Rotary Peace Fellowship

Based in The Woodlands, Texas, Kathleen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Certified Domestic Violence Professional (ICDVP) serving as the head of the Gender Unit at LeMayian Hospital in Kitengela, Kenya. Kathleen comes from an extensive background with experience leading non-profits focused on the intervention and prevention of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), HIV/AIDS, and child protection and welfare.

In 2018, Kathleen was awarded the Rotary Peace Fellowship and completed an extensive program on peace and conflict studies at the Peace Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2020, she was selected as a Positive Peace Activator by Rotary International/Institute of Economics & Peace, where she co-founded the Racial Equity Project, highlighting the critical link between diversity, equity, and inclusion and peacebuilding. Kathleen also has professional certificates in mediation from the Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR) and Northwestern University, as well as certificates in Unarmed Civilian Protection from Nonviolence Peaceforce, and Refugee Protection and the Rights and Process of (Re) Settlement from Northwestern University.

Kathleen is the current Board President of the Rotary Peace Fellow Alumni Association (RPFAA), a 503 c3 providing membership and support services to over 1,800 alumni. She has provided training on Positive Peace, gender equity, and SGBV to members of the Rotary Family. In 2020, she was a founding member of the RPFAA Global Peace Conference, and in 2021 served as the Global Peace Conference African/MENA Committee Co-Chair. Her leadership was instrumental as a member of the planning committee for the 2023 RPF Leadership Retreat in Morocco, the 2023 RI/IEP Peace Activator Retreat in Nepal, the 2023 RPF Peace Symposium in Birmingham, AL, and the 2024 N. American/Caribbean IEP/RI Peace Activator training.

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Join us! We meet for breakfast on the first and third Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. at the beautiful historic Santa Barbara Club, located at 1105 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

The meeting begins at 7:00 a.m. but come earlier to hang out with a cup of something warm and mingle with Rotarians and guests. Breakfast buffet includes fresh fruit, baked breads, scrambled eggs, potatoes, and bacon. $40 guest fee payable at the door.

AGENDA

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

7:30 a.m. Business Meeting

8:00 a.m. Speaker

Guests, please RSVP to Hannah Rael, Club Service Director, if you plan to attend.