Presiding Officer: Sean Connolly Secretary: Gretchen Harvey Invocation & Pledge: Todd Murphy Music: Jim Scott-Miller
Digital Experience: Adam Leong Sgt at Arms: Okley Gibbs Navigator: Bill Harvey
Registration/Cashier: Gene DeBoer & John Marburger
Admin Support: James Mackiewicz
In-Person Greeters: Paul Cohen, Vanessa Essono & Sandy Lemke
Speaker Host: Jim Murphy
Speaker: Peter Sakaris
In-Person Meeting:
No need to pre-register, just show up
Field Club 3615 Woolworth Avenue Omaha, NE
4/12/23 menu: Baked Codfish with a Lemon Dill Butter sauce, green mix salad, bread, vegetables, fruits, and cookies for dessert. Lunch price: $9 for members, $14 for visiting Rotarians and guests.
Mr. Sakaris is well known in the Omaha Community as a subject matter expert in in the field of Information Security and law enforcement processes. He is the President of ISS, Inc. a business that conducts Cyber Security Assessments and follow-on mitigation for clients with patent pending products. Clients of ISS, Inc. have lowered their business insurance premiums after engaging with ISS. ISS, Inc. is also a licensed Private Detective Agency in the State of Nebraska with a staff the has over 50 years of Law Enforcement Experience that provides extensive background and other investigations to help businesses and individuals navigate through the complex transactions they face every day.
Mr. Sakaris is a former FBI Agent with over 25 years of investigative experience investigating Organized Crime organizations and Cyber Crime in New York City and Omaha Nebraska. He developed and managed the Cyber Intrusion and Cyber Crimes Task Force Programs for the FBI Omaha Division and developed and managed one of the first Information Security outreach programs to the private sector, InfraGard, for the FBI.
He is certified by the internationally recognized certifying authority for Information Security expertise, ISC2, as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, CISSP, and was one of the first FBI Agents to obtain this highly recognized certification. He has continually maintained this prestigious certification since 2001.
Our first Rotary Social is on April 19, 2023, Wednesday, 1:00 PM Field Club Bar
No agenda; it's just purely social! Right after the meeting, just head over to the bar and enjoy a drink with fellow Rotarians. No cost to attend, just pay your drink, and you get attendance credit!
Our Rotary meeting on April 26, 2023 is the Honor Roll program. It will be held at the UNO Mammel Hall, 6708 Pine St, Omaha, NE 68106. We will have a lunch buffet of sandwiches, salad, fruits, vegetables with dip, chips, cookies, juice, and water for $10.00. You can use FastPass or pay at the door, but registration is required so we know how much food to prepare. CLICK HERE to register or let Yolanda know at director@omaharotary.org.
Several Rotarians attended the recent ribbon cutting of Goodwill store in South Omaha to support fellow Rotarian Goodwill CEO Tobi Mathouser. L to R: Larry Guenther, Mitch Hunt, Kevin Baitey, James Mackiewicz, Steve McCollister, and the pack leader Sandy Lemke. Not in photo are Jesse Moore and Todd Murphy. Someone else is not in the photo, he was in bed :)
Todd Murphy was surprised to also see John Mock at Goodwill ribbon cutting in South Omaha. But it looks like John Mock opted to come not in business attire.
Here's how Rotarians welcome their fellow Rotarian who was recently the program speaker.
A rain of balls welcomed Sean Olson to the podium. Only at Rotary that you throw balls to welcome your speaker masterminded by John Mock. Those throwing the balls are certified to be Sean's friends including the two mayors.
Your Service Fund in Action! Recently, Omaha Downtown Rotary participated in a multi-club grant project of purchasing and packaging nutritious meals for the food insecure in our immediate community. Omaha Downtown Rotary, Omaha West Rotary, and Millard Rotary, with Rotarians, family, and friends, packaged 25,000 meals in partnership with Kids Against Hunger. Here's a video recap.
Rotarians are making a difference at Stephen Center. CLICK HERE to sign up.
Stephen Center partners with the community, families and individuals to overcome homelessness, addiction and poverty. Stephen Center has served the homeless and low-income in Omaha since 1984 through their three programs: Emergency Shelter, HERO Program and Transitional Living Program.
The Omaha Downtown Rotary partners with Stephens Center in serving hot meals to its residents.
Hard working Rotarians L to R: Jim Stewart, Todd McCollister (future Rotarian), Scott Kinnaird, Heidi McGinness, Josh Todd, & Project Chair Steve McCollister
Connecting with fellow Rotarians is made easy with club service. Plus, you get attendance credit. It's a great deal! If you are a new Rotarian, it counts toward your Red Badge requirements. You may sign up as Greeter, Virtual Greeter, Check-in/Registration, Navigator, and Invocator. Click hereto sign up.
Pictured here are Treasurer Jim Stewart and Harrison Abbott of Kiewit Corporation.
Here's a sneak peek of a weekly meeting at Omaha Downtown Rotary. It starts with a live concert with Jim Scott-Miller on the piano with certified singers, the Omaha Downtown Rotarians! Watch this video. You can feel the energy!
PETER SAKARIS
Our first Rotary Social is on April 19, 2023, Wednesday, 1:00 PM
Connecting with fellow Rotarians is made easy with club service. Plus, you get attendance credit. It's a great deal! If you are a new Rotarian, it counts toward your Red Badge requirements. You may sign up as Greeter, Virtual Greeter, Check-in/Registration, Navigator, and Invocator. .png)
