Mara Elliott, San Diego City Attorney
San Diego City Attorney Mara W. Elliott will discuss how her office combats domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking through comprehensive services. These services are increasingly important during the pandemic when many victims are sheltering at home with their abusers. The San Diego Family Justice Center offers a safe space for victims to rebuild…
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Have a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving Holiday!
Read MoreAnnual Mr./Ms./Mrs. San Diego Program
The Mr./Mrs./Ms. San Diego award has been in existence since 1952. Since 1976, the San Diego Rotary Club has been in charge of selecting the honoree (or honorees) each year that has contributed outstanding community betterment to our city in various ways. Past recipients include Father Joe Carroll, Steve Cushman, Tom Hom, Betty Peabody, Leon…
Read MoreAnnual Salute to Military – RDML Bette Bolivar
In honor of Veterans Day and as part of our club’s Annual Salute to the Armed Forces, RDML Bette Bolivar will be joining us as our guest speaker. As a special operations officer (Explosive Ordinance Disposal / Diving and Salvage Community), RDML Bolivar has served our Nation in some of the most challenging environments in…
Read MoreBill Toone, Founder- ECOLIFE Conservation/Monarch Butterflies
Rotary Clubs all over the U.S. have begun a project to restore habitat for the beautiful, but threatened Monarch butterflies (Operation Pollination). As you may know, the butterflies have an extraordinary migration pattern. They fly from Mexico to Canada and back. No single butterfly can do it. It takes FOUR generations! Their population is declining…
Read MoreDenise Scatena
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,…
Read MoreChief Colin Stowell-San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
Chief Colin Stowell is the 18th fire chief of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD). Chief Stowell was hired by SDFD in 1988 and has served in every rank in the department. Chief Stowell will talk about the impact of the devastating wildfires in our community and on the fire-rescue department, the strategy behind fighting…
Read MoreSteph Johnson-Executive Director/Creative Director, Voices of Our City Choir
President Chris’ initiative for 2020-2021 is to build awareness and action around homelessness in San Diego. This makes the program on October 15 one he is excited to share with the club: Musician/Jazz vocalist Steph Johnson, is the Executive and Creative Director and Co-Founder of Voices of Our City Choir, the “Golden Buzzer” semi-finalists on…
Read MoreVirtual Prospective Member Reception
Recruiting new members has always been a key strength of our club. 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. So we are excited to announce that on Thursday, October 8, at 11:15 am -11:55 am we will…
Read MoreDrew Moser
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…
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