Events

Marcee Merriam - Autism Navigator Kindering Center In her presentation, Marcee will share her personal connection to Rotary, her experience as a mother of an autistic child, and her work supporting families on their Autism journey. She brings her personal experience – her “Mom PhD” - and understanding to her work at Kindering, helping families […]

Patricia Cole-Tindall - Interim sheriff King county Interim Sheriff Cole-Tindall will update us on the King County Sheriff's Office. About the Speaker On January 1, 2022, King County Executive Dow Constantine appointed Patricia Cole-Tindall as the Interim Sheriff for the King County Sheriff's office. Patti will serve in that capacity until a process for identifying […]

Lori Hairston - Executive Director Washington State DECA Bellevue Breakfast Rotary is pleased to have DECA join us once again in person after having only virtual presentation for a couple of years. Today, Lori Hairston, the Executive Director of Washington DECA, will introduce 3 DECA presentations from: Bellevue HS - Sophie Sajnani, Project Management Business […]

Jonathan Harvey - Major - General Secretary of Northwest Division / King County coordinator. Salvation Army Major Harvey will share an overview of Salvation Army programs throughout King County and specifically in Bellevue. About the Speaker Major Jonathan Harvey is General Secretary for Northwest Division supporting Salvation Army operations in Washington, Northern Idaho, and Western […]

Jasmine Donovan - President / CFO Dick's Drive-In Restaurants For decades, Dick's Drive-Ins have been an iconic brand in Seattle. A few years ago, they began expanding, first to Edmonds, then to Kent and last fall to Bellevue, at Crossroads Shopping Center. Now residents of Bellevue and the surrounding area do not have to cross […]

Rick Newell - Executive Director Hope Herd Rick Newell and his wife, Rebecca, started, built up and handed off the very successful mentoring program called M.U.S.T. (mentoringisamust.org) that focuses on the most underserved black males in Seattle Public Schools. Now the Newell's are using what they have learned to start a new mentoring program for […]

Bill Krueger - Baseball Analyst / Speaker Root Sports / 4SeamLeadership Bill Krueger, the crafty left-hander who once pitched for the Seattle Mariners, and has been involved with their TV broadcasts on Root Sports Northwest for years, will discuss the 2022 Seattle Mariners. The hopes, and pre-season projections, for this year's team are high, with […]

Nick Salmon - Award-winning motivational speaker, author and life coach Himself What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to do? If you could achieve one goal in the next week, month or year – what would it be? We know we need goals for our careers, our finances, our health but they are always so hard […]

Cary Kopczynski / Alex Rule - Founding Principal / Western Region Leader, Health Care Practice CKC Structural Engineers / Gallagher Creating a sustainable future for planet Earth is challenging. A growing global population, increasing demands on finite resources, and the inability of political entities to cooperate combine to paint a disturbing picture. The good news […]

Louie Praseuth - Co-founder / Creative Director The Good Foot Arts Collective Today, Louie Praseuth will share the story of The Good Foot Arts Collective, whose mission is Youth Violence Prevention through Arts Education. Their Vision is to see youth EQUIPPED to end violence before it begins, EXPRESSIVE in the arts through transformative movement and […]