RI President Gary C.K. Huang chose Light Up Rotary as his theme for 2014-15. Huang is urging club members to Light Up Rotary by hosting a Rotary Day in their community, continuing our fight against polio, and increasing club membership. “Light Up Rotary is more than our theme. It is how we make a difference — every day, in every club, and every country we serve.”
Jeffrey Harding co-founded an e-scrap processor in San Bernardino in 2003. In 2006 he founded Recycle San Diego as a mobile hauler of e-waste, and established a permanent facility to accept e-waste daily in 2007. Ever since, Recycle San Diego has been growing and recycling over 85 tons of e-waste each month. Jeffrey believes that e-waste recycling should be easy and free for consumers, and has thus pioneered the practice of hosting free e-waste recycling events each week throughout San Diego County.
Mr. Harding is a Board Member of Accion San Diego, a member of the Spreckels Organ Society, a member of the Hillcrest-Mission Valley Lion’s Club, a Loud & Clear member of Voice of San Diego, a Lincoln Club of San Diego County member, and San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce member. Mr. Harding believes in community service and supporting causes that increases transparency in government and policies that supports the small business community.
The study of immunology has emerged as the frontrunner of exciting medical research, with more and more studies suggesting it holds the key to solving most diseases that impact human health, even those we haven’t historically associated with immune issues. In fact, on the list of top 10 causes of death in the United States released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 7 of the top causes of death are caused by immune system malfunction or could be cured by the immune system:
Cancer
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Asthma
Influenza
Nephritis
Alzheimer’s Disease
In his presentation, Dr. Wilson will describe the goals of immune system research and how it is bringing forth interventions in health and medicine that will help people live better lives. Dr. Wilson will share concrete examples of how the aim of “Life Without Disease” is being tackled and how this area of research is even altering the way we look at the possibilities for our future: each of us living long lives without symptoms associated with diseases such as autoimmune disorders, infection, heart disease, and cancer.
In addition to overseeing all Institute operations, finance, and core scientific facilities, he is also the Project Director of the Immune Epitope Database (a national resource of the National Institutes of Health) and Executive Director of the Institute’s RNA Interference
Center (a high throughput genomics facility).
Before joining LJI in 1997 Dr. Wilson trained in basic medical research. He was a research fellow of both the National Institutes of Health and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society where he studied the immunologic basis of autoimmune disease. He holds a B.S.A. in Microbiology and a Ph.D. in Immunology from the University of Arizona’s School of Medicine.
Bonnie Dumanis is one of San Diego’s most innovative and respected law enforcement leaders. She’s spent her entire career in public service and her unique blend of experience – three-term District Attorney, Superior Court Judge and Clerk Typist – has given her the skills to successfully reorganize and run one of the largest criminal justice operations in California. Throughout her career Bonnie has been recognized as a team builder and organizational strategist.
Bonnie’s Career
Bonnie’s first job as a Junior Clerk Typist in the County, and later as an Intermediate Clerk Typist in the office she now heads, earned her just a few dollars an hour but are positions she considers extremely important in shaping her approach to government organization and management. Even though she is currently the top law enforcement official in San Diego County, Bonnie has never forgotten her first job in the DA’s office and keeps a plaque in her office that reads, “The clerk helping in your division today may be your boss tomorrow.”
Sheriff Gore & D.A. Dumanis
Bonnie studied law at night and received her law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 1976. She went on to serve 12 years as a San Diego Deputy District Attorney, prosecuting murders, rapes, robberies, child abuse and sexual assault cases.
In 1990, Bonnie was appointed by the Court and served as Superior Court Referee. She was elected Judge of the Municipal Court in 1994. She served in this capacity for the next four years, using her strength in organizational leadership to create one of the first Drug Courts in San Diego, which was recognized as a national model.
In 1998, Bonnie was elected Judge of the San Diego Superior Court and continued to find innovative approaches to criminal justice, this time with a program called Domestic Violence Court to reduce recidivism among perpetrators. Her ideas about stressing accountability and treatment for the batterers have received statewide recognition.
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William D. Gore
William D. Gore was appointed as the 29th Sheriff of San Diego County on July 3, 2009, and elected a year later in June 2010. Sheriff Gore oversees one of the largest Sheriff’s Departments in the nation: with 4,000 employees, an annual budget of over $600 million, and a service area of over 4,200 square miles extending to a 60 mile international border. Along with patrol and investigative operations, his department provides air support, search and rescue service, and forensic support for the San Diego region. His department operates seven detention facilities countywide.
Sheriff Gore is well known for his regional approach to law enforcement and for his energetic deployment of technology to the front lines of enforcement. He spearheaded the creation of the Regional Terrorism Threat Assessment Center (RTTAC) and a Rapid Response DNA Team that uses forensic DNA to solve property crimes. He created a Border Crimes Initiative, including Operation Stonegarden, recognized nationally for its effectiveness in addressing border crime. A champion of Intelligence-Led Policing, he has increased the department’s reliance on the work of its Crime Analysis Team to strengthen the Department’s crime prevention efforts and assist in the swift apprehension of criminals when prevention fails.
Sheriff Gore’s law enforcement career spans over 40 years. He spent 32 years in the FBI, where he rose to the level of Assistant Director. He served as Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Seattle and San Diego Field Divisions, where he implemented the FBI Cyber Crime Squad and Joint Terrorism Task Force. He played a significant role in establishing the San Diego Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory, the first of its kind in the United States. After retiring from the FBI, Sheriff Gore served as Special Advisor and Chief Investigator to the San Diego County District Attorney. In 2004, he was appointed by Sheriff Bill Kolender to serve as Assistant Sheriff over the Law Enforcement Services Bureau and then as Undersheriff, where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Department.
Sheriff Gore is a member of the San Diego County Police Chiefs’ and Sheriff’s Association, board member of the San Diego Crime Victims Fund, past board member of the California Peace Officers’ Association (CPOA), and a member of the San Diego Rotary Club. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and commendations including the Arthur E. Hughes Career Achievement Award from his alma mater, University of San Diego (2002). He was selected as “Headliner of the Year” by the San Diego Press Club (2001). President Clinton designated him as a Meritorious Executive in Senior Executive Service (2000).
Sheriff Gore, a San Diego native, holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Seattle University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Diego.
Sheriff Gore’s family is rich in law enforcement experience. His father and older brother were a part of the San Diego Police Department and his middle brother was a San Diego County Deputy Sheriff. His wife was one of the first female FBI agents in the United States.
Sheriff Gore and his wife, Natalie, have a grown son who lives in Arizona.
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RI President Gary C.K. Huang chose Light Up Rotary as his theme for 2014-15. Huang is urging club members to Light Up Rotary by hosting a Rotary Day in their community, continuing our fight against polio, and increasing club membership. “Light Up Rotary is more than our theme. It is how we make a difference — every day, in every club, and every country we serve.”
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