Speakers

Lekha will share with us the many festivals in the India.

Provided by Dina Pocernich

• Born in Mogadishu, Somalia.  
• Studied in Quranic school at age 7.  
• Went to regular school at age 9.  
• Left for Egypt at age 10 for school
• At age 17 went back to Somalia after graduating from high school.  
• Got scholarship to the USA.  
• Studied at UCLA Pre-pharmacy
• Transferred to the university of New Mexico.
• Graduated with BS in Pharmacy and BA in Chemistry
• Attended graduate school in hospital pharmacy at UW
• Went to dental school at Marquette
• Graduate with DDS in 1975.
• While in dental school I Worked as a pharmacist at UW Hospital in Madison and Deaconess Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital in Milwaukee
• Worked as a dentist for for the state of Wisconsin Department of Health and Correction
• Taught at Matc in the dental auxiliaries programs since 1976
• Became chairperson of Dental auxiliaries
• Became the dean of health occupations
• Became the administrative dean of health, human and protective services
• Became Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Learners Success
• I was Rotary West member
• I had 4 of my daughters joined the Rotary youth exchange: 2 to France and 2 to Brazil
• Retired from the college in 2010
• All the while I maintained private practice
• Did leadership training programs at UW and Harvard
• Did mission work 3 times in Honduras, 1 time in Belize and 4 times in Kenya
• I have 8 children college graduates and 10 grandchildren
• Currently I work 3 days for Forward Dental 

Provided by Bill Wambach

Provided by Dan Presser

Provided by Ronald Riechers

Provided by Deanna Popke

A recap of what was learned and experienced at The Rotary International Convention.