Speakers

Speaker	Date	Topic
Mario Lopez, MCF Community Advocate	Oct 13, 2026 8:00 AM	Marin Community Foundation and the Canal and West Marin Mario Ernesto Lopez serves as the Community Advocate for The Canal and West Marin at the Marin Community Foundation. A San Rafael native and proud son of immigrants from Guatemala and El Salvador, Mario brings deep community insight, lived experience, and a steadfast commitment to equity and opportunity to his work with residents of The Canal and West Marin. In his remarks, Mario will highlight the vital role The Canal plays in the civic, cultural, and economic fabric of San Rafael and Marin County, and he will share ongoing efforts aimed at strengthening conditions, expanding opportunity, and improving the everyday lives of Canal residents.
YuHui Chen, District Governor	Oct 27, 2026 8:00 AM	District Report on Rotary
Bobba Venkatadri, Intl Svcs Chair, B&H Rotary Club	Nov 10, 2026 8:00 AM	Neal Orphan School, India Bobba will describe a Global Grant Project for skill development centers for digital learning in India. Bobba was born and raised in a village in southern India.He immigrated to US 52 years ago. He has Masters in Pharmacy(India) and an MBA in finance (USA). He worked in leadership positions(V.P. CEO roles) in Biopharmaceutical industry for 40 years in companies that are now part of Pfizer,J&J , Mallinkrodt & Merck and 15 years in Venture Capital. He and his family worked and lived in India, Indonesia, EU and US. He currently serves on the boards of Diabetomics,Geneyx, Certus critical care, Staysis Labs, and Sparsha Pharma. He currently spends most of his time at Charitable organizations like Burlingame Rotary, The Forgotten International, USA and KEATS, India helping the poorest of the poor around the world. Just completed a major renovation of the high school from his birth place in A.P, India by raising about $550K.
Harbor Rotary People and Stories	Nov 24, 2026 8:00 AM	TBA Biographical sketches of ourm members. More detail soon.