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OCGSRW MONTHLY MEETINGS

June 18 Meeting: Unfunded Mandates and Reducing Land Planning Control, What’s a City to do?

Meeting Details

Speaker: Gene Johns - Laguna Niguel Mayor Pro Tem

Speaker: Wendy Bucknum -Mission Viejo Mayor Pro Tem

Speaker: Wendy Bucknum -Mission Viejo Mayor Pro Tem

  Served over 31 years as a Deputy Sheriff with LASD where he commanded a drug enforcement Task Force Group and shared his expertise by instructing law enforcement agencies across the country.

 

Mayor Pro Tem Johns retired from law enforcement and became involved in public service organizations in his community.  

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Speaker: Wendy Bucknum -Mission Viejo Mayor Pro Tem

Speaker: Wendy Bucknum -Mission Viejo Mayor Pro Tem

Speaker: Wendy Bucknum -Mission Viejo Mayor Pro Tem

  Bucknum was initially elected to serve as a member of the Mission Viejo City Council in 2014.  


She brings a wealth of practical business experience, a long history of community involvement, and a solid record of volunteerism in our schools, community, and youth sports programs. 

She served as mayor in 2017 and 2022.

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Speaker: Howard Hart - San Juan Capistrano City Council Member

Speaker: Keri Lynn Baert - Rancho Santa Margarita City Council Member

Speaker: Keri Lynn Baert - Rancho Santa Margarita City Council Member

  

Hart is a fourth-generation native Californian who graduated from Dana Hills High School and UC Irvine with a BA in Political Science. 


He is a California Youth Services board member and an active Rotarian. He served as a Planning Commissioner/Chair from 2019-2020 before he was elected to the City Council in December 2020.

 

Howard then served his country as a Naval Intelligence Officer for thirty years, deploying to and living all over the globe before retiring at the rank of Captain in 2017.

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Speaker: Keri Lynn Baert - Rancho Santa Margarita City Council Member

Speaker: Keri Lynn Baert - Rancho Santa Margarita City Council Member

Speaker: Keri Lynn Baert - Rancho Santa Margarita City Council Member

  

Keri has been a resident of Rancho Santa Margarita since 2002 and has dedicated herself to serving the community through various volunteer roles. 


She has been actively involved with local organizations and has supported her children’s education by volunteering in school parent organizations, scouting groups, and sports teams.

 

Keri’s work with the PTA sparked a deep passion for advocacy, leading her to travel to Sacramento to engage with lawmakers on issues such as student mental health and school funding.

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About Our Meetings

About Our Meetings

About Our Meetings

Join us for our monthly meetings where we gather together for

lunch, engage in lively discussion, meet fellow patriots, discuss

efforts on how we can actively participate in our community, state

and country as conservative Americans, listen to an informative

guest speaker, and continue to make a difference!


Please read our monthly newsletter for information on our

upcoming speakers and more!


WHEN WE MEET

OCGSRW holds its monthly luncheon meetings on the third

Wednesday of each month, with the exception of July, August,

and December when meetings are not scheduled.


Seating is limited, all attendees must register for our meetings in

advance, please register below for our upcoming monthly

meeting.


For questions or additional information, contact us at info@ocgsrw.org

Where We Meet

About Our Meetings

About Our Meetings

Marbella Country Club

30800 Golf Club Drive

San Juan Capistrano, CA


MEETING TIMES

Registration Check-In: 10:30am – 11:00am

Meeting Begins: 11:00am

$40/per person (includes lunch)


Please Register by the Friday before the meeting, as seating is

limited.

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