the current city and state requirements regarding social distancing, our Thursday meetings at Liberty Station will be cancelled until further notice. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule through our weekly emails to you on Mondays and Wednesdays.
But please join us for our “virtual” Thursday meetings online via Zoom at 12 noon. Look for details and login information each week in our Wednesday email.
We hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Please contact the Rotary office if you have any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon-Guest speaker Chris Howard-CEO, Sharp HealthCare
2020-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
Chris Howard, the CEO of Sharp HealthCare, oversees a workforce of more than 18,000 employees, 2,600 affiliated physicians, and 1,800 volunteers. He will talk about the current environment and the challenges facing Sharp HealthCare in this pandemic.
In compliance with the current city and state requirements regarding social distancing, our Thursday meetings at Liberty Station will be cancelled until further notice. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule through our weekly emails to you on Mondays and Wednesdays.
But please join us for our “virtual” Thursday meetings online via Zoom at 12noon. Look for details and login information each week in our Wednesday email.
We hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Please contact the Rotary office if you have any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon-Guest speakers Peter Callstrom & Daniel Enemark, San Diego Workforce Partnership
2020-05-21 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
Today’s guest speakers: Peter Callstrom, President & CEO of San Diego Workforce Partnership & Daniel Enemark, Lead Economist
Daniel and Peter will talk about how COVID-19 is impacting local businesses and workers. Daniel will focus on the impact felt by parents and by communities of color, and then he’ll outline how the Workforce Partnership is responding.
In compliance with the current city and state requirements regarding social distancing, our Thursday meetings at Liberty Station will be cancelled until further notice. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule through our weekly emails to you on Mondays and Wednesdays.
But please join us for our “virtual” Thursday meetings online via Zoom at 12noon. Look for details and login information each week in our Wednesday email.
We hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Please contact the Rotary office if you have any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon-Guest speaker Cheryl Wilson, CEO-St. Paul's Senior Homes & Services
2020-05-28 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
Today’s guest speaker: Cheryl Wilson, CEO of St. Paul’s Senior Homes & Services. Cheryl will talk about “The Senior Perspective & Blessings from COVID19”
In compliance with the current city and state requirements regarding social distancing, our Thursday meetings at Liberty Station will be cancelled until further notice. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule through our weekly emails to you on Mondays and Wednesdays.
But please join us for our “virtual” Thursday meetings online via Zoom at 12noon. Look for details and login information each week in our Wednesday email.
We hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Please contact the Rotary office if you have any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon-Guest speaker Andrew Goldstein, Research Scientist/Anti-Bullying Advocate
2020-06-04 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
Dr. Andrew Goldstein is a research scientist and anti-bullying advocate. He attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire where he earned 3-time All-Ivy League and 2-time NCAA Division 1 All-American honors as a lacrosse goaltender. He came out to his lacrosse team after his sophomore season and made headlines in 2005 as ESPN called him the most accomplished male team-sport athlete in North America to be openly gay while competing. He was later drafted by the Boston Cannons of Major Lacrosse League, becoming the first openly gay man in the US to be drafted into a professional sports team. In 2013, he was inducted into the inaugural class of the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame. His advocacy work was featured in the 2015 ESPN SportsCenter Feature “The Courage Game.”
Dr. Goldstein currently teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate students at UCLA, and he works with the You Can Play Project to promote wider education and awareness for LGBT equality in sports.
He will talk about his own experiences and how the landscape for LGBT athletes has changed in some ways but not in others.
In compliance with the current city and state requirements regarding social distancing, our Thursday meetings at Liberty Station will be cancelled until further notice. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule through our weekly emails to you on Mondays and Wednesdays.
But please join us for our “virtual” Thursday meetings online via Zoom at 12noon. Look for details and login information each week in our Wednesday email.
We hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Please contact the Rotary office if you have any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon-Guest speaker Jamie Beck, President-Free To Thrive
2020-06-11 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
Guest speaker Jamie Beck, President and Managing Attorney for Free to Thrive, will discuss how the COVID crisis is affecting human trafficking, and how victims and survivors are especially vulnerable right now.
In compliance with the current city and state requirements regarding social distancing, our Thursday meetings at Liberty Station will be cancelled until further notice. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule through our weekly emails to you on Mondays and Wednesdays.
But please join us for our “virtual” Thursday meetings online via Zoom at 12noon. Look for details and login information each week in our Wednesday email.
We hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Please contact the Rotary office if you have any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon-Guest speakers Will Newbern and Doug Taber
2020-06-18 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
Club 33 Rotarians Will Newbern and Doug Taber will discuss the impact COVID-19 and recent catastrophic events have had on the San Diego real estate market. Every aspect of real estate from single-family homes, condos to apartments, commercial, office, and industrial is being affected. Some of it is positive and some of it is negative. What does the future hold? Join these two real estate professionals as they discuss this important topic that impacts our lives in many ways.

In compliance with the current city and state requirements regarding social distancing, our Thursday meetings at Liberty Station will be cancelled until further notice. We will continue to communicate with you on any additional changes to our schedule through our weekly emails to you on Mondays and Wednesdays.
But please join us for our “virtual” Thursday meetings online via Zoom at 12noon. Look for details and login information each week in our Wednesday email.
We hope you and your loved ones stay healthy and safe.
Please contact the Rotary office if you have any questions or concerns. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Virtual Online Meeting at 12noon-Annual President's Roast
2020-06-25 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
What would the end of a Rotary year be without the send-off of a traditional President’s Roast…even in the midst of a pandemic!? Our Roast Committee is hard at work putting together a special “virtual” tribute to President David. Be sure to tune in!

DARK - No Virtual Online Meeting
2020-07-02 | CA
No virtual meeting today

Virtual Online Meeting-Annual Change of Command
2020-07-09 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
We will welcome 2020-2021 President, Chris Sichel, the club’s 111th president.
Please join us online as our newest leader is sworn in and shares his vision for this new Rotary year. :

Virtual Online Meeting-Dan Shea & Peter Seidler
2020-07-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Online Meeting Via Zoom
Guest speakers Dan Shea and Peter Seidler join us to give an update on San Diego’s current homeless situation.

Virtual Online Meeting-Shelley Zimmerman
2020-07-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Online Meeting Via Zoom
“Public safety is a shared responsibility.”
“It was an honor and privilege to be a San Diego police officer for thirty-five years, retiring as the Chief of Police. As police officers we are held to a higher standard and we should be. I believe this is the most challenging time to be a police officer. I also believe with every challenge comes an opportunity for improvement. In my remarks, I will comment on these topics; San Diego PD was an early adopter of body worn cameras – how has this technology evolved, how has social media changed the landscape of policing, and what is meant by “defunding the police”.” Shelley Zimmerman

Virtual Online Meeting-Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D.
2020-07-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Online Meeting Via Zoom
Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. was elected in November of 2012 to represent California’s 79th Assembly District, which includes the cities of Bonita, Chula Vista, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City and San Diego.
She has lived in the 79th Assembly District for over 30 years. She was a faculty member and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at San Diego State University for over four decades. Deeply committed to education, she served for eight years as school board member and president at San Diego City Schools. As an Assemblymember, Weber has translated her commitment to education and social justice into her ambitious legislative agenda, including bills on K-12 education reform, civil rights, public safety, food insecurity, protections for person with disabilities, and voting rights. In August 2019, Weber introduced and passed a historical piece of legislation, AB 392, known as the California Act to Save Lives, which determines when police could use deadly force. This law sets the highest standards in the nation for California. It will be on November’s ballot to repeal the 1996 BAN on Affirmative Action.
Weber will speak about police reform, economic inequality and racism.

Virtual Online Meeting - Heiwa: Rotary Hiroshima Survivor Trees - Planting for Peace
2020-08-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Online Meeting Via Zoom
Guest speaker: Steve Yoshida, Rotarian and US Coordinator for Heiwa
Heiwa (Japanese for “Peace”)
Rotary Hiroshima Survivor Trees (Heiwa) is a coalition of Rotary clubs in Japan and the US that distribute survivor seeds and plants from Hiroshima with the message of peace, hope, and survivability. Members include a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and a Hiroshima bomb survivors.
Heiwa grew from the vision of its parent, Green Legacy Hiroshima (GLH), working under its guidance. Now Heiwa harvests survivor seeds and grows plants in its own greenhouses in Hawaii and California to spread through Rotary clubs all over the world.
The seedlings are from trees that survived the nuclear attack that killed 140,000 people and devastated the city of Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 8, 1945. In the aftermath, experts predicted the city’s soil would remain too toxic to give life to anything for the next 75 years. To their pleasant surprise, after several months, in the spring of 1946, people started to see new buds springing out from the seemingly burnt trees. That gave them hope that they too could live, and [the trees] became a symbol of hope and peace, to tell people how horrible the bombing was, to promote peace, and help propagate and distribute survivor trees.
Heiwa is organizing a Hiroshima Peace Conference in 2020 to celebrate peace on the 75th anniversary of the one and only use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
