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Office of the Lieutenant Governor: Working to Create Opportunities for all Washingtonians.
Nov. 15, 2018
Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and moved with his family to Washington state at the age of eight. He grew up in east King County and graduated from the Bellevue International School before attending Columbia University, Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and Yale Law School where he served as editor of the Yale Law Journal. He is also a Truman Scholar and a Soros Fellow. After receiving his law degree, Lieutenant Governor Habib returned to Washington state to practice law at Perkins Coie, the region’s largest law firm, where he helped startup technology companies raise venture capital funds and license their software. He represented east King County in the Washington State House of Representatives and the State Senate. In 2016 he was elected Washington’s 16th Lieutenant Governor, becoming the youngest presiding officer in the country. In his role as Lieutenant Governor, Habib presides over the State Senate, serves as acting-Governor when the Governor is out of the state.
A three-time cancer survivor, Lieutenant Governor Habib has been fully blind since age eight. His parents immigrated to the U.S. from Iran before he was born, and he is both the first and only Iranian-American official to hold statewide elected office in the United States. Lieutenant Governor Habib serves on the boards of a number of civic and nonprofit organizations. Since 2013, Lieutenant Governor Habib has served as a Professor and Distinguished Lawmaker in Residence at Seattle University Law School. |
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Tacoma Public Utilities
Nov. 29, 2018
Jackie Flowers is the Director of Tacoma Public Utilities, a municipally-owned utility providing electric, water and rail service to Tacoma and the surrounding area. TPU was founded in 1893 and is one of the largest public power utilities in the country serving approximately 176,000 electric customers and 100,000 water customers. Flowers, who was recently appointed at TPU, has just reported for duty on August 1, 2018. She is the first female to be permanently appointed to the Director/CEO position in TPUs 125 year history. Prior to joining TPU, Flowers served for 12-years as General Manager of Idaho Falls Power providing electric and fiber optic service to the city of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Flowers was the first female to be permanently appointed to the General Manager position in Idaho Falls Power’s 106 year history. Prior to that, Flowers served as Public Works Director in Sheridan, Wyoming. Flowers is a Civil Engineer with 25 years’ experience, 18 of which has been managing publicly owned utilities. Prior to moving to Washington, Flowers served as the Governor appointed Chair of the Board of Directors for the Strategic Energy Alliance representing public power interests in Idaho and was also appointed by the Governor to the Idaho Energy Resources Authority board. She served as the Board Chair for the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems for 2-1/2 years and was the first woman to hold that seat. She was previously the Northwest Public Power Association President to the Board of Trustees. Flowers was designated by the Idaho Business Review as a 2017 Idaho’s Women of the Year recipient. And most recently recognized for her service by the Partnership for Science and Technology and the Utah Associate Municipal Power Systems. Flowers is Past President of Idaho Falls Rotary Club #1021 (2012-13), Paul Harris Society, Paul Harris Fellow +5, Benefactor, Bequest Society Level 1, Sustaining Member, and Every Rotarian Every Year. Flowers has served on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Committee Chair for the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Collier Science, Energy & Technology Committee, and as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Partnership for Science & Technology. |
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Improving Population Health in Pierce County
Dec. 06, 2018
We all have a role in improving the health of Pierce County. We know that social, economic and environmental conditions are the strongest drivers of health outcomes. To affect the outcomes, partners and community members from all sectors have a role in improving the conditions. Pierce County Rotary Clubs have a unique role in leading and fostering these improvements. In many ways, this is the work Rotarians undertake every day. Thanks to Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier’s invitation, the Health Department is working with Rotarians across the County to identify and implement the actions that will most improve health in their communities. Rotary Clubs are already doing an incredible job investing in their communities with projects that improve health. This is an opportunity to continue that work in targeted ways in partnership with the Health Department. |
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Holiday Program
Dec. 20, 2018
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Better New Year’s Resolutions for yourself AND your Rotary Club
Jan. 03, 2019
Join us for a fun session with an expert who will show us the way to meaningful New Year’s resolutions as individuals, as well as resolutions for how Rotary 8 will serve the community. Cosette Pfaff has over 30 years of business practitioner experience, working on both the revenue generating and operational side of business and has a passion for growing healthy organizations. She specializes in performance coaching and training with individuals and teams in the areas of revenue generation, customer service/retention strategies, interpersonal communications, leadership skills, organizational behavior, management and supervision, and behavioral change through methods that provide sustainable results, not the motivational “quick fixes” typical of seminar based trainings.Her diverse background includes executive management in engineering, manufacturing, telecom, HVAC and running a business incubator; company composition ranged from Fortune 500 to national, multi-site and multi-division, to small, single entity start-ups. She is a visiting Instructor of Business” at PLU, teaching Organizational Behavior and Global Management, Cosette is the current South Sound Group Leader for Excell Puget Sound and President of Fast Forward Your Success. |
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President, University of Washington
Jan. 17, 2019
Ana Mari Cauce, the 33rd president of the University of Washington, will share some of the exciting work happening at the University as well as her vision for the University over the coming years. As Washington’s largest public research university, the UW’s impact is felt throughout our state and President Cauce will be discussing some of the ways that the UW delivers on its public mission to serve students and families, advance scientific knowledge and discovery, foster economic growth and support innovation. She will also discuss some of the challenges the UW faces and share how the UW is working to expand access to education and ensure that a public college degree is affordable and achievable for every Washington student. |
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Foldscopes in Asia with the Help of Rotary #8
Jan. 24, 2019
Former Rotarian Don Doman has tagged Richard Dorsett as “the Johnny Appleseed of Microbiology.” It’s a bit corny,” Dorsett says, “but apt.” About three years ago, Dorsett was smitten by an idea he saw on a TED talk. Stanford’s Manu Prakash was discussing what he calls a Foldscope, an origami-based paper microscope that cost less than a dollar to manufacture. Just over a year ago Foldscopes became available and Dorsett purchased a hundred to take along to Laos and Thailand, with the idea of planting the seeds of science among students who otherwise would have little access to science education and microscopes. Come learn about Foldscopes and how Tacoma’s Johnny Appleseed of Microbiology is planting seeds in the minds of students in the mountains and rural communities of Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia. |
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Symphony Tacoma
Jan. 31, 2019
Symphony Tacoma’s Maestra Sarah Ioannides will discuss balancing her multifaceted career with family time and some of her recent projects, including Symphony Tacoma’s current and upcoming seasons. Described by the New York Times as a conductor with “unquestionable strength and authority” and as a conductor with “magic,” Sarah’s dynamic presence on the podium has won praise from audience and critics around the world. Now in her fifth season as Music Director of Symphony Tacoma, Sarah is listed as one of the top 20 female conductors worldwide by Lebrecht’s Woman Conductors: The Power List. With guest engagements spanning six continents, she has conducted orchestras including the Cincinnati Symphony, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Nationale de Lyon, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Flemish Radio Orchestra, Nordic Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, New World Symphony, and many more. A zealous supporter of living composers, Sarah has commissioned numerous scores and art films for live orchestral multimedia performances and conducted over 60 world and US premieres. Her projects have received Artwork grants from National Endowment of the Arts. |
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Cold Cases: Michella Welch and Jennifer Bastain
Feb. 07, 2019
Tacoma Police Department Public Information Officer Loretta Cool will give a presentation on the investigations of the Michella Welch and Jennifer Bastian homicides. The presentation will cover the initial discovery of the crimes, the timeline covering the 30-year investigation and the new techniques used to identify the men believed to have committed the crimes. |
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Civility In Polarized Times
Feb. 21, 2019
Learn the key tools on how to engage in civil dialog when faced with disagreements and receive information on The Center’s work to make this a reality in our community. Maralise, and her husband Julio (former Rotary 8 member), chose to “retire” in Tacoma because 20 years ago Tacoma was internationally known for successful community response to violence. Since 2007, Maralise has brought her academic interests of conflict resolution, international relations, anthropology, and law to her work as the Executive Director of the Center for Dialog & Resolution. She shares her enthusiasm for lifelong learning and her curiosity about what motivates each of us to help make our community a better place. Her background with Julio at the United Nations University for Peace Conflict Resolution Program and the years of work in violent settings, brings an optimistic approach that encourages us all to be better! |
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Founder and CEO of Snopes.com
Feb. 28, 2019
Tacoma resident David Mikkelson is the founder and CEO of Snopes.com, the oldest and most respected fact-checking site online. In his visit to Tacoma Rotary Club #8, he will speak about the company he founded and his daily work fighting "fake news." Mikkelson founded the site in 1994 and today the site receives over 20 million unique monthly visitors. He speaks worldwide about combating “fake news” and the rise of the digital age and its impact on investigative journalism and is excited to bring this conversation to his own community. Managing everything from researching and writing articles about urban legends to overseeing the site’s technical infrastructure, David made Snopes.com the go-to place for Internet users to query the veracity of anything questionable they encountered online. www.davidmikkelson.com |
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PEACE QUEEN TALKS
Mar. 07, 2019
A Conversation with Melannie Denise Cunningham 2018 Greater Tacoma Peace Laureate Melannie recently returned from a 10-day adventure in Norway representing the South Sound as the Greater Tacoma Peace Prize winner. She will chat with us about her experiences shooting a television documentary of her adventures and attending the Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies. |
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Advocates for Immigrants in Detention
Mar. 21, 2019
Dorothy is retired from government service and is currently a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Encorps program working social justice issues. She began volunteering with AIDNW in 2017 as part of a grad school project and remains committed to supporting the legal immigrants who are released from the NW Detention Center. Shauna is a stormwater engineer and has worked for the City of Tacoma Environmental Services Department since 2002. She is the mother of three boys ages 5, 8 and 10, and recently became interested in volunteering for AIDNW when she learned about the Northwest Immigrant Detention Center operating down the street from her office at the Center for Urban Waters.
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RAIN
Mar. 28, 2019
David L Hirschberg is an Affiliate Professor and Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Urban Waters. He also has appointments in School of Engineering and School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, at the University of Washington, Tacoma (UWT). He is a Science and Technology advisor supporting the Joint Program Executive Office and Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC, US Army RDECOM). At ECBC, Dr. Hirschberg has been working with ECBC leadership to develop long term research programs in biosecurity that leverage technologies being developed in the commercial sector. At UWT, Dr. Hirschberg trains students in critical thinking and to foster careers in biotechnology. He founded and directs the RAIN Incubator, an entity focused on exposing students, colleagues and community members to molecular tools for biomarker discovery in environmental surveillance and medical diagnostics. Dr. Hirschberg’s current projects center on developing accessible technologies that can rapidly detect microbial threats, and on assessing and optimizing devices for commercial, community and military applications. Dr. Hirschberg earned his BS degree in Cell Biology from Washington State University, and MS and PhD degrees in Neuroimmunology from the Weizmann Institute of Science, in Israel. He completed his postdoctoral training at Stanford University and is the founder and board member of several biotechnology companies focused on biomarker discovery and measurement. He was part of a collaborative multidisciplinary research group in industry for several years before returning to Stanford to form the Human Immune Monitoring Center, a core facility dedicated to facilitating collaborations in clinical research and development between academia and industry. He was invited to develop a similar core at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University where, as Chief Technology Officer and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, he developed and adapted technology for the rapid identification and characterization of pathogens. |
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Mar. 30, 2019 5:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
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Apr. 11, 2019 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Apr. 13, 2019
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Tacoma City Manager - Collaborating with Community Leaders
Apr. 18, 2019
Elizabeth Pauli is Tacoma's first female City Manager. As City Manager, Ms. Pauli is the Chief Executive Officer for the City of Tacoma government, overseeing a staff of more than 2,000 and a biennial General Government budget of over $1.9 billion, which includes a General Fund budget of $460 million. The City Manager will talk about what she has learned in her first two years as City Manager, as well as what to look for in the next two years, and where there is the greatest need for collaboration with community leaders. |
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Apr. 18, 2019 11:55 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Apr. 25, 2019
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Apr. 25, 2019 11:55 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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May 02, 2019 11:55 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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May 04, 2019 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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May 09, 2019 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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