Speaker Date Topic
Gavin Chilcott,Cordell Bank Nat'l Marine Sanctuary Mar 29, 2024 12:15 PM
Let’s take a virtual dive to explore the colorful & fascinating marine life of Cordell Bank by Gavin
Let’s take a virtual dive to explore the colorful & fascinating marine life of Cordell Bank by Gavin

Gavin Chilcott is a member of the boards of directors of both the Cordell Marine Sanctuary Foundation, and the Bay Area Underwater Explorers (BAUE).  He was a team member of BAUE’s exploration expeditions to Cordell Bank in both 2022 and 2023, and is scheduled to participate in another diving expedition to Cordell Bank in 2024.  In addition to exploration diving with BAUE, Gavin is an active technical and cave diver, in addition to being a volunteer scientific diver for Bodega Marine Lab.  

Gavin is a native of Santa Rosa, and has a strong interest in marine conservation projects in central and northern California.  Gavin is a graduate of Santa Rosa Junior College, holds a BA from UC Berkeley and a PhD from the University of Washington.

Janal Cruz, Guayaki Sustainable RainforestProducts Apr 05, 2024 12:15 PM
Guayaki Sustainable Rainforest Products by Janal Cruz
Guayaki Sustainable Rainforest Products by Janal Cruz

Janal Cruz, Guayaki Yerba Mate

Guayaki Yerba Mate is a privately-owned Social Purpose Corporation headquartered in Sebastopol California since 2005 with subsidiaries in Canada, Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Guayaki is known for bringing yerba mate to US consumers through its Market Driven Regeneration business model. Offering loose leaf yerba mate as well as ready-to-drink yerba mate beverages in bottles and cans.

Nearly all of Guayakí’s packaging is manufactured in the United States, and other ingredients (e.g. juices, flavors, herbs, etc.) are sourced nationally and globally. All of Guayakí’s co-manufacturing partners are in California, where they bottle or package Guayakí’s products. Guayakí self-distributes its products and works with 3rd party distributors, delivering to markets in the United States and Canada.

Janal joined Guayaki in 2006, starting as a purchasing/finance assistant and working her way up to VP of Operations. Janal is responsible for the supply chain operations in North America. She leads a cross functional team managing the production, procurement, innovation, and quality standards of Guayakí’s line of yerba mate products.

During her career at Guayaki led the efforts to launch the first ready to drink canned yerba mate beverages for the brand and has been working on including the sourcing of regenerative organic certified ingredients. 

 

Mia Del Prete hosts Teacher of the Year Awards Apr 12, 2024 12:15 PM
Teacher of the Year Awards, hosted by Mia Del Prete and Teacher of the Year Awards Committee
Andy Del Monte, Director Brook Haven Choir Club Apr 19, 2024 12:15 PM
Brook Haven Choir Club, directed by Andy Del Monte
Brook Haven Choir Club, directed by Andy Del Monte

The Brook Haven Choir Club, made up of 5th-8th grade students, meets once a week after school to sing and play with music together. Led by music teacher Andy DelMonte, the group sings uplifting folk music and contemporary popular music. We love singing together and trying new things. We look forward to sharing our voices, joy and youthful spirit with you. 

Andy Del Monte was raised in Healdsburg and attended Cardinal Newman High School and Santa Rosa Junior College before graduating from Arizona State University. He also received a Masters degree from Boston University. In addition to making music, he loves running, biking, hiking and solving puzzles.
 
He joined the Sebastopol Union staff after teaching for 25 years at Analy High School. His favorite aspect of teaching is the daily joy he gets from working with kids.

Rick Wilson hosts Overcoming Obstacle Awards Apr 26, 2024 12:00 PM
Overcoming Obstacle Awards hosted by Rick Wilson and David Schreibman and the OOA committee

David Schreibman, OOA Committee Chair and his team invite you to arrive early to get a good seat.  Please arrive by Noon, if not earlier.  The Overcoming Obstacles Awards (OOA) is a highly visable program that you want to be sure to get a good seat for. 

Please be sure to attend and support the six (6) high school students who have overcome tremendous obstacles in the lives.

Frank Mayhew, Polio Immunization Days India May 10, 2024 12:15 PM
Polio National Immunization Days in India by Frank Mayhew
Polio National Immunization Days in India by Frank Mayhew

Frank Mayhew will share his very recent experience and photos from his trip to India to administer/inoculate babies with the polio vaccine.  Frank traveled with Rotarians from around the world to help with this very important effort to help rid the world of polio, a Rotary International goal that our club strongly supports.

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