Gary Jander is a retired distinguished president and current member of the Kiwanis Club of Lake Murray, a retired Lt. Governor from Division 31 in San Diego, a founding charter member of the Kiwanis Youth Development and Support Club of San Diego, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto and the 2012‐2013 District Governor of the California‐Nevada‐Hawaii District of Kiwanis International. He is a Zeller and Dunlap Fellow, as well as a Champion for Children. He is married to our First Lady Donna and he has two children, Rachael who is a Junior in college and Tim who is a Junior in high school.

In his professional life he is the managing partner in his own local law firm and has been practicing law in San Diego for more than 15 years. His primary responsibility is in the management of complex estate and trust disputes including litigation centered on mental incapacity, undue influence and elder abuse, including Appeals Court litigation. In addition to his law practice, Gary serves as a temporary Judge with the San Diego Superior Court. Prior to practicing law, he worked for the Internal Revenue Service and served 10 years in the US Army. Additionally, he is active in the community serving as the vice chairman of the Grantville Community Planning committee, a member of the ministry team at Mission Trails Church and active with youth baseball as coach and umpire.

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Donna Jander is the immediate past president and charter member of the Kiwanis Youth Development and Support Club of San Diego and a member of the Kiwanis Club of Lake Murray. She is also a Zeller and Dunlap Fellow, as well as a Champion for Children. Donna is passionate about Key Leader and has served as the District’s Administrator for Key Leader for three years, although she has been involved with Key Leader in the District since it began. She is ironically married to Gary and they share the same two children, although she is the reason they turned out so well.

In her professional life Donna is an elementary school teacher with over 10 years of classroom experience. She has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Education from National University and is a certified math specialist. She also has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology from the University of California Riverside and a Master’s of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Duke University. It is easy to tell who is the smarter of the two! Before entering the teaching profession, Donna ran her own Physical Therapy practice, worked in a variety of clinical settings and ended her career as the director of Physical Therapy at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego. She is also an active member of the ministry team at Mission Trails Church and with youth baseball.

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