San Diego Rotary

Grotarian Event - WFW Industries and Workshops for Warriors
2016-10-18 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
The 501©(3) nonprofit Workshops for Warriors as well as the social enterprise company VetPowered, formerly WFW Industries, will be hosting a tour for Grotarians. Founder and CEO, Hernán Luis y Prado, fellow Rotarian and former 15-year combat Veteran will be giving the tour and talk about how he discovered that Veterans, Wounded Warriors, and Transitioning Service members help fill the gap in skilled labor in the advanced manufacturing industry. The facility is in Barrio Logan and will include food and drinks. The tour will be comprised of two parts:
The first portion of the tour we will see Workshops for Warriors. Workshops for Warriors is the nonprofit school that trains and certifies Veterans, Wounded Warriors, and Transitioning Service Members into advanced manufacturing careers. There are two programs at the school, machining and welding, so the tour will take us through their 18 welding booths as well as their machining classroom and lab, comprised of CNC Mills and CNC Lathes. Don’t worry—if you don’t know why that’s important or what those machines are, you will! The best part about the school is that it is free to all Veterans. Hernán will dive into how the nonprofit manages to keep that commitment while still graduating 40-50 students each semester with nationally recognized, portable and stackable credentials. The school also teaches on $6 million worth of cutting-edge equipment, all with no Federal, State, or municipal funding.
The second portion of the tour we will see VetPowered, formerly known as WFW Industries. Here we will get to see some ongoing projects and get a better understanding of what a machine shop looks like and how it functions. This company is a major source of funding for the nonprofit school, and both have big plans in the future. You’ll get to hear about how they work together and how both companies are positioning San Diego to be the re-birthplace of advanced manufacturing in America.
After the tour of the facility Hernán will leave space open for questions, appetizers, and drinks. You will also watch a short, 3-minute video that shows some of the students that have been through the programs and the impact the school has had on themselves and their families. You won’t want to miss it!
Location: 2970 Main Street, San Diego, CA 92113
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $20
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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.

Hoover Interact Committee
2016-10-27 13:30 - 14:15 | CA
Meeting will be in Room 205B

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.

Carouse & Commerce
2016-11-03 17:00 - 19:00 | CA
Join the Carouse & Commerce Committee for some fun and fellowship! Don’t forget to bring along a prospective member.
Location: Bay City Brewing
Address: 3760 Hancock St. San Diego, 92110
Time: 5:00 pm
No registration is required. We look forward to seeing you there!

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!

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.
Members – please register if you will be bringing guests to this event. You can pay for their lunch at the registration desk or asked to be billed.
Thank you for your support of this very important event! This is our Club’s only fundraiser that financially helps support 28 of our service projects totaling over $200,00. We are looking forward to seeing you there and to a very successful auction!
Click here to register guests.

Monthly Board meeting
2016-11-18 07:30 - 09:00, 2016-12-23 07:30 - 09:00, 2017-01-27 07:30 - 09:00 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

DARK - No Meeting
2016-11-24 | CA
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday!

Grotarian Event - American Red Cross San Diego
2016-11-30 17:30 - 19:30 | CA
Join Grotarians and Rotarians in visiting our local Red Cross and see for yourself the state-of-the-art Disaster Operations Center, learn hands-only CPR, hear from Red Cross responders and get tips on becoming better prepared for the next disaster or emergency!
At the end of the event, we will enjoy wine, beer and appetizers.
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: 3590 Calle Fortunada, SD 92123
Cost: $20
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Bill McDade - A Rotary Story
2016-12-01 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Bill McDade, San Diego Rotary Club President 1997-1998 and District Governor 2000-2001, will reflect on his 45 years as a Rotarian and his 15-20 years as a Rotary volunteer orthopedic surgeon in Malawi, Africa.

Carouse & Commerce
2016-12-01 17:00 - 19:00 | CA
Join the Carouse & Commerce Committee for fun, fellowship, and some holiday cheer! Bring along prospective members so they can learn more about our club.
Location: Mike Hess Brewing
Address: 3812 Grim Avenue, San Diego 92104 (North Park)
Time: 5:00 pm
No registration is required. We look forward to seeing you there!

Jordan Evans - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
2016-12-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Dare Mighty Things: Landing a Car on Mars
How does a team tackle the task of sending a 2,000 pound rover on a 350 million mile journey and land it on three nylon ropes within a football field’s length from its intended target? In this talk, Jordan Evans will share how the “crazy” idea of the skycrane landing came to be and some of the many challenges associated with sending a robotic geologist, like the Curiosity Rover, to another planet.
Jordan Evans, an SDSU Aerospace Engineering Alum, manages the Mechanical Systems Division of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, responsible for leading over a thousand engineers and scientists in the development of advanced robotic systems for the exploration of our universe.

Club Foundation Board meeting
2016-12-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

"Happy Holidays To You" - Annual Holiday Program
2016-12-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Our annual Holiday program will be held at Liberty Station.
Please register below ONLY IF YOU ARE BRINGING GUESTS to the program. Guest lunches can be paid at the registration table.
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Hoover Interacts Holiday Party
2016-12-21 | CA
Please contact Mia Harenski mkh@cccpa.com or David Kvendru dkvendru@cox.net for more details.

DARK - No meeting
2016-12-22 | CA
Happy Holidays!

DARK - No meeting
2016-12-29 | CA
Happy New Year!

Prospective Member Reception
2017-01-05 11:15 - 12:15 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Give the Gift of Rotary!
You and your prospective member are invited to a pre-lunch meeting reception at the Liberty Station Conference Center for an opportunity to introduce your member prospect to some of our club Rotarians and Board Members and to learn more about us and Rotary. The club will provide a complimentary lunch for your guest.
—ADMISSION REQUIREMENT—Bring one prospective member!
The Reception will begin at 11:15 in Room 207.
Registration is required! Click here to register.
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2017 Economic Forecast
2017-01-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Guest speakers: Alan Nevin, real estate economist and director of economic and market research for Xpera Group, and Dr. Alan Gin, professor of economics at USD. Both will give provide their expert predictions for the 2017 local and national economy.
Alan Nevin has an extensive background in real estate economics, lending and market analysis. He serves the development, investment, legal and public agency communities with residential and commercial real estate valuation, feasibility and real estate advisory services and litigation support.
In the past, Mr. Nevin served as Director of Real Estate Research for HomeFed Bank and was President of ConAm Securities, a subsidiary of ConAm Management Company. Mr. Nevin also served as Chief Economist for the California Building Industry Association. He is the co-founder of firms that bought, built, rehabbed and operated more than three dozen residential and commercial projects in San Diego County, valued in excess of $250 million. He was a founding member of three savings and loan associations.
Mr. Nevin taught for 30+ years at UCSD Extension. He is an instructor of a CLE-approved seminar on Litigation Economics and taught the capstone course on feasibility studies for the Master’s program at USD Burnham Moores Institute of Real Estate.
In 2016, Mr. Nevin published his landmark book, The Great Divide: The True Story of America Tomorrow, detailing America’s demographic and economic trends, and where it is leading the country for the next 25 years.
Alan Gin is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of San Diego. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and his Master’s of Arts and Ph.D. degrees, both in Economics, from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Professor Gin came to the University of San Diego in 1988, after having previous taught at Loyola Marymount University and the University of California at Santa Barbara. His work experience includes stints with the Community Development Department of the County of Fresno and the Public Works Department of the City of Oxnard.
Professor Gin is one of the affiliated faculty members of the University of San Diego’s Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. His other research interests include local public finance, urban transportation, and the economy of San Diego. On the latter subject, he is best known for developing and publishing the University of San Diego’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators for San Diego County, a monthly report on the outlook for the local economy. Professor Gin’s insights on the local economy have made him a popular source for interviews, and he has given over 1,000 interviews to local and national media sources. He has been quoted in the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Diego Daily Transcript, the San Diego Business Journal, Newsweek, and other publications.

Brad Tilden - CEO, Alaska Airlines
2017-01-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Why Alaska Airlines believes Different Works
How does a business grow and thrive? For Alaska Airlines, it means breaking the industry mold while running the business in a sustainable way. Hear how Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden redefines customer service in an industry that has historically not performed very well, and why he’s optimistic about what’s ahead in California.
Brad Tilden serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Alaska Air Group and Alaska Airlines. Alaska flies more than 200 aircraft to 114 destinations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica and has 15,200 employees. Alaska has grown significantly over the years and is a Fortune 500 company.
Under the leadership of Tilden and his team, Alaska is focusing on low fares, profitable growth of the route network and becoming the easiest airline to fly. Alaska has earned recognition for ranking highest in customer satisfaction among traditional North American carriers by J.D. Power for nine consecutive years. The airline has also ranked No. 1 in on-time performance for six consecutive years by FlightStats.com, and has received other honors for philanthropy, community service and environmental stewardship. In addition to these achievements, Alaska consistently ranks among the nation’s most profitable airlines.
Tilden is a 25-year veteran of Alaska Air Group. He has previously served as executive vice president of finance and planning, chief financial officer, and corporate controller. Before joining Alaska, he spent eight years with the accounting firm Price Waterhouse. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Pacific Lutheran University and an executive master’s degree in business administration from the University of Washington.
Tilden was ranked #22 among the Top 50 Corporate Leaders in America by Fortune magazine in 2015. He has also been recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as Executive of the Year, and by the Boy Scouts of America as a Distinguished Eagle Scout.
Tilden serves on the boards of the Washington Roundtable, the Boy Scouts of America, Pacific Lutheran University, and Nordstorm. Additionally, he chairs the board of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
A Seattle native, Tilden grew up a few miles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where he developed an early love of aviation. He holds a commercial pilot’s license and enjoys flying recreationally. He also enjoys cycling and spending time with his family.

Steve Snyder - CEO, Fleet Science Center
2017-01-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
San Diego’s Scientific Future
With industry leading companies and world-class research institutions, our region has a unique place in the world of science and technology. Work emanating from San Diego has and continues to change the world. But are we really doing all we can to grab the opportunity that our scientific past affords us?
Dr. Steven Snyder is the CEO for the Fleet Science Center in San Diego, CA. Since taking on the role in 2013, he has brought ambitious science experiences to San Diego, like “ILLUSION,” which made its North American premiere at the Fleet, and “Taping Shape,” opening in January 2016. He expanded the Fleet Inquiry Institute to teach the inquiry method of science learning to more than 1,000 local educators a year. Most significantly, Snyder redefined the Fleet’s role, taking it from a science center in Balboa Park to a community organization dedicated to helping all San Diegans achieve their place in our shared scientific future. To that end, he brought science into the community with unexpected programs like Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar, which brings 50 scientists to 25 bars all over San Diego County every quarter. And he launched 52 Weeks of Science, which leverages the wealth of local science and technology resources to bring science events directly to neighborhoods. He is a member of the ASTC Finance Committee, a trustee of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership and a Steering Committee Member for the San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering. He is also a science advisor for the giant screen film Secrets of the Universe.
Dr. Snyder graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and took his Ph.D. in Physics in 1996 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.

In celebration of the Chinese New Year
2017-01-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Guest speaker: Dr. Li-Rong Lilly Cheng
Dr. Li-Rong Lilly Cheng is a Professor in the School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and the Executive Director of Chinese Studies Institute at San Diego State University. She is the Managing Director of the Confucius Institute at SDSU.
Her presentation will focus on the most important elements of understanding the differences between the east and the west.
Thomas Friedman says the winners in the 21st-century will be those with more PQ and CQ in order to leverage all the new digital tools to not just find a job, but to invent one or reinvent one, and not to just learn but to relearn, for a lifetime.
In his book ‘The World is Flat’ he talked about how we must be globally competent. Global competence is defined as the ability to work across cultures with the understanding of cultural imperatives and mandates. Cultural imperative are driven by cultural values and world views. World views are deeply rooted in cultural and history of people. So an appreciation of such differences is part of the acquisition of global cultural competence.

Maureen Stapleton - GM, San Diego County Water Authority
2017-02-02 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Water, Water, Everywhere…Beyond the California Drought
Water is never a dry subject, and 2017 promises to be another action-packed year in the water world. Maureen Stapleton, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority, will bring us up-to-date on the important water issues to watch this year. The Water Authority is the region’s wholesale water provider and over the past two decades has executed a diversification strategy that has ensured water reliability in support of the region’s $222 billion economy and its 3.3 million people.

Valentine' Day Sweethearts Program
2017-02-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Join us for an incredibly entertaining program featuring a performance by Master of Fine Arts Musical Theater students that are in the nationally acclaimed musical theater program at SDSU. This is a lunch you will truly enjoy, especially if you bring a sweetheart!
Please call or email the office if you plan to bring guests to this meeting.
A special thank you to Patti Roscoe for sponsoring this program.

Chris Yanov - Founder & President, Reality Changers
2017-02-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Changing Reality in San Diego
How did a program that began in 2001 with just $300 produce a $1 billion impact on San Diego’s economy? And how did it come up with a solution to gang violence by throwing out all the rules of conventional wisdom? On Thursday, February 16, come hear the unlikely success story of how Reality Changers, headquartered here in San Diego, has become a national model for building first generation college students.
