Weekly Lunch Speaker Recaps
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Each week we invite a speaker to inform and/or educate club members on a variety of topics. Topics come from a wide range of areas: political figures discussing current trends, compelling authors discussing their overcoming of trials, non profit movements discussing the needs in the world, and more. Come and enjoy.
Amy Brownell: Second Home
Written by Loni Sanders Amy is from Brookings, Oregon. She has worked in the global development and justice field for many years. She was a Rotary Exchange student. She values closing the gap in equity and feels strongly about housing instability. Second Home helps...
Shandy Welch: Attacking Cancer from Every Angle
Photo provided by Shandy Welch In 2015, Shandy Welch got the phone call everyone dreads: “You have cancer.” “The world really does stop the moment you get the news.” Shandy responded with four simple words: “Am I gonna die?” And then, “I can’t die; I...
New Member Profile: Don-John Linton
Written by Dianna Weston Our guest was one of the Club's newest members, Don-John Linton. Don is from southern Georgia, growing up on St. Simons Island. He attended college in Boston and in the Netherlands, and ultimately moved to Montana. Don-John says he lived in...
Gina the Gemologist
Photo provided by Gina Cobb Gina Cobb uses her hands when she talks. Her love of jewelry is obvious by the glint in her eyes and the timbre of her voice. The signature line on her emails reads: “with excitement.” Gina the Gemologist, Jewelry Whisperer,...
Nathan Nayman: Portland Diamond Project
Render provided by Nathan Nayman Portland, Oregon needs a Major League Baseball team. Although Portland has had many AAA and minor league baseball teams in the past, including the Rosebuds and the Hops, the City has not been home to Major League Baseball. ...
Kathy McAlpine: Chief of Police
Chief Kathy McAlpine joined the Tigard Police Department after a long career at the Tacoma, Washington Police Department. She quickly showed Tigard officials that her people skills and knowledge of data driven management would benefit the City. The City of Tigard has...
Club Member Profile: Alvin Bautista, Chiropractic Sports Physician
Photo credit http://charlaphotography.com Dr. Alvin Bautista wanted to be his own boss. The newest member of Rotary Club of Tigard told of his journey from Pasig, a suburb of Manila in the Philippines, to his current position as the owner of Pinnacle...
Marc Woodard: Ageless MirrorAthlete
Marc Woodard and his family have a long history in Tigard, Oregon. Marc recently served on the Tigard City Council with Tigard Rotary Club member, Marland Henderson, and his grandfather, Edward Woodard was the second Mayor of Tigard in the 1960’s. Mr. Woodard has an...
Halsted Bernard: How to Talk about Libraries at Parties
Photo provided by Halsted Bernard Halsted Bernard is a self-identified introvert. You wouldn’t guess this from her presentation style. She is at times funny, tongue-in-cheek, and animated while talking about her favorite subject: the library. In a previous position...
Kristen Tierney: Cracked, Not Broken
Kristen Tierney was a pretty, popular, seemingly happy young woman who graduated from Franklin High School and worked at Nike. On the surface she had it all. “I was either a good actress,” she admitted, “or an exceptional fraud.” However, her...
Bill Kuyper: Playing for President Kennedy
Photo provided by Bill Kuyper William Kuyper never imagined playing in the Marine Band. “My life as a French horn player came from a different path.” Mr. Kuyper explained that most military band members came up through the ranks, but he applied for, and won an...
Dean Jennifer Johnson: Lewis and Clark Law School
The Law School at Lewis and Clark College was started in 1884 as a night school that didn’t require a bachelor’s degree for admission. Forty-Five years ago it merged with Lewis and Clark College. The Law School offers specialty programs in several areas with the...