Durham Rotary Club Weekly Monday Meeting Monday, 6.6.2022 - 12:30 p.m - 1:30 p.m. Durham Bulls PNC Triangle Club, 3rd Floor Speaker: Durham ...
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Club Meeting
Weekly Rotary Meeting -- 6.6.2022 Speaker Fellow Rotarian
Durham
Meets at Durham Bulls Athletic Park Wanda Page
PNC Triangle Club -- 3rd Floor 409
Blackwell Street Durham, North By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Carolina 27701
409 Blackwell Street
Durham, NC 27701
Durham Rotary Club Weekly Monday Meeting
Time: Monday at 12:30 PM
Monday, 6.6.2022 -- 12:30 p.m. -- 1:30 p.m.
Events
Durham Bulls PNC Triangle Club, 3rd Floor
No Events found
Speaker: Durham City Manager, Wanda Page
Speakers Presentation Topic: City of Durham Update
June 06, 2022
Wanda Page, Durham City
Manager
Presentation Topic: TBA
June 13, 2022
Christine Drea, Professor of
Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke
University
Presentation Topic: Biological
Aspects of Matriarchy
June 20, 2022
No Meeting Reminder
No Meeting On Monday, 6.20.2022
Service Project Day!
June 27, 2022
President Indira Everett
Durham Rotary At The Oscars End
of Year Celebration!
Club Leaders
Indira M. Everett
President
Geraud Staton
President-Elect
Shannon Leskin
Secretary
Kim Shaw
Vice President
Susan R. Miller
Treasurer
Erik Benson
Club Director
Wanda Page was appointed City Manager of Durham in March 2021 after serving
Craig Brown the City of Durham for 14 years as Deputy City Manager. As City Manager, Wanda serves
Club Director as the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Durham performing comprehensive
management, administrative, and professional duties under the general guidance of the
Kenneth Andrew Cutshaw City Council. She has a strong commitment to and passion for Durham’s people and
Club Director
Robinson O. Everett Jr.
neighborhoods. Wanda received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business
Club Director Administration in 1982 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also a
Cum Laude graduate of North Carolina Central University where she received a Master of
Ralph L. Haynes Business Administration degree in 1995. In addition to becoming a Certified Public
Club Director Accountant in 1987, she became a Certified Internal Auditor in 2002, a Chartered Global
Management Accountant in 2012, and an ICMA-Credentialed Manager in 2012. Wanda
Emily K. Hill was appointed to a four-year term on the UNC Chapel Hill Board of Visitors in 2013 and
Club Director served until 2017 on the Student Recruitment and Government Relations Committees. She
Jennifer Levine
currently serves on the MPA Advisory Board of the Public Administration Department at
Club Director North Carolina Central University, Made in Durham Board of Directors, Durham
Homeless Services Advisory Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee of
Lauren Phillips
Club Director the Lincoln Community Health Center Foundation. Wanda holds active memberships in
the International City and County Management Association, North Carolina City and
Sara Shea Stephens County Management Association, Government Finance Officers Association, the
Membership Chair
Club Director American Institute of CPAs, North Carolina Association of CPAs and the Institute of
Internal Auditors, of which she has served on several national and local committees during
Elisabeth Harper Wiener
President-Nominee her tenure. She currently serves on the Collaboration with MPA Programs Committee of
the North Carolina City and County Management Association.
Kay P. Gresham
Rotary Foundation Chair Durham Rotary At The Oscars End of Year Celebration Meeting!
Liz McFarlane 6.27.2022
Sergeant-at-Arms
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Friday, May 27, 2022
Tom Bagby
Club Photographer
Steed Rollins Jr.
Club Programs Chair
John J. Zenner III
Club Photographer
Emilee J Collins
iPast President
Sharon Kay Lassiter
Club Executive Secretary
Newman C. Aguiar
Past District Governor
DURHAM ROTARY!!
Jeff Blass
Asst Governor MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR
END OF YEAR
"DURHAM ROTARY AT THE OSCARS"
CELEBRATION MEETING!!
MONDAY, 6.27.2022 -- 12:30 P.M. -- 1:30 P.M.
FUN, FOOD, FELLOWSHIP, MUSIC, AWARDS,
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS!
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING YOU!!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE ABOVE SELF
AND YOUR FAITHFUL DEDICATION TO
THE DURHAM ROTARY CLUB
AND OUR COMMUNITY & BEYOND!
Morocco! Yes, Please!
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Morocco! Yes Please!
You are invited to travel with our group to Morocco July 21-Aug 2, 2022. The total in the group
will be 14 people. Right now, we have 8 Rotarians signed up for this amazing trip, leaving 6
vacancies. Rotary Club of Durham members Kenneth Cutshaw and Elisabeth Harper Wiener have
signed on.
We will visit cities like Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat, Fes, Tangier, and Tetouan traveling
between cities in a private bus with a professional driver. We will be greeted, hosted and connected
to Rotarians of 10 Moroccan Rotary Clubs during the trip at social events, club meetings and
recreational activities. We will stay at a combination of hotels and Rotarian homes.
We are supporting a children’s group from the US that is participating in the International Cultural
Festival “Children of Peace.” As part of this trip, we will attend this festival, which has been
organized by Rotarians for many years.
This tour is organized by 7710 Rotarian Vitaliy Bezrodnov and the Casablanca Rotary Club. Vitaliy
has brought over 40 groups of children from many countries to perform, educate and tour the US
and has also organized many international tours like this one.
Cost for the trip is $2000 + cost of roundtrip airline ticket.
Please contact Vitaliy Bezrodnov at RCFGoldenGates@gmail.com or 216.214.0828 if you are
interested in learning more.
Interact Club of Riverside High School
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Wednesday, June 1, 2022
INTERACT CLUB OF
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL!
Did you know our club supports an Interact Club? Students at Riverside High School have had a busy year packaging diapers for the Diaper Bank, contributing hand-written notes of support for the Alzheimer's Caregiver's luncheon, and putting in some sweat equity at the HUB farm! All this while juggling school work, covid restrictions, and extracurricular activities like music and swimming. These impressive students celebrated their achievements with pizza and cookies after participating in APS's Walk for The Animals this past Saturday, May 28 on Duke's East Campus. Advisors Newman Aguiar and Jenny Levine have been supporting these students all year and proudly inducted new executive leadership for the upcoming school year. Great job, Pirates! Durham Rotary Innovative Fellows Reception 5.26.2022 By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Thursday, May 26, 2022 DURHAM ROTARY INNOVATION FELLOWS RECEPTION A Durham Rotary Innovation Fellows Reception was held on May 26, 2022 at The Tobacco Road Restaurant Overlooking DBAP for an opportunity to (Re)connect with Innovation Fellows and build fellowship.
About The Fellowship: In recognition of a growing number of entrepreneurial members in our community, the Durham Rotary Club launched the Rotary Innovation Fellowship in 2015. The Program is designed to provide an exceptional leadership development experience for emerging innovators in our community striving to make measurable, sustainable and scalable impacts in their respective fields. It is also an opportunity to emphasize the concept of “inclusive innovation” – welcoming leaders from diverse backgrounds and neighborhoods into the Rotary community and the broader Durham leadership network. To date we have had five Fellowship Classes of three Fellows each and plan on recruiting our next Class this Fall. You can see a complete Class List below. 2015 Class: • Geraud Staton, Executive Director of the Helius Foundation • Nick Allen, former head of community engagement, City of Durham • Emily Egge, former Executive Director of SEEDS 2016 Class: • William Jackson, Founder, Village of Wisdom • Marlon Torres, Executive Director, NC Arts in Action • Kate Elia, Founder of Growers & Cooks 2017 Class: • Alexandra Zagbayou, Executive Director Student U • Beatrice Parker, Owner & Joy Architect at Absolute Joy Events & Concierge • Katherine Gill, Landscape Architect, Principal Tributary Land Design, LLC 2018 Class: • Tobias Rose, Compleks Creative/ Co-Founder of Black Wall Street • Cecelia Polanco, Founder of So Good Pupusas and Pupusas for Education
• Camryn Smith, Co-Director of Neighborhood Allies of Durham
2019 Class:
• Stephanie Terry Perry, Sweetie’s Catering
• Talib Graves-Mann, Knox St. Studio
• Damjan Denoble, Bull City Lawyer
Discover Rotary Event -- 6.9.2022 -- EVENT IS CANCELLED!
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Wednesday, June 1, 2022
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED!!
DISCOVER ROTARY EVENT -- 6.9.2022!
Fellow Rotarians, do you know of community leaders interested in learning more about
joining Rotary? If so, please register them and yourself for our upcoming Discover
Rotary Event. Check out the details below!
PLEASE RSVP BY 6.2.2022
To: Sara Stephens -- sstephens@dconc.gov
DCI LEAP Academy In East Durham -- VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITY ON 5.21.2022!
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Thursday, May 19, 2022
UPDATE!
This Event Is Rescheduled From 5.21.2022 To 6.11.2022!
A Message From DCI
DCI has made the decision to reschedule our groundbreaking Day of Service Event from
this Saturday, May 21, 2022 to Saturday, June 11, 2022. Due to anticipated high heat index
and a delay in delivery/securing of materials, we needed to make this call.
We really hope the Rotarians who signed up can still join us on June 11! We'll be shifting
the time earlier in the day to beat the heat on the 11th, but the location and activities will be
the same.
The Sign-Up Genius has been adjusted with the new date and time and everyone who had
already signed up has been alerted.
The link to sign up remains the same: bit.ly/LEAPDCI.
[Original Message Below]:
DCI will celebrate the completion of another school year at our DCI
LEAP Academy in East Durham. On that day, we will break ground
on the first phase of our outdoor learning lab. Our Pre-K students and
staff are working to design learning elements that will allow them to
learn in engaging and safe outdoor spaces, and we want your help as
we start to make those spaces into reality.
In addition to installing things like raised garden beds and weather
stations, we’ll be doing fun and creative outdoor art installations as
well. People of all ages and abilities are welcome to join, celebrate
and contribute.
Questions: Please Contact David Reese.
Durham Rotary Member Orientation -- 6.13.2022!
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Wednesday, April 6, 2022
New Member Orientation
6.13.2022 at 11am
Durham Bulls PNC Triangle Club
3rd Floor
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044DA5A72BA0FB6-rotary3
Questions: Please Contact Membership Chair, Sara, or Executive
Secretary, Sharon!
Reminder -- No Meeting 6.20.2022 -- Service Project Day!
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Friday, May 27, 2022NO REGULAR WEEKLY
MONDAY ROTARY MEETING
ON 6.20.2022!!
SERVICE PROJECT DAY!!
Habitat For Humanity Volunteer Opportunity On 6.20.2022!
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Monday, May 23, 2022
OUR FOURTH DAY OF SERVICE IS WITH HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY ON 6.20.2022!!
[A Message From President-Nominee, Elisabeth Wiener]
We are so excited to impact economic mobility and homelessness in Durham by partnering
with Habitat for Humanity for a special build day just for our Rotary Club. Fellow
Rotarian, Rich Kells, has kindly organized Habitat folks to lead us through the process on
Monday, June 20 -- 8:30 – 11:30 am and 12:30 – 3:30 pm on the 1500 block of Morning
Glory Avenue. Rich has really gone the extra mile as Mondays are not normally build days
with Habitat, but being a true Rotarian, he is making it happen! And Past-President, Don
Stanger, being a true Rotarian, has agreed to lead this effort as I will be out of town on the
June 20. Go Rich and Don!
There are ten spots available in the morning and ten in the afternoon. We would like to fill
up the morning first and if there is enough interest, have folks sign up for the afternoon.
To volunteer, you must complete the waivers and forms no later than June 18. Of note –
ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED TO PARTICIPATE!
https://give.durhamhabitat.org/volunteer_shifts/604288/join
Please create an account or log in to an existing account (if you have volunteered
with us in the past year)
The password is Rotary22# to unlock the shift (the password is case sensitive)
Complete the volunteer form and volunteer waiver
This should complete your registration, you will receive an email confirmation (if
you don't see one, please check your spam for emails from "Giveffect")
Volunteers will receive a reminder email with the location confirmation and
parking information 24-hours before the shift.
Please note that volunteers will need to complete their registration by midnightSaturday, June 18 or the group could be subject to cancelation or downsizing.
Questions: Please Contact Elisabeth Wiener!
Homeowner
Pending New Member -- MARK MILLER
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Thursday, April 28, 2022
PENDING NEW MEMBER
MARK MILLER
SPONSORED BY: PAST-PRESIDENT, SUSAN ROSS
INDUCTION DATE: 6.13.2022Mark Miller is a former builder and restauranteur who now works as a Senior Vice
President with Pinnacle Financial Partners. Upon graduating from Appalachian State
University he opened a restaurant in South Carolina with his spouse. After many years in
the hospitality industry, mark uprooted his life and moved to Boston, MA where he
transitioned to Banking. Banking has provided Mark a lot of opportunities to give back to
his community. Locally Mark has served on the planning committee for Community Home
Trust’s Opening Doors event which raised significant sums for the organization. He’s a
avid volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, working most recently on the Cobb Street
project in Carrboro. He lead and organized a Casino Night fundraiser with the Chapel Hill
Young Professionals Network which raised several thousand dollars for Boomerang a local
non-profit who helps at risk youth. Banking has also allowed him to provide sponsorships
to local organizations working for those less fortunate in the community.
Mark lives in the Forest Hills neighborhood with his wife Gaiya and their French Bulldog
Vito. They spend their free time gardening, playing tennis and hiking. They can also be
found dining out at all the lovely establishments Durham is so fortunate to have.
Pending New Member -- JINA PROPST
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Monday, May 16, 2022
PENDING NEW MEMBER
JINA PROPST
INDUCTION DATE: 6.13.2022
SPONSORED BY: PRESIDENT INDIRA EVERETTJina Propst serves as the Director of the City of Durham General Services
Department. Jina was appointed in January 2020, previously working within the
Department for 15 years. General Services Department is a team of 124 employees
focused on building and maintaining city properties to make Durham a great place to live,
work, and play. Prior to finding her passion for local government, Jina practiced
construction law from 1998 to 2005 in North Carolina State and Federal Court. Jina is a
native North Carolinian and is a Graduate of Campbell University School of Law as well
as Wake Forest University. Jina volunteers with StepUp Durham and looks forward to
other volunteerism opportunities with Rotary.
Pending New Member -- KELLY ANN THOMPSON
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Sunday, May 1, 2022
PENDING NEW MEMBER
KELLY ANN THOMPSON
SPONSORED BY: KATE SHIRAH
INDUCTION DATE: 6.13.2022Kelly Thompson is a nonprofit executive with over 15 years of experience leading
organizations through cultural shifts through capacity building, board governance, staff
transitions, and community-building initiatives. Her background includes leading
university civic engagement departments as well as staffing of local government and
budget committees for the legislature. Kelly’s interests include volunteering, hiking,
traveling, and spending time at the beach and the mountains of North Carolina. She grew
up in the Chicago area and moved to the Triangle in June 2020. She has two children, a
son who will be attending UNC Chapel Hill for graduate school in 2022, and a daughter
who is currently a sophomore at NC State University. Her golden retriever, Summer, is her
faithful hiking companion at Umstead State Park. Kelly is an avid sports fan, including
hockey and baseball, and she loves to attend concerts, festivals, and farmers markets
throughout the region.
Weekly Rotary Meeting -- 6.13.2022 Guest Speaker: Christine
Drea
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Durham Rotary Club Weekly Monday Meeting
Monday, 6.13.2022 -- 12:30 p.m. -- 1:30 p.m.
Durham Bulls PNC Triangle Club, 3rd Floor
Guest Speaker: Christine Drea,
Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University
Professor In The Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
Presentation Topic: Biological Aspects of MatriarchyCHRISTINE DREA has two broad research interests, sexual differentiation and
social behavior, both focused on hyenas and primates. I am particularly interested in
unusual species in which the females display a suite of masculinized characteristics,
including male- like or exaggerated external genitalia and social dominance. The study of
naturally occurring hormones in such unique mammals can reveal general processes of
hormonal activity, expressed in genital morphology, reproductive development, and social
behavior. Taking a combined laboratory and field approach allows me to relate captive
data to various facets of the animals' natural habitat, thereby enhancing the ecological
validity of assay procedures and enriching interpretation in an evolutionary framework.
The goal of comparative studies of hyenas and lemurs is to help elucidate the mechanisms
of mammalian sexual differentiation.
My research program in social behavior focuses on social learning and group cohesion.
Using naturalistic tasks that I present to captive animals in socially relevant contexts, I can
investigate how social interaction modulates behavior, problem- solving, and cognitive
performance. By studying and comparing models of carnivore and primate foraging, I can
better understand how group-living animals modify their actions to meet environmental
demands. A primary interest is determining whether similar factors, related to having a
complex social organization, influence learning and performance across taxonomic groups.
I am also interested in how animals learn rules of social conduct and maintain social
cohesion, as evidenced by their patterns of behavioral developmental, the intricate balance
between aggression and play, the expression of scent marking, and the social facilitation or
inhibition of behavior.
Education & Training
Ph.D., Emory University 1991
M.A., Emory University 1990
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park 1984
Durham Rotary Club -- SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Thursday, April 21, 2022
DURHAM ROTARY CLUB
SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLESDo You Know Someone Interested In Joining Our Durham
Rotary Club?
By Sharon Kay Lassiter on Wednesday, November 10, 2021
DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE INTERESTED
IN JOINING DURHAM ROTARY?
Contact Sharon For A Copy Of
The Club's Membership Application
slassiter38@nc.rr.com
[Or pick up an Application at a Monday Meeting]
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