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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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Five years Legal. The State of Cannabis in 2019
May 16, 2019
Rick Garza is director of the state agency that regulates the cannabis industry. He has been with the WSLCB since 1997, and spent the 13 years prior to that in various staff roles with the Washington State Legislature. Fun fact: in 2016 Rick was inducted into the National Conference of State Liquor Administrators Hall of Fame. |
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May 16, 2019 11:55 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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May 21, 2019 6:00 p.m.
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May 23, 2019 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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May 30, 2019 11:55 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Jun. 04, 2019 5:00 p.m.
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The Action Mapping Project (AMP): Collaborating with youth to improve livability in Tacoma
Jun. 06, 2019
Dr. Matthew Kelley is a member of the Urban Studies faculty at the University of Washington Tacoma where he spends his time researching how maps, spatial data, and new information technologies can be leveraged to improve or augment the ways that we approach community development – the ways, in other words, we work to make our neighborhoods more livable. For the past several years he has been building the Action Mapping Project (AMP), which is a youth-centered community mapping and neighborhood improvement initiative that is empowering thousands of Tacoma’s middle school and high school aged youth to be a part of the urban planning and community development process in their own neighborhoods. |
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Jun. 06, 2019 11:55 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Jun. 07, 2019 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Jun. 13, 2019
Welcome TACOMA Rotary 8 to the Sprague Home Office on Thursday June 13th at 5:00 pm. We are delighted to open our doors to all of you to better explain some of the “inner workings “ of this TACOMA based firm that started in a Garage and now has expanded throughout the western States. We will explain how this 4th generation- family owned business continues to grow and why millions of people live and work and live in healthier because of the work that we do. We will also tour one of or Branch Offices and view and sit in our Dad’s actual service vehicle - a 1948 Plymouth wagon - which was completely restored nd is preserved as part of our legacy. Put this on your schedule and join us for a great evening and to look behind the scenes at a 93 year old TACOMA based firm. 2725 Pacific Ave. Be there or be square! |
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Jun. 13, 2019 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park
Jun. 20, 2019
Roger has spent the past few years serving as Metro Parks Tacoma’s project manager on the huge project to convert the contaminated Asarco slag heap into a world-class waterfront park. Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance opens to the public on July 6th. The project also includes the Wilson Way bridge that finally provides a way for pedestrians and cyclists to connect between Point Defiance Park and the Ruston Way waterfront without crossing a major traffic route. After the meeting, attendees will be allowed inside the construction fence for a sneak peek of Dune Peninsula. |
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Jun. 20, 2019 11:55 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Jun. 23, 2019 11:00 a.m.
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