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Groundwater Management, SCWA
Aug. 05, 2016
Jay Jasperse is the Chief Engineer and director of Groundwater Management for the Sonoma County water Agency. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of California at Davis and a Master’s degree in Civil engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a Registered Profession Engineer in the State of California. Prior to joining the Water Agency, he worked as an environmental engineering consultant specializing in groundwater resource characterization and remediation. He is responsible for the Water Agency’s capital projects program and resource planning and management activities. Mr. Jasperce has been a member of NATO and NSF delegations in Egypt and South Korea, respectively. He is an author of published journal articles and book chapters on topics such as surface water-groundwater interactions, natural filtration processes, riverbank filtration, and integrated water resource management. |
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Candidate for District 5 Supervisor
Aug. 26, 2016
Lynda Hopkins, an organic farmer, small business owner, mother, former community journalist with Sonoma West Publishers and graduate of Stanford University (Bachelor’s Degree in Coastal Land Use & a Master’s Degree in Land Use Policy) is ready to work with the residents of the Fifth District to improve our community. As Executive Director of Sonoma County Farm Trails, Lynda worked with dozens of family farmers to help keep small-scale farming viable. As a community journalist with Sonoma West Publishers, she spent years researching, reporting and informing the community through local newspapers. As Board Secretary of Farm to Pantry, she has helped manage an organization that moved over 100 tons of gleaned farm-fresh produce to those in need. As a member of the Leadership Circle of Community Alliance with Family Farmers (North Coast chapter), she advocated for sensible streamlined land use policy. |
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Aug. 27, 2016 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Basic Education and Literacy - The Protection of Children in Conflict Areas
Sep. 02, 2016
I was born and raised in Uganda where I earned my law degree at Makerere University before moving to the United States almost 7 years ago. I went to Empire College for a year to acquire the necessary credit units to enable me take the California Bar. I also earned my LL.M in International Crime and Justice from The University of Turin, Italy. I worked at the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office before moving on to work at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. I currently consult for the Defense Team of Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan accused of war crimes at the International Criminal Court in The Hague and also work part time for the Oxford University Press. I have also just concluded a pre-college summer class at UC Berkeley teaching high school students international law. My passion is the intersection of human rights and the criminal justice system and international law. I will be discussing the protection of children in armed conflict, drawing heavily on my current assignment, which involves a former child- soldier. |
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Sep. 13, 2016 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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What our Kids Need to Succeed
Sep. 16, 2016
Changing Priorities for our Schools Hal’s talk will cover the challenges to having high school graduates college or career ready, and how those changing needs might lead organizations like ours, that strongly support our schools, to rethink the priorities for our work. Hal is the former General Counsel of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the country with approximately 700,000 students. Since leaving the district, Hal has continued to write and consult about education, including publishing a well-received study of high performing districts: “Renewal, Remaking America’s Schools for the 21st Century.” He is speaking to us this week on the topic of “New challenges for our schools and changing priorities for the Rotary." Previously, Hal had a varied career. He was Deputy General Counsel/Legal Counsel at the Department of Defense and a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Tuttle & Taylor. Between those two, he spent several years as a political consultant, including a stint as Chief of Staff to State Senator John Garamendi. He also headed a startup software firm (who around here hasn’t?) that specialized in building data base platforms for government agencies. Hal graduated from Swarthmore College and Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Journal. He also clerked for Judge Max Rosenn of the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. As many of you know, Hal has continued to work on interesting education projects, including the development of education summit for school supporters here in Sonoma County and a nationwide effort to eliminate standardized testing for accountability purposes. Hal lives in Forestville with his wife, Estelle. |
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Sep. 22, 2016 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Oct. 01, 2016 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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Main Stage West
Oct. 07, 2016
Main Stage West was founded in 2011 by a consortium of local artists called The Performing Artists Coalition for Theater (PACT), a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit charitable corporation. Prior to its inception the theater space at 104 North Main Street existed for over twenty years as: Nova Theater; Main Street Theater; and, lastly, Sonoma County Repertory Theater which dismantled in 2010 The mission of Main Stage West (MSW) is to provide West Sonoma County residents and visitors with professional level theater productions on a year-round basis. MSW has an ongoing contact with Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Stage Actors and Managers USA. MSW has employed and over two hundred local actors, stage managers, directors and designers since our founding 5 years ago. MSW has been a recipient of the Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce 2014 Community Award, 2013 Best of Sebastopol Award for Arts Organizations & largely rural community lacking easy access “big city” culture. Main Stage West produces eight fully mounted plays per year at 104 North Main Street in Sebastopol. Our Season is comprised of new plays, modern renderings of classics, and popular faire. In addition to play production, the MSW space has hosted local concerts, lectures and films. The company also runs an ongoing program of Summer Theater for Youth emphasizing Shakespearean texts generously donated by the Risk Press Foundation of Sebastopol. Dancing At Lughnasa Part memory, part magic, Brian Friel’s Dancing At Lughnasa is widely regarded as a modern theater classic. In the play, Michael Evans recalls the nostalgic summer of 1936, at his aunt’s cabin in the fictional town of Ballybeg, just before the dawn of WWII, when life would change forever. The scene we will be in acting is from this play which opens at Main Stage West on October and plays through October 30. |
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Oct. 20, 2016 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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The Historic Journey of the Two Men who Discoverd the Maya Civilization
Oct. 28, 2016
William Carlsen is an award-winning journalist who, after writing dozens of cutting-edge stories documenting the 80's in San Francisco and around the world, moved to Guatemala and followed the trail of the two explorers who in 1839 detailed their discovery of the Maya Civilization. He will share his adventure following in their footsteps. This promises to be an incredible story! |
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Oct. 28, 2016 6:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.
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Kick off to the Rotary Foundation Month
Nov. 04, 2016
Tom is a dynamic speaker and has been at the forefront of strategies for Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation as a Rotary Senior Leader.
On October 17, 2016 Tom became part of the Executive Management Team for Rotary International after accepting the full time position of Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to that he was in the midst of serving a four-year term as a Trustee of the Rotary Foundation (2015-19). He served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Programs Committee and Chairman of the Water and Sanitation Major Gifts Initiative.
Tom was Vice President of Rotary International in 2010-2011, and served on the Board of Directors for Rotary International from 2009 to 2011. In 2013 Tom completed a four-year term on the Strategic Planning Committee for Rotary International, and in addition served for two years as a liaison to that committee.
Tom is currently Chairman of the Steering Committee of the RI/USAID International H2O Collaboration to jointly fund US $12 million in water, sanitation and hygiene projects for three countries in Africa, and has served on that committee for 7 years. He has made 21 volunteer trips to developing countries including numerous trips to Haiti; almost all of those trips centered on the development of and funding for water and sanitation projects.
Tom is a Level II Major Donor to The Rotary Foundation and a Level 4 Charter Member of the Bequest Society of The Rotary Foundation. He is a recipient of the Service Above Self Award from Rotary International; the Distinguished Service Award and the Citation for Meritorious Service Award from The Rotary Foundation.
For 35 years Tom was engaged in the private practice of corporate law in the greater Minneapolis area, serving on over 25 for profit and non-profit boards and for 16 years was a lecturer at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. Tom served for 17 years as a member of the Board of Directors of First Minnetonka City Bank.
Join us at our regular Rotary meeting in Sebastopol at the Community Church Memorial Hall, November 4, at 12:15 to hear the most current message of the status of Rotary and its Foundation as well as see a glimpse of where we are directed.
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Nov. 04, 2016 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
An opportunity to meet and get to know our special guest who has been flown in all the way from Minnesota to speak at 12:15pm on November 4, 2016 at the Sebastopol Rotary Club meeting. Tom is a current member of the Rotary Foundation Board and has an extensive Rotary background (see November 4, 2016 speaker overview for complete details). Appetizers, and maybe some beer and wine (per John Blount at the 10/28/16 Sebastopol Rotary meeting). Thank you John and Patti for arranging this special guest speaker and for hosting this reception at your home!! |
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Nov. 08, 2016 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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World War II - The POW Experience
Nov. 11, 2016
Sally (Hatcher) Ewald’s undergraduate degree was in History and Political Science. She spent her “gap year” exploring Mexico then attended Stanford University where she earned her MA in Latin American History and subsequently a CA teaching credential at San Jose State. While getting these degrees she started working for Western Airlines rising to “City Manager” for WA – retiring 14 years later after completing her MBA to start a management consulting business. Her passion to learn more about WWII in Europe stems from a desire to know more about her father who was killed in a military plane crash in New Mexico in January 1947 just a few days after her 6th birthday. In WWII he commanded the 351st Bomb Group, one of the early B17 Bomb Groups stationed near Peterborough, England. The Group’s first mission was May 13, 1943. Col Hatcher flew 12 missions and was shot down not far from Bordeaux, France on Dec 31, 1943. His parachute dropped him just outside the German command compound - he was captured immediately and remained a POW until May 1945 when Germany surrendered. |
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North Bay Teacher Shortage
Nov. 18, 2016
Karen Ricketts is currently the Executive Director of the North Coast School of Education at Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE). In this role, she oversees faculty and staff as they provide innovative professional development coursework, support and coaching for new teachers, mentors, and interns in the programs. Prior to becoming the Executive Director, Ricketts worked as a director of human resources in the Windsor Unified School District, a Director of Curriculum and Special Education in the Piner-Olivet School District, a school administrator in Healdsburg Unified School District and a teacher and coach in grades four through college. She earned her Master of Arts degree from Sonoma State University, her administrative credential from Sonoma State University, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Chico State University. As a seasoned educator, administrator, and former coach, she loves supporting next generation teachers as they enter the profession with the new innovations and educational best practices that lead to student growth and success. |
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Choices for End of Life Care
Dec. 02, 2016
Dr. Gary Johanson graduated from University of California San Francisco Medical School in 1975. He completed his 3-year residency training in Family Medicine in Santa Rosa and then opened a family practice right here in |
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Dec. 06, 2016 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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School Garden Network
Dec. 09, 2016
Laurel Anderson is a founding member of the School Garden Network of Sonoma County and is currently on the board of directors. She also is the Schoolyard Habitat Coordinator for the county in partnership with US Fish |
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Dec. 09, 2016 6:00 p.m.
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Dec. 13, 2016 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Council on Aging
Dec. 16, 2016
A fifth generation Sonoma County resident, Marrianne McBride, President & CEO of Council on Aging since August 2009, was previously the organizations Development Director with the responsibility of raising up to four million dollars annually. In 2006 and 2007 she put together the strategic plan and led the effort to raise an additional 3.5 million to build the new Meals on Wheels Kitchen. |
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Remembering Mississippi Freedom Summer
Jan. 06, 2017
Charles O. Prickett began his activities toward world peace and justice while in high school doing surveys of area businesses to determine if racial discrimination was occurring in his hometown, Carbondale, Illinois. Charles attended the March on Washington in 1963, and participated in the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964, where he worked operating Freedom Schools, conducting voter registration drives, organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) and organizing local black farmers to vote in U.S. Department of Agriculture fall elections. He also helped organize the Selma-Montgomery March in 1965. Charles has written a book about his experiences in the civil rights movement, "Remembering Mississippi Freedom Summer" (Amazon). This book chronicles the experiences he had as an active participant of the civil rights movement, and includes his meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King while working on the Selma-Montgomery March. His book contains nearly 80 pictures, most from a movie he helped make with Richard Beymer in 1964, "A Regular Bouquet" (YouTube). This movie contains the only film record of Freedom Schools and voter registration efforts from Freedom Summer. PBS in their series "Eyes On the Prize", and "Freedom Summer" have used these images. He is currently an attorney in Santa Rosa, California, and has been a pro tem judge in small claims and traffic court in California for over thirty years, and has served as a mediator for the Sonoma County Superior Court. |
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Jan. 10, 2017 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Exchange Student Career Impact 20 Years Later
Jan. 13, 2017
Michelle Larkin grew up in Sebastopol, California attending Apple Blossom, Twin Hills, and Analy High School. She attended Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo, graduating with a BS in Graphic Communications. In 1996 she went to live and study in Costa Rica on a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Sebastopol Rotary Club. Upon her return to Sonoma County the following year, she was hired to teach Spanish at El Molino High School where she still works today. Michele teaches Spanish I, II and Advanced Placement Spanish IV. She is the Department Chair of the World Language Department. She lives in Occidental with her husband on their small organic farm, Bella Ridge Farm, where they grow apples and pears. They sell their fruit at local farmers' markets and stores. Michele also teaches yoga classes in Occidental. In addition to yoga, she enjoys cycling and hiking in Sonoma County and beyond. She volunteers for LandPaths as a docent at the Bohemia Ecological Preserve. he attended Cal Poly
State University San Luis Obispo, graduating with a BS in Graphic Communication. In 1996 she went to live and study in
Costa Rica on a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Sebastopol Rotary Club. Upon her return to Sonoma
County the following year, she was hired to teach Spanish at El Molino High School where she still works today. Michel
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Domestic Violence: Its Cause and Cure
Jan. 20, 2017
In 2012 Ms O'Connell was named CEO of YWCA Sonoma County - the community's domestic violence service provider since 1975. She was formerly Senior Vice President of Marketing for Sonoma National Bank in Santa Rosa where she managed community relations and non-profit support. Her career in the marketing and public relations arena of community banking spans nearly 30 years and two coasts. For over a decade she served as a member of the Advisory Board and Chair of PR/Media for the capital campaign of The Salvation Army - Santa Rosa Corps where she was named "Volunteer of the Year" in 2009. Honored by Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce with a leadership award in the field of Media, Communications and Public Relations that same year, Ms. O'Connell is also a graduate of Leadership Santa Rosa Class 17. A graduate of the University of San Francisco, where she earned a place on t he Dean's List for academic achievement, Ms. O'Connell holds a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Behavior. She leads a staff of 35 and is responsible for the sustainability of a $2 million budget. Madeleine and her husband, Kevin reside in Santa Rosa along with their boys, Johnny age 7 and Nicholas age 5. Challenged with a diagnosis of State Two breast cancer in 2014, Madeleine reminds each of us that there was a 20% chance of the lump she found being malignant, which it was - contrasted to the national and local statistic that one in four families will be affected by domestic violence - that's 25% of the people we know. |
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Global Governance: People, Power and Non-violent Solutions
Jan. 27, 2017
Dr. Boaz is an Academic Advisor to the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, a Washington DC-based human rights foundation that collects and disseminates, knowledge on civil resistance. Her work with ICNC has sent her to conferences in India, Australia, Chile, Spain, and around the United States, including the annual Fletcher Summer Institute for the Advanced Study of Nonviolent Conflict, at Tufts University, where she served as an instructor on four occasions (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012). She considers her interview with Nobel Laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi of Iran to be a highlight of her work in this field. Dr. Boaz continues to work alongside notable veterans of the struggles in South Africa, Serbia, Burma, and the US Civil Rights Movement, including Rev. James Lawson. Dr. Boaz is a prolific writer and contributes analysis regularly to several news and commentary-based media, including Truthout, the Huffington Post, Common Dreams, Waging Nonviolence, and Open Democracy. At Sonoma State, Dr. Boaz is the Faculty Advisor for the award-winning Model United Nations club and class, which every Spring participates in the National Model United Nations conference in New York City, and is department Internship Coordinator for placements with non-profits and local advocacy groups and organizations. Dr. Boaz is also an affiliated scholar with the UNESCO Program in Peach, Conflict and Development Studies at Universitat Jaume I in Castellon, Spain, where she has taught courses in 2001, 2003, 2007, and 2011 and advises graduate students. She is founding board member of the Sonoma Independent, a grassroots media organization. She spent her Fall 2015 sabbatical in West Cork, Ireland. |
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