Programs 2026 - 2025

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 Programs Chair

January 2025

Vocational Service Month

07: Shawn Seyk, 'What is Bitcoin?'

14: Martha Michel, President, Folklorico Latino de Woodland; http://folkloricollatinodewoodland.org

21: John Goodwin, retired National Park Service Ranger & author; 'Reflections from 27 Years as a National Park Ranger'

28: Frits van der Hoek, Acting Supervising Deputy District Attorney, Yolo County District Attorney's Office; 'Changes in the Law Regarding Prop 36'; https://cpoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Proposition-36-2024

February 2025

Peace & Conflict Resolution Month

04: Melissa Moreno, PhD, Ethic Studies Faculty, Woodland Community College; 'History of the Yolo Bracero Program'; https://coreapps.yccd.edu/Profiles/WCC

11: Eric Zane, Fire Chief, City of Woodland; 'Wildland Fire Response - Woodland FD in Los Angeles January 2025'; 

https://cityofwoodland.gov/192/Woodland-Fire-Department

18: Nate Hutson, Brett Hancock & Paul Doroshov, Investigators, Yolo County District Attorney's Office; 'Protecting Against Fraud'; 

https://yoloda.org/consumer-fraud-environmental-protection-division/

25: Qudrat Rahimhodzhayev, President, Uzbek Community Center of San Francisco Bay Area (UCCSFBA); 'Uzbekistan - A Comprehensive Overview';

www.uzbekcommunitysf.org

March 2025

Water and Sanitation Month

04: Heather Lanctot, Coordinator, Yolo County Archives & Record Center and Anastasia Panakgakos, Board Member, Friends of Yolo County Archives; 

https://yolocountylibrary.org/archives/

11: Xochitl Rodriguez Murillo; Deputy Secretary, Minority Veterans Affairs, California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet); 'Veterans Benefits Update';

https://www.calvet.ca.gov/about-us

18: Renee Rianda, Grand Marshall, Native Daughters of the Golden West; and Lori McGrath; 'Preserving the History of California'; https://www.ndgw.org/

25: Salvador Ramirez, MPP; Executive Director, Yolo Farm to Fork;

https://www.yolofarmtofork.org/

April 2025

Maternal and Child Health Month

01: Jayne Williams, 'Starting Rotary's Unhoused Conversation'

08: Kellie Morgan, President/Owner, Yolo Eats; 'An Update on Yolo Eats';

 https://www.yoloeats.com/

15: Ryan Kinnan, Police Chief, City of Woodland; 

https://www.cityofwoodland.gov/394/Woodland-Police-Department

22: Pastor Larry Love and Kathy Trott, Woodland Opportunity Village; 'Tiny House Project - Freeman Garden Court'; 

https://www.woodlandopportunityvillage.org

29: DARK - NO MEETING TODAY

May 2025

Youth Service Month

06: DARK - NO MEETING (JOINT MEETING WITH DAVIS NOON ROTARY IN DAVIS ON MAY 5)

13: Claudia Krich, Author, 'Those Who Stayed: A Vietnam Diary'; https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10042/ 

20: No program today

27: Daniel P. Maguire, Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Yolo; 'The Juvenile Court'; https://www.yolo.courts.ca.gov/general-information/judicial-profiles/judge-maguire

June 2025

Rotary Fellowship Month

03: Marv Hale, Secretary/Red Kettle Coordinator, Woodland Salvation Army

10: Ryan Burger, Joe Cadelago, Linda Walsh, and Lori McGrath - New Member Profiles

17: Sandra Reese, Principal (Retired), Pioneer High School; 'Reflections of a Retired Principal'; https://www.msn.com/en-us/education-and-learning/secondary-education/pioneer-high-school-principal-sandi-reese-to-retire-after-decade-of-dedicated-service/ar-AA1FMZtH

24: President Bob Shares Year-End Thoughts

July 2025

Rotary International Year Begins

01: DARK for Independence Day Holiday

08: President Aniek Pflager Starts the Club's 100th Year

15: Marissa Juhler, Director, Yolo County Integrated Waste Management Division; 'Yolo County Central Landfill - Not Just a DUMP...but an INNOVATIVE LANDFILL';

https://www.yolocounty.gov/government/general-government-departments/community-services/integrated-waste-management-division/central-landfill

22: Taylor Edwards, 'Bike Ride from California to Alaska - 2022'

29: Richard Lansburgh, Mayor, City Council Member-District 1, City of Woodland; 'State of the City';

https://cityofwoodland.gov/1080/Rich-Lansburgh

August 2025

Membership and New Club Development Month

05: Lucas Frerichs, Supervisor, District 2, Yolo County Board of Supervisors; 

https://www.yolocounty.gov/government/board-of-supervisors/district-2-lucas-frerichs

12: Jim Carriere, Rotary District 5160 Shelter Box Ambassador; 'Shelter Box Today'; https://www.shelterboxusa.org/

19: Blair Voelz, Voelz Farms, 'My Agriculture Experiences Then & Now'

26: Linda Walsh, 'In the Studio and on the Road around the world...A 10 year Artist's Self Teaching Project'

September 2025

Basic Education and Literacy Month

02: Jan Murillo, President, Wings Beneath Our Feet, Inc., 'Walk for Your Angel';  https://www.wingsbeneathourfeet.com/

09: Joy Alaidarous, 2025-26 Governor, District 5160;

https://rotary5160.org/

16: Jayne Williams, 'Growing Rotary's Reach with Community Interact'

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

30: J. Glen Rickelton, Senior Airport Manager for Planning and Development, Sacramento County Department of Airports; 'Improvements at Sacramento International Airport'; 

https://sacramento.aero/smforward

October 2025

Economic and Community Development Month

07: Faye Abbas, 'A Life in Tune: Music, Joy, Blindness':

Faye's bio; Daily Democrat article

14: Andrea Mayer, Board Member, Thriving Pink. 

https://www.thrivingpink.org/

21: Reggie Powell, 'My Life As a Triathlete'

28: Brielle Jamros, Public Information Officer, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District; 'Update on Local Air Quality-What Does District Do? Incentives for Residents'

https://www.ysaqmd.org/

November 2025

Rotary Foundation Month 

04: Imam Riaz Ahmed Qadri, Woodland Mosque and Islamic Center; 

https://woodlandmosque.org/

11: Becky Heard, Director of Development & Community Relations, Yolo Crisis Nursery; 'Update on Use of Rotary Grant for Yolo Crisis Nursery's New Home'; https://yolocrisisnursery.org/

18: Gabriel J. 'Jack' Chin, Professor, UC Davis School of Law; 

'The Law and History of Woodland's Chicago Cafe';

https://www.ucdavis.edu/curiosity/news/chicago-cafe-is-oldest-chinese-restaurant-in-california

25: DARK FOR THANKSGIVING

December 2025

Disease Prevention and Treatment Month

02: Ann Taylor; 'Achieving A Dream'

09: Jerry Brown, Executive Director, Sites Project Authority; 'Update on Sites Reservoir Project';

https://sitesproject.org/

16: DARK TODAY - 

INSTEAD, GO TO ROTARY HOLIDAY SOCIAL 5:30pm-7pm @ Morgan's Mill 

23: DARK FOR CHRISTMAS

30: DARK FOR NEW YEARS