San Diego Rotary

President Michael Brunker's Roast
2024-06-27 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA, United States

Dark for 4th of July
2024-07-04 00:00 - 23:59 | CA

Chris Riley: Professional Golfer
2024-07-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Dr. Jane Burns: Macklin Foundation Chair in Kawasaki Disease-Director, Kawasaki Disease Research Center
2024-07-25 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
“Kawasaki Disease: Still a mystery!”

Chancellor Gregory Smith
2024-08-01 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
San Diego Community College Chancellor

Captain Dan'l StewardUS Navy (Ret)
2024-08-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Retired Navy SEAL Captain Dan’l Steward will present “Navy SEALs—A Historic Perspective” Through imagery and verbal comparison, the presentation will contrast present day SEALs with their predecessors.

Ralph Keeling
2024-08-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Keeling is a professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Principal Investigator for the Atmospheric Oxygen Research Group.

Carl Vonderau
2024-08-22 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Carl Vonderau is an award-winning author of crime fiction. As a child growing up in Cleveland, he loved to write. His ghost stories scared the bejesus out of other kids. But it took a long time to become a full-time author. He left Cleveland to study at Stanford, then spent more than thirty years as a banker in the U.S., Latin America, and North Africa. Those international settings were sources of inspiration for his books. His first novel, Murderabilia was published in 2019 and won a Left Coast Crime award for Best Debut, and a San Diego Book award for Best Mystery. His second novel, Saving Myles, was published in August, 2023.
Working with nonprofits is also important to Carl. He is the president of Partners in Crime, the San Diego chapter of Sisters in Crime, an organization that supports authors and fans of crime writing. He also volunteers with San Diego Social Venture Partners to mentor other nonprofits.
Carl lives with his wife in San Diego. His two grown sons live close by and wonder how he knows so much about serial killers and banking crimes.
See more carlvanderau.com

Chairman Frank Urtasun, Port of San Diego
2024-08-29 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Port of San Diego

Caitlin Radigan: Juvenile Justice Commissioner San Diego Superior Court
2024-09-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
“Breaking the Chains: A Survivor’s Journey to End Sex Trafficking”
Join Caitlin Radigan, a dynamic speaker and social entrepreneur, as she shares her powerful story of survival and resilience in the face of sex trafficking. Drawing on her own experiences and deep commitment to justice, Caitlin will shed light on the realities of sex trafficking in our community and inspire collective action. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of this critical issue and learn practical steps to become part of the solution. This is a compelling call to action you won’t want to miss.

Brian Dutcher SDSU Aztecs Head Basketball Coach
2024-09-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Brian Dutcher enters his seventh season as head coach after six years in which he led the Aztecs to six Mountain West title games, their conference-high 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Mountain West crowns and four trips to the NCAA tournament, including a run to the 2023 national championship game. Along the way Dutcher’s Aztecs became the first Mountain West program to win a game in the Sweet-16, Elite 8 and Final Four.
Dutcher, who took the helm of the program following Steve Fisher’s retirement announcement on April 11, 2017, was on The Mesa for all of Fisher’s 18 seasons. He held the title of associate head coach/head coach in waiting for six years and is the program’s 15th head coach.

Peace Award Program
2024-09-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
This year’s Peace Award will honor and celebrate the San Diego Diplomacy Center.

Jonathan Glus: Executive Director of City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
2024-09-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Jonathan will discuss the creative economy including topics from affordable housing and cultural space, to global cultural branding.

District Governor Dianne Crawford
2024-10-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Felena Hanson: Flight Club: A Story of Rebellion, Reinvention, and Liberation
2024-10-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Felena is a long-time entrepreneur and marketing maven. Her latest venture, Hera Hub, is a spa-inspired shared workspace and business accelerator for female entrepreneurs. She has two company-owned locations in San Diego and licensed locations throughout the country. She’s on a mission to support thousands of women in the launch and growth of their business.

Salute to Military
2024-10-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Dia de los Muertos Featuring Daniela Kelly
2024-10-31 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Daniela Kelly’s presentation will focus on the 30 year history of celebrating Día de los Muertos at the Sherman Heights Community Center and the importance of this cultural heritage in Sherman Heights. She will also touch upon the history of the Day of the Dead tradition and symbolism of its altars.
Honoring the Mexican Holiday where it is believed that the border between the spirit world and and the world of the living dissolves, our Rotary Club will pay tribute to members we have lost.

Joanie Connell: Protecting Us from Subtle Harms of Artificial Intelligence
2024-11-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
AI may be influencing how you communicate with and relate to others more than you know. AI apps rewrite and autocorrect people’s writing and chatbots use different types of language patterns. This presentation identifies how these and other AI features positively and negatively affect human interactions.

Dr. Jennifer Tuteur
2024-11-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Jennifer Tuteur, MD, FAAFP, serves as the County’s Interim Chief Medical Officer, supporting access to quality, timely and evidence-based care in San Diego’s communities. Dr. Tuteur is passionate about improving the health of underserved communities.
She held leadership roles at several Community Health Centers for more than a decade. As Medical Director of the County Medical Services / Low Income Health Program for 5 years, Dr. Tuteur piloted mental health integration and expansion of healthcare coverage prior to the ACA. She volunteered as a Clinical Instructor at UCSD Department of Family Medicine for nearly a decade, and continues to enjoy teaching.
Dr. Tuteur earned her BA from Yale University and her MD at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she published research on family violence. She worked as a Program Analyst in the Office of the Surgeon General, and then completed her residency in Family and Community Medicine in Minnesota.

FREEDOM, Never Presume It
2024-11-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Thanksgiving
2024-11-28 00:00 - 23:59 | CA
We are DARK—Happy Thanksgiving!

Mr. Mrs. Ms. San Diego
2024-12-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

David Haigh: CEO San Diego Legion Rugby
2024-12-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
A History and the Future of Rugby in the San Diego Region

Holiday Program
2024-12-19 12:00 - 13:30 | CA

Dark for the Holidays
2024-12-26 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-01-02 12:00 - 13:30 | CA

Candice N. Tse: Economic Forecast
2025-01-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Candice is a managing director
in the Client Solutions Group
within Goldman Sachs Asset
Management, and serves as global head of
the Strategic Advisory Solutions team. She
focuses on global capital market research,
macroeconomic strategy and client
engagement. In addition, Candice developed
the firm’s EMPOWER the Investor
framework, which guides Asian, Black,
female, Hispanic/Latinx and LGBTQ+
investors toward greater financial success.

Professor James C. Nieh: Food and hope: why are bees in poor health and what can we do about it?
2025-01-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
In this presentation, Professor Nieh will share the challenges honey bees face and some hopeful solutions to protect them. Bees are essential for pollinating our food, but they are struggling because of pesticides, poor nutrition, and limited food diversity. Simple, natural solutions—like plant compounds and mushroom extracts—can help bees fight off viruses and reduce the harm caused by chemicals. A balanced diet with the right nutrients also improves their health and ability to learn. Exciting new ideas, like vaccinating queen bees, could help strengthen entire colonies. By working together, we can support bees and ensure they continue to play their vital role in our ecosystems.

SSA Benjamin Meyer: Cyber Security Threat Awareness-FBI Perspective
2025-01-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
SSA Meyer will walk us through the FBI and US Government’s roles in addressing cyber threats. He will provide an overview of the current cyber threat landscapes and how they pertain to criminal and nation-state actors. He will also discuss new and evolving trends, and how to report cyber crimes to the authorites.

Rear Admiral Rosen
2025-01-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Commander of Navy Region Southwest
