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Darius Navran is the Dean of the School of Health and Public Services at Arapahoe Community College. He was previously on the faculty at Cuyahoga Community College in the Cleveland area for 20 years and has been in higher education for 30 years. He received his PhD at Miami University. He and his wife, Sheri live in Highlands Ranch. They have two grown sons. Vali Habbibi and Peter Van Arsdale were instrumental in introducing Darius to Rotary.

New member Martin Walsh

Posted on Dec 07, 2018

Martin Walsh is a Financial Planner who is Director of Business Development for Brown and Company. He has a Bachelor's degree from Georgetown and an MBA from Yale. He worked for Goldman Sachs in San Francisco after business school and returned to Colorado in 2011. He works in business development, client acquisition, investment research and due diligence at Brown and Company. He and his wife, Jessica live in Centennial with their two young children, Eleanor and Patrick. Martin was introduced to Rotary by Mark Brown.

Joe Rainwater Joins Denver SE

Posted on Nov 30, 2018

Joe Rainwater is a retired cardiologist. He practiced for 37 years with Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates. He received his MD degree from the University of Arkansas, the state where he grew up. He came to Denver in 1972 as an internal medicine intern at CU. He and his wife Damaris have 6 adult children between the two of them and 11 grandchildren. He wants to spend his retirement years in community involvement, babysitting grandchildren (within limits) and travel. David Young introduced him to Rotary.

Jim Birschbach Inducted

Jim Birschbach was re-inducted into the club after an absence of many years. Jim left the club when he moved to Texas, but is back in Denver. Jim was the president of Birschbach Media Sales for decades and retired in January. Jim got a BS in Radio-TV-Film at the University of Wisconsin, his native state. He was lured back to Denver by an old friend and is now office manager for Vitesse Oil in Centennial. He was President Elect of the Harlingen Sunburst club when he moved from Texas. He and his wife, Lorie, live in Centennial.

Denver SE Wins Numerous District Awards

Each year at the District Celebration the District and various clubs make awards for exceptional service. Our club and club members garnered over a dozen awards. To download a Powerpoint of the awards won by our club and club members CLICK HERE. Picture of Curt Harris being awarded the Kevin Farrell Leadership award given by our club.

Posted by Brian Anderson

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Contributions in Tribute

Posted by Debra Fine on Jun 28, 2011

Would you like to honor or memorialize someone special? Make a contribution to the Denver Southeast Rotary Tribute program to let them know you are thinking of them. Each donation funds our local and international humanitarian Rotary projects and is 100% tax deductible. Download Form

What do you say when asked "What is Rotary?"

Do you have a succinct explanation of Rotary when someone asks you- what some would call an "elevator speech"? Here is a possible response, authored by Jim Creamer:

Rotary is an international organization dedicated to the service of mankind. Denver Southeast Rotary Club is an active organization of men and women providing domestic and international assistance to others far and wide. And we have fun doing it with fellowship for our members and with a sense of ethics as outlined in the Four Way Test.

DSE Evenings Club is primarily for younger professionals. It typically meets twice a month.Meeting schedule and info.

District Newsletter Link

Community Service Committee Meeting
Koelbel Library

Jan 15, 2019
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Rotation NIGHT at DU's Chamberlin Observatory
DU's Chamberlin Observatory

Jan 17, 2019
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Stuart Coppedge, Pike's Peak Summit complex
Jan 24, 2019
7:15 AM – 8:45 AM
2019 RI President's Dinner & Polio Plus Fundraiser
Denver Marriott South

Jan 25, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Volunteer at Project C.U.R.E.
10377 E. Geddes Ave.

Feb 11, 2019
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
International Services Committee Meeting
Koelbel Library - Main Floor Conference Room

Feb 12, 2019
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Volunteer at Project C.U.R.E.
10377 E. Geddes Ave.

Mar 11, 2019
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
International Services Committee Meeting
Koelbel Library - Main Floor Conference Room

Mar 12, 2019
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Volunteer at Project C.U.R.E.
10377 E. Geddes Ave.

Apr 08, 2019
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
International Services Committee Meeting
Koelbel Library - Main Floor Conference Room

Apr 09, 2019
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM