The Rotary Club of CV Welcomes Four New Members

photo Credit: Gary Bosley

Front row L to R:  Misti Short (membership co-chair), Tina Sachs, Cindy Cerrudo, Dan Jacowitz, Dwight Speir; Back row L to R:  Dan Willits, Cliff Sherwood (CV Rotary past president), Chris Carr, Jim Negri.

The Rotary Club of Castro Valley welcomed four new members to its local community in Service Above Self, as part of the global community of more than 1.2 Million men and women dedicated to building a better world, on Tuesday, February 28.

CHP Officer Dan Jacowitz has been an officer for more than 14 years and currently serves as the Public Information Officer for the Castro Valley Area CHP. Dan’s sponsor was Dan Willits,
Owner of Direct Sales Floors Carpet One, and the Club’s 2024-2025 president-elect.

Cindy Cerrudo, a local realtor with Century 21 Real Estate, and is active in the community. Cindy’s sponsor was Chris Carr, the Club’s current treasurer and the 2023-2024 president-elect. Dwight Speir is an agent with New York Life Insurance and active in the community. Dwight’s sponsor was Jim Negri, retired superintendent of the Castro Valley Unified School District, and a past president of the Rotary Club of Castro Valley.

Tina Sachs is a local resident and finance director of PlayCV Summer Enrichment, a non-profit organization that brings after-school and summer enrichment classes and activities to school campuses in Castro Valley. Tina’s sponsor was Gary Howard, president of the Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Education, and a past president of the Rotary Club of Castro Valley.

The Castro Valley Rotary Club, chartered in 1953, is a non-political, non-religious humanitarian service organization that brings together individuals, business, and professional leaders, to provide community service, promote integrity and advance worldwide goodwill, peace and understanding.  The Club welcomes individuals who want to make a positive impact locally, nationally, and internationally.  

The Rotary Club of Castro Valley is currently providing hybrid meetings with both in-person luncheons at Redwood Canyon and online on Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m.  Speakers and links to the meetings are posted at www.castrovalleyrotary.org under Upcoming Events.