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at the Summit of Ventura Botanical Gardens
Mar. 29, 2023 12:00 p.m.
Because it is the fifth Wednesday of the month, we will have a Social instead of a meeting. It will be a picnic at the Summit of the Ventura Botanical Gardens.
Please RSVP to Sandy Lassila with your choice of box lunch:
Driving directions from Poli to the Summit –
take Poli heading toward downtown, make a right on Kalorama (there is a sign to Grant Park), left on Summit, follow Summit until you reach Rotary Plaza (you will see Summit Drive and the Rotary Plaza on the map). There will be someone at the Rotary Plaza to direct you to parking.
There is limited parking at the Summit. We hope some will carpool from either the Poinsettia Pavilion or at the Merriweather Welcome Center behind City Hall.
If you would like to walk the gardens from the Welcome Center, Aaron Campbell will be there 11:15- 11:30 and accompany you to the Summit.
The abundance of rain has been a gift to the already beautiful gardens ~ you will be awed by the views! Hope you can join us!
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Apr. 04, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Apr. 05, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Ventura DA Fraud Update
Apr. 12, 2023
Andrew Reid is a Senior Attorney in the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office with over ten years of experience as a prosecutor. He specializes in fraud crimes such as workers’ compensation fraud, auto insurance fraud, and civil prosecutions such as consumer protection actions and environmental crimes. Mr. Reid’s accomplishments include securing a guilty verdict in a murder trial which resulted in a twenty years-to-life sentence against the defendant, and the successful prosecution and seizure of assets of a Ventura County firefighter committing workers’ compensation fraud. Mr. Reid lives in Ventura with his family. |
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Ventura High School ASSETs Program
Apr. 19, 2023
Laura Van Auker, M.Ed., BCBA, runs the Ventura High School ASSETs program (After School Student Education Teamwork for Success). It offers assistance with homework, snacks, and games, particularly assisting students who don't have immediate transportation home after school. Laura (she/her) has been an educator for the past 15 plus years. Laura started in education as a paraprofessional in special education and went on to obtain her Education Specialist Credential and Master’s in Education at the University of California Santa Barbara. Laura taught special education classes at Hueneme Unified School District and Ojai Unified School District before becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in 2015. She served as the Inclusion Specialist and Behavior Analyst at Ojai Unified School District. In these roles, Laura taught individual and group social skills lessons, provided behavioral consultation for school staff members, conducted complex assessments, and taught district-wide professional development trainings. She has experience working with students from three to twenty-two years in age. Laura became the ASSETs director at Ventura High School in August of 2022. She is committed to providing dynamic, inclusive enrichment opportunities for teens in the ASSETs program. As a high school educator, she strives to provide students with unique and meaningful opportunities while creating a safe and empathetic space for students to spend time after the school day. Laura enjoys biking, bodysurfing, swimming, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends. |
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Apr. 21, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Apr. 26, 2023
Sheriff James “Jim” Fryhoff grew up in Pasadena, California. Jim was a police cadet with the Pasadena Police Department prior to moving to Ventura County. Jim relocated to Ventura County when he joined the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office in 1990.
Jim has worked a variety of assignments with the Sheriff’s Office, including detention services, patrol, special enforcement, investigations, and crime prevention. He also served as the Adjutant for two sitting Sheriffs. He was the Assistant Chief in Thousand Oaks, Chief of Police of Ojai and area Captain for the Ojai Valley, Thousand Oaks Chief of Police, and Operations Commander for Detention Services Division which oversees the Pre-Trial Detention Facility, Todd Road Jail, Court Services Bureau, Juvenile Justice Center, and the East Valley Courthouse and Jail.
In addition to Jim’s primary assignments listed, he has worked in numerous collateral assignments. Collateral assignments are duties that exist within the Sheriff’s Office but do not require a full-time position. It is through collateral assignments that Sheriff’s Office members can accomplish so much and give back to the agency and support their community. Jim was a bicycle patrol officer, air unit crew chief, press information officer, explorer advisor, reserve deputy coordinator, field training officer, and served as the manager for our peer support team.
Jim is married to his wife, Traci. They have two daughters, Vanessa and Savannah. Jim received his bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in Vocational Education with an emphasis on adult learning theory, a master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma in Administrative Leadership, and graduated from the FBI National Academy Session 261 in September of 2015. Jim is a two-time Deputy of the Year recipient and received the Medal of Valor in 1997.
Jim is excited to usher in a new energy to the Office of the Sheriff and is excited to lead the over 1300 employees and numerous volunteers within the Sheriff’s Office. |
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Apr. 26, 2023 1:30 p.m.
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Apr. 29, 2023 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
April 29 is Rotary at Work Day throughout the world. We will be doing a Habitat for Humanity Team Build Community Service Project, repairing a deck and staris for a low-income family. Please RSVP to Clyde Reynolds so he can send you the information on how to sign up as a Habitat for Humanity volunteer.
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Mother's Day Flower Sale. Also RYLA participants.
May 10, 2023
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May 12, 2023 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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May 20, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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May 24, 2023
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May 31, 2023 5:30 p.m.
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May 31, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Leading with a Coaching Mindset
Jun. 14, 2023
Janny [yani] Franken will discuss Leading with a Coaching Mindset: Improving people's lives by guiding them into their preferred future through listening and asking empowering questions. Janny was born and raised in The Netherlands and worked in settings where she could use her observational and critical analysis strengths, advising parents and professionals on how to improve their ability to work with and raise children and youth with special needs. She has used her gifts in different settings while living in the U.S.A. In 2007, Janny was hired to improve a set of 3 Dutch Schools in Southern California. In 2012, she started working in a church to grow and improve their Children & Youth Ministries. Janny’s latest job accomplishment was to guide a congregation through the transition of becoming an official Reconciling in Christ - openly welcoming LGBTQ+ church. During COVID she trained for and became an executive coach. Janny is passionate about bringing improvement to organizations and guiding leaders through change, towards a desired future. Her best work is done through one-on-one coaching relationships. Janny has a Dutch Masters' degree in Educational Sciences and a Bachelor’s in Pedagogy. She is proud to have her own coaching business, and is an ICF-Associate Certified Coach. Contact: franknsense50@gmail.com Website: http://franknsense.co/ |
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Jun. 15, 2023 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Jun. 20, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Jun. 22, 2023
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Jul. 04, 2023
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John Silva: "So What Do You Do?"
Jul. 12, 2023
With inspirational words from Ventura local John Silva, President & Sr. Creative Director of The DuPuis Group. Part designer, philosopher and provocateur, John’s joy is envisioning and activating breakthrough innovations that inspire, solve and shake-up how we live and conduct business. That means spurring strategic design with new narratives and creating opportunities that drive the growth his clients seek. He’s led DuPuis work for clients such as Clorox, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Kashi, WD-40 and Patagonia. He is also founding partner in DuPuis’ business incubation interests, including Battle Born Beer (brewed in the heart of Nevada) and PlanitProtein, a DIY plant protein tech platform for commercial foodservice. A few highlights in DESIGN Co-Chair of the FUSE Design Conference for 9 years; a Nationally recognized brand and innovation strategy event Co-Author of The Packaging Design Workbook; The Art & Science of Successful Packaging A few highlights in VENTURA Led the design of brand marks for Downtown Ventura, Ventura County Food Share, and VEP’s Launch program & Influential U 2014 Innovation Award; Ventura Chamber Poinsettia Awards 2018 Chair Ventura Chamber of Commerce (serving 9 years on the Chamber Board and on the Chamber’s PAC) 2019 Volunteer of the Year Award; Ventura Chamber Poinsettia Awards. |
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Jul. 19, 2023
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Ventura Chamber of Commerce
Jul. 26, 2023
Presentation by Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Stephanie Caldwell and Board Chair Dena Rogers. They will provide an update on emerging issues affecting Ventura and how those issues are impacting the business community, how the Chamber is working to support the business community and new happenings around town. Stephanie Caldwell began her career in sales and management in the hospitality industry and then the staffing industry, responsible for branch and on-site contingent staffing operations in Silicon Valley for tech-firms such as Novell and Compaq (Now HP). In the late nineties, Stephanie switched gears and went to work for State Assemblymember Jim Cunneen in his District Office, and developed a curiosity for public policy and advocacy. Stephanie spent more than 5 years as Director of Education and Events for the non-profit California Apartment Association, Tri-County Division. She then spent 10 years as a member of the executive leadership team at the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce (now the San Jose Chamber of Commerce). Since April of 2015, Stephanie has served as the President and CEO for the Ventura Chamber of Commerce and proudly lives right here in Ventura. She serves on the City of Ventura’s General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), is on the board of The City Center, is an active member of the City of Ventura’s Homeless Stakeholder Committee, served as the 2017 Chair of FOOD Share’s CAN-Tree and was recognized in 2018 as one of the Top 50 Women in Business by the Pacific Coast Business Times. Stephanie has two adult children and 3 grandchildren: Dena Rogers has been an independent contractor State Farm Agent in Ventura since 1991. In this role, Dena helps customers manage risk and recover from the unexpected. She’s been a board member or volunteer for various local organizations including Soroptimist International, Laubach Literacy, Ventura County Master Gardeners (not to mention VUSD school volunteer opportunities) and currently District 63 Little league and the Ventura Chamber of Commerce. Dena has one adult child that she loves to spend time with when she’s not gardening, jogging, taking piano lessons or attempting to speak Spanish. |
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Jul. 26, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Jul. 27, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Ventura County Medical Center
Aug. 02, 2023
John Fankhauser, MD, MHA is the CEO of Ventura County Medical Center and Santa Paula Hospital. Dr. Fankhauser will be sharing his experience during the Ebola Crisis and its aftermath as well as how partnerships with Rotary contributed to the recovery from this tragedy. Dr. Fankhauser has served as a physician executive for the past fifteen years with a focus on public service and care for the underserved. His previous roles include Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Ventura County Health Care Agency and CMO for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose. Prior to 2007, he was a member of the faculty for the Ventura Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Fankhauser is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Medicine and elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He received a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota. From 2013 to 2018, Dr. Fankhauser was involved in a medical mission in Liberia where he served as the CEO of ELWA Hospital, a facility that played a critical role during the Ebola crisis. When three of his American colleagues contracted Ebola Virus Disease, he and a small team of doctors treated them and evacuated them to specialized biocontainment units in the U.S. In 2020 he received the UW School of Medicine Alumni Humanitarian Award. |
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Aug. 09, 2023
Learn about two of our newer members: Andie Contarino and Crista Hermance. Andrea (Andie) Contarino is Event Coordinator at the Museum of Ventura County. Born in San Jose, grew up in the San Fernando Valley (Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys and Encino). In 1975 she started spending summers in Ventura when her parents bought the house she currently lives in with her mom, Freddie Contarino. High school in Agoura, college at Pepperdine in Malibu. Was married for 16 years, with no children and lived in Venice, Santa Monica, Malibu, Pacific Palisades. Moved here full time in 2016. She enjoys the logistics of events and has worked behind the scenes for Whole Life Expo, AFI Fest, TCM Classic Film Festival, American Film Market. Andie shares a close relationship with her three siblings and loves riding her e-bike everywhere she can. Crista Hermance is the founder and managing attorney at Hermance Law, where she's known as the Estate Planning Mom. Born and raised in Ventura, California, Crista's journey took her to exciting places, like working as a project manager for Citigroup in Jacksonville, Florida, and even living in the Philippines for a year! But Crista's true passion lies in helping families with estate planning. She started her legal career by volunteering at the Ventura County District Attorney's office and the Coalition to End Family Violence as a Victim Advocate. After attending law school at the Southern California Institute of Law, she became an associate attorney, focusing on estate planning, personal injury, and bankruptcy cases. After having her first daughter, Crista realized the importance of work-life balance and decided to create her own practice, Hermance Law, focusing solely on estate planning for families with young children. As a mom herself, she understands the unique needs of parents, regardless of their net worth. Crista's mission is to ensure that all parents have comprehensive estate plans to protect their families and ensure their wishes are followed. Many parents don't have a plan in place, and Crista wants to change that. She wants parents to have peace of mind, knowing that if anything were to happen, their children would be taken care of according to their wishes. Crista is married with two young girls, age 6 and 8. She enjoys traveling with her family and going on adventures |
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CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
Aug. 16, 2023
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Ventura County is a local non-profit serving children and families involved in the Child Welfare System in Ventura County since 1985. In 2019, we began serving youth in the Juvenile Justice System. Volunteers receive extensive training, are sworn by the court. and assigned to an abused or neglected youth to help ensure the best outcome for them in the system. Janet Barron has worked for CASA of Ventura County for over 10 years, serving as Training Manager for most of that time. As Training Manager, Janet schedules and delivers the pre-service training and the continuing education for all CASA Volunteers. During her time at CASA of Ventura County, Janet was instrumental in onboarding the programs (including developing the training) to serve both Infants and toddlers and older youth (18-21) through Extended Foster Care. Janet enjoys getting to know all of the volunteers as they move through the application and training process to become sworn advocates. Additionally, Janet volunteered as a CASA, mentoring a young woman from age 15 until she aged out of the system at age 21. She is now 23 and they are still in contact. Janet is an experienced advocate for women’s and social justice issues and has held leadership positions in local chapters of the National Organization for Women, Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee and Coalition Against Gun Violence. She also served in various capacities, including President, on her children’s elementary school PTA and as the Pack Committee Chair for her son’s Cub Scout Pack. Janet holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology and a Master's degree in Public Health Education from the California State University, Northridge. |
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Aug. 17, 2023 10:00 a.m.
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Aug. 19, 2023 9:00 a.m.
This is a partnership with all 3 Rotary Clubs and the Downtown Lions Club servicing children in need throughout Ventura Unified School District. The principals of every school were contacted and provided the number of backpacks needed for needy students within their schools. We will be stuffing backpacks with school supplies. Donuts and coffee provided. Contact Kellye to sign up to deliver backpacks to each school at the event!
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Aug. 24, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Evening meeting at Stembassadors Idea Center
Aug. 30, 2023 5:30 p.m.
1238 N. Ventura Ave., 5:30 to 7:00 p..m. Brief program at 6 p.m. This is a JGMRF-funded project led by Alex Wulff and students. Tour the center, meet student makers, and learn about the entrepreneurial opportunities. Refreshments will be served. Space is limited, ,please sign up if you wil attend so we can plan accordingly. There is a small parking lot, lots of street parking. Carpooling is encouraged. You may have to walk.. Wear comfy shoes/clothes. Questions: contact Madhu. |
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Aug. 30, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
In lieu of our noontime meeting, we will have an evening meeting at the IDEA Center. Brief program at 6 p.m. This is a JGMRF-funded project led by Alex Wulff and students. Tour the center, meet student makers, and learn about the entrepreneurial opportunities. Refreshments will be served. Space is limited, ,please sign up if you wil attend so we can plan accordingly. There is a small parking lot, lots of street parking. Carpooling is encouraged. You may have to walk.. Wear comfy shoes/clothes. Questions: contact Madhu.
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Sep. 13, 2023
J. Ryan Stradal is the author of the bestselling novels Great Kitchens of the Midwest, and The Lager Queen of Minnesota. His most recent novel, Saturday at the Lakeside Supper Club, was released in April this year. He is an editor at Unnamed Press, fiction editor at The Nervous Breakdown, advisory board member at 826LA, and co-producer & host of the literary/culinary series Hot Dish. He likes books, wine, sports, root beer, and peas |
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Sep. 23, 2023 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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CEO of the County of Ventura
Sep. 27, 2023
Dr. Johnson oversees 27 county agencies and departments with an operating budget of $2.7 billion and nearly 10,000 employees. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and previously served as the director of the County’s Behavioral Health Department and then as Chief Deputy Director of the County’s Health Care Agency. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Boston, a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine, and a Master’s in Psychology and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Alliant University. She was appointed as County CEO by the Board of Supervisors in August, 2022. She is committed to diversity and equity and serving underserved populations. |
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Sep. 27, 2023 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Sep. 28, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Sep. 28, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Brief program and question-answer period begins at 6:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Assemblymember Steve Bennett was elected to the Assembly in November 2020 and represents the 38th district that includes Ventura and Oxnard. A former Ventura County Supervisor, Steve first served his community as a high school Economics and American History teacher for over 20 years.
Now as an Assemblymember, he is working towards effectively addressing climate change, improving storage capacity of renewable energy, increasing the stock of truly affordable housing, and serving his constituents with honest and timely access.
Plenty of parking for the event. Enter through the door closest to the outdoor picnic tables.
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