The Weekly Meeting Summary of the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley
March 17, 2026
Lori Souza, Editor
OPENING THE MEETING
President Sarah Palmer called the meeting to order at 8:16 AM
Pledge of Allegiance - Nan Ho
Four Way Test - Alex Vega
Song of the Day - Jerry Hawkins led us in a St. Patrick's Day sone, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS
Visiting Rotarians: Leslie Lemieux introduced BOB TUCKNOTT from the Dublin Club with a classification of Electrical Contractor
Guests:
Mony Nop introduced Brook Witherspoon
Beth McCormick introduced Dr. Nan Ho from Las Positas College.
Jill Duerig introduced Robert Freeman
Bennie Le Bourvellec introduced Jill Lauffer (Pampered Parties) and John Lincicome
Jackie Mirisciotta introduced Mark Jeffries
TODAY'S 10-SPOT-Thank you Leslie Lemieux
Student of the Month for March
Clark Conover, the Principal from Granada High School introduced Stevie Joyce Martin, aka SJ. SJ has earned a 3.96 GPA while excelling in her IB classes including Math and History. Her teachers describe her as a life long learner always willing to lead the discussion and is kind and resilient.
SJ is a record breaking wrestler, and participated in the U20 Wrestling Pan Am games. She has trained with the US Wrestling Team and has broken many records at Granada as the first female wrestler in several categories. She is the California State champion. SJ was named the number 1 wrestler in her weight class by Sports Illustrated.
SJ plans to attend LeHigh University in the Fall after being awarded a Wrestling Scholarship there. She describes her parents as her inspiration for her accomplishments.
New Member's Talk-Bryan Hernandez
Welcome Bryan, our newest member of the club. Bryan Hernandez was born in Palo Alto and comes from a family of business owners. He get up in Mt. View before moving to San Jose and now in Dublin (2024).
Bryan started his career as an Estate Supervisor, gaining important leadership skills before becoming an Operations Manager for Stuart Events Rentals. He was recruited by Alex Vega to join LV Event Rentals and is now the Co-Owner and Warehouse Director.
Bryan enjoys skating road trips and working out at the gym. His road trips include allowing his self-driving Tesla to cruise while he supervises. His time at the gym increases his health and fitness.
Today's Program-President Nominee, Anil Inamdar
Anil presented Understanding AI-ChatGPT, Claude & You
He described Large Language Models (LLM's) and a bit of the history of AI since it was first conceptualized in 1956.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Check out the "Upcoming Events" listed below for complete details and sign-up information for upcoming club happenings!
President Sarah is a bee keeper and she recently conquered a swarm on her own!
