Leah Koontz, Vice President Controller of Southwest Airlines, and Michelle Brega, Senior Director for External Relations for the SD County Regional Airport Authority
Guest speakers Leah Koontz, Vice President Controller of Southwest Airlines, and Michelle Brega, Senior Director for External Relations for the SD County Regional Airport Authority, will join us to talk about the challenges that both the airlines and the airport have experienced during this pandemic, to give us an update on national and international travel,…
Read MoreAnnual District 5340 Four-Way Test Speech Contest
Club 33 will be hosting this year’s Four Way Test Speech Contest District Finals on Thursday, April 29, in our new virtual world. Students throughout the County are competing in regional contests – learning to communicate effectively and building their public speaking skills, while collecting scholarship prize money along the way. Our event will feature…
Read MoreDr. Constance Carroll, Chancellor – San Diego Community College District
The California Community College Baccalaureate: A New Direction for Workforce Education California’s baccalaureate community college pilot program was approved by the legislature in 2014. Following two statewide evaluations of the pilot program, additional legislation was passed to extend the deadline or “sunset” of the pilot. In the current legislative session, California Assemblyman Jose Medina has…
Read MoreNancy Worlie – KPBS Interim General Manager
In February, we heard from retiring KPBS General Manager Tom Karlo about how KPBS evolved over his 47-year career. On April 8, we are pleased to meet the new KPBS Interim General Manager, Nancy Worlie, who will discuss the steps the station took to meet the public’s need for information in 2020. The forced and…
Read MoreDistrict Governor Steve Weitzen
It is our honor to have joining us Rotary 5340 District Governor, Steve Weitzen. A native San Diegan, Steve is a resident of La Jolla with his wife, Ava. He has been a licensed attorney since 1987 and opened his law practice in 1990. Today, he is a solo practitioner in the area of civil…
Read MoreVirtual Prospective Member Reception
The Membership Committee, combined with many of your efforts during the pandemic, continues to find ways to recruit, recommend and submit new candidates for membership. Our virtual prospective member receptions have continued to be very successful so we are excited to announce our next event on Thursday, April 22, at 11:00 am -11:55 am. (this…
Read MoreDr. Tony Hunter, American Cancer Society Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Renato Dulbecco Chair
Tony Hunter, PhD, is a Salk scientist and American Cancer Society Professor. Dr. Hunter made the seminal discovery, more than four decades ago, that the addition and subtraction of phosphate molecules to proteins on tyrosine, one of the 20 amino acids, allows cells to control when key proteins are on standby and when they are…
Read MoreJustin Rajah
Analytics-Business Justin Rajah is the Demand Generation Manager at Wrike, a work management platform. He was born and raised in Santa Clara County, CA by a single mom, who taught him to love all things Disney and country music. A first generation college grad, Justin received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 2017 from…
Read MoreAlessandra Costigliola
Education-State University-Development, Additional Active Alessandra Costigliola serves as the Development Officer for the College of Sciences at SDSU. In her role, she is responsible for qualifying prospects for the College of Sciences and soliciting gifts of $25K and higher. Born and raised in Sacramento (yes, she is a Kings fan), Alessandra moved to San Diego…
Read MoreVirtual Camp Enterprise Kickoff
This year Camp Enterprise will be virtual and will welcome 50 high school juniors who will be participating in our 45th annual three-day program. This life-changing experience is one of our signature service projects and a staple of San Diego Rotary since 1976. The students will be online with us to watch our kickoff program…
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