Sandy Matsui’s theme for 2021-22 is to “Serve With Aloha to Change Lives.”

LAHAINA — Sandy Matsui, district governor of the 52 Rotary Clubs in District 5,000 (State of Hawaii), will make a visit to the three West Maui Rotary Clubs during the week of Sept. 7-10, 2021.

Matsui will visit and address the West Maui clubs on the following dates and times: Tuesday, Sept. 8, Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunrise, 7 a.m. at the Snug Harbor Room, Pioneer Inn; Tuesday Sept. 8, Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset via Zoom; and Thursday, Sept. 10, Rotary Club of Lahaina, noon at the Lahaina Jodo Mission. The public is invited to attend any of the meetings, and all meetings are offered virtually.

Matsui has been a proud member of the Rotary Club of Kaneohe since 1992. After she served as club president in 2011-12, her Rotary journey led to new adventures serving District 5,000 as assistant governor for three years, district secretary, district trainer and as a member of the Host Organizing Committee for the Rotary International Convention that was scheduled to be held in Honolulu in 2020.

Matsui entered her professional career journey wanting to make a difference and began directing programs at California State University, Bakersfield, fulfilling her passion to expand educational opportunities for low-income, underrepresented students to gain access to and graduate from college.

She spent over a decade serving in executive leadership positions on national and regional boards for educational associations. In 1992, her journey brought her to Hawaii to serve as the dean of student services at Windward Community College, University of Hawaii. Currently, she serves as a faculty member at U.H. Manoa advising student leaders who govern, manage and run college media programs.

She feels fortunate to be able to continue to make a difference in her professional life working with college students, as well as her life as a Rotarian serving the community and the world.

For more information, contact Public Image Chair Joanne Laird at mamalrd01@gmail.com.