Programs 2025 - 2024

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Programs Chair

January 2024

Vocational Service Month

02: DARK for New Year

09: Clara Levers, Supervising Attorney, CA State Attorney General's Office; "The Fourth Amendment";

https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-4/

16: Lori Gallian, Training Consultant, Woodland Fire Department; "Hands On CPR"

23: Nick Roncoroni, Global Pipeline Process Lead, Bayer Vegetables R&D, Woodland; "Vegetables by Bayer"; https://www.bayer.com/en/us/woodland

30: Kimberly Key, CEO, & Jon Rango, Chief Operating Officer, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Sacramento; 'The Woodland Boys & Girls Club'; https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2023/06/04/woodland-branch-of-boys-girls-club-holds-ribbon-cutting-ahead-of-opening/

February 2024

Peace & Conflict Resolution Month

06: Ryan Bowler, Sergeant/Trainer, Woodland Police Department; 'Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement'; 

https://www.law.georgetown.edu/cics/able/

13: Juan Barajas, The Savory Cafe; 'Slow Food Yolo'; www.slowfoodyolo.org

20: President Karl Diekman; 'Rotary: What is It?

27: Ken Hiatt, City Manager; Tim Busch, Principle Utilities Engineer Tim Busch, City of Woodland; 'Woodland Flood Risk Management Project'; 

https://cityofwoodland.org/1466/Flood-Risk-Reduction-Project

March 2024

Water and Sanitation Month

05: Barbara Sonin, Attorney, Sonin Law; 'Conservatorships - Why did Brittany Spears Need to be Freed'

https://www.bsoninlaw.com/conservatorship

12: Jayne Williams, 'Update on Woodland High School Interact Club'

19: Preston Schaub, Deputy District Attorney, Yolo County District Attorney's Office; 'FastPass to Prosecution of Retail Theft'; https://yoloda.org/yolo-da-announces-the-launch-of-fastpass-to-prosecution-combatting-retail-theft-through-retailer-initiated-reporting-and-rapid-prosecution/

26: President Karl Diekman, 'How To Enhance Your Rotary Experience'

April 2024

Maternal and Child Health Month

02: Pat Aukes, Broker, National Town & Valley Properties, Inc., Woodland; 'Local Real Estate Sales & Rental Markets'; https://www.homes.com/real-estate-agents/pat-aukes/sty5727/

09: Woodland Open World Delegation from Ukraine - Stanislav Cheridynk, Inna Zavorotko, Vitalii Saschuk, Mykola Mazur and Oleana Balzhyk, along with Uliana Pashynna; View delegate bios.

16: Sarah Pelle, CEO, 40th Agriculture Association, 'Update on the Yolo County Fair';  https://www.yolocountyfair.net/p/community/pressrelease

23: Salvatore Giambona, Criminal Defense Attorney, Honeychurch & Giambona Attorneys at Law, Fairfield; 'Self Defense in the Law'; 

https://www.honeychurchlaw.com/

30: Phil Marler, Woodland Sunrise Rotary; 'Pickleball in Woodland'.

May 2024

Youth Service Month

07: Club Visit to Veloscity Island Park; https://www.velocityislandpark.com/; 

14: David Greenwald, Founder, Editor & Executive Director, Davis Vanguard; 'Everyday Injustice'; https://www.davisvanguard.org/

21: Brian Pakpour, Attorney/Partner, PakpourBanksLLP, Davis; 'New Developments in California Family Law'; https://pakpourbanks.com/

28: Shawn Seyk, President, Woodland Soccer Club; 'Update on New Soccer Fields'; Woodland Soccer Club website;

June 2024

Rotary Fellowship Month

04: Frank Crum, Attorney, Frank Crum Law; 'Civil Liability and Risk Management'; https://www.frankcrumlaw.com/

11: Deborah Zavala, Vice President, and Noel Rodriguez, Clerk, Woodland Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees; and Jake Whitaker, Director of Grant Services, Renne Public Policy Group; 'Current WJUSD Projects & Bonds'; https://www.wjusd.org/District/Board/Board-of-Trustees-/index.html; https://rennepublicpolicygroup.com/team_member/jake-whitaker/;

18: Tania Garcia-Cadena, Mayor, City of Woodland; https://cityofwoodland.gov/1270/Tania-Garcia-Cadena

25: DEMOTION  - Noon lunch time meeting at The Hive

July 2024

Rotary International Year Begins

02: NO MEETING/JULY 4TH WEEK

09: President Bob Nakken Starts the Year

16: Apurva Behal, Padilla Attorney, Yolo County Public Defenders Office, and Co-founder and Vice President, Unity Bar of Yolo County; "Immigration"; https://yolounitybar.com/

23: David Wilkinson, Founder & Past President, Woodland Tree Foundation; "Update on Projects"; https://woodlandtree.org/

30: Sia Magadan, Senior Director of Strategic Partnership, United Way California Capital Region; 'Update on United Way'; https://www.yourlocalunitedway.org/

August 2024

Membership and New Club Development Month

06: Linda Henigan, Advisor, St. John's Retirement Village; https://www.stjohnsretirementvillage.org/

13: Derrick Bang, Film Critic/Reviewer; "Recent Films"; https://derrickbang.blogspot.com/

20: Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica, Associate Professor of Teaching in Education, and Bilingual Coordinator-Spanish, UC Davis; "Education Policy"; https://education.ucdavis.edu/faculty-profile/claudia-rodriguez-mojica

27: Angela Lynn, Founder/CEO/President, Lynn Capital Partners; "Beauty of Private Money"; https://lynn-capital.com/about-us/

September 2024

Basic Education and Literacy Month

03: Ben Purcell, Ticket Sales, Yolo High Wheelers; "HighWheelers - Our Organization, League and Mission in Yolo County"; 

https://highwheelers.com/landing/index

10: Spencer Langan, Communications & Member Services, Woodland Chamber of Commerce; "Update on the Chamber"; https://www.woodlandchamber.org/

17: Lucia Greenwood, Chef, GreenOlive Cooking Channel; 'Nutrition With Lucia'; 

https://www.youtube.com/c/GreenOliveCookingChannel/about; 

https://greenolivecooking.com;

24: Senior BBQ @ Rotary Park - All Hands on Deck!

October 2024

Economic and Community Development Month 

01: Serena Durand, Manager, Job Development, Best Buddies; 'Best Buddies -Helping People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities'. 

https://www.bestbuddies.org/california/ 

08: Doni DeBolt, Executive Director, Yolo County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates); 'All That We Do';  www.yolocasa.org

15: Mayra Vega, City Council Member, District 5, City of Woodland; 'The State of Hispanics in the Region'; https://cityofwoodland.gov/1266/Mayra-Vega

22: Dan Geraldi, 2024-25 Governor, Rotary District 5160; VIEW VIDEO HERE; DG Welcome letter

29: Katie Curran, Community Relations Manager, Dignity Health; 'Dignity Health Investing in our Community'

November 2024

Rotary Foundation Month 

05: Steve Harris; 'Touring Alaska's Inside Passage...on a Wave Runner!'

12: Leticia Ordaz, Author/Publisher; TV Achor/Reporter; 'Childrens Literacy'; https://cielitolindobooks.com/

19: Jesse Salinas, Yolo County Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters; https://ace.yolocounty.gov/27/Assessor 

26: Dan Stroski; 'Youth Exchange Program'; Becoming a Host Family

December 2024

Disease Prevention and Treatment Month 

03: Eugene Borghello, Criminal Investigator, Special Investigations Group Inc., Fairfield CA. 'Criminal Investigations'

10: Dora Hayes, Business Development, Tradesco Tours; 'Unlocking Europe: Elevate Your Experience & Save Time'; https://www.tradescotours.com 

17: HOLIDAY PARTY - Ugly Sweater Contest; Spouses/Guests Encouraged to Attend

24: DARK FOR CHRISTMAS

31: DARK FOR NEW YEARS' DAY