Public Relations-Regional, Additional Active Denise Scatena is the Founding Partner of Scatena Daniels Communications.  Founded in 2009, their primary focus is in the philanthropic sector. A third generation San Diegan, Denise has family roots in Logan Heights, City Heights and in Clairemont. She graduated from Madison High School, received a Bachelor’s degree from Chapman University,…

Social Service and Welfare-Homeless Drew Moser is the Executive Director for the Lucky Duck Foundation, a non-profit that funds, activates and leads high-impact, collaborative programs that alleviate the suffering of homelessness throughout San Diego City & County. He was born and raised in Spokane, WA.  He graduated from the University of Redlands  with a degree…

Information Technology-Cloud Services Phil Silver is the Business Development Manager for Amazon Web Services. Earlier in his career, Phil joined the Rotary Club of White Plains (NY) but had to step away for work, family and military service, including starting a company, Mad Science of Greater New York, which provided STEM enrichment programs to over…

Associations-Cancer Amy is the Senior Executive Director (Southern CA) for the American Cancer Society, West Region. She has spent the last 21 years working in the non-profit sector, working for many years at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and for Big Brothers Big Sisters.  She was hired at Big Brothers and Big Sisters…

Shipping Logistics Karen is the Director of Operations for Woodward Logistics Services, a company that provides planning and assistance for exporters of all sizes to help maximize their success in the Mexican market and around the world. Karen was born in San Diego and raised in Tijuana and is a proud binational citizen.  She has…

Traffic Management-Military Shaneese has been serving in the United States Air Force for the last 13 years, where she works in Logistics for Traffic Management.  She serves as a her unit’s training and career advisor. Shaneese was first introduced to Rotary as a 13 year-old student at Monarch in 1998.  She was invited to our…

Us Navy-External Affairs Caitlin is the Public Affairs Director for Navy Region Southwest.  She coordinates all public information and communications functions for 10 shore installations throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.  She leads a team of communication experts versed in all aspects of public affairs, community engagement and social media outreach. She…

Marketing-Digital, Additional Active Thomas is the Co-Founder and Creative Director for Weaponized Creativity, a digital marketing and design agency. He is also the marketing director for The Truffleist. He and his wife, Alice, moved to San Diego 2 years ago.  Philanthropy and serving their community is a big part of their family.  They have 2…

Youth Organization-Reality Changers Tamara is the new President and CEO of Reality Changers, a nonprofit organization  that provides youth from disadvantaged backgrounds with academic support, financial assistance and leadership training to become college graduates. Living in San Diego for almost a year now, she is originally from Columbus, Ohio. She left Ohio to attend UCLA…

Museum-Comic-Con Ingrid is the Director of Philanthropy for the Comic-Con Museum.  Scheduled to open in Spring 2021, the museum in Balboa Park will be interactive and celebrate the impact of popular culture in everyone’s lives. She is a board member for the San Diego Public Library Foundation and the Epilepsy Foundation, and recently joined the…