On June 21, our club celebrated the start of a new Rotary year, and President Roger Young passed the torch to 2023-24 Club President Kaitlyn James. In the 2023-24 Rotary year, our club will meet the second Wednesday of the month in the conference room of Ah-Haa School for the Arts, and will gather for a happy hour on the fourth Wednesday of the month at a different restaurant or bar. It's best to check Telluride Rotary's Facebook page or Instagram @telluriderotary for info on the location and speakers at each meeting.
Pictured here: 2022-23 Club President Roger Young, 2023-24 Club President Kaitlyn James, and Assistant District Governor Susan Lisak.
Thank you to the speakers who make our meetings so informative and interesting. If you are interested in being a guest speaker at our club's gatherings, or attending a meeting as a guest if you're interested in Rotary, please email telluriderotary@gmail.com. We host hybrid meetings, with a Zoom option for remote participants.
Click Read More below to see the list of past guest speakers.
Last year, club meetings featured the following speakers:- New member Sadie Farrington on how she created and runs Tomboy Butcher, and Telluride Rotarians Bonnie and Brian Watson discussing their new collective workspace, AltSpace.
- New members Patty Denny of Telluride Truffle, and Susanne Wood of Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties
- Telluride Rotary President-elect Sarah Lavender Smith on “Life Lessons from Ultrarunning”
- Telluride Rotary Board member/Environmental Officer Madeline Gonzalez and Rotarian Sarah Landeryou, director of Wilkinson Public Library, on Telluride Rotary – Wilkinson Public Library’s Climate Action and Education public series
- Telluride Rotarian Sarah Holbrooke on her work as executive director of The Pinhead Institute, and Jessica Galbo, executive director of the Telluride AIDS Benefit, on the Rotary-supported Student Fashion Show
- Tucker Szymkowicz, executive director of The Telluride Institute
- Telluride Rotarian and Mayor Pro-Tem Todd Brown on Town Council budgeting and priorities
- Nichole Glaser, economic recovery coordinator for Region 10, on economic development
- Vivian Russell and Loren Knobbe of True North Youth Program
- Telluride Fire Chief John Bennett
- Vicki Renda, founder of Norwood-based Vicki's Fresh Food Movement
- San Miguel County Public Health Director Grace Franklin, and Rotary Scholarship recipient Brenda Gutierrez Ruiz (pictured at left)
- Michael Martelon, president and CEO of the Telluride Tourism Board
- Corinne Cavender, Behavioral Health Operations Coordinator for Tri-County Health Network
- Sara Kimble, principal Telluride Middle/High School
- Bonnie Watson of Telluride Venture Network and Brian Watson of Proximity, co-founders of AltSpace coworking space in Telluride
- Kate Jones, executive director of Telluride Arts
- Dominique Bruneau, service specialist at Wilkinson Public Library from Chile specializing in bilingual/bicultural outreach; and Kristi Redlinger, the District Chair for Rotary Youth Exchange
In 2022, our guest speakers have been:
- Cara Pallone, executive director of Telluride community radio station KOTO FM
- District Governor Becky Smith
- Heidi Lauterbach, director of Telluride Mountain Club
- Kate Wadley of Telluride Medical Center and teacher Yana Pollard on her support of Ukraine
- Mason Osgood, executive director of Sheep Mountain Alliance
- Jason Corzine, president and CEO of the Telluride Foundation
- District Governor Sam Kevan
- Town Manager Scott Robson
- Dakota Jones of Footprints environmental camp
In 2023, our guest speakers have been:
- Rotary Youth Exchange student Annemarie Davidova
- Between the Covers owners Jennifer and Brad Ball
- Telluride District Fire Chief John Bennett
- Courtney Stuecheli, executive director of Telluride Adaptive Sports, and Superintendent John Pandolfo