New Member Profiles

Melody French

Melody French, Clinical Psychologist, has a private practice in Rancho Bernardo where she has worked for the past ten years…

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Azareel Canizales

Azareel Canizales is the Project Onramp Manager at Life Sciences Cares. This organization provides human and financial resources to impactful…

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Elizabeth Berg

Elizabeth Berg has a twenty-five year career in strategic planning, development, communication and collaboration to support the success of nonprofits…

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Anita Mirani

Anita Mirani is a retired banking and technology executive with finance, technology and strategic leadership at Fortune 500 companies. She…

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Susan Alvarez

As Director of Guest Services for San Diego Zoo and Wildlife Alliance, Susan Alvarez directs operations for the part of…

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Robert Davis

As Veterans Center Supervisor of Cuyamaca College Robert designs and leads systems that help veterans and their families successfully navigate…

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Janis McKay

Janis McKay is the Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts at San Diego State University. Previously,…

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Gavin Pyle

Gavin Pyle serves as a Business Insurance Advisor for Marsh McLennan, formerly Barney & Barney, based here in San Diego….

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Steven Kempa

Steven Kempa is a Project Leader and Business Developer at Mc Furhman & Associates. MCFA is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small…

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Robert Bushman

Robert (Bob) Bushman is a retired dermatologist. Born and raised in a small town in West Virginia, Bob left for…

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New Member Profiles

Phil Silver

September 10, 2020

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…

Amy Myers

August 20, 2020

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…

Karen Higareda

June 18, 2020

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…

Shaneese Evans

June 18, 2020

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…

Caitlin Ostomel

May 21, 2020

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…

Thomas Sherman

April 30, 2020

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…

Tamara Y. Craver

April 23, 2020

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…

Ingrid de Llamas

April 9, 2020

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…

Kristie-Bruce Lane

April 2, 2020

Associations-Homeless Kristie is the President and Founder of The Thumbprint Project Foundation, a 501c(3) non profit that aides in the transitional process of homeless children impacted by childhood domestic violence, including human trafficking. Kristie was born and raised in Bakersfield, CA.  She graduated from Cal Poly where she earned two Bachelors of Science degrees in…

Rachel Luis y Prado

February 13, 2020

Manufacturing Services, Additional Active Rachel is the Chief Operations Officer for Workshops for Warriors, a nonprofit school founded in 2008 to provide quality training and accredited STEM educational programs for veterans, transitioning service members, and other students to be successful in their chosen manufacturing career field. Rachel grew up in Naples, Florida. She attended the…