Our 2025 Honorees
Hung Wei
Hung Wei was born and raised in Taiwan and moved to the United States in 1979. She earned a Master’s Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language from UCLA and has called the Bay Area home since 1981.
A dedicated public servant and community leader, Hung served on the Fremont Union High School District Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2018, supporting over 10,000 students and families across five high schools. She has also been deeply involved with numerous nonprofit organizations, including PTAs, the Northwest YMCA, Fremont Union High Schools Foundation, Asian American Parent Association, Uplift Family Services, Quota Cupertino, and the League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale.
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An active Rotary Club of Cupertino member, Hung has held leadership roles such as Club President (2014-2015), Area 8 Assistant Governor (2015-2016), and District Membership Chair (2017-2021).
In November 2020, Hung was elected to the Cupertino City Council, where she champions servant leadership, dedicating her passion, energy, and action-oriented mindset to community service and civic engagement.
Hung is married to Ta-Wei Chien, CEO of LiTV in Taipei, Taiwan. She has two adult sons, both married and independent. Beyond her commitment to public service, Hung enjoys reading, classic sci-fi films, golfing, food & wine, and quality time with family and friends. She believes in planting seeds of kindness and goodwill, ensuring a lasting positive impact in her community.
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Savita & Doc Vaidhyanathan
Savita Vaidhyanathan is a dedicated community leader with a strong commitment to service and civic engagement. She served as President of the Rotary Club of Cupertino (2013-2014) and has held key leadership roles, including World Community Service Chair, Club Board Member, and Endowment Foundation Board Member. She has also organized and chaired several major fundraisers, furthering Rotary’s mission of global and local impact.
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Passionate about international service, Savita has advised and supported projects in India, Kenya, and Mexico, even leading a team of Rotarians on a tour of initiatives in India. A graduate of the District Leadership Academy and a Special Invitee Guest (SIG) at the Rotary Zone Institute, she recently served as District Community Service Chair.
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Beyond Rotary, Savita is an active and respected voice in the Cupertino community. She served on the Cupertino City Council and was elected Mayor of Cupertino in 2017. She has also contributed as a Board Member of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and West Valley Community Services. Currently, she is the Co-Chair of the De Anza Community College Commission and a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum. Savita furthered her commitment to Rotary and service as District Governor in 2022 and 2023.
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Doc Vaidhyanathan is the CPO/CTO for Compliance Technology at IBM Cloud. He joined IBM through the acquisition of Spanugo, Inc., where he was co-founder and CPO. Previously, he served as CPO of Arcot Systems, a leading provider of anti-fraud solutions (3-D Secure) for the global credit and debit card market. Following Arcot’s acquisition by CA, Inc., Doc led the SaaS Security business unit. He holds a Bachelor's Degree of Technology in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur and an MBA from IIM Calcutta.
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Savita and Doc currently reside in Cupertino.