President Frank Yoke III (Development | Serra Residential Center, Inc.) welcomed everyone on Zoom or in person at the Hotel Nikko and wished all a happy new year!
Members Celebrated
President Frank congratulated the following:
- Jessica Hansen (Nonprofit Management | Alliance for Smiles) for making the cover of Stellar Woman magazine.
- Allan Herzog (Financial Services: Advising | Wells Fargo Advisors) and Harold Hoogasian (Retail: Florist | Hoogasian Flowers) for receiving the Bru Brunnier Award. Click here for more information about the history of this Award.
- President-Elect Ozan Yasavur (Engineering: Mechanical | Frank M. Booth, Inc.) and Merve Yasavur (Information Technology: Computer Science | Self-employed) who are expecting their first child.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests
Today's Visiting Rotarians were Toby Florendo from the Rotary Club of Cebu Port Centre and Tom Fox from the Rotary Club of Pleasanton. Our guests were Adriana Ferreyr, Tina Lioi, and David Ramirez. Today's speaker was Gary Schlossberg. Welcome to all!
Thanksgiving at The Arc SF
Dan Joraanstad (Financial Services: Advising | Retired) shared about the 2025 Thanksgiving at The Arc SF. See full story here.
Recent Club Activities
President Frank shared the following activities:
- the celebration commemorating 80 years of partnership between Rotary International and the United Nations.
- the Catholic Charities food drive.
- the 2025 Holiday Party and Annual Meeting.
- the Salvation Army's 2025 Red Kettle Campaign.
New Member Inducted 
President Frank introduced and inducted Aurelio Lioi (Real Estate: Investor | Retired). Aurelio's mentor in Rotary is Sunny Singh (Financial Services: Advising | PK Wealth Management). Rotarians in today's audience pledged to support Aurelio on his Rotary journey, and he is looking forward to serving our community via Rotary and making new friends. Please welcome Aurelio and his wife, Tina, when you see them at our meetings and events.
Sunny Singh, Aurelio Lioi, and President Frank Yoke
International Service in Guatemala
One of Rotary International's area of focus is Maternal and Child Health. Christopher Davies (Real Estate: Property Management | Self-employed) and Immediate Past President Bob Hermann, Jr. (Information Technology: Administration | Retired) recently traveled to Guatemala to serve with Maya Health Alliance: Care without Borders and shared their work with us. They thanked our Club and our Club's Foundation for supporting this project.
Super Bowl Pool and Party
Jim Patrick (Retail: Office Supplies | Patrick & Co.) invited us all to the Super Bowl Party on February 8, 2026 and to play the Super Bowl Pool. See here for details.
Jim Patrick
Upcoming Events
- Check the Club's calendar for upcoming meetings and events in January 2026.
- Contact President Frank if you are interested in helping with the Literacy Project at the Kroc Center of the Salvation Army.
- Today's audience received an update on the DDF project with the Rotary Club of Burlingame Hillsborough to transform the lives of tribal welfare girls in rural India through education. You can read the full story entitled Dream Girls in the November 2025 issue of Rotary magazine.
Guest Speaker
President Frank introduced today's speaker — Gary Schlossberg. Gary is a global strategist for Wells Fargo Investment Institute and returned today to deliver a 2026 economic forecast. President Frank thanked Gary Schlossberg and announced that 100 children would be inoculated against polio in Gary's name.
Gary Schlossberg
Meeting Volunteers
President Frank 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; Allan Herzog for managing the microphone; Kirt Burdick for managing the audio-visual equipment during our in-person meeting; Christopher Davies for serving as greeter; and Ann Daugherty (Financial Services: Private Trading | IBN Financial Services) and Gary Dales (Accounting | Fly Leasing) for doing check-in at the Hotel Nikko.