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Malibu's Poet Laureate Presents The Work of a Genius (Albert Einstein)
Mar. 31, 2021
The March 31st noon Zoom meeting of the Malibu Rotary Club will feature Malibu POET Laureate John Struloeff as he reads excerpts from his latestest book, The Work of a Genius, a poetic journey through the life of Albert Einstein. Dr. John Struloeff has been director of creative writing since arriving at Pepperdine in 2007 and is an associate professor of English and creative writing. He grew up in the mountainous rainforest of northwestern Oregon, the setting of his debut poetry collection, The Man I Was Supposed to Be. He has published individual poems in The Atlantic Monthly, The Southern Review, Prairie Schooner, PN Review (UK), and elsewhere. He also has widely published fiction in magazines, anthologies, and literary journals. His awards include a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University, an NEA Literature Fellowship, a Sozopol Fiction Fellowship from the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation (Bulgaria), and the Tennessee Williams Scholarship from the Sewanee Writers' Conference. Prior to Pepperdine, he taught at Stanford University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he received both his MA and PhD in English. Since 2009 he has served as the Section Leader for Creative Writing at the Christian Scholars' Conference. Dr. John Struloeff was appointed the Malibu Poet Laureate by the Malibu City Council on October 12, 2020. |
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New member craft talk
Apr. 14, 2021
Connie James, PhD, is an associate professor and chairperson of the business administration division of Pepperdine University’s Seaver College. She has published and presented articles on organizational learning, strategic thinking, and ethics, and was an Exxon Fellow at the University of Michigan, where she earned a BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance. She completed her doctorate at UCLA, where she won awards for her dissertation on organizational learning and firm effects. She has been a faculty coach at Noel Tichy’s “Cycle of Leadership” workshop and chaired the Teacher Excellence Committee for the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management. Dr. James has been nominated for “Who’s Who, America Teachers.” She serves on the faculty of NAMIC and the board of Team World Corps. When she was faculty adviser of the Malibu Rotary Club sponsored Pepperdine Rotaract Club it was one the largest campus clubs and was recognized by Rotary International for its service projects. |
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(postponed for future date)
Jun. 23, 2021
The Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station is home to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s newest lieutenant. That’s after former Sgt. James Braden—who is the current Malibu liaison to the station—received his bars on Saturday, April 18. Braden had previously been a sergeant and has been working at the Malibu/Lost Hills station since May 2012, including for the last three years as watch commander. . |
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Jul. 07, 2021 6:00 p.m.
Limited space RSVP to Margo
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Why So Difficult to Create a New School District?
Jul. 21, 2021
The next regular Zoom meeting of the Malibu Rotary Club is July 21 at noon and will feature Craig Foster, the only Malibu member of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Craig is one of the founders and President of Advocates for Malibu Public Schools. He has been publicly advocating a separate school district in Malibu since 2011. At the July 21 meeting of the Malibu Rotary Club he will explain why its been so difficult to create a separate school district in Malibu. |
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Changing Young Lives One Pair of Glasses at a Time: Update on "Vision to Learn"
Aug. 18, 2021
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District Governor talks about the state of the District and District events (Humanitarian Trip)
Sep. 22, 2021 1:00 p.m.
Guity Javid's experience spans to thirty-eight years in banking, investments, and structured finance. Javid is the founder and President of Hutton Capital. She was Senior Managing Director and co-founder of Spring Street Capital. Prior to that she was a Senior Vice President and manager of the Western U.S. for Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Senior Vice President and Manager of Western U.S. Corporate Banking for Wells Fargo Bank/First Interstate Bank, Western Region Manager for CIT Business Credit, Managing Director at Chase Manhattan Bank and Vice President at Citicorp. She is also a mediator with emphasis in business, bankruptcy, cross cultural, and diversity matters since 2006. She graduated from University of California at Berkeley in Business Administration.
Guity has been a proponent of community service throughout her life. She is a member of Rancho Park Rotary Club since January 1991. She served as the President and numerous other positions in her club and district 5280. She has been nominated to serve as District Governor during Rotary year 2021-2022. She has served as Assistant Governor, District Disaster Relief Chair, Interact Advisor, Humanitarian Trip Co-Chair, District 5280 Charitable Foundation Board, and chartered a new club in district 5280.
Guity has been an advocate for women causes; served as a mentor in Women Unlimited, a mentoring program for women managers. She was an investor with an angel organization focused in women owned businesses. Javid co-chaired the first American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life" in Beverly Hills. She has also served on various not-for-profit boards. |