John Rodgerson was our Master of Ceremonies today. He introduced Amita Garg, who is about to join our Rotary Club! 

Today, she  talked  about how she  can combine business life with being a Rotarian so that we can broaden our service to the  local community. She's hoping that Rotary can be the hub for her school to connect us with public schools, city entities, other businesses and community organizations. 

Amita is the  Campus President of Healthcare Career College in Paramount. She has an impressive resume which includes  a Bachelor’s in Religious Studies from Pomona College and a Master’s in Higher Education from the University of Oxford. She received a Fulbright scholarship in 2004 to study cultural change in Nepal. During her time in Nepal, she saw first-hand the power of education to transform individuals and develop communities. After coming  back from Nepal, she started a tutoring center in Garden Grove which she sold  in 2007 to join Healthcare Career College.

Her parents, natives of India, had started this College in 1990 in Bellflower as a computer training school. It  was called  Infotech Career College and catered to IT skills. Since the early 2000’s, Amita shifted the focus of this college to healthcare field. The college is accredited and offers federal financial aid to students. 

Amita talked about her college and said that she sees herr College not just as a place where students can come and get their certificates to get a job, but as a place where the college transforms their lives. They  work on the whole person, including professionalism, mindset, confidence and skills.

Community service is an important part of how they transform individuals and develop confidence. They advocate for their students to use their skills for the benefit of the community. Amita understands how community service breaks down barriers for her students and instills a passion for helping others, and ultimately,  this helps them throughout their careers. Isn't this what Rotary is all about, too? Amita instantaneously got a warm reception to these ideas about her students collaborating with Rotary related activities. 

Amita, we will be happy to have you in our club. Our club will gain a lot by having a resource like you as an integral part of our Rotary Team!