District 5340 makes its entrance to the PETS general session (upper left). Don Fipps, Pat Caughey and Sharon Schendel (upper right). Past District Governor Don Fipps with District Governor Nominee Jeb Bakke (lower left); District Governor-Elect Luis Carranza (lower right)
District 5340 Presidents Elect (upper left); Sharon Schendel with a word that describes her (upper right); San Marcos Rotary Club President-Elect Cathy Baur and Assistant District Governor Ally Abbott hold up the theme banner; District 5340 Presidents-Elect find their balloons at the District breakout session icebreaker
President-Elect Pat Caughey traveled to the Los Angeles Marriott to meet up with around 800 Rotarians at the 2025 Southwest President-Elect Training Symposium, or PETS. Southwest PETS brings together Presidents-Elect from districts in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Montana and Hawaii for sessions aimed at maximizing the value their clubs bring to member Rotarians. Member Sharon Schendel also attended as Chief of Staff for District Governor nominee Luis Carranza and Past District Governor Don Fipps oversaw the welcome dinner.