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As a Musician he has written 150 original songs and 2800 musical arrangements.

As an Author he has written twelve books.

As an Educator served as Artist in Residence at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon.

As a Director he leads and arranges for the choir at Lifebridge Church in Windermere, Florida.

As a Creator he spent 33 years at WALT DISNEY WORLD where he arranged and produced THE VOICES OF LIBERTY and the CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT PROCESSIONAL.

As an Achiever he is currently listed in THE INTERNATIONAL WHO'S WHO IN MUSIC.

Mr. Thomas B. Tart a/k/a Henry "Thomas" Flagler", was born in Jacksonville, FL on April 26, 1943.  He attended University of Florida/BSBA, Stetson University College of Law/Juris Doctor and was a lawyer for Utility Company.  He moved to Orlando upon graduation.  After 41 years of law practice in Orlando, he retired the summer of 2009.  He worked for a civil practice law firm for 14 years and then 27 years as the house counsel for the Orlando Utilities Commission, becoming Vice President and General Counsel.  It was the best of times!  He still lives in Orlando.

He has been involved in doing programs with many WWII Veterans and placing official historic WWII Markers at airfields around Florida.

His hobbies and interests include World War II, Civil War and golf. Recent books he’s read are Battle Cry of Freedom and Flyboys.  If he had not chosen his current career, he most definitely would be a History Professor!  He lives by The Golden Rule.

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This is a volunteer event. 

Please click the orange volunteer sign up button on the left side of the page to register for a time slot to help kids at Rock Lake Elementary pick out their books at the Scholastic Book Fair. We would like to have two people per time slot. You are welcome to sign up family members or friends who are non-Rotarians to serve with you. 

Rotary Club of Orlando Board Meeting

• REMINDER - Parking at McCree is now limited to street parking or the front parking lot. You cannot park on the side of the building near the entrance to the Training Room. This is reserved for the construction workers.
• Our board meetings once per month to approve new members, events, and procedures, and discuss club activities.
• If you are a general member of The Rotary Club of Orlando and would like to present to the board, please send all pertinent documents for discussion to admin@orlandorotary.org no later than one week prior to the board meeting. You will be added to the agenda for discussion. If you are proposing a new member, please use the New Member Application, located on our website homepage. If you are proposing an event, please reach out to Jamie for an Event Proposal Form. 

Michael Waddell was named the President of the (AAF) Alliance of American Football’s Orlando Apollos on August 13, 2018.  A 30-year veteran of professional and college sports, Waddell comes to The AAF after serving the past two years as Vice President at Richmond Raceway (ISC), where he had oversight over Consumer Marketing, Ticket Sales, Guest Services, Strategic Communications, Media Buying/Placement and Digital/Creative Services, and served as the track’s liaison with the NASCAR Diversity Program.

The highlight of Waddell’s time in motorsports came in Spring 2018 when Richmond Raceway’s Spring Weekend achieved year over year increases in both attendance and ticket sales, something that had not happened in over a decade. These results were born out of a reformation of Richmond’s Ticketing Strategy, moving all sales operations to the track - tripling the sales staff, increased grass-roots marketing efforts, along with aggressive content-based digital advertising.  The Newton, NC native also conceptualized and launched the successful grass-roots marketing effort, RACING VIRGINIA, a key strategic element which reconnected the NASCAR track with the Commonwealth’s 27 motorsports venues.  Included in this concept was the formation of TEAM RACING VIRGINIA, a youth-based marketing platform featuring drivers under the age of 18, who compete in various forms of racing.  Another innovative creation was RICHMOND RACEWAY eSPORTS, a multi-tiered platform engaging the iRacing, and PS4 & XBOX One Platforms, and the formation of NASCAR’s first-ever track owned eSports team in February 2018, dubbed "CHAOS CREW" (@ChaosCrewRVA), which competes on the highest competitive level of sim-racing, the NASCAR Peak Antifreeze iRacing Series.

Prior to joining the Richmond Raceway team Waddell worked for 28 years in college athletics, including three years as the Director of Athletics at Towson University in Baltimore, MD. Waddell's hired six new head coaches during his tenure, three of which earned CAA Coach of the Year honors. The Tigers also captured 12 CAA Championships under his leadership, including a program-high 7 league crowns during the 2012-13 academic year. The Towson men's basketball program also achieved the greatest one-year turnaround in NCAA history, earning a 17-game improvement from 2011-12 to 2012-13. Tiger Football achieved a similar reformation going from 1 win in 2010, to a CAA Championship and 9-wins in 2011, another CAA title in 2012, culminating in with a national runner-up finish in the 2013 NCAA FCS Championship game, capping the best 3-year stretch in Towson Football history. Waddell also oversaw the construction of the new, $62m multi-purpose SECU Arena and negotiated the 10-year, $4.75m naming right's deal, the largest corporate gift in the history of Towson University. Athletics Fundraising at Towson achieved all-time records under his guidance.

Waddell has also held Executive Athletics Leadership positions directing the External Operations at the University of Illinois, University of Arkansas, University of Cincinnati and the University of Akron.  He began his career in collegiate athletics in 1991 as a radio/television broadcaster with the Tar Heel Sports Network at the University of North Carolina and advanced up play-by-play ranks at the University of Virginia (1994-97), Appalachian State University (1997-2000), and the U.S. Military Academy (2000-2001). During his time at the University of Akron he also served as the Zips’ television Executive Producer / play-by-play announcer on football and basketball broadcasts with Time Warner Cable, ESPN Regional, and FOX Sports Ohio (2001-2006).

A 1991 graduate of Guilford College in Greensboro, NC where he was a Fighting Quakers’ football letterman, a Senator in Student Government, and served for 3-years as the student-athlete representative on the Faculty Athletic Committee.  Waddell later earned his master's degree in sport administration at Ohio University in 2010, which is recognized as the #1 graduate program in the World for Sports Business.

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Carole Engle Avriett began her professional writing career over 35 years ago with Southern Living Magazine. As Homes Editor, she produced over 1200 articles on architecture and interior design, traveling a seventeen-state area for nearly 15 years. During her tenure with the magazine, she also helped produce several books on interior design. Afterwards, she became Editor-in-Chief of an award-winning monthly lifestyle magazine in Central Florida. Other notable freelance work includes  producing the first magazine for Disney's award-winning town, Celebration.

In addition to these accomplishments, Carole currently invests her skills full-time writing military biographies and inspirational books and to date, 8 have been published by nationally recognized publishers. Her most recent book, Coffin Corner Boys, One Bomber, Ten Men, and their Harrowing Escape from Nazi-Occupied France, has continued on several Amazon Military History best-selling lists since it was published in May, 2018.

A master teacher, she also leads a weekly  Bible study and continues to do guest-speaking engagements for churches and conference events; she draws from a wide range of life experiences including early personal struggles before becoming a Christian, surviving cancer, caring for aging parents, and riding every roller coaster in central Florida with her seven grandchildren. Carole and her husband serve as summer missionaries in Brazil and are active members of First Baptist Church, Orlando.

Orlando native, Paul Starks is son of the late Dr. George Starks, former pediatric dentist in Winter Park for over 40 years. Both graduated from Uni. of Florida where Paul’s father taught in the Dental School after his retirement from active practice. Paul grew up hearing the remarkable stories of his father’s narrow escape from Nazi-occupied France after his B-17 was shot down during WWII. Two years before his Dad died, they traveled back to France and located the exact spot on the French/Swiss border where his father managed a harrowing escape to freedom.

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Bring a covered dish to share. Please RSVP and let us know in the comments what you will be bringing! 

All members, spouses, significant others and guests are invited. Inviting a potential new member is encouraged.

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A fourth generation Salvationist, Ken was born and raised in Savannah, GA. He received a Bachelor of Music Education Degree at Armstrong/Atlantic University. Ken taught High School Band for ten years where he won over 300 hundred competition awards and was named Teacher of the Year twice during his tenure. He received his Masters of Music Education and a Masters in Conducting from Georgia State University. He is an accomplished musician and you may see him playing the cornet around the Red Kettles in the holiday months. Captain Chapman served as a member of The Salvation Army Southern Territorial Songsters in which he participated in a Scandinavian Tour.  Before Officership, he taught High School Band and Theater, and then, for twenty years, Ken was CEO and Creative Director for Creative Events International. He was the Music Producer for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and theExecutive Producer for the Atlanta and Barcelona Paralympics Ceremonies. Captain Chapman won twentytwo industry awards as a Producer and produced the Easter Egg Roll for the Bush Administration at the White House in 2006. Captain Chapman was the Producer for Santa’s Traveling Workshop, a touring show that brought toys and hope to over 300,000 people affected by hurricane Katrina.

In 2005, the Captain served as the Executive Producer and Operations Director for American Frontiers, a trek across public lands in partnership with the Federal Government and National Geographic Society. Over 70 people trekked across public lands over 60 days and educated about the value of public lands in America. The National Geographic Society produced a documentary of this historic event where every step of the trek was on public lands, utilizing many forms of transportation. Captain Chapman held news conferences with the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture. He interacted with law enforcement and the National Park Service for logistics and safety of the teams.

He was responsible for every aspect of the trek. The Federal Land Management Agencies considered it one of their most historic events in this century.  Captain Chapman has produced the creative and operational logistics for hundreds of corporate shows and opening and closing ceremonies.  Captain Chapman realized God’s call on his life and offered his life for Salvation Army Officership. Captain Chapman is married to Jessie Starks Chapman (who is also a Salvation Army Officer), has three children - Danielle, Alexis, and Micah – and lives in Orlando, FL. Captain Chapman was recently transferred from Tulsa, OK, previously serving in Jackson, Mississippi. Under his leadership, the Jackson Command tripled its budget, increased from 42 to 114 employees, built a $8 million dollar facility, and worked diligently to break the cycles of entitlement and building people to empowerment and productivity. He is currently implementing a revolutionary Social Service program called Pathway of Hope. He has been honored by the Jackson City Council and received the Community Hero award for his work with Yazoo City tornado disaster relief, the “Making Things Brighter Award” from Entergy, and recognized for excellence in service by the Air National Guard. 

Captain Chapman is the proud Grandfather of Maddox Vincent Brumfield and Elijah Royce Brumfield. His middle daughter, Alexis, studied at Asbury University and his son studied as a Music Education Major at the University of Southern Mississippi. Marlee Marie, the first Granddaughter was recently born. Captains Ken and Jessie Chapman count it an honor to serve in the Orlando area where amazing things are beginning to happen.

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If you drive in Central Florida, the I-4 Ultimate project affects you. It’s the largest infrastructure project in Florida history. The project is reconstructing 21-miles of the interstate in Orange and Seminole counties, including 15 major intersections and 140 bridges.

David Parks, I-4 Ultimate public information officer, will provide a project overview, update on progress and tell us how to cope with the changes. 

Mr. Parks has provided information on more than 113 miles of interstate projects as an FDOT consultant over the past 14 years. Previously, he worked in news and sports radio in Southwest Florida.

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https://orlandorotary.org/event/2019-rotating-rotarians/

Rotating Rotarians is an annual event where we meet in the offices of our fellow Rotarians to learn about their businesses. There will be no meeting at our Sorosis location on this day. To attend Rotating Rotarians, you must sign up for a location. You can click the "Online Registration" button to sign up. There are a limited number of slots open for each location. 

Senior Special Agent Reginald D. Young is a 29 year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives. Agent Young is a Graduate of the Florida State University College of Criminology. While at FSU, Agent Young was a member of the Student Senate and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. Agent Young started his law enforcement career with ATF in 1989 where he was assigned to the Louisville Field Office. He transferred to the Orlando, Florida area in 1996 where he remains to this day. Agent Young worked mainly violent crime and specialized in undercover activity during his time in the Louisville Field Division. Since his transfer to Central Florida, Agent Young primarily worked firearms trafficking investigations for several years before settling into his current passion which is explosive investigations where he is currently ATF Orlando’s only Certified Explosives Specialist (CES). His work as a Special Agent CES also led to his assignment as a Task Force Agent with the Federal Bureau of lnvestigation (FBI), Joint Terrorism Task Force that he continues to this day. During his career, Agent Young has received several Special Act or Service Awards, a Unit Commendation Bar from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, and an ATF Hostile Act Award.

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Pierzynski was born on December 30, 1976, in Bridgehampton, New York.  He attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida, where he won All-State honors in baseball. Future Major Leaguer Johnny Damon was one of Pierzynski's high school teammates.  Pierzynski graduated from high school in 1994 and signed a letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Tennessee.  He was also selected by the Minnesota Twins in the third round (71st overall) of that year's MLB Draft and chose to sign with the ballclub on June 9^th.  He began his minor league career with the Gulf Coast League Twins and spent the next four years playing for the minor-league Elizabethton Twins, Fort Wayne Wizards, Fort Myers Miracle, New Britain Rock Cats, and Salt Lake Buzz.

After four years in the Twins organization, he was called up to the major league team, and made his debut on September 9, 1998, when he was 21 years old. He then spent the next five seasons, through the 2003 season, with Minnesota, though he was not a regular starter until 2001. From 1998-2000, he appeared in just 49 games for the Twins. In 2002, he made the American League All-Star Team as a reserve catcher. In the 2002 American League Division Series, Pierzynski hit an important home run in the ninth inning of the final game, in which the Twins clinched the series. In 2003, Pierzynski reached a .312 batting average, a career high.

On April 27, 2016, Pierzynski recorded his 2,000th career hit off Steven Wright of the Boston Red Sox, becoming the tenth catcher to reach the 2,000 hit mark.  He was placed on 15-day DL on August 17, 2016.  On March 28, 2017, Pierzynski announced he was retiring.  Pierzynski was hired by Fox to be an analyst for the 2011 MLB postseason on the pre-game and postgame show.  He joined Fox again for the 2012, 2013, and 2015 postseasons. In 2017 Fox announced he would be a full-time analyst.

Pierzynski is married to Lisa Pierzynski.  The couple has two children, Ava and Austin.

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Since joining the City of Orlando in 2007 as Executive Director of the Downtown Development Board (DDB) and Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), Thomas Chatmon oversees economic development, retail and business recruitment, marketing and special events programming, and housing development within the downtown CRA area. He has played an integral role in achieving some of downtown Orlando’s premier developments, including Church Street Plaza, Citi Tower, Marriott Orlando Downtown, Amway Center, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Chase Plaza, 55 West, SunRail, and more.

Currently, Thomas serves on the Homeless Services Network Board as Vice Chair and the Canvs/FireSpring Fund/Starter Studio Board. He has served as past chair of the International Downtown Association (IDA) and has served on various community boards including past chair of Nap Ford Community School, MyRegion.org, WMFE Community Advisory Board, and the Central Florida Urban League Board.

A native of Albany, GA, Thomas has been named in Georgia Trend magazine’s annual list of 100 Most Influential Georgians and has received numerous other distinguished awards such as the Martin Luther King Celebration Leadership Award and the Leadership Albany Outstanding Alumni Award. Thomas has been honored as one of Orlando Business Journal’s 10 Businessmen to Watch and Orlando Magazine named him as one of Orlando’s 50 Most Powerful People. A proud graduate of Morehouse College, Thomas and his wife, Brenetta, live in downtown Orlando.

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Come and join us for a night of fun and entertainment with a chance of wining the top prize of $1,000 VISA Gift Card! All proceeds are benefiting the Rotary Club of Orlando.

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Rotary Club of Orlando Board Meeting

• REMINDER - Parking at McCree is now limited to street parking or the front parking lot. You cannot park on the side of the building near the entrance to the Training Room. This is reserved for the construction workers.
• Our board meetings once per month to approve new members, events, and procedures, and discuss club activities.
• If you are a general member of The Rotary Club of Orlando and would like to present to the board, please send all pertinent documents for discussion to admin@orlandorotary.org no later than one week prior to the board meeting. You will be added to the agenda for discussion. If you are proposing a new member, please use the New Member Application, located on our website homepage. If you are proposing an event, please reach out to Jamie for an Event Proposal Form. 

Kathy DeVault serves as Director of Strategic Partnerships for Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City of Orlando. Kathy oversees the development and implementation of special projects as directed by Mayor Dyer. Kathy develops strategies to enhance the engagement of the community, businesses and residents with city government. Kathy also assists with policy initiatives, particularly those with a focus on economic development, technology and startup businesses and she manages partnerships with Orlando’s higher education providers to include UCF and Valencia and planning for the new Downtown Campus and Creative Village, the first phase of which is scheduled to open in August 2019.

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Come to the Great Rotary Swan Boat Race at Lake Eola Band Shell on Thursday, May 16, 5:00, and bring new or nearly new used books for kids up to 12th grade! Don’t have books? Cash contributions gratefully accepted by 'A Gift For Teaching'. All monies will be used to purchase books. All books will be distributed to students in need of additional reading materials. Come join the fun as organizations compete for the Golden Swan award for the fastest swan boat!

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CLICK HERE to enter the race by purchasing a Swan Boat! A great opportunity for corporate sponsorships!

May Foundation Board Meeting

History Committee Meeting

The Rotary Club of Orlando will enjoy a performance by The Ladies 4.  Under the direction of Mr. Derric Johnson, creator of Disney’s Voices of Liberty, we will be treated to a concert dedicated to America.   Please join us on May 23rd for a performance by the beautiful voices of The Ladies 4.

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Pat Williams is a basketball Hall-of-Famer, currently serving as co-founder and senior vice president of the NBA’s Orlando Magic. As one of America’s top motivational speakers, he has addressed thousands of executives in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies and national associations to universities and nonprofits.  Clients include AllState, American Express, Cisco, Coca-Cola, Disney, Honeywell, IBM, ING, Lockheed Martin, Nike, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Tyson Foods to name a few.  Pat is also the author of over 100 books, his most recent title highlighting the secrets to peak performance in COACH WOODEN’S FORGOTTEN TEAMS.

Since 1968, Pat has been in the NBA as general manager for teams in Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia—including the 1983 World Champion 76ers—and now the Orlando Magic, which he co-founded in 1987 and helped lead to the NBA finals in 1995 and 2009. In 1996, Pat was named as one of the 50 most influential people in NBA history by Beckett’s, a national publication. In 2012, Pat received the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Pat has been an integral part of NBA history, including bringing the NBA to Orlando.  He has traded Pete Maravich as well as traded for Julius Erving, Moses Malone, and Penny Hardaway. He has won four NBA draft lotteries, including back-to-back winners in 1992 and 1993. He also drafted Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Maurice Cheeks, Andrew Toney and Darryl Dawkins.  He signed Billy Cunningham, Chuck Daly, and Matt Guokas to their first professional coaching contracts. Nineteen of his former players have become NBA head coaches, nine have become college head coaches while seven have become assistant NBA coaches.

Pat teaches an adult Sunday school class at First Baptist Church of Orlando and hosts three weekly radio shows. In the last 15 years, he has completed 58 marathons—most recently, the 2011 Walt Disney World Marathon—and also climbed Mt. Rainier. He is a weightlifter, Civil War buff and serious baseball fan. Every winter he plays in Major League Fantasy Camps and has caught Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Bob Gibson, Fergie Jenkins, Rollie Fingers, Gaylord Perry, Phil Niekro, Tom Seaver and Goose Gossage.

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Mat Staver, B.A., M.A., J.D., Esq., is the founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel and chairman of Liberty Counsel Action, Covenant Journey, Christians in Defense of Israel, Liberty Relief International,
Faith and Liberty, and National Pro-Life Center. He is also chief counsel of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, trustee of Timothy Plan and former dean of Liberty University School of Law. Mat

has the highest AV rating for attorneys and is board certified in Appellate Practice by the Florida Bar. He has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has published many scholarly and popular articles, brochures,
numerous booklets and books, including Why Israel Matters, Covenant Journal, and Eternal Vigilance. He has produced the "Why Israel Matters" original TV series and is the host of Faith and Freedom and
Freedom's Call radio programs. He is married to Anita, who is president of Liberty Counsel. Mat and Anita have one daughter, three grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.

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May Foundation Board Meeting

Phil Brown is the Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.  As CEO, he is responsible for the operation and management of both Orlando International Airport and Orlando Executive Airport, with an annual budget of over $555 million. Orlando International Airport serves more than 47 million passengers annually, making it the busiest airport in the State of Florida.

During the past 40 years as a business professional, Mr. Brown served in a variety of public and private sector positions.  These positions include a previous stint as Deputy Executive Director – Administration for the Aviation Authority in the early 1990’s as well as County Administrator for Orange County Florida.  For fourteen years, prior to his return to the Aviation Authority, Mr. Brown was employed as a public finance professional. 

Mr. Brown currently serves as Chairman of the AAAE Airport Legislative Alliance (ALA), as a member of the AAAE Policy Review Committee (PRC), and is the immediate past Chairman of the Gateway Airports Council (GAC) and a member of the Board of Directors for US Travel.

Mr. Brown holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, and is an Accredited Airport Executive by the American Airport Association of Airport Executives.

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Rotary Club of Orlando Board Meeting

• REMINDER - Parking at McCree is now limited to street parking or the front parking lot. You cannot park on the side of the building near the entrance to the Training Room. This is reserved for the construction workers.
• Our board meetings once per month to approve new members, events, and procedures, and discuss club activities.
• If you are a general member of The Rotary Club of Orlando and would like to present to the board, please send all pertinent documents for discussion to admin@orlandorotary.org no later than one week prior to the board meeting. You will be added to the agenda for discussion. If you are proposing a new member, please use the New Member Application, located on our website homepage. If you are proposing an event, please reach out to Jamie for an Event Proposal Form. 

Our own Rich Ungaro is President of RU Consulting, LLC, a management consulting firm specializing in action-oriented turnaround and growth strategies.  Rich has worked with many senior managers of underperforming companies to understand the critical causes of poor results, to stem losses and restore growth.  He will share some interesting stories of his past projects and how the 4-Way Test played a role is fixing those companies.

Paul Peterson is Vice President at First Trust, where he works with Financial
Advisors to help them implement unit investment trusts, mutual funds, and ETFs
into their practice.

He previously worked at Van Kampen and Invesco for 15 years selling mutual
funds and UITs.

Mr. Peterson has 16 years of experience in the financial services industry, and is a
graduate of Loras College where he earned a degree in Mathematics and in
Education. Paul and his family currently reside in central Florida.

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Our regular Rotary Meeting is CANCELLED for the Fourth of July. 

Rotary Club of Orlando Board Meeting

• REMINDER - Parking at McCree is now limited to street parking or the front parking lot. You cannot park on the side of the building near the entrance to the Training Room. This is reserved for the construction workers.
• Our board meetings once per month to approve new members, events, and procedures, and discuss club activities.
• If you are a general member of The Rotary Club of Orlando and would like to present to the board, please send all pertinent documents for discussion to admin@orlandorotary.org no later than one week prior to the board meeting. You will be added to the agenda for discussion. If you are proposing a new member, please use the New Member Application, located on our website homepage. If you are proposing an event, please reach out to Jamie for an Event Proposal Form. 

Carlos is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of Emergency Management experience. He entered the United States Air Force at the age of 17 and retired 22 years later. While in the AF, his career field was CBRN, Disaster & Emergency Management holding several different positions like Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Superintendent, Flight Chief, and Air Force Emergency Manager/Director. His EM experience was used all over the world including over 30 Emergency Operation Center Activations (including Aircraft incidents, Hazardous Material incidents, Hurricanes, Typhoons, Flooding, Earthquakes, Pentagon response, and the Japan Fukushima radiation incident). After the Air Force, he was hired on with Orange County Office of Emergency Management to run the Outreach, Training and the Exercise program. During his 4 years with Orange County, the county has experienced 3 disasters, the Pulse night club incident and 2 hurricanes.

Andres is Founder and Chief Alchemist for AETHER Communications, a B2B marketing agency helping clients communicate value, performance and quality to customers in industrial and commercial markets.

With more than 20 years of experience developing marketing solutions, Andres is passionate about helping clients engage opportunity with creative branding and compelling content that can support informed decision-making.

Andres’ experience includes marketing strategy, digital and web media solutions, brand development, copywriting, and public relations. An active member of the Central Florida rotary and business communities, Andres is also a Past President of the American Marketing Association of Orlando, a Graduate of Leadership Orlando and an Adjunct Professor of Marketing at a local university. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of Central Florida and an MBA with a concentration in Sustainable Business from Marylhurst University.

ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that provides immediate emergency shelter and other life-saving aid to survivors of a disaster or humanitarian crisis. As the designated ShelterBox Ambassador for the Central Florida Area, Andres visits Rotary Clubs, Rotary District events and other civic organizations to share the mission of this disaster relief initiative, born of Rotary and now operating as a stand-alone Global Rotary Partner.  Notable ShelterBox responses include 2015 Nepal earthquakes, 2013 Philippine Typhoon Haiyan, and 2012 Superstorm Sandy.

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Shane Johnson and Hike Across America’s Project – 11 cities, 11 states – carrying a 100 lb pack

Marine Corps veteran and Businessman, Shane Johnson, is Founder of Hike Across America. Shane completed his first hike across America, running from Orlando to Camp Pendelton, California, to inspire homeless veterans and raise awareness about veteran suicide. His journey covered more than 3,000 miles and nine states, with Shane speaking in 20-plus cities, passing out more than 10,000 hygiene kits to those in need, and raising more than $50,000 in nonprofit funds in 65 days. He did all this while continuing to successfully operate his four businesses.

Shane’s upcoming project is a 65 day run beginning on 9/11 in New York City and ending in central Florida partnering with the Gary Sinise Foundation to build smart homes for severely wounded heroes.  This project is about severely wounded Veteran’s that have success stories to tell.  Shane will be speaking in various cities along the way; interviewing veteran’s with stories to share, inspiring others to succeed, and finding those veterans and supporters to help one another.  Shane will also be breaking the Guinness Book of World records by running a sanctioned marathon carrying 100 lb. pack.

An inspiring sales coach, Shane has had numerous speaking and coaching engagements, including University of Central Florida's School of Business, GoDaddy, Caesar's Entertainment, Veterans Voice, and Clean the World. He has shared his inspiring message with major media outlets such as USA Today, iHeartRadio, WLOX 13, ABC 13, Real Radio 104.1, KLBK 13, Fox 34, the Tallahassee Democrat, Panama City News Herald, Orange Observer, and the Daily Record. 

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July Foundation Board Meeting

Year of Service: 2019-20

Rotary Club of Apopka

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David Dumke serves as Director of Global Perspectives and International Initiatives at UCF. In this role he leads the continued development of UCF's Office of Global Perspectives building an organization that supports international and global academic programs across the university. Mr. Dumke has directed UCF's Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies since its founding in 2012. He has also taught American foreign policy and Middle East politics.

His extensive and entrepreneurial international experience includes serving as a partner and consultant with government affairs, public relations, and business development firms specializing in foreign policy, energy, and trade. He worked as an advisor for numerous governments in the Middle East and North African region, and created, implemented and secured funding for numerous regional development projects. He has published analyses of the American political process and foreign policy, as well as congressional policymaking in the Middle East. Previously, he was an aide for the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee and several members of Congress.

He received a B.A. in History, Political Science, and Russian Studies from Indiana University and an M.A. in Muslim-Christian Understanding from Georgetown University.

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Rotary Club of Orlando Board Meeting

• REMINDER - Parking at McCree is now limited to street parking or the front parking lot. You cannot park on the side of the building near the entrance to the Training Room. This is reserved for the construction workers.
• Our board meetings once per month to approve new members, events, and procedures, and discuss club activities.
• If you are a general member of The Rotary Club of Orlando and would like to present to the board, please send all pertinent documents for discussion to admin@orlandorotary.org no later than one week prior to the board meeting. You will be added to the agenda for discussion. If you are proposing a new member, please use the New Member Application, located on our website homepage. If you are proposing an event, please reach out to Jamie for an Event Proposal Form. 

To understand the assassination, it is imperative to first understand Lee Harvey Oswald; the man who brought a nation to its knees on November 22, 1963. In MALCONTENT: Lee Harvey Oswald’s Confession by Conduct, new evidence as seen through the spectrum of Consciousness of Guilt is coupled with the first-ever Computer Voice Stress Analysis of Lee Harvey Oswald. Never before published documents shed new light on a controversy that has raged for over 50 years.

Sean DeGrilla is a seventeen-year veteran of law enforcement and is now in the private sector. His law enforcement training and experience was invaluable to the research and analysis of this work. Sean resides in Florida where he is currently working on a second book; Hunter of Fascists: Lee Harvey Oswald’s Urban Guerilla Warfare.

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We will hold a meeting of the History Committee directly after next week's Rotary luncheon. 

Please RSVP so I know if you can attend. Bring your completed year summaries with you.