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Programs Calendar
Tuesday September 7, 2010
John Matthews, Rotary 5030 District Governor
Our new District Governor, John Matthews, is Vice President of HR and Risk Management for Costco and a long-time member of the Rotary Club of Mercer Island.
Matthews and his wife Mary Ellen have two children, a son and daughter, both in their 30’s. The couple met when they were in their French class. Both were 15 and they married when they were 22. As a supply officer in the Navy, the family spent their 1st 20 years living in 13 different countries before settling down.
Matthews joined Rotary in 1987 after retiring from military service. He took a job at Price, the first warehouse-type store in the country. Price merged with Costco and Matthews was transferred to the corporation’s headquarters in Issaquah.
Since settling down on the Eastside, the couple’s biggest trip has been to Ethiopia to take part in a Rotary International Immunization Against Polio campaign. While on this trip, Matthews had the opportunity to tour a woman’s hospital in the country’s capital that had been established by a Rotarian from Australia. He met many of the women at the hospital and learned of a nearby village that had no source of clean drinking water. Upon his return, Matthews applied for a grant through Rotary International and along with help from his Mercer Island club members was able to get a well built for these women and their families.
“Rotary is about ordinary people doing extraordinary things” states Matthews, who feels it is a privilege to serve and is looking forward to a busy and productive year.
Tuesday September 14, 2010
Sandwich Night.. no program
Come help make sandwiches for Operation Nightwatch.
Tuesday September 21, 2010
Elizabeth Hudson, Executive Director, ROAR of Washington
Elizabeth had been a volunteer and board member for much of R.O.A.R.’s history, dating back to 1994. She has had a hand in developing not just the infrastructure of our organization, but in shaping and modeling the compassionate listening we expect from all staffers who interact with clients. Elizabeth, who fields the majority of calls on our phone lines each day, is supremely equipped to handle the dynamics of client-landlord relationships, which are essential to our screening and assessment procedures. As the Executive Director, Elizabeth called for our first ever fiscal audit for accountability, and a means to show good fiscal responsibility to our funders, and future funders. She also secured a new building for us, and is actively recruiting new board members.
Tuesday September 28, 2010
TBA
Tuesday October 5th
Jaclyn McCabe, Program Director, Infant/Toddler Early Learning, Northwest Center
Northwest Center’s mission is to provide an inclusive environment in which all families receive individualized programs of education, advocacy, therapy and family support that nurture the development of children with and without disabilities. Northwest Center serves children with and without developmental disabilities from 6 weeks to 12 years of age in their inclusive programs.
Northwest Center has a couple different departments that Jaclyn would like to introduce. They have an Early Learning Center (Queen Anne and their new school opening this fall downtown), Early Intervention Services, and a Teen program that is now just on the midst of beginning. In addition to introducing us to the different departments, Jaclyn also wants to share their overall mission and commitment to our communities.
Tuesday October 12, 2010
Sandwich Night.. no program
Come help make sandwiches for Operation Nightwatch.
Tuesday October 19th
Steve Badanes, Lead Sculpture, Fremont Troll
Architect Steve Badanes is nationally recognized for designing and building innovative projects—from homes to playgrounds to public sculptures. He is an expert on energy-efficient building techniques and speaks on the social responsibilities of architects and the role of architecture in building communities.
Badanes attended Wesleyan University for undergraduate studies and Princeton University, where he received his Master of Architecture degree. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, as well as a Fellowship from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). He has conducted design/build workshops at the University of Technology in Helsinki, Finland, the University of Oregon, the University of Washington, the University of Miami, Ball State University, the University of California at San Diego, Florida A&M University, Miami University in Ohio North Dakota State University, University of Michigan, and the University of Wisconsin.
As a practicing architect, his commissions have included private homes, schools, public structures, and the winning entry, “The Fremont Troll,” in the Hall of Giants 1990 Competition in Seattle, Washington. Badanes is a founder of Jersey Devil, an architectural firm comprised of skilled craftsmen, architects, inventors, and artists “committed to the interdependence of building and design.” Jersey Devil architects/builders live on-site during construction of their designs, which are known for energy-efficiency and innovative use of materials. Badanes has lectured on Jersey Devil's work at over 100 universities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe. Their work has been the subject of two books: The Jersey Devil Design/Build Book (1985) and Devil's Workshop: 25 Years of Jersey Devil Architecture (1997). His published writing includes: The Home House Project: The Future of Affordable Housing (The MIT Press, March 2005).
At the University of Washington, Badanes holds the Howard Wright Endowed Chair and leads design/build studios that have focused on community service projects for non-profit organizations in the Seattle area. He co-founded the Design/Build Mexico program, which won an AIA Education Honor Award in 1997. The Neighborhood Design Build studio won one in 2005 and an NCARB Prize in 2004. Badanes was awarded an ACSA Distinguished Professor Award in 2002 and the Passive Solar Pioneer Award from the American Solar Energy Society in 2005. In summer he teaches at the Yestermorrow Design build school in Vermont.
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