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Growing a Silicon Valley Business in Bellingham
Jul 13, 2015
Bio: Bob Pritchett co-founded Faithlife Corporation (makers of Logos Bible Software) and serves as President/CEO. Bob speaks regularly at industry conferences and to academic groups on entrepreneurship, electronic publishing and digital libraries. He is a 2005 winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, and was included in the Puget Sound Business Journal's 40 Under 40. Bob lives with his wife Audra in Bellingham, Washington; they have two children at college. Bob's first book, Fire Someone Today, And Other Surprising Tactics for Making Your Business a Success, was released in April, 2006, and has been translated into Russian and Korean. Overview: Faithlife Corporation is a Silicon Valley style business: a fast-growing high-tech firm disrupting an established sector. Learn what Faithlife does, how it impacts the Bellingham economy, and how Bellingham can be more attractive to other high-tech businesses.
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Guatemala Audiology Program
Jul 20, 2015
Dr. Michael Mallahan has been the director of the Hearing & Balance Lab in Mill Creek since 1995. He has practiced audiology in the greater Everett area since 1982. Dr. Mallahan was instrumental in establishing the first county wide newborn hearing screening program in the State of Washington in 1998. He currently teaches medical audiology in the doctoral program at the University of Washington and supervises doctoral students through his office partnership with the University’s offsite training program. He is regionally recognized for his expertise in providing assessment and direction of rehabilitative care for patients with balance disorders. Dr. Mallahan leads medical/surgical outreach missions twice a year to Guatemala with the non-profit organization Healing the Children, where his teams have conducted hundreds of surgeries and provided free hearing aids to over 2000 children in rural areas across Guatemala. |
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The Economic Contribution of Outdoor Recreation to Whatcom County
Jul 27, 2015
Program Overview Recreation Northwest promotes outdoor recreation and brings people together to enjoy, preserve and improve the places where we play. Our primary strategies are Stewardship, Education and Fun: Stewardship - Facilitating collaboration between outdoor enthusiasts, local governments, businesses and individual landowners to improve local trail networks, provide direct service to maintain local parks and develop a sense of pride and ownership in these outdoor places that make our communities unique. Education - Sharing information between race directors, participants and the public to increase communication and positive shared use of our parks and trails and to lessen the environmental impact of events on these places. To highlight the impact of recreation on our local economy. Fun - Getting adults and children outside to be active, build community and enjoy our parks and trails through multi-sport events including the Traverse and Quest Adventure Races. Bio for introductions Todd Elsworth, Executive Director, Recreation Northwest Todd Elsworth brings extensive community-building and project management experience to the organization. He has served on start-up boards, managed his own consulting business and worked for local and global non-profits. He brings an entrepreneurial approach and is known for innovative ideas and bringing the right people together to make things happen. From the outset, Todd has been recognized for raising the bar on sustainable event management and promoting racer stewardship. As an example, he has been a presenter on Sustainable Event Practices for the national organization Council for Responsible Sport. He was also recognized in 2013 as one of “Ten Who Cared” in Whatcom County for the environmental stewardship focus of the Bellingham Traverse.
April Claxton, Executive Manager, Recreation Northwest April Claxton brings 17 years of non-profit management experience. Her initial years were spent directing environmental advocacy campaigns through student organizing and door-to-door canvas offices. Since then she has focused on operations and organizational development. Systems development, financial and IT management, team-building, hiring, staff development and building effective and efficient organizations are a few of her areas of expertise. April has served as volunteer coordinator for many events and organizations, including recruiting, organizing and training over 150 volunteers annually for Recreation Northwest races.
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The Spark Museum
Aug 03, 2015
Overview: An introduction to Bellingham’s Spark Museum of Electrical Invention by co-founder and President/CEO John Jenkins. John will share some of the museum’s history, discuss the world-class collection of electrical artifacts and provide an overview of their education programs. John will also describe the rebranding process that resulted in the major turnaround of the Museum three years ago. Bio: John Jenkins is President & CEO of the Spark Museum of Electrical Invention, located in Bellingham, Washington, John is a long time collector of early radio and scientific apparatus, a former Hewlett Packard engineer and retired Microsoft executive. He is a member of several professional associations including the History of Science Society, The Society for the History of Technology, and the IEEE. His interests include the history of science and technology, electronic and computer related technologies, and nearly 50 years as a collector of early radio and electrical scientific apparatus. John lectures and writes on topics related to the history of technology, and in his free time he can be found hiking in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. |
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Aug 07, 2015 11:00 AM
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Oxbo International: Putting Food on your Table
Aug 10, 2015
Program Overview: Oxbo is a manufacturer of specialty agricultural harvesting equipment. Many of the vegetables and fruits that you enjoy are likely picked by machine made by Oxbo at their various manufacturing facilities in the US. Bio: Scott Korthuis started with Korvan industries in the late 1980s. Korvan designed and built a new generation raspberry harvester. Throughout his career he helped develop blueberry, grape, citrus, olives and coffee harvester lines built by the company in Lynden. In the early 1980s he worked for the Georgia Pacific pulp and paper plant here in Bellingham. Scott is a Whatcom county native and lives in Lynden. He has bachelors degrees in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering. He is now a the Berry and Tree Fruit Product Manager for Oxbo. He also happens to be the mayor of Lynden. |
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SOLD! How to make fund raising more fun and more profitable
Aug 17, 2015
Overview: I have one of the most comedic stories on how I went from being a Pastor to a professional Auctioneer. "I used to pray for you now I prey on you." It's a great story and I have several clubs that have been entertained. I then talk about what the key things are that make fund raising fun and more profitable. Bio: Patrick Grant is a member of the Anacortes Rotary Club. He is a professional auctioneer and studied at Western College of Auctioneering. He specializes in Event Auctions for non profit organizations with over 20 years experience in public speaking as a Pastor, Actor and the last five as an Auctioneer. He has many rotary clubs that he has been involved in : Anacortes Rotary Club, Burlington Rotary Club, Port Orchard, Kent and Covington Clubs to name a few. Pat is a fast talker and let's welcome him. |
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Business Update
Sep 06, 2015
Bio: He was featured in the June issue of Business Pulse Magazine in the "In Their Own Words" feature. He is working on two significant projects at LCC, the 160 acre I5/Slater commercial development and a new revolutionary Marina at Gooseberry Point for the Lummi Nation Fishing Fleet, the largest commercial fleet on the west coast of North America. As CEO he also works closely with the CEO, Frank Cornett, at the Silver Reef Hotel, Spa, Casino and oversees the operations at the 260 Store in Ferndale, the fueling station and convenience store at the Reef and the Fishermans Cove marine fuel station and store on Gooseberry Point. |
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Sep 08, 2015 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
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New Life for the Lynden Department Store - Rising from the Ashes
Sep 21, 2015
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Sep 26, 2015 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Oct 05, 2015 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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District 5050
Oct 12, 2015
William (Bill) Robson was born and raised in the North-East of England. He emigrated to Canada in 1974 and continued his banking career with The Bank of Nova Scotia after having worked for the Midland Bank in England for almost seven years. Bill retired from banking in 2011 after 43 years.
Bill was invited to join the Provisional Rotary Club of Cloverdale in 1994 and went on to be the Charter President in 1995. For a short time Bill moved to the Surrey Rotary Club, because of a change in jobs, where he served two years as club secretary, but after he retired he moved back to Cloverdale and rejoined that club. Bill is currently a member of the Langley Central Rotary club. Bill has served at the District level as Polio Plus Chair from 2000-2008, Assistant Governor from 2003-2007, International Projects Chair 2007-2008, Grants Chair 2008-2009 and Foundation Chair from 2009-2013. In addition Bill has worked with the District Visioning Team since its inception and is also a member of the faculty for the Rotary Leadership Institute. |
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Oct 13, 2015 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
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Overview of Charter Review and changes proposed
Oct 19, 2015
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"The Story of Trayvax"
Oct 26, 2015
Bio: Mark King was born in Annapolis, Maryland, where his father taught leadership at the Naval Academy and later became a nuclear submarine captain. When Mark was eight his family moved across the world and put down roots on Bainbridge Island, a small community a ferry boat ride from Seattle. Mark went through his school years as a tinkerer and eventually built an electric car, earned Eagle Scout, and received his first patent before age 18. After high school, while studying machining at Bellingham Technical College, Mark sold his invention, a device called an “organoleptic analysis machine”, to General Mills for testing the longevity of preservatives in Nature Valley granola bars. With the funds earned from that experience, Mark launched his first company, Trayvax Enterprises, from his apartment. During the company’s inception, Mark’s story was featured in the New York Times and he gave a TEDx talk about taking on big projects. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/business/a-young-inventor-finding-the-crunch-factor.html?_r=0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QkJgDB-iyk Now, three years later, Trayvax Enterprises employs 31 people and has sold upward of 90,000 products worldwide. Important aspects for Mark King are building an entrepreneurial company culture based on personal responsibility and lean methods, where a portion of profits and brainpower can be used to develop solutions to global water problems. At age 25, Mark’s current goals are to attend MIT while continuing to grow Trayvax into a leading US outdoor product company.
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Fund Raising
Nov 09, 2015
Club Assembly November 9, 2015 This club assembly is intended to allow all members to discuss the following items and give responses for the board to consider as we plan for the future of the RCOB. We understand that there will be varying opinions and want to hear all of those while still finding areas of consensus. Please take part in the discussion at your table and be honest. The board will consider every opinion that is recorded as well as looking at what may seem to be a majority view. Also, feel free to write down your personal opinion separately if it varies from your table-mates and send it to President Chuck, President Elect Del or Teri Treat. At each table, please choose someone to record the results of your discussion on the sheet attached. These will be gathered at the end of the meeting for review by the board. We have given you materials at a previous meeting so that you could begin thinking about these items. Another copy is included for your use today. Thanks for your participation and your opinions. The club’s future activities will be better if they reflect the preferences of its members. QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
a. Should we continue to raise a set amount (currently $100,000) in one major fundraising effort? b. Should it be our policy to set aside money from smaller activities (Wacky Wickets, etc.) to be available throughout the year for projects or needs that arise after we have chosen our major project or c. Should we routinely set aside a percentage of our total raised for the major project (say 20 or 25%) for projects or needs that arise during the year?
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Nov 10, 2015 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
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Tours of 8 Rotarian's Businesses
Nov 23, 2015
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Dec 08, 2015 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
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Quality, Technology and Innovation - Introduction to the PACCAR Technical Center
Dec 14, 2015
Overview: The PACCAR Technical Center, established in 1982 in the Skagit Valley, performs product development, testing, research and development activities for PACCAR’s global truck brands, Peterbilt, Kenworth and DAF. This presentation will give an overview of how we use computer simulation and innovative testing technologies to ensure that our trucks meet the toughest customer requirements in a wide range of applications. Bio: Dr. Philip Stephenson is General Manager, PACCAR Technical Center. He has held this position since 2012. Prior to his current position, Dr. Stephenson was Vice President, Exide Technologies. Before joining PACCAR, he worked as Director of Product Development and Engineering with A123 Energy Systems where he led engineering teams in the US and Germany. Dr. Stephenson was also Chief Engineer for product development and validation at Behr and was instrumental in the expansion of Behr’s test facilities to support their North American automotive business. At the PACCAR Technical Center, Dr. Stephenson leads teams responsible for product validation of Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks and for development, calibration and testing of PACCAR Engines for North America. Dr. Stephenson earned a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University.
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Dec 19, 2015
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Community Preparedness Education (CPE)
Dec 21, 2015
The presentation is called Community Preparedness Education (CPE) and it is an informal discussion of disaster preparedness for our community. We talk about potential disasters that could strike here and how to get prepared for some of them. This includes a discussion of actual items to have on hand, but also some of the plans or protocols we could put in place beforehand to make the immediate aftermath unfold more smoothly and with less anxiety. We also talk about where to get real-time information during a disaster and where in this community to get some training now so that we can help ourselves and neighbors in the event of some kind of disaster in the future. My name is Prentiss Andrews and I am the Disaster Preparedness Coordinator here in the Bellingham office for the American Red Cross. My job is to work with community organisations to promote preparedness and resiliency in the face of potential disasters and emergencies. I am a recent transplant to the Bellingham area (since 2012). I am originally from Kitsap County. I moved here to complete my degree at Western in geology. Before going back to school my first career was in energy development. I worked for six years for a Seattle based energy development company, prospecting for and building utility scale wind energy plants around the Western United States.
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Boeing in Washington - Our Future Together
Jan 04, 2016
Bio: Susan Champlain is director, State and Local Government Operations for The Boeing Company. In this role, she is responsible for representing the company’s interests with local, state and federal elected officials in the Northwest. She focuses on tax, environmental, international trade and competitiveness issues. From 2008 to 2010, Champlain served as Vice President in the Seattle office of Hill & Knowlton, a worldwide public relations firm. There, she advised clients seeking to impact public policy in the Northwest. From 2002 to 2008, Champlain served in policy and state and local government relations roles for the Boeing Company in Seattle. She developed company positions on public policy and represented the company in Olympia. Champlain joined Boeing in 1999 as manager of Legislative Affairs in Washington DC. She served in that role until 2002, lobbying Members of Congress on international trade issues including China PNTR, Trade Promotion Authority and the U.S. – Vietnam free trade agreement. Prior to joining Boeing, Champlain worked for six years as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill focusing on international trade and defense policy. Susan holds a BA in International Studies from University of Washington and a MA in International Affairs from The George Washington University. Susan, her husband Scott and their daughter live in Issaquah. Topic: It really is an opportunity for us to connect with, and thank you – key members of our community – for your support and partnership over the past nearly 100 years that Boeing has enjoyed a home here in Washington State. We will use this opportunity to share some information about Boeing that includes where we have been as a company, where we are going, and how deeply invested we are in the health, growth and prosperity of people living in Washington. We will provide insight into local employment, our commitment to the environment, and our hopes and expectations for our future here. We look forward to having a meaningful conversation with your members |
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Jan 12, 2016 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
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