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Sep. 22, 2020 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan
Sep. 23, 2020
Gordon Lu ( Lu Chi Fa ) was born in 1942 in Jiangsu Province of China. He grew up there and in Shanghai HongKong and Taiwan. As an orphan, he was shuffled from one house to another; he often was hungry, beaten and forced to beg to survive. In 1969, he immigrated to the United States, and through hard work and perseverance realized the American dream of success.
Double Luck - Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan, the account of Lu Chi Fa's early years in China, was written with the hope of inspiring others to seek opportunity in times of crisis, to believe in the rewards of hard work, and to succeed in their personal and professional lives. Double Luck has been a successful book : some 70,000 copies have been printed, and the book received a gold award for non-fiction from the Parent's Choice Foundation. Three education classes at California Polytechnic University include Double Luck on their required reading lists. Lu Chi Fa has been invited to speak to numerous school classes and community groups. |
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Recycling
Oct. 07, 2020
With a Masters in Public Administration, Jamie has over 30 years of experience in local government program management. From 1989 until she retired, Jamie was well known in Orange County for the development and management of Waste Reduction programs. As a consultant, she initiated and managed curbside recycling programs for 5 cities, including educational programs and presentations. Though finishing her career as the Deputy Director of Public Works for the City of Orange, her heart remained loyal to the importance of waste reduction. Her presentation to us will involve San Luis Obispo County information. |
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The Things you need to know when you lose a loved one
Oct. 14, 2020
Roger H. Ridley has a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Arts degrees in history and has enjoyed the study of history all of his life! The best job of his life was teaching history at Riverside Community College, though he has taught history on both the high school level and college level. He happens to also be a lawyer specializing in estate planning in Nipomo.
He is a past president of the Rotary Club of Magnolia Center in Riverside. He has taught law classes at Michigan State University, Lansing Community College (in Michigan) and at the UCR Extension to paralegals, estate planning to insurance professionals, and has given numerous seminars on this subject.
He has been married to Christine J. Ridley for over 40 years, and together they have five children and seven grandchildren. |
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South San Louis County Deputy Sheriff
Oct. 28, 2020
My name is Danny Miller and I am a deputy sheriff with the San Luis Obispo Sherriff Office and currently assigned to the Community Action Team (CAT). I have over 28 years in law enforcement and have worked at several departments on the central coast. I spent the past 11 years working in the Sacramento area before moving back to the central coast. As a member of the CAT Team I am responsible for providing resources to the homeless and removing them from private property. I also work with other members of the CAT team regarding mental health. |
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Oct. 31, 2020 - Nov. 03, 2020
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Oct. 31, 2020 9:00 a.m. - Nov. 03, 2020 8:00 p.m.
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WEBS - Women Empowered Build Strong
Nov. 11, 2020
Our mission is to create safe and affordable, high quality housing solutions for women veterans through immediate housing placement while creating a long-term farming tiny house on wheels community where women veterans will be encouraged to rebuild their lives through empowerment, camaraderie, and community support away from the distractions of day to day life. Sandy served 12 years on active duty in the United States Air Force, then 4 years as a Peace Officer, and has now created another avenue to further serve her community. It was not that long ago when the devastating news of a medical discharge from the Air Force was eminent for her. The uncertainty and stresses of her career prematurely ending was difficult to say the least. Depression, worthlessness, failure, physical ailments, anger, despair, and suicidal thoughts plagued her daily after being discharged as she was told repeated by civilian employers that she was “overqualified” for many jobs, including the same jobs she held in the military.
One morning she left her best friend’s home where she and her 2 small children were residing at the time. Her decision was that life was not worth living! That her family will be better off without the burden of her added struggles. That day her father suffered a heart attack at work, and she was called to help her mother with his care. That event changed her life as she went to support her parents during that trying time, putting her emotions on hold once again. Leaving Florida to reside with her parents in Georgia, Sandy was uncertain of her future.
Almost a year had passed without any decision from the VA regarding benefits or pension determination, or gainful employment. Sandy then enrolled in college to study residential construction. One year later, DeKalb County Police Department offered her the opportunity to become a police officer. Due to Sandy’s prior military medical condition, her law enforcement career was short lived. Upon her son’s graduation from high school she moved to California in pursuit of a career in real estate. Sandy obtained her real estate license and uses a portion of her commissions from real estate sales to take massive action on actualizing her supersized dream of starting a nonprofit to help women veterans regain stability after military service. As the founder of Operation WEBS, Sandy is now providing sustainable housing solutions to those facing homelessness.
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Nov. 15, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Nov. 18, 2020 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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HiCap
Dec. 02, 2020
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Ventana Wildlife Society - California Condors
Dec. 16, 2020
Mike Stake is a wildlife biologist at Ventana Wildlife Society in Monterey. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Mike became interested in birds when his 6th-grade teacher took the class to a local sewage pond to identify ducks, herons, and kingfishers. Mike left California in 1988 to attend the University of Nebraska. After graduation, he worked with The Nature Conservancy in Texas and Hawks Aloft in New Mexico before getting his Master’s Degree at the University of Missouri. Along the way, he assisted biology research projects in the Bahamas, Australia, Peru, and Ecuador, and spent two years teaching English classes in Russia. Mike has been back home in California since 2009 assisting with California Condor recovery on the central coast.
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Shower the People
Jan. 06, 2021
Lived in the area for 30 years (SLO 1990-2013, Nipomo 2013-present).
Have been married to Dianna for 43 years. Have 2 sons and 4 grandchildren.
Vietnam veteran. Worked for Copeland Sports in SLO for 20+ years as Director of Information Technology - retired in 2012.
Scoutmaster BSA Troop 303 in SLO for 7 years; volunteer for many years at Maxine Lewis shelter in SLO; served last 6 years on BofD of 5 Cities Homeless Coalition (5CHC); volunteer / advisory board for Shower The People for last two years.
Hobbies are playing piano and guitar, songwriting, photography, telling "Dad" jokes to my grandkids.
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Jan. 24, 2021 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Phillips 66 - Future Plant Closing
Jan. 27, 2021
Jim Anderson is the Superintendent of Maintenance at the Phillips 66 Santa Maria Refinery on the Nipomo Mesa, where he has worked for the past 31 years, in addition to being a part time lecturer at Cal Poly and Cuesta College. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California Davis.
He retired from the US Army Reserve, Corps of Engineers in 2011.
Jim has served as Chair of the Arroyo Grande Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Central Coast Economic Forecast, is a member of the Cuesta College Foundation Board, and is Past President of the Rotary Club of Nipomo.
He has four grown children, a young son, and two granddaughters. He and his wife and son live in Atascadero. |
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Square One - Elder and Health Advocacy
Feb. 10, 2021
I became an elder and health advocate to help others navigate health care and caregiving after my own – unexpected - experience as a caregiver. Like many people, I was completely unprepared; caregiving upended my life and my career. Qualifications:
Highlights of public awareness campaign:
Before starting Square One Elder and Health Advocacy, I practiced law for 30+ years, with a focus on public infrastructure construction. To learn more, please go to www.SquareOneAdvocacy.com You can reach me at SquareOneAdvocacy@gmail.com or 805.594.1671 |
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Lopez High School Counselor
Feb. 17, 2021
I have been the school counselor at Lopez High School for the past 20 years. I was born and raised in Gallup, NM and moved to the Central Coast in 1998. I graduated from Cal Poly, SLO with a Bachelors of Science in Social Science, Completed my Single Subject Social Studies teaching credential from Cal Poly, SLO, worked for Family Care Network and then Completed my Masters in Counseling and Pupil Personnel Service credential from the University of La Verne.
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Mar. 03, 2021
Mark Lisa is the CEO of the Tenet Health Central Coast market, serving as CEO of Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton and Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo. He oversees the operations of the two-hospital network. Mark first came to the Central Coast in 2012 as CEO for Twin Cities Community Hospital; prior to that he served as CEO of Doctors Hospital of Manteca. Mark is also a Retired Lieutenant from the Medical Services Corps of the United States Navy, having served nine years as a Corpsman and Chief Hospital Corpsman and 11 years as an Officer. In addition, he served in Washington, DC, on the staff of the Navy Surgeon General. |
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Point San Luis Obispo Lighthouse
Mar. 10, 2021
Kathy Mastako has been associated with the Point San Luis Light Station since her retirement from Cal Poly in 2016. At first, she volunteered to work as a docent, leading tours of the light station on Wednesdays and Saturdays for hikers taking the Pecho Coast Trail to the lighthouse, and for visitors coming by shuttle bus. After leading tours for a few months, she decided she wanted to do more research into the lighthouse’s history with particular emphasis on the people who lived and worked there.
Her research has resulted in a number of articles published in national and regional publications like Lighthouse Digest magazine, the quarterly journal of the United States Lighthouse Society and the quarterly journal of the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society. She also writes a monthly column about Point San Luis for the Avila Beach Life newspaper, contributes to Lighthouse Quarterly, a publication of the Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers, and produces the quarterly newsletter for the Point San Luis light station.
She attended Georgetown University, where she met her husband, and graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Business Administration. Her first career was spent in Human Resources, first in the nonprofit and public sectors and later, after relocating to Silicon Valley, for high tech companies like Varian, VLSI, and Philips.
Kathy and her husband moved to the Central Coast in 2002, planning on retirement. But she soon decided it was too early to retire, so she launched a second “career” providing administrative services for Cal Poly’s Landscape Architecture department.
Research and history were never her passions until she realized she wanted to delve deeper into Point San Luis’s past. Her ongoing research informs her tours, gives her an outlet for her writing, and helps educate fellow docents about aspects of the lighthouse’s history they might not have known before.
In 2019, she joined the Board of the non-profit, the Point San Luis Lighthouse Keepers, which has responsibility for the restoration, preservation, maintenance and operation of the light station. Aside from her research and writing, Kathy developed an interactive Zoom tour of the light station to substitute for “in person” tours while the lighthouse is temporarily closed. These Zoom tours are offered to the public every Wednesday afternoon, and to groups by prior arrangement. For some groups, thanks to a generous grant from Mechanics Bank, the Zoom tours are offered free of charge.
Kathy’s future plans include authoring a book about the Point San Luis LIghthouse and, post-pandemic, bringing the lighthouse, using Zoom, to those who for one reason or another are not able to travel here to visit it.
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