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Wade Nomura is involved in both local and international humanitarian causes, having worked on more than 200 charitable projects benefiting over 2 million people, including an NID to India, where he has a special passion, having had polio as a child.

He is a Charter member of the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning and served as District Governor in 2011-2012. He is the Multidistrict PETS Alliance Executive Director, a Rotary Rose Parade Float Director and past 2 times chair, and a Rotary International Presidents’ Representative (13 times) including this year.

Wade is the Regions Coordinator for the Rotary Foundation Cadres of Technical Support globally and served on the Long-Term planning committee (Future Vision) for the Rotary Foundation. Wade also served as the Technical Coordinator of Cadres and as the Regional Organizer (North America) of Cadres globally. He is the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary Action Group’s (WASHRAG) Operations Chair and Projects Support Committee Chair for HANWASH (Haiti).

Wade has received Rotary International’s highest individual award, the Service Above Self award and Rotary Foundation’s Meritorious Service award and their highest individual award, the Distinguished Service award. 

Wade is the former two-time Mayor and current City Council member for the City of Carpinteria and holds the record for the most votes in an election.

He and his wife Debbie produced and hosted the TV shows Rotary, Serving Our Community (www.WeAreRotary.TV) and the award winning Carpinteria Living TV show.

Wade was a multiple BMX National Champion, World Champion, Hall of Famer and designer of the Nomura Racing bike, an icon among the avid BMX collectors.

Recently Wade coauthored his biography Creating Destiny, with his wife Debbie Nomura, who is also a Rotarian.