Speakers
Speaker | Date | Topic |
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Robert Ginnett Ph.D. | Mar 22, 2024 |
Leadership Presentation Part 2
Description coming soon |
Melanie Phelps -Chair of District Grants Committee | Mar 29, 2024 |
Nicaragua Water Projects
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Melissa Eickhoff | Apr 05, 2024 |
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
In October 2022, Melissa Eickhoff arrived in Colorado from Penske Entertainment in Indianapolis where she served as Director of Partnerships for the NTT INDYCAR Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Her previous experience as Events and Sponsorship Manager for Team Yokohama included developing programs with Nitro Circus, Spartan Race, SEMA Ignited, Travis Pastrana and Gymkhana. “I am honored to take on the Executive Director role with the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb,” stated Eickhoff. “From the first time I experienced this event in 2018 as a sponsor I was smitten. It is an absolutely unique and iconic challenge in the motorsport world. I’m looking forward to offering industry best practices, discovering growth opportunities and elevating fan engagement.” Since 2009 Eickhoff has immersed herself in the auto racing industry including as Client Services Manager for Red Bull Global Rallycross for two seasons, and TORC The Off-Road Championship in 2015. As Marketing and Partnerships Director for Dempsey Racing from 2011 through 2014, Eickhoff’s roles included social media execution, driver management and guest experiences. She was also Executive Producer for the 5-part docuseries, Patrick Dempsey: Racing Le Mans that aired on Velocity and Discovery International. A second Velocity production, the one-hour documentary One Way – The Story of Leadfoot, saw Eickhoff function as Producer. Eickhoff has also been an engaging contributor to motorsports blogs, features and social media for MyLifeAtSpeed, RACER and Autoweek. To round out an already stellar motorsports career, Eickhoff brings her unique behind-the-wheel perspective as a former competitor in off-road desert racing where she earned four podium finishes as driver and navigator. ABOUT THE PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL HILL CLIMB First staged in 1916, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the second oldest race in America. The invitation-only event, often referred to as The Race to the Clouds is held annually on the last Sunday of June on Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain. The famous 12.42-mile (20 km) course consists of 156 turns, boasts an elevation gain of 4,725 feet (1,440 m), and reaches a finish line at 14,115 feet (4,302 m) above sea level. The PPIHC’s six race divisions feature a wide variety of vehicles – from production-based Time Attack challengers to purpose-built Open Wheel racers and state-of-the-art Unlimited vehicles. The current race record was set in 2018 by Romain Dumas and Volkswagen in the all-electric I.D. R Pikes Peak – 07:57.148. |
Sam Chapman | Apr 12, 2024 |
Club Assembly Program
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Diamond Awards | Apr 19, 2024 |
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Diamond Awards | Apr 26, 2024 |
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Dr. Tyler Lyson | May 03, 2024 |
How Colorado Springs is Tied to the Extinction of the Dinosaurs and the Rise of the Mammals
Dr. Tyler Lyson is curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, where he is responsible for the fossil reptile collection. His research focuses on the early origin and evolution of reptiles, particularly turtles, as well as the driver(s) and tempo of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction and subsequent ecosystem recovery. He is working on projects in the Denver Basin in Colorado, Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana, and Karoo Basin in South Africa. Lyson received his Ph.D. and M.A. in geology and paleontology from Yale University, and his B.A. from Swarthmore College. Lyson was a postdoctoral researcher at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History before joining the Denver Museum in 2014. Title: Extinction of the Dinosaurs and the Rise of the Mammals Description: Sixty-six million years ago, a 6-mile-wide asteroid slammed into Earth and caused the extinction of more than 75% of life on Earth, including the dinosaurs. This was the single worst day for life on Earth. How and when life rebounded in the aftermath of the extinction has been shrouded in mystery due to a poor fossil record. An extraordinary new discovery east of Colorado Springs preserves a remarkably complete fossil record with entire fossil mammals, turtles, crocodiles, and plants and paints a vivid picture of how life rebounded after Earth’s darkest hour. |
Ray Cameron and David Galvan | May 10, 2024 |
Mental Health First Aid Training
Pending |
Matt Mayberry | May 17, 2024 |
Leadership Lessons from the Pikes Peak Region
Historical leaders in Colorado Springs (not the ones you're thinking of). |
Nate Springer | May 24, 2024 |
What You don't Know about How Care and Share is Serving Colorado
Pending |
RoseMary Jaramillo | May 31, 2024 |
The Alzheimer's Association
Learn about resources in Southern Colorado available and how the local Alzheimer's Association is working to advance awareness of Alzheimer’s, dementia, caregiver needs, and brain health and lead the Alzheimer's Association’s programs and services, many of which are powered by passionate and knowledgeable volunteers. |
Dr. Heather Beem | Jun 07, 2024 |
Practical Education Network
PEN Update. The activities are drawn from their innovative manual, which contains hundreds of hands-on activities developed by the PEN team, by teachers in Tanzania, and from open source content online. They have mapped these activities directly to the Ghanaian syllabus, enabling teachers to directly integrate the activities into their ongoing lessons. PEN has designed a constructivist learning experience around each of the activities to enable participants to form their own understanding as they work through the activity. The PEN trainers facilitate an inquiry-based, team-driven exploration through the concepts. |
Kathryn Orford | Jun 14, 2024 |
Become your #1 Fan
Kathryn has spent her entire adult life empowering people to believe in themselves and use their unique inner strengths to deliver the best outcomes in every aspect of their life. |
Sam Chapman | Jun 28, 2024 |
End of Year Recap
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