President Sean Connolly is excited to assume the job of President of Omaha's premier service organization, the Omaha Downtown Rotary Club. President Sean Connolly has been a Rotarian for nine years. President Sean served as Scholarship Committee Chair and was an active member of the Rotary Board of Directors. Sean was invited to Rotary by Past President Leslie Volk. President Sean served as Chair of the Selection Committee that hired Yolanda Hoffman as Executive Director.
For President Sean's other full time job, he is an attorney focused on IP, technology transactions, security, and privacy. Sean drafts and negotiates agreements including IP licenses, nondisclosure agreements, and information technology agreements including SAAS, PAAS, and IAAS agreements, hardware leases/purchases, and joint development agreements. Sean also help clients create policies and procedures to protect their IP and mitigate risk associated with security breaches and privacy compliance.
Sean is also a registered patent attorney. He advises clients on a variety intellectual property matters including providing freedom to operate, non-infringement, and invalidity opinions. Sean helped clients design around existing patent claims to avoid infringement risks.
June 29, 2022 was the last meeting under the leadership of President Aileen Warren. President Aileen led the club to a net positive in membership growth and we have met our service goals, among the many accomplishments this past year. President Aileen thanked Rotarians for their contributions to a successful Rotary year and she recognized those Rotarians who went above and beyond making it a great year for Rotary. Click here for the video summary put together by Secretary Lisa Tonjes Moritz. President Aileen handed the gavel to incoming President Sean Connolly while Immediate Past President John Sullivan led the club to a toast for President Aileen's successful presidential year. Special thanks to our past presidents who foot the bill for the bottles of champagne as part of the celebration.
Our heartfelt gratitude to President Aileen in successfully leading the club coming out of the pandemic.
Secretary Lisa documented the Year End Awards in photos, click here. Below are some photos:
Our club has a tradition of taking a photo of past presidents. Here is the 2022 President's photo.
Standing L to R: Todd Murphy, Sean Olson, Leslie Volk, Brad Burklund, Jim Suttle, Tom Gouttierre, Camille Metoyer Moten, John Ewing, John Sullivan, Bill Harvey, Lloyd Gnirk, Jim McCollister Seated L to R: Jim Murphy, John Mock, Cella Quinn, Paul Cohen, and Bruce Frasier
You can take a guess as to the subject of the good laugh on this photo
Recently, Larry Johansen was recognized by The Rotary Foundation (TRF) Chair Bill Harvey as Major Donor to TRF. A major donor is higher than Paul Harris Fellow +9. Larry Johansen has been a Rotarian for 46 years and maintains a perfect Rotary attendance and engagement for 44 years. Larry was recognized last year for his devotion to Rotary principles as exemplified by his 400% Rotary attendance and engagement during Rotary year 2020-2021. That is equivalent to attending a Rotary meeting, attending a committee meeting or doing a Rotary service project four times a week. Larry's generosity to TRF for a total of $10,000 supports Rotary's worldwide areas of focus of Peace and Conflict Prevention / Resolution, Disease Prevention and Treatment, Water and Sanitation, Maternal and Child Health, Basic Education and Literacy, Economic and Community Development, and Protecting the Environment. Congratulations and thank you, Larry!
TRF Chair Bill Harvey, on behalf of the TRF Board of Trustees, presented Larry Johansen the TRF Major Donor award crystal with elaborate gemstones
Larry Johansen received a standing ovation from fellow Rotarians
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Pictured here are recent greeters Heidi McGinness and Vince Miscia.
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