Meeting - September 12, 2024
Zeeshan Hyder is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Holistic Industries, one of the largest vertically-integrated private cannabis companies in the U.S. with operations across California, Washington, Oregon, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and West Virginia. Previously, Mr. Hyder was Chief Financial Officer for MedMen Enterprises and Papa & Barkley. Prior to entering the cannabis industry, Mr. Hyder was an investor and advisor to a number of consumer goods and retail companies. He holds a B.A. from Pomona College and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
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Meeting - September 5, 2024
Father Travis Russell is President of Verbum Dei High School. In his online message he quotes Acts 22:10: "Get up and go into the city and there you will be told everything that God has determined for you to do."
His topic today was, "Verbum Dei Jesuit High School - A story that needs to be retold."
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Meeting - August 29, 2024
Our speaker today was Dr. Adam B. Weiner, an urologist affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Weiner received his medical degree from University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine. He will speak to us about Prostate Health.
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Meeting - August 22, 2024
Our speaker today was Steve Davis, who spoke about "Project Management for underserved communities: Representing first nations in realizing first world development."
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Meeting - August 15, 2024
J. Barnes is Senior Vice President, Private Wealth Advisor, at Capital Group Private Client Services. Capital Group Private Client Services is a privately-owned wealth management firm committed to delivering premium, personalized service and superior long-term investment results to a select group of wealthy individuals, trusts, and foundations.
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Meeting - July 18, 2024
Eric Schlobohm is passionate about tackling plastic pollution and promoting ocean-friendly practices. As the lead for the Surfrider Foundation's Ocean Friendly Restaurants initiative, he spearheads efforts to reduce single-use plastics and increase the adoption of reusable alternatives. Having grown up in the west end of Malibu he is passionate about the ocean and protecting the environment. Eric has expanded his environmental knowledge with a Sustainability in Organics Aide Certificate from SMC.
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Meeting - August 1, 2024
Ryan Glatt is a Certified Personal Trainer and a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach with over a decade of experience. He focuses his exercise and health coaching strategies on brain health, personalizing lifestyle interventions for individuals with brain and cognitive health goals. Ryan is a Brain Health Coach and the Director of the FitBrain Program at Pacific Neuroscience Institute. Ryan specializes in constructing "brain healthy exercise programs" based on the most recent scientific literature while helping to address other important aspects of a brain healthy lifestyle, such as sleep and cognitive stimulation. Ryan is an experienced international speaker on the topic of brain health and exercise and enjoys educating professionals in a variety of settings.
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Meeting - July 11, 2024
Rotarian Peter Lattey spoke to us about the Rotary Kenya Water Project.
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Meeting - June 20, 2024
Wendy Caldwell is a lecturer in vocal coaching and music performance at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA. Wendy and her husband, Don (former director of the Caltech Glee Club), introduced recent UCLA graduate Diego Dela Cruz, who provided musical interlude for our Thursday luncheon.
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Meeting - June 13, 2024
Our speaker, Steven Salas, is a Public Information Officer (PIO) for the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Officer Salas spoke to us about:
- History of the CHP.
- Role and area of responsibility of the CHP in CA - and in West Los Angeles.
- Patrolman Salas' duties as public information officer.
- His perspective on increase or decrease in crime on the westside.
- Steps the public can do to mitigate being a victim of crime.
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Meeting - June 6, 2024
Domenico Fabrizi was our speaker today. Domenico is a Doctoral Student in Economics at UCLA (to graduate with his PhD next week). His research interest is on empirical industrial organization and pricing, with a focus on the airline industry. He will join Catolica-Lisbon, School of Business and Economics, as an Assistant Professor in the Fall.
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Meeting - May 9, 2024
Mark Casanova, Executive Director of Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles, tells us about his organization.
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Meeting - May 2, 2024
Lieutenant Colonel Don D. Sheppard has served as the Professor of Military Science at UCLA since July 2023. He was born and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana. His awards and decorations include the following over a 17-year career: Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2OLC), Army Commendation Award (2OLC), Army Achievement Medal (2OLC), Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Services Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2 stars), Iraqi Campaign Medal (1 star), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge, and the German Armed Proficiency Badge (Gold).
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Meeting - April 25, 2024
PP Diane Good, just back from the Paris Marathon, shared with us her experience. Rotaractor Angel Fuentes also recapped his adventure - the District 5280 Humanitarian trip to Ecuador.
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Meeting - April 18, 2024
Steve Cooley was the Los Angeles County District Attorney from 2000 to 2012. At his 2000 swearing-in ceremony, he charged his over 1,000 prosecutors - including more than 300 District Attorney investigators and 600 clerical, technical and support staff - to "show no fear in pursuing the criminal element, but also be fearless in the pursuit of justice." In 2010, Cooley won the Republican nomination for California Attorney General but lost that election in a close race to the Democratic nominee, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris.
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Meeting - March 28, 2024
Our first "hybrid meeting," with PP Tom Barron hosting trivia, fun facts, famous quotes, and more.
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Meeting - February 22, 2024
Our speaker today was best-selling author Kenneth R. Timmerman who has spent his career investigating the dark side of national security. Over the past four decades he has interviewed dissidents behind the Iron Curtain, covered numerous Middle East wars, interviewed suicide bombers, debriefed defectors from Iranian intelligence organizations, and covered the plight of Christians persecuted for their faith.
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Meeting - October 26, 2023
Steve Cottom and his daughter, Lindsey Clarke, are potato seed farmers (their family owns 25,000 acres) from Dillon, Montana. The Cottoms have been doing this for 90 years.
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Meeting - September 28, 2023
Mary Michlovich is Executive Director of OPICA. As the first Adult Day Program and Counseling Center in Los Angeles, OPICA (Optimistic People In a Caring Atmosphere) has been serving adults challenged with memory loss and their families in the West Los Angeles area for more than 41 years. In 1984, with help of then-Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, a recreation facility in Stoner Park was transformed into OPICA's current quarters. In 2006, Mary Michlovich joined OPICA as its Executive Director. She brought with her more than a decade's worth of experience in working with seniors as well as a passion and vision for a center that consistently provides professional and compassionate staff, a supportive environment and innovative programming to meet evolving community needs. Today, OPICA provides comprehensive programming specifically focused on all stages of memory loss in a nurturing environment. Offerings include cognitive stimulation activities, such as therapeutic art and music, brain fitness, counseling, education, and The OPICA Brain Train early memory loss program.
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