The Wilmette Michels
• What is (was) your day job?
I retired as a partner in a 200-person advertising/public relations agency
• What is your favorite book? or book genre?
Biographies of American Presidents
• If you were in charge, what would you mandate be the national pastime?
Mentoring children
• What are your hobbies?
Grandchildren, travel, photography, reading, radio-controlled model yachts
• What do most people NOT know about me?
I was a high-jumper in high school
• Who was your sponsor?
George Carpenter
• How do you pitch Rotary?
I first determine if an individual has any penchant for service to others (not everyone does), and then point out that Rotary provides more opportunities and support for service than any organization they could choose.
• What aspect of Rotary makes you passionate to be involved?
A special club camaraderie that is focused on service to others.
• What is your most memorable experience in Rotary?
Meeting with a group of La Paz, Bolivia, Rotarians to plan our work together at a small rural college in the rainforest of Bolivia.
• Were you exposed to Rotary as a child? If so, what memories do you have?
No. 4-H, FFA and the Norsemen Lettermen's Club were as close as I got in my youth.