MIKE ROSSI
“My experience in understanding the issues in Samburu and becoming an involved Board Member and donor, led me to make a solo trip to Kenya in 2007. I went on behalf of the organization's founder, Kristen Kosinski as she was pregnant at the time. My mission was to complete an assessment of the villagers benefiting from the wells and evaluate any additional opportunities of support. This hands on, real-time, experience was a highlight of my life and brought the organization's mission front and center for me. Upon my return, I became more involved at home with The Samburu Project's annual Walk4Water event in our South Bay community, and helped to establish the TRIBE Club at Mira Costa High School. I have twin daughters and the experiences with TSP is going to serve as educational and life tools to help guide them in the right direction. My involvement with TSP continues to be extremely gratifying and the feeling of our connectedness to people on the other side of the world is indescribable. I feel privileged to be part of an organization that is making such an impact on a community in Kenya.”
Sincerely,
Mike
Rossi works in residential and investment real estate and is an entrepreneur in the areas of restaurant, international hotel and real estate development. Rossi served several terms as President of the Manhattan Beach Sister City Committee and has been an active volunteer for many charitable causes, including the International Community Foundation, 9/11 Fallen Heroes Children Fund, Race to Erase MS, West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation’s Team to Win Program, and Family to Family Holiday Program among others. Previously, Rossi lived overseas working for an international trade company.
Rossi received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of San Diego.