San Diego Rotary

Annual Mr./Ms./Mrs. San Diego Program
2018-09-20 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The Past Presidents of San Diego Rotary have proudly selected fellow member and Past President,Patti Roscoe, as the recipient of the 2018 Ms. San Diego Award.
Please join us on September 20th at the Liberty Station Conference Center to honor Patti for her passionate leadership and altruistic contributions that have made a lasting impact in our community.
Congratulations, Patti!

San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit
2018-09-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
David Nisleit became the City of San Diego’s 35th Chief of Police in March 2018. A San Diego native, he is 30 year veteran of the San Diego Police Department, the eighth largest police department in the nation. Chief Nisleit will share his vision for SDPD taking on 21st century law enforcement challenges, engaging as community partners and recruiting the next generation of police officers.

Mark Neville, CEO - Holiday Bowl
2018-10-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The mission of the Holiday Bowl is to generate tourism, exposure, economic benefit and civic pride for San Diego by presenting the nation’s most exciting bowl game and festival of events. In 40 years, the non-profit effort has generated $800 million in economic benefit for San Diego and annually fills hotels during the slowest tourism period. Mark will talk about why the event is such a success for San Diego and speak of the challenges ahead.

Maureen Stapleton - San Diego County Water Authority
2018-10-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Innovation has been a trademark of San Diego for decades in everything from oceanography to brewing. It’s also a defining characteristic of the region’s wholesale water supplier, the San Diego County Water Authority. General Manager Maureen Stapleton will discuss how that legacy is playing out today in the world of water, and how her agency is partnering with some of the region’s iconic industries to promote water supply reliability through its Brought to You by Water outreach program.

SoccerCity Panel Presentation
2018-10-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Panel presenters:
Nick Stone-Project Manager for SoccerCity
April Boling-former chair of San Diego County Taxpayers Association and a proponent of SoccerCity
Landon Donovan-former Major League Soccer MVP and SoccerCity partner
SoccerCity’s panel of Nick Stone, Landon Donovan and April Boling will present their plan for redeveloping the Mission Valley Stadium site into a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood. It will come complete with a privately funded modern stadium for a new Major League Soccer team and collegiate football, much needed student and market rate housing, as well as job and research space to grow the economy and meet SDSU’s future needs. The plan includes a new river park and community fields, all at zero cost to taxpayers.

October 25 - Today's Meeting is Cancelled
2018-10-25 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

SDSU West Presentation - Jack McGrory and Fred Pierce
2018-11-01 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
“Measure G, the SDSU West initiative, is the only initiative for the existing stadium site that allows San Diego State University to grow and thrive for generations to come. Measure G creates the opportunity for San Diego State University to expand its campus through an open and transparent process that will also increase access to local higher education. It will benefit the regional economy by significantly increasing the more than $5.67 billion in economic impact generated by SDSU each year and producing more college graduates.”
Jack McGrory and Fred Pierce are members of the Executive Committee of the “Friends of SDSU”, the committee comprised of SDSU Alumni, business and community leaders that have sponsored the Measure G (SDSU West) ballot initiative.

Annual Salute to Military
2018-11-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Our annual salute to the men and women in uniform is always a crowd pleaser. Be sure to come early and engage with the more than 50 uniformed folks in attendance. We’ll hear from guest speaker Brigadier General Ryan P. Heritage, the new Commanding General for Marine Corp Recruit Depot.
In honor of Veterans Day and as part of Club 33’s Salute to the Armed Forces, BGen Heritage will be speaking to the club on the themes of Service, Patriotism, Valor, Sacrifice, and Commitment (Honor, Courage, and Commitment- Marine Corps Core Values). He will be recognizing and celebrating the contributions of veterans in our society, the sacrifice and dedication of our currently serving military and the importance of a supportive community that values and respects those attributes our veterans represent. BGen Heritage will be talking about the special role the San Diego region has, as the largest concentration of US military personnel and military veterans, in dealing with the issue of how America perceives and treats those who serve it.

Fern Street Circus
2018-11-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Guest speaker: John Highkin-Executive Director
Fern Street Circus is San Diego’s single-ring social circus, a professional circus and musical troupe which performs and teaches circus in underserved neighborhoods. In its just completed annual Neighborhood Tour, the Circus mixes adult professional artists with students they teach free-of-charge in City Heights.
Fern Street Circus serves families and transforms neighborhoods through performance and teaching of circus arts. Professional artists collaborate with learners and their families in neighborhood settings. Circus transcends barriers between people of varying cultures and languages, combines physical and theatrical skills, and merges the magnificent and the everyday.
Participants co-create every aspect of the Circus, using their own talents and available resources, working in public locations, creating visible community.
Join us to learn more about this program that is part of a global movement in creating social change. We will also get to witness student wire walkers, an acrobat/tumbling student and a foot juggler showcase their talents!

Dark - NO MEETING
2018-11-22, 2018-12-27, 2019-01-03 | CA

Annual Giving Thanks, Giving Back Auction
2018-11-29 10:30 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Members – the time to donate is now, we are only a few weeks away from the auction!
We are asking all members of Club 33 for 3 things:

to attend the Giving Thanks, Giving Back annual luncheon on 11/29
to donate a bottle of quality wine, minimum 92 pts. There is the option of a $50 donation in lieu of the wine. (You can email the office to let them know to bill you)
also, each member is asked to Give or Get a donation item for our Live or Silent auction. Be creative!!!

Please complete the donation form for each donation item. 2018 Rotary Donation Form.
The last day to submit auction donation items is on November 26. All items must be delivered to the Rotary office.
Any questions – you can contact Auction Chair Diana MarJip-Chuh at dmjchuh@gmail.com.
Attendance is also a key part of the success of our auction so we encourage you to bring your family, friends, neighbors or co-workers so they, too, can do some pre-holiday shopping! (Be sure to inform the office if you will be bringing guests to the program.)
ARRIVE TO EARLY! Our Silent Auction will begin at 11:00. While shopping and bidding on the many wonderful auction items, you can enjoy a glass of champagne or mimosa, too!
This is our only fundraiser of the year so your participation in the auction and paddle raise is most appreciated. Your support raises money to support our Club’s service projects and our Impact Fund. Thank you, Rotarians! We are looking forward to another fun and successful event!

Rafael Castellanos-Port of San Diego
2018-12-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Port of San Diego Chairman Rafael Castellanos will give us an update on the Port’s current projects. They have a lot of exciting things to talk about: the new Portside Pier restaurant development, the new Intercontinental Hotel, the Central Embarcadero project and the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan.

Jerry Sanders-SD Regional Chamber of Commerce
2018-12-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Jerry Sanders, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, will provide an update on the Chamber’s activities in 2018 and review the recent general election and local events. He will also provide a look ahead at the Chamber’s priorities for 2019 and a regional business outlook.

Annual Holiday Program
2018-12-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
It’s going to be a Duckport Holiday Celebration!
Our chorus has been hard at work on putting together a fabulous program for you. Remember this is a wonderful opportunity to invite your family, your children and your grandchildren to Rotary to celebrate the holidays with us!
If you will be bringing a guest or guests to this program, please register yourself and your guests by December 17 so we will have a more accurate count for lunch. Click here to register your guests.
Thank you.

Annual State of the Investment Markets
2019-01-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Kick off the New Year with one of our most popular programs. Advisors Bill Holland and Linda Stirling will discuss, and may even debate, how stocks, bonds and other investment assets will fare over the next 12 months. You can also grade their 2018 predictions against what actually happened. We will ring in the first meeting of 2019 promptly so come early and prepared with your questions for our experts!

Dr. Adela de la Torre - President, SDSU
2019-01-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Dr. Adela de la Torre was recently appointed by the California State University Board of Trustees as the new president of San Diego State University. Joining the campus in June 2018, Dr. de la Torre is the ninth permanent president of SDSU and the first woman to serve in that role. She brings with her 30 years of service in leadership roles within institutions of higher education, including the California State University system, the University of Arizona and the University of California, Davis.
She will speak to us about her presidential vision, the lessons she learned from her six-month listening tour and will discuss the envisioned Mission Valley innovation district.

Bird, Inc. Electric Scooters
2019-01-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Bird’s mission and passion is to make cities more livable by reducing car usage, traffic, and carbon emissions.
They are working with cities and universities across the world to provide new transportation options, complement public transit systems, and invest in safety infrastructure that benefits everyone.
Kyndell Gaglio, who serves on Bird’s Government Partnerships team, will talk about the role of scooters in reduction of greenhouse gasses and cars on the road as well as the business model for new/disruptive industries like theirs.

Cathryn Nacario, CEO, NAMI San Diego
2019-01-31 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The National Alliance on Mental Illness in San Diego (NAMI San Diego) is the community’s voice on mental illness. They are a part of grass-roots, nonprofit, national NAMI organization, and also an affiliate of NAMI California. NAMI San Diego was founded in 1978 by family members of people with mental illness.
They have a threefold mission:
-Support people with mental illnesses and their families by helping them find coping mechanisms for their daily struggle with brain disorders.
-Educate people who have mental illness, their families, and the general public about mental illness with the goal of dispelling ignorance and stigma.
-Advocate for more research and an improved system of mental health services across the nation.
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This presentation will focus on the basics of what mental illness is and is not focusing on dispelling myths and stigma as it pertains to creating a mentally healthy workplace environment.

Joseph Panetta, President & CEO, Biocom
2019-02-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
San Diego Biotech-Advancing Health, Wellness and the Economy
Joseph Panetta is president and CEO and a member of the board of directors of Biocom, California’s largest and most-experienced leader and advocate for the life science industry. Biocom works on behalf of over 1,100 members to drive public policy, build a network of industry leaders, create access to capital and introduce STEM education programs.
Biocom has a staff of 50. It is based in San Diego and has offices in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. The life science industry in San Diego County is among the strongest in the nation. The industry employs almost 50,000 people in five sectors: biopharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics, research and lab services, bio-renewables, and life science wholesale. The county’s life science employees support an additional 133,000 jobs, for a total countywide impact of over 183,000 jobs. The industry generates $34 billion in annual economic activity.
Panetta will provide an update on the growth of the biotech industry in our region and provide insight into some of the most promising developments in drug development, research and the growing field of genetics.

Valentine's Day Program
2019-02-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Join us for a special musical Valentine’s Day program! And bring along your Sweetheart!
Arrival and lunch music will be provided by solo guitarist, Todd Pyke. Todd has appeared on MTV and was the winner of Washburn’s Hottest Guitarist contest in Hollywood, California.
Our program will feature Eve Selis and Marc Intravaia. Marc has played lead guitar for Kenny Loggins, America, Juice Newton, and Billy Ray Cyrus. Eve, seven time winner of the San Diego Music Awards, has shared this stage with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Heart, Crosby Stills and Nash, Doobie Brothers, and many others. They will play a blend of old favorites and originals.
Club 33 Member and Chair of the Day Ray McKewon may join Eve and Marc for a few songs. Ray has played Gimme Gimme Some Lovin’ with Spencer Davis and Danke Schoen with Wayne Newton and has performed at the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Rodney Scott, Chief Patrol Agent, San Diego Sector Border Patrol
2019-02-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
On Wednesday Dec. 13, 2017, the San Diego Sector Border Patrol welcomed its newest Chief Patrol Agent Rodney S. Scott.
Chief Scott manages more than 2,400 law enforcement agents and support staff and has direct oversight of the area’s eight Border Patrol stations. San Diego Sector’s area of responsibility includes 60 linear miles of international boundary with Mexico and the entire California coastal region.
Prior to his new appointment, he served as the CPA of the El Centro Sector, as the Deputy Chief Patrol Agent at SDC, and as the Patrol Agent in Charge at the Brown Field Station in SDC. He also has held a variety of leadership positions, including Assistant Chief within CBP’s Office of Anti-Terrorism in Washington, D.C., and as the Director/Division Chief for the Incident Management and Operations Coordination Division at CBP Headquarters.
Chief Scott will provide a “State of the U.S./Mexico border” specific to San Diego and provide context to the ongoing humanitarian and security crisis. Are the Central American caravans a national security threat or a humanitarian issue? There is already a fence along the border between San Diego and Tijuana, do we really need a border wall? He will provide his perspective on these questions and more.

Chuck Samuelson-Founder & President, Kitchens for Good
2019-02-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Chuck Samuelson has spent a lifetime in the food service industry as a chef, restaurateur, and consultant. He started his career as a dishwasher at 13 and rose to Executive Chef and Restaurant General Manager in his late twenties. He has owned award-winning restaurants and catering companies and served as the Senior Manager for Food Services at Stone Brewing Company. While working as an Executive Chef at some of San Diego’s premiere restaurants, Samuelson was shocked at the tremendous amount of food being wasted while many in the community lacked access to nutritious food. Samuelson leveraged his network and skills to build a social enterprise that is designed to break the cycles of food waste, poverty and hunger in the community.
Kitchens for Good is a 501(c)(3) and social enterprise with the mission to break the cycles of food waste, hunger, and poverty through innovative solutions in workforce training, healthy food production, and social enterprise. Kitchens for Good bridges the gap between wasted food and hunger by rescuing surplus and cosmetically imperfect food from wholesalers and farmers and engaging students in a culinary apprenticeship program to transform these ingredients into nutritious meals for hungry families. This approach addresses the most immediate need of hunger by feeding the food lines, but also helps to shorten the line itself by giving unemployed people the skills to become self-sufficient. Through the power of kitchens and cooking, our students transform their lives from one of addiction, incarceration, homelessness, and unemployment, to lives of stability, employment, and a brighter future.
The talk will be about the ROI of Social Enterprise with Kitchens For Good as the model for how essential social good work can be more sustainable. Kitchens For Good is a part of the new wave of “revenue first” nonprofits who seek to change communities through a more sustainable business model. For every dollar donated to KFG, they match that dollar with earned revenue.

STARTUPS: A BUSINESS MODEL OR A FAD? Why Should We Care?
2019-03-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
We hear the term “Startup” a lot but what does it really mean? How does it affect San Diego and what role does it play in our future? Join us for an energized conversation with a panel of experts who will help unravel the mysteries behind the illusive STARTUP.
We will hear from Brittany Meiling, Sr. Reporter at the SD Union Tribune, whose beat is startups, tech and biotech. Also joining us will be Cathy Pucher, Executive Director of SDSU’s Zahn Innovation Platform Launchpad. And last, but definitely not least, Neal Bloom, a well known serial entrepreneur and chairman of Startup San Diego and the founder of the popular local blog Fresh Brewed Tech.
You won’t want to miss this treasure trove of intellectual capital!

Annual Camp Enterprise Kickoff program
2019-03-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
We’ll once again welcome 90 high school juniors who will be participating in our 44th annual three-day program in Julian. This life-changing experience is one of our signature service projects and a staple of San Diego Rotary since 1976. Come out to greet these fantastic students and show them your support!
Our guest speaker will be Martin Cooper, the American Engineer who was the pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management (with 11 patents in the field) and invented the first handheld cellular mobile phone.
While at Motorola in the 1970s, Cooper invented the first handheld cellular mobile phone (distinct from the car phone) in 1973 and led the team that developed it and brought it to market in 1983. He is considered the “father of the (handheld) cell phone” and is also the first person in history to make a handheld cellular phone call in public.
Cooper is co-founder of numerous communications companies with his wife and business partner Arlene Harris. He is co-founder and current Chairman of Dyna LLC, in Del Mar, California. He sits on committees supporting the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the United States Department of Commerce.

Ron Fowler-San Diego Padres
2019-03-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
We are privileged to have scheduled Padres Executive Chairman Ron Fowler to showcase the new and upcoming highlights for the 2019 season. He will discuss all of the exciting news related to baseball and the 2019 roster!

Dr. Benjamin Maxwell-Medical Director-Inpatient Psychiatry, Rady Children's Hospital
2019-03-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Dr. Maxwell is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with an interest in general clinical care, education, mental health integration into primary care settings, and global mental health.
He currently serves as Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and is an Assistant Professor at University of California, San Diego in the Department of Psychiatry. He has collaborated with clinical programs in India, Spain, Ethiopia, and Guatemala.
Dr. Maxwell’s presentation will focus on the trends in behavioral health challenges seen in youth in San Diego. He will discuss what is being done to improve access to mental healthcare for children.

Robert Gleason - Federal Reserve
2019-04-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Robert Gleason is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Evans Hotels, overseeing the day-to-day operations of The Lodge at Torrey Pines as well as the Bahia Resort Hotel and Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa. Relevant to his talk today, he serves as Chair of the Los Angeles Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Mr. Gleason will talk about the structure of the Federal Reserve System, the different roles it plays in our financial system and national economy, and how it collects grass roots information from its Boards of Directors and Advisory Council members to help formulate economic and monetary policy.

Dr. Thomas Buchholz - Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center
2019-04-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Progress in the Fight against Cancer
Thomas A. Buchholz, M.D., serves as the Senior Vice President and Medical Director of the Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, a comprehensive and clinically integrated cancer care program in San Diego that opened for patient care in October, 2018.
He will be sharing the exciting developments in cancer treatment and research and hope these advances offer new hope for patients and families who confront this disease. The presentation will cover some basic information about cancer and its treatments, as well as share new opportunities for our San Diego community that has resulted from the exciting partnership between Scripps Health Care System and MD Anderson Cancer Center.
