New Member Profiles

Christina Connett Brophy

Christina Connett Brophy has built a decades-long career as a museum executive with extensive curatorial experience and demonstrated success in…

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Lex Gillette

Elexis “Lex” Gillette is a blind Paralympic athlete from Raleigh, North Carolina who competes for the United States in T11…

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Jonathan Yackley

Jonathan is the Executive Director of Rise Up Industries, an organization whose mission is to minimize gang involvement by providing…

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Anjuli Dayal

Anjuli was born and raised in Overland Park, KS. Here parents emigrated from New Delhi, India in the 1970’s, and…

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Paul Marcus

Paul Marcus obtained his BA and MA from Boston University and RPI, respectively, and originally hails from Portland, Maine. Just…

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Nancy Rohland-Heinrich

Nancy Rohland-Heinrich graduated from St. Cloud State University with a BA in Sociology and Social Work, from National University with…

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Vino Pajanor

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Appaswamy “Vino” Pajanor’s family traditions led him toward a professional career as an attorney,…

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Charles Baylis

Charles started his career in the semiconductor industry, working for Applied Materials in Santa Clara. He and a co-worker at…

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Natasha Bliss

Natasha Bliss serves as Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Partnerships within San Diego State University’s Division of Research…

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Meredith Munger

Meredith Munger is a loan officer at CrossCountry Mortgage with a focus on helping families to buy, build, renovate and…

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New Member Profiles

Sabrina Lopez

February 6, 2020

Media-Sales & Marketing Sabrina is originally from Argentina. Her dream of coming to the US was fulfilled when she was able to participate in an exchange program during her freshman year in high school.  She stayed with a family in Indiana who invited her back to finish her senior year with them. She then attended…

Andrea Goicoechea

January 23, 2020

Consultant-Life Care Planning Andrea is a life care planner and nurse practitioner. She works for expert witnesses providing research and writing life-care plans for clients seriously ill or critically injured in life-altering accidents.  The data she collects will decide what will be needed for life-long care and is used by attorneys, case managers, insurance carriers…

Kat Chang

January 23, 2020

Genomics Sequencing Kat is the Alliances & Partnerships Manager for Illumina. She grew up on the island of Kauai, and received a scholarship from a local Rotary club that helped fund her college education. She completed her undergraduate at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, her Masters in Engineering at Cornell and her Ph.D. in Biology…

Julie Marner

January 16, 2020

Social Service and Welfare-Burundi Friends Intl Julie is the Executive Director of Burundi Friends International, a local nonprofit working to empower Burundian youth, women and families towards building sustainable communities through education and economic development.  Burundi is a land-locked country located in east, central Africa. (Last year, our Rotary International Foundation Grants Committee allocated $3,000…

Eric Beste

October 31, 2019

Law-Litigation Practice, Additional Active Eric is a litigation partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP. He is originally from Long Island, NY.  He completed his undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania and then attended Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in Chicago, where he met his wife, Anne.  They have been married for 23 years and…

Revel Stark

October 24, 2019

Commercial Lending Revel is the Director of Business Development for Innovative Capital Corporation.  He is a 2004 SDSU graduate. Revel’s company recently led a fundraising effort for fellow Club 33 member Jabez LeBret’s Sisu Academy (tuition-free boarding high school for girls) and offered a $5,000 match.  They are also rehabbing a residential care facility near…

Annie Rodriguez

October 24, 2019

Social Services-GenerateHope Annie is the Executive Director of GenerateHope, a non-profit that serve San Diego’s sex trafficking victims by providing long-term, comprehensive programs. She has over 25 years of experience working in non-profit organizations and 17 years of experience working in positions of leadership. She received a Master of Social Work in 2005 and a…

Dan Schneiderman

October 17, 2019

Law-Litigation Practice, A.A. Dan is a Partner at Witan Law Group LLP.  He is a business litigator and trial attorney for companies and individuals involved in commercial, real estate and personal injury disputes. Dan graduated from UC Santa Barbara and UC Davis School of Law.  He moved to San Diego in February 2018 and considers…

Kathy Demos

September 26, 2019

Senior Care-Placement Services Kathy is the President and CEO of TLC Senior Advisors, a referral agency for seniors and their loved ones looking for independent, assisted or memory care living. Kathy has an extensive background in sales and marketing, from radio and television to fashion and the restaurant industry.  She has a passion for creating…

Jordan Maharaj

July 11, 2019

Education-State University-Development Jordan is a Development Officer at San Diego State University and raises philanthropic support for the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts. She graduated from SDSU with a degree in Business Administration and is currently pursuing her Masters in Public Administration. Jordan attended RYLA as an Interact and has continued to serve…