Welcome to all!
Immediate Past President Frank Yoke III (Development | Serra Residential Center, Inc.) welcomed all on Zoom and in person to the first meeting of the 2026-2027 Rotary year and introduced Ozan Yasavur (Technical Consulting | Brown and Caldwell).
Induction and Toast
After a warm welcome, District 5150 Governor YuHui Chen read the duties and responsibilities of Club President and inducted President Ozan Yasavur. Next, DG YuHui administered the oath and inducted the 2026-2027 Board of the Rotary Club of San Francisco. Following the inductions, the new Board and the audience raised a glass to thank the new Board and to wish a year of making a difference together.
(Front row): District Governor YuHui Chen, Immediate Past President and current Assistant Governor Frank Yoke, Club Secretary Stacey Poole (Law: Family | Lerner Poole & Stewart, LLP), Vice President of Club Service Ann Daugherty (Financial Services: Private Trading | IBN Financial Services, Inc.), Vice President of Community Service Yana Sharma, Vice President of Vocational Service Hana Xu Wang (Financial Services: Advising | Wang Wealth Advisors, LLC), and Vice President of Membership Kayla Trunecek. (Back row): President Ozan Yasavur, Vice President of PR and Communications Thomas Estruth, Vice President of Development David Folk, and Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Tim Hornbecker (Nonprofit Management | Retired, The Arc CA). Not pictured were President Elect Alisha Marfatia (Information Technology: E-Commerce | EvolveWare), Vice President of International Service Daniel DeSanto (Nonprofit Administration | Rotaplast International), Treasurer Gary Dales (Accounting | Fly Leasing), and Vice President of Youth Development Stellie Kim (Psychology | City and County of San Francisco).
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Visiting Rotarians and Guests
President Ozan thanked and welcomed everyone. Today's Visiting Rotarians were District 5150 Governor YuHui Chen from the Rotary Club of Menlo Park; District 5150 Governor-Elect Tony Villanueva from the Rotary Club of San Mateo; Past President and Past District 5150 Governor Peter Lagarias (Law: Franchise | Retired) from the Rotary Club of San Francisco; and Past District 2430 Governor Emre Ozturk. Today's guests were Matters Adams-Grgiorrieff, Larry Boblitt, Torrance Bynum, Lauren Dias, Sasha Froyland, Bill Gregory, Merle Işık, Bonnie Joy Kaslan, Cassandra Kühn, Alexis Rico, and Joseph Senninger.
New President's Council
President Ozan introduced his President's Council:
Rotary Flag Exchange
Heidi Kühn (Peace Building | Heidi Kühn Global Peace Foundation: Pax Agricultura) exchanged a Rotary flag from Beijing with President Ozan.
Heidi Kühn and President Ozan
Service Project on July 11, 2026
Vice President of Community Service Yana Sharma invited all to the One City Day Tree Planting led by the Rotary Club of San Francisco Evening and the San Francisco Public Works. See information here.
2026 Pride Parade
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Upcoming Events
Check the Club's calendar for upcoming meetings and events. RYLA Camp Director Todd St Vrain (Education: Administration | University of Melbourne) reminded everyone that the deadline to sign up to visit the 2026 RYLA Camp is July 12, 2026.
Meet President Ozan
President Ozan’s Rotary journey began in 2017 at the age of 24 when he was a Rotaractor with the Şişli Rotaract Club in Istanbul, Türkiye. He joined the Ankara Bahçelievler Rotary Club in 2019 and the Rotary Club of San Francisco in 2022.
President Ozan and his wife, Merve Yasavur (Information Technology: Computer Science | Self-employed), welcomed their son recently:
He shared his theme for the 2026-2027 Rotary year:
President Ozan also talked about the Rotary International theme for 2026-2027:
President Ozan talked about his Board Retreat in June 2026. His goal for 2026-2027 is to grow the Club and grow the good that we do. New this year will be the use of Slack and Google Workplace to stay connected.
Get Well Soon
Club Survey Results
President Ozan shared the Club survey results. 31 members participated in the survey. Three themes emerged: the importance of a strong, engaged foundation; what members enjoyed and wanted more; and where the Club could improve.
$25 for Twenty Five Seconds
Vice President of Development David Folk shared that over $1,400 were donated today. Thank you to all for your generosity.
Special Thank You
President Ozan expressed deep gratitude to the following who helped make today's Luncheon and his first meeting a success:
- Ann Daugherty for designing the beautiful centerpieces and generously donating the sparkling wine.
- Robert Hunter (Event Planning | Hunter Events) for coordinating the event logistics with the Hotel Nikko.
- Past President Mary Liu (Real Estate: Sales | JM Real Estate Group, Inc.) for organizing the dove pins and coordinating with the Hotel Nikko.
- President-Elect Alisha Marfatia for sending out the invitations.
- Maureen O'Shea (Governmental Relations | Retired) for coordinating the event logistics with the Hotel Nikko.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 PM.
Meeting Volunteers
President Ozan thanked today's meeting volunteers: Dora Dye (Education | San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) for serving as scribe; Lisa Stark (Communications & Media) for serving as photographer; Dan Davies (Information Technology: Consulting | Matrix Comsec) for social media; Kirt Burdick and Jayden Sibanda for managing the audio-visual equipment during our in-person meeting; Margaret Miley (Hospitality: Hotels | Retired) for managing the microphone; Yana Sharma, Kayla Trunecek, Bob Hermann, Jr. (Information Technology: Administration | Retired), and Dan Joraanstad (Financial Services: Advising | Retired) for serving as greeters; and Ann Daugherty for doing check-in at the Hotel Nikko.