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Feb. 09, 2023 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Jackie Wayne Sherrill (born November 28, 1943) is a former American football player and coach. He was the head football coach at Washington State University(1976), the University of Pittsburgh (1977–1981), Texas A&M University (1982–1988), and Mississippi State University (1991–2003), compiling a career college football record of 180–120–4. Sherrill is a studio analyst for Fox Sports Net's college football coverage. |
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Feb. 11, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
HEARTS for Children CPS Adoption Fair is a Rotary Community Corp created by The Rotary Club of Houston. We are looking for 15 volunteers to help with the event. Volunteers should arrive no later than 9:15 AM. No children under the age of 18 are allowed to volunteer at this event. At the event prospective adoptive parents with approved home studies mingle with children between the ages of 5 and 17 who are in the custody of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services- Children’s Protective Services Division and looking for their forever family. Through the generosity of the Rotary Club of Houston the children and prospective adoptive parents get to know each other in a fun-filled relaxed environment with interactive games, photo booth, a visit from the Texan’s mascot, service dog, Microsoft station, DJ and lunch. Club members arrive at 9 a.m. to set up games/crafts, etc. for the children; we will all relax playing the games. Vetted adoptive parents arrive later and take our places with the children. Since we began this program there have been over 70 successful adoptions from first meetings at Hearts for Children Adoption Fair. Some special guests usually include TORO, Texans Mascot, our favorite Therapy Dog, a DJ, and Microsoft traveling game corner. |
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Feb. 15, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Come join us for an informal Happy Hour located at Second Draught at the ION! This is a bi-monthly event for all club members, guests & prospective members to get together in a casual setting and learn more about Rotary and what Rotary has to offer! This event is hosted by the Satellite Club of the Rotary Club of Houston, otherwise known as the Rotary Club of Innovation Second Draught is a beer hall that recently opened on the first floor at the ION. Parking is available in the main parking lot in front of Second Draught or across the street in the gated parking area. You can press the call button when you pull up to the gate and they will let you in the gated lot after hours. |
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Feb. 16, 2023 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Michael Hagerty "Houston Matters: The Daily Guide to All Things Houston." For the past ten years, Michael Hagerty has worked as the senior producer for Houston Matters, the daily radio show and podcast about all things Houston that's heard Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. on Houston Public Media (KUHF/88.7FM), our city's NPR and PBS station (KUHT/Ch. 8). Michael has spent more than 20 years in public radio and television in places like Abilene and Waco, Texas, along with Reno, Nevada. There he dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He lives with his wife, Melanie (a Houston native), in Clear Lake in a home built for the original NASA employees (how Houston is that?) with his two children, Louis (4), and Cora (2) and cat, Nunzio. He grew up outside Chicago in northwest Indiana before moving to Greater Houston at age ten and loves Houston so much he roots for the Astros almost as hard as he does his first baseball love, the Chicago Cubs. |
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Feb. 23, 2023 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE REPEATEDLY ASK & REASKED – President Kenneth Mattox has put together a tabletop panel of individuals including himself, Roberto Canavati. Dr. David Persse, Dr. James Harrell, Laura Jahns, Annie Song Torres & others who routinely aid others in “Innovative 24 Access in Navigating Recognizing and Responding to potentially life threating medical conditions.” Without any HIPPA violations, real life cases will be presented and discussed. Houston is home to some of the most fantastic medical, psychiatric, and surgical care anywhere in the world, but is worthless if it cannot be accessed when needed. Mechanisms to get the right person, to the right place, to see the right provider, in the right time, will be discussed. Every single person attending Rotary Club weekly meetings has experienced those very scary sinking feelings when encountering signs, symptoms, and fears that these perhaps represent the signals that immediate health access is indicated, but concern that an expensive extraneous workup might need to be avoided. Various public, private, and even purchased services have been arranged, with names such as “Care Navigator; Concierge Services; VIP Response; and 24 Access” are descriptors of existing vehicles to speedy and professional screening and therapeutic evaluation and care. We will be emphasizing the symptoms which should NOT be ignored and what to do for:
There WILL be time for questions from the floor. You may want to have some paper to take notes. Kenneth L, Mattox, MD |
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Feb. 23, 2023 6:00 p.m. - Feb. 26, 2023 11:30 p.m.
President Elect Training....register through District 5890 website. Open to All District 5890 Club President Elects/Nominees, Rotaractors, AGs & District Leaders. https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50025/Event/2023-lone-star-president-elect-training-(pets)
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Mar. 01, 2023 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Come join us for an informal Happy Hour located at Second Draught at the ION! This is a bi-monthly event for all club members, guests & prospective members to get together in a casual setting and learn more about Rotary and what Rotary has to offer! This event is hosted by the Satellite Club of the Rotary Club of Houston, otherwise known as the Rotary Club of Innovation Second Draught is a beer hall that recently opened on the first floor at the ION. Parking is available in the main parking lot in front of Second Draught or across the street in the gated parking area. You can press the call button when you pull up to the gate and they will let you in the gated lot after hours. |
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Mar. 02, 2023 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
JSC Director Vanessa E. Wyche Vanessa Wyche
Vanessa E. Wyche is the director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, home to America’s astronaut corps, Mission Control Center, International Space Station, Orion and Gateway programs and its more than 11,000 civil service and contractor employees. She is responsible for overseeing a broad range of human spaceflight activities, including development and operation of human spacecraft, commercialization of low-Earth orbit and Johnson’s role in exploring the Moon and Mars. Under Wyche’s leadership, Johnson was recognized by Forbes and Statista as the No. 1 best employer among Texas' major employers. Wyche previously served as deputy director at Johnson for three years beginning in 2018. Other key leadership positions include: assistant and acting deputy director of Johnson; director of the Exploration Integration and Science Directorate, flight manager of several missions of the retired Space Shuttle Program, executive officer in the Office of the NASA Administrator, and led additional center-level technical and program organizations. Before joining NASA in 1989, Wyche worked for the Food and Drug Administration in Washington D.C. A native of South Carolina, Wyche earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Master of Science in Bioengineering from Clemson University. She was inducted into the Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Engineers and Scientists at Clemson University in 2019 and received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Coastal Carolina University in 2022. Wyche is a passionate promoter of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and serves as a member of American Institute of Physics Foundation board of directors, Clemson University’s College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences advisory board, the University of Houston’s C. T. Bauer College of Business advisory panel, and is a past chair of the Space Center Houston board of directors. She is the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award, two NASA Outstanding Leadership Medals, and two NASA Achievement Medals. She is an AIAA Associate Fellow and International Women’s Forum Fellow. Wyche is married to George Wyche Jr. Esq, and has one son, George Wyche III.
Follow Wyche on Twitter at twitter.com/V_Wyche. For more information about Johnson Space Center, visit:
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Mar. 04, 2023 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
You have been invited to join a Meal Packaging Experience with the Rotary Club of Houston, in the movement to end hunger. Register Here: http://events.
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| Where: | Rise Against Hunger - Houston Warehouse 8901 Jameel Rd, Ste. 130 Houston, TX 77040 |
About Rise Against Hunger Watch Video https://youtu.be/TI9LOljt1RU
For the first time since the pandemic, we are able to open up the event to Rotarians who would like to be present in person to be part of the celebration.
Franklin Elementary School at 7101 Canal St 77011 will be the host location. Their principal is very excited and will be an enthusiastic participant.
We will arrive at approximately 8 am and be finished at 9:30 am. We will know in a few days how many schools can be included. Last year 28 schools participated in the live broadcast. Vern earned a huge home run and our deepest thanks by sharing the excitement with a generous friend who donated an additional $47,000 to cover the rest of the third grades in HISD. ❤️
All third graders in Franklin will be in one location and will be linked with the students in all other participating schools for parents and friends to watch via TEAMS. You will not need to register for the VIPS a program-but will need to sign in for a badge at the school.
The price per dictionary has gone up and to get an accurate number delivery to each school, Geovanny will be accepting the shipments and SRO’s (School Resource Officers) will deliver them to each campus. We certainly thank him for leading the charge with logistics and the HISD media department. We will be selecting as many schools as there are funds in order of need.
Please contact Kathy Fenninger or Monique Johnson-Garner with any questions.
Reginald DesRoches is Rice University’s eighth president. He also serves as professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and professor of Mechanical Engineering. As president, DesRoches serves as the chief executive officer of the university and its more than 8,200 students, 900 plus faculty, seven academic schools, the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, and many interdisciplinary institutes and centers. He previously served as Rice’s Howard Hughes Provost and William and Stephanie Sick Dean of Engineering.
DesRoches’ primary research interests are in the design of resilient infrastructure systems under extreme loads and the application of smart materials. He has published approximately 300 articles and delivered more than 100 presentations in over 30 different countries. He also has mentored more than 30 doctoral students, many of whom hold faculty positions at top universities around the world.
A member of the National Academy of Engineering, DesRoches’ distinctive research record has been recognized for its impact and innovation. He is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Structural Engineering Institute. He received the Distinguished Arnold Kerr Lecturer Award in 2019, the John A. Blume Distinguished Lecturer Award in 2018, and the 2018 Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Distinguished Lecturer Award, one of the highest honors in the field of earthquake engineering. DesRoches is a member of the Academy of Distinguished Alumni in Civil Engineering at Berkeley and an honorary alumnus of Georgia Tech.
Delivering Health and Hope Around the World
Each week Project C.U.R.E. delivers approximately three to five semi-truck-sized ocean containers packed with the medical equipment and supplies desperately needed to save lives in hospitals and clinics in resource-limited countries. Janet Thomason and Jo Sullivan will share a behind the scenes look at how this lifesaving work is accomplished. Both Janet and Jo will talk about their first hand experiences working in communities across the US and across the world.
Project C.U.R.E. Houston Executive Director
Looking to make a difference in your community? Join our service project at Blodgett Urban Garden! Located in the heart of Houston's 3rd Ward, our organic garden is fighting hunger and food insecurity one plant at a time.
We need volunteers like you to help us maintain and cultivate our garden, which provides fresh, healthy produce to our neighbors in need. By working together, we can make a real impact on the lives of those in our community who are struggling to put food on the table.
No gardening experience is necessary - just a willingness to get your hands dirty and make a difference. So why not spend your free time doing something meaningful? Join our team of volunteers today and help us fight hunger in the 3rd Ward!
email rotarycoinnovation@gmail.com with your phone number, and shift number to RSVP.
After we will relax and re-charge at the West Alabama Ice House.
Shift 1: 8:30AM-10:30AM
Shift 2:10:30AM-12:30PM
Sanjay Ramabhadran
Sanjay Ramabhadran’s (pronounced Rahm-bud-run) leadership roles with Houston’s influential civic and business organizations have uniquely positioned him to help steer METRO’s future. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston METRO), the largest transit authority in Texas and for the 4th largest city in the United States, with a 1,300 square mile service area and an annual budget of $1.7 Billion. He is a member of the Transportation Policy Council, the Policy Board for the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) serving a 13-county region.
Previously as chair of METRO’s Capital and Strategic Planning Committee, Sanjay helped oversee the planning, design, construction, and launch of major projects that enhance mobility throughout the region.
A Registered Professional Engineer, he is a Founding Principal at a consulting firm providing program/construction management services on aviation, transportation, water and flood protection projects. He has served in senior executive and board roles with global and regional firms delivering transportation, water, and flood mitigation projects for 25+ years. He brings this knowledge to METRO at a time when the agency is implementing a $3.5 billion bond program, METRONext, approved by voters in 2019 with almost 70% of the vote.
Sanjay has served as President of The Texas Lyceum, an organization that brings together diverse opinions and expertise to focus on issues of critical importance to the future of Texas and catalyzes constructive private sector, public sector and individual responses to these issues. He is a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Leadership Houston, a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum, and former President of the HESS Club and the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston. His civic involvement has included serving as Steering Committee Member – Houston General Plan; Chairperson of the Houston Mayor's International Trade & Development Council (South Asia); City of Houston – Building & Standards Commission; and Connecting Communities Initiative at Rice University's Kinder Institute.
Sanjay’s talent for bringing business and civic leaders together to tackle big challenges has been a hallmark of his leadership. As such, in 2012 he was recognized among Ten Outstanding Young Americans by the United States Junior Chamber. He was previously selected as one of Five Outstanding Young Texans in 2011 by the Texas Jaycees and one of Five Outstanding Young Houstonians for the year 2010 by the Houston Jaycees. Selected as an ASIA 21 Young Leader, he represented the United States at the 2010 Global Asia 21 Leadership Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia.
He is a graduate of Texas A&M University and BITS – Pilani with executive education at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Mark Illian is an Electrical Engineering graduate of Texas A&M University. He is the father of two wonderful people, a global citizen and founder of the nonprofit Nature Healing Nature whose mission is to eliminate water related illness on Earth by empowering remote, disadvantaged, villagers to embrace pragmatic water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions using only materials and skills that they already have available. He has co-created lasting WASH solutions in Togo, Senegal, South Africa, Kenya, Haiti, Nicaragua, Cambodia and Peru.
His engineering work embraces complex process control solutions with emphasis on combustion systems in power, petrochemical, and heavy industries. He is currently establishing his latest company, RainwaterHarvestingHouston.com, as the premier potable rainwater harvesting design and construction company in South East Texas.
His volunteer emphasis is as a Program Manager, Project Team Lead, and Travel Team Mentor of several Engineers Without Borders projects in the world. His volunteer work also involves the empowerment of youth and adults in overcoming boundaries that are limiting their highest potential.
Brian Murray is the Assistant Deputy Coordinator for Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Public Information Officer, and Communications Supervisor for the Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM).
Murray supervises a communications team specializing in media relations, marketing, social media, communications planning, and public education. Before becoming PIO in June 2019, he served as the Planning Section Supervisor during Hurricane Harvey and the Deer Park Tank Fire incident.
Developing the processes and technology for communicating with the public during disasters has been at the center of Murray’s career at HCOHSEM. He helped establish the first physical Regional Joint Information Center at Houston TranStar and his work in developing “JIC Strike Teams” earned HCOHSEM an Outstanding Emergency Public Information Aware from the Emergency Management Association of Texas in 2015. In addition, he was the Public Information Officer of the Houston Area Local Emergency Communication Committee and a member of 2 working groups attached to the Federal Communications Commission’s Communications Security Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) charged with charting the future development of Wireless Emergency Alerts and accessible public information.
Murray earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Houston – Downtown as well as a Master of Public Administration and Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security from Pennsylvania State University.
Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Do you want to be part of a dynamic organization that is committed to creating positive change in the world? If so, we invite you to join us for an informational session about the Rotary Club of Innovation.
The Rotary Club of Innovation is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Rotary Club of Houston. We are dedicated to serving the communities of the Third Ward district of Houston, TX, with a focus on addressing equity, food insecurity, and human trafficking. We believe that through collaborative efforts and innovative solutions, we can create meaningful and sustainable impact in our communities.
During the informational session, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the Rotary Club of Innovation and our mission, vision, and purpose. Our club members will share their experiences and insights on the impact we have made through our service projects and partnerships. You will also have the chance to hear about our upcoming projects and volunteer opportunities, as well as the benefits of becoming a member of our organization.
In addition, the informational session will provide an overview of the different service areas we focus on, including equity and justice, food insecurity, and human trafficking. You will learn about the challenges faced by these communities and how the Rotary Club of Innovation is working to address these issues through sustainable and innovative solutions. You will also have the opportunity to engage in discussions and ask questions about our projects and initiatives.
We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and cultures to join our organization. Whether you are an experienced volunteer or new to community service, we believe that everyone has something valuable to contribute. By becoming a member of the Rotary Club of Innovation, you will have the opportunity to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact on the lives of those in need.
Join us at our informational session to learn more about the Rotary Club of Innovation and how you can become a part of our mission to create positive change in our communities. We look forward to meeting you and discussing how you can become a member of the Rotary Club of Innovation.
Date: April 13th, 2023
Time: 05:30pm
Location: Common Desk @ The Ion, 4201 Main St., Houston, TX 77002, 2nd Floor
Conference Room: Newbury
Please RSVP to confirm your attendance to programs@rotaryinnovators.club.
We look forward to seeing you at our informational session!
Sincerely,
Rotary Club of Innovation
JOIN VIRTUALLY ---> APRIL 20, 2023
Imagine a day when cancer is treated with something as simple as a Z-Pac. Or a day when cancer is preventable through immunization. Or, better yet, a day when we can declare that cancer has been eradicated. While it might seem unimaginable, with the ever-accelerating advancements in technology, artificial technology, etc., such dreams may become a reality in the not too distant future. And it all starts with RESEARCH.
Since 1970, the Rotary Club of Houston has proudly supported cancer research through the Rotary Lombardi Award. The 49th RLA was held on December 7, 2022 and this week we will be presenting checks to the American Cancer Society and MD Anderson. We are pleased to have Jenny Todd, Senior Executive Director of the American Cancer Society, Houston; Emily Koch, Associate Director, Leadership Giving and Philanthropy at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Nicholas Navin, Professor and Chair of the Department of Systems Biology at MD Anderson Cancer Center joining us as representatives of these great organizations. Jenny and Emily will be updating us on their fundraising efforts and how the donations from the RLA and other contributors support cancer research.
Please join us on Thursday, April 20 as we celebrate a successful 49th RLA and turn the page as we focus our collective energies to make the 50th Rotary Lombardi Award the most successful fundraiser we’ve ever had.
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Jenny Todd
Senior Executive Director, Houston
American Cancer Society
Jenny Todd, Senior Executive Director for the American Cancer Society, is responsible for the financial performance of the Houston market and manages a team of development staff in the execution of a comprehensive revenue strategy including corporate engagement, network fundraising and special events. This includes the iconic Houston Cattle Baron’s Ball which just raised a record breaking $2.5 million in 2022.
Jenny is a highly creative and dynamic results-driven and resourceful Development professional with a wide array of expertise including her proven success producing and executing major events with over twenty years’ Development and project management experience. Jenny joined the American Cancer Society in 2017 after a successful career at March of Dimes and Easter Seals of Greater Houston.
A native Houstonian, Jenny Todd is an eighth generation Texan, a graduate of Texas State University and resides in Houston with her husband, Matthew; and their three boys Collin, Ethan, and Luke. When not working, Jenny enjoys spending time at home with her family, hosting friends for dinner, live country music, and volunteering with the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.
Emily Koch
Associate Director of Leadership Giving in Philanthropy
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Emily Koch is Associate Director of Leadership Giving in Philanthropy at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She works with local and national individuals and organizations to raise funds for the ground-breaking cancer research taking place at MD Anderson.
Dr. Nicholas Navin, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of the Department of Systems Biology
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Nicholas Navin, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Systems Biology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Bioinformatics. He is a faculty member at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Navin is also the Director of the CPRIT Single Cell Genomic Center (Single Core) and the Co-Director of the Advanced Technology Genomics Core (ATGC) at MD Anderson. Currently holding the Grady Saunders Distinguished Professorship in Genetics, Dr. Navin has won various prestigious awards such as the AAAS Fellow Award, the AACR Breakthrough in Basic Cancer Research Award, the Blavatnik Finalist Award, the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovator, the AAAS Wachtel Prize and the Living Legend Award. Prior to joining MD Anderson, he pioneered the development of single-cell DNA sequencing technology, which shows how cancer progresses. He joined MD Anderson to translate his research to the clinic to help patients.
THE THREE AMIGOS OF LAW
"All you ever wanted to know about Lawyers but were afraid to ask"
Note the change of location: May 4, Thursday, 11:30 am - 1:15 pm, Grotto Restaurant, 4715 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77027. Complimentary valet parking and free parking garage in the back.
Please join us for a special program featuring Robert Eckels, Charles Foster and Rick Olsen, aka THE THREE AMIGOS OF LAW, all prominent members of the Rotary Club of Houston and interesting personalities in their own right, as they discuss, their careers in Law, revealing never-before disclosed facts about their early years, what caused them to want to become Lawyers, the "Ups and Downs" of a career in the law- in other words, "All you ever wanted to know about Lawyers but were afraid to ask"
Law Day is held every May 1, to celebrate the role of law in our society and to cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal profession and its role in building trust in American Institutions and Advancing Social Justice, Protecting Human Rights and Promoting the Rule of Law The United States has 1,350,000 licensed attorneys, 93,000 in Texas more per-capita than any country in the world. It is fitting and proper that we take this day to honor our Three Amigos of Law. Please invite your friends to this important, fun-filled program.
For info: contact Joe Colangelo, Chair of the Day 713-4121875, or jcolan@gmail.com
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ROBERT ECKELS: General Counsel and Director of Greffex, Inc. a company using genetic engineering for research and development of vaccines and genetic therapy. Robert is also Counsel to the law firm of Husch Blackwell, LLP., a national firm where his practice is focused on representing governmental clients and corporate compliance and finance. Robert’s legal career is built on decades in public service and leadership in the state legislature and as County Judge (executive) of Harris County, Texas, with 4 million residents, America’s third largest county. As County Judge, he created the county department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. After Hurricane Katrina, Robert organized the largest shelter operation in US history as over 60,000 evacuees fleeing the floods in New Orleans found shelter in Harris County’s Astrodome and NRG Park. He served 18 years is chairman of the Texas County & District Retirement System, at $34 billion, one of America’s largest and most actuarially sound pension funds. He is a founder and past director of Texas Central Railway, a company undertaking development of high-speed rail service between Houston and the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Robert earned a national reputation as a leader in health care, disaster response and recovery, transportation, public private partnerships, and finance.
CHARLES FOSTER: Chairman of Foster LLP, based in Houston with offices in Houston, Dallas and Austin. Recognized as a Best Lawyer in America, practice primarily representing multinational companies and foreign investors regarding U.S. immigration law. Charles heads up one of the largest immigration practices in the nation.
Charles has dedicated much of his career to the improvement of his community, serving as senior immigration policy advisor to President George W. Bush, immigration policy advisor to President. Barack Obama, He is the founding Chair of the Immigration & Nationality Law Section of the State bar of Texas, Chairs of Texas Governor’s Task Force on Immigration, chaired various committees on Immigration with Greater Houston Partnership, Governor’s Task Force on Immigration, The American Bar Assn., The State Bar of Texas Immigration committees and was past National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Assn.
Charles has the distinction of having a Hollywood actor, Kyle MacLachlan play him in a hit movie, Mao's Last Dancer. The1981 movie discusses famed Chinese Ballet Dancer, Li Cunxin, who decided to stay in America rather than being repatriated back to China by Chairman Mao and sought Charles' advice to help him gain release from the Chinese Consulate in Houston.
RICK OLSEN: Founder and principal of The Olsen Law Firm, P.C.—a national litigation firm with an emphasis on commercial and business-related matters. He has successfully represented individual and corporate clients in federal and state jurisdictions throughout the United States for over twenty years.
Prior to practicing law, Rick served as a Deputy Sheriff for the Harris County Sheriff’s Department for more than a decade. There, he served as a member of the elite motorcycle unit, an accident investigator, and inspector within the Traffic Enforcement Division. Rick believes his law enforcement experience and perspective as a trial attorney continue to serve his clients on a daily basis.
Rick has been a member of the Rotary Club of Houston since 2009. He served as President of the Club during the 2017-2018 Rotary year, served as Assistant Governor for Rotary District 5890 during the 2020-2021 Rotary year, and currently serves as Chairman of the Rotary Club of Houston Foundation Board. Rick graduated with honors from South Texas College of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor for the South Texas Law Review. Rick and his wife, Nan, have been married for thirty-one years and reside in Cypress, Texas.
2023 Recipient - MD Anderson Cancer Center being honored. $250 Donation = Ticket. Event is being underwitten so 100% of proceeds raised will go to support Rotary Service Projects.
Some of Rotary Club of Houston Service Projects include:
Burnett Bayland - Provide workshops and programs to help at-promise boys and girls in Harris County Juvenile Detention
Fresh Start - Help Career & Recovery Resources clients, transitioning to life after prison
Operation Turkey - Help to feed 10,000 needy families across Houston
Rise Against Hunger - Help sponsor and prepare meals for families worldwide
Veterans - Purchase and distribute Holiday wreaths for headstones at Houston National Cemetary; host an event for Veterans and provide and serve food, fun, music, hygiene and cleaning products
CPS Adoption Fair - Host an annual event which has resulted in many adoptions
Dictionary Project - Purchase and distribute dictionaries to HISD 3rd graders
Camp Enterprise - 3-day camp for 72 Houston area highschool juniors (11th grade), filled with mentoring, team-building activities and healthy copetitions that leave the participants (adult Rotarian coaches included) changed for the better. Students are treated to all expenses paid transportation, lodging and food. Every year, thousands of dollars in college scholarships are awarded.
Please dress business casual.
Due to our Distinguished Citizen Award Event on Wednesday May 10, 2023, we will not be meeting at Tony's on Thursday May 11, 2023.
Please feel free to join us for the DCA Event on Wednesday May 10, 2023 by click on the link below:
Join the Rotary Club of Houston's satellite club, the Rotary Club of Innovation as we "Innovate the Garden!"
Blodgett Urban Garden "BUG" is committed to alleviating food insecurity and improving nutrition in the 3rd Ward, an area classified by the USDA as a "food desert". The Rotary Club of Innovation has partnered with “BUG” to maintain the garden every last Saturday morning of the month! After gardening, we meet for an optional dinner at a locally-owned restaurant.
Volunteer Needs
Energized gardening volunteers to maintain and plant the garden beds. Dont know how to garden? We can teach you!
We will also be building 10 garden beds, volunteers experienced with drills are encouraged!
This Saturday, May 27th, 2023
First Shift - 8:30am - 10:30am
Second Shift - 10:30am-12:30pm
RSVP by emailing us your shift to - rotarycoinnovation@gmail.com
Bring With You: Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty (or muddy), bottled water, head covering (when sunny), comfortable and breathable clothes, and a GREAT attitude!
Where: 3216 Blodgett Street, Houston, TX 77004
What You Will Be Doing: We will help maintain the community garden including its plots of vegetables, herbs, and other produce by removing weeds and overgrowth, harvesting vegetables, planting seeds, constructing plant beds, and other helpful tasks while having a GREAT time fellowshipping!
After We Serve, Come Out for Fellowship & Fun!
Join us at Lucille's Houston, at 6:45pm that Saturday evening, for a delicious dinner at one of Houston's premier restaurants offering "Modern takes on Southern classics by a classically trained chef served in a cozy, vintage house!" As a locally and Black-owned business in the Museum District of Third Ward, RCOI is excited to patronize our community and enjoy this great Houston gem!
Address: 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
Meetup Time: 6:45pm (Thank you in advance for arriving on time!)
But WAIT! There's more!
After dinner, we're headed right down the street to the Miller Outdoor Theatre for Forever Mo'Town!
"Nine all-star performers make this Motown performance one you won’t want to miss! Featuring Theo Peoples, the original lead singer of The Four Tops, Glenn Leonard, former lead singer of The Temptations, and Traci Robinson, former lead singer of The Marvelettes come together to create a Motown super group!"
Grab your favorite picnic gear (no glass bottles, please) and come enjoy the FREE show from the hill with RCOI or click here Friday before the performance to grab tickets for the limited seating near the front of the stage.
Address: 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
Meetup Time: 8:15pm
If you can't make it to everything, that's completely ok! RSVP and join us for what you can! See you there!
Learn mystery of multiple Texas Proficiency Exams, but many students can't read, write, or balance a check book? Have some grade books been cooked? Most importantly, will the various voucher, TEA-HISD, other school districts plans address or fix the confusing issues. Presented with narratives & past & present DATA. If you thought of missing ANY RCOH this year- This is not the one. Bring curious guests Reserve early to assure a seat. Potential for overflow
Kenneth Mattox
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George H. Scott
Katy * ghscott2050@aol.com
Rotary Club of Houston – June 8, 2023
Texas Public Education Academic Accountability
What & How Things Went Terribly Wrong
Currently serves as volunteer consultant on a range of public education policy issues for the Texas Latino School Boards Association - a civil rights group he believes is fully dedicated as demonstrated by it actions to aggressive advocacy for at-risk, economically disadvantaged students in Texas. He is working with the TLSBA on a major project scheduled for completion later this year.
PERSONAL
Professional career has involved community-based journalism, nonprofit public policy research, and media consulting in business, government and political fields. He worked for the Harris County Appraisal District during his career. Scott’s wife Anne is a classroom teacher. They have three children and nine grandchildren. Now retired at 73, Scott’s ‘hobby’ has been consulting with civil rights attorneys and community organizations on public education policy issues.
CAREER EXPERIENCES BY CATEGORY
* Community-based journalism: Hartman Newspapers, Inc.
- Advertising Sales/Reporter: Fort Bend Mirror
- News Editor: Daily Herald Coaster, Rosenberg
- Assistant Publisher: Liberty Vindicator
- Assistant Publisher, News Editor: The Alvin Sun
- Publisher: The Katy Times
* Co-Owner/Publisher: The Katy News
* President Alvin-Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce
* Media Political Consulting Firm: Robert S. Heller, Inc.
* District Staff: U.S. Congressman Tom DeLay
* Senior Researcher/President: Tax Research Association of Harris County. (Nonprofit group funded by major corporations in Harris County to provide independent research of local governments at all levels)
* Harris County Appraisal District
- Litigation research, news media interaction, member Executive Committee
* Independent Media/Policy Consulting (Range of clients including Harris County Department of Education
* Public Service:
- Board Member, Harris County Hospital District
- Board Member, Katy I.S.D.
- Board Member, Texas Association of School Boards
- Texas Education Agency Commissioner’s Accountability Advisory Committee
Past, Present & Future of Public Health Care Planning, Facilities, and outcomes in Harris County and beyond.
Dr. Esmaeil Porsa serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer for Harris Health System, which is a community-focused, academic and safety-net healthcare system dedicated to improving the health of those most in need in Harris County, Texas, through quality care delivery, coordination of care, and education.
Harris Health operates 45 community-based clinics, health centers and specialty locations and two trauma hospitals: Ben Taub Hospital (Level I) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level III). The system provides high-quality care and treatment for nearly 1.4 million outpatient visits and more than 36,000 hospital cases each year with an operating budget of $2.115 billion.
Prior to his returning to Harris Health in 2020, Dr. Porsa served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Integration Officer at Parkland Health and Hospital System where he had worked since 2007 in different capacities including the Medical Director of the Dallas County Jail Health program, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President for Professional and Academic Affairs and Interim Chief Medical Officer.
Dr. Porsa completed a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and chemistry at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio before earning his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center Medical School in San Antonio. He completed his training in internal medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston where he also served as the Chief Medical Resident. Dr. Porsa completed a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health as well as a fellowship program in primary care at the UTHSC-Houston medical school in 2005. Dr. Porsa obtained his MBA degree in Health Care Leadership from University of Texas in Dallas in 2017.
Dr. Porsa has a special interest in improving community health through addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) and health care delivery in correctional setting. He currently serves as the Vice Chair for the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and is a member of the Certified Correctional Health Care Professional Board of Trustees for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC).
Join the Rotary Club of Houston's satellite club, the Rotary Club of Innovation as we "Innovate the Garden!"
Blodgett Urban Garden "BUG" is committed to alleviating food insecurity and improving nutrition in the 3rd Ward, an area classified by the USDA as a "food desert". The Rotary Club of Innovation has partnered with “BUG” to maintain the garden every last Saturday morning of the month! After gardening, we meet for an optional dinner at a locally-owned restaurant.
Volunteer Needs
Energized gardening volunteers to maintain and plant the garden beds. Dont know how to garden? We can teach you!
June 24, 2023
First Shift - 7:30am - 9:00am
Second Shift - 9:00am - 10:30am
RSVP by emailing us your shift to - service@rotaryinnovators.club
Bring With You: Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty (or muddy), bottled water, head covering (when sunny), comfortable and breathable clothes, and a GREAT attitude! We recommend long sleeves, long pants, and tall socks to stay cool in the sun and protect your skin.
Where: 3216 Blodgett Street, Houston, TX 77004
What You Will Be Doing: We will help maintain the community garden including its plots of vegetables, herbs, and other produce by removing weeds and overgrowth, harvesting vegetables, planting seeds, constructing plant beds, and other helpful tasks while having a GREAT time fellowshipping!
After We Serve, Come Out for Fellowship & Fun!
Join us at Lucille's Houston, at 6:45pm that Saturday evening, for a delicious dinner at one of Houston's premier restaurants offering "Modern takes on Southern classics by a classically trained chef served in a cozy, vintage house!" As a locally and Black-owned business in the Museum District of Third Ward, RCOI is excited to patronize our community and enjoy this great Houston gem!
Address: 5512 La Branch St, Houston, TX 77004
Meetup Time: 6:45pm (Thank you in advance for arriving on time!)
If you can't make it to everything, that's completely ok! RSVP and join us for what you can! See you there!
Please come help us welcome our special guest, District 5890 Governor 2023 2024, Heather Rimato. Heather will officiate the installation of our newest officers and directors for 2023-2024.
ROTARY CLUB OF HOUSTON
113TH INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
2023—2024 Officers
President—Robert Eckels
Past President—Ken Mattox
President Elect—Karen Sotallaro
Secretary—Lisa Dobey
Treasurer—Elizabeth Jackson
Treasurer Elect—David Ahlquist
Sergeant-At-Arms—Nathan Allen
2023—2026 Directors
Mark Enis
Kate Gabriele
Dick Kuriger
Reed Lackey
Satellite Club of Innovation
Chair—Richard Perry
JOIN VIRTUALLY ===> JUNE 29, 2023
Come join the Rotary Club of Innovation & Rotary Club of Houston for an evening of digital map building to aid humanitarian efforts across the globe, all you need is a smartphone! Free snacks & beverage provided.
Rotary is partnering with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) to provide map data to disaster responders, revolutionizing disaster management, reducing risks, and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. This is a casual volunteering event, which is also conducive to socializing with like-minded peers while serving a good cause.
What You Will Be Doing
You will be assisting in the creation of digital maps based on satellite imaging with the easy-to use MapSwipe smartphone application. Volunteers analyze satellite imagery to identify road conditions, standing and collapsed buildings, waterways, and other infrastructure to aid organizations like the Red Cross, and goverment aid agencies on ground-zero. Disasters can range from hurricanes and earthquakes to heat waves and disease outbreaks.
Where
4201 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Ion Common Desk, the Newbury Room
Thursday, July 13, 5:30pm-7pm
Bring With You
A Smartphone, please download the MapSwipe Humanitarian Volunteering App from the App Store prior to your arrival.
More about HOT
Humanitarian OpenStreet Map Team is a 501(c)(3) not-for-proft organization and global community. Most recently, HOT responded to the tragic February 2023 earthquake in Turkey & Syria, emergency responders used the data to navigate the terrain and save lives.
Learn more at - https://www.hotosm.org/
Chase Untermeyer has held positions at all four levels of government – local, state, national, and international — over a period of more than 40 years, with work in journalism, academia, and business as well.
He was born in New Jersey but came to Houston at the age of two. He is a 1968 graduate of Harvard College with honors in government. During the Vietnam War, he served as an officer in the US Navy aboard a Pacific Fleet destroyer and as aide to the commander of US naval forces in the Philippines.
Returning to Houston, Mr. Untermeyer was a political reporter for the Houston Chronicle and executive assistant to the county judge (chief executive) of Harris County, Texas. In 1976, he was elected as a Republican to the first of two terms as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from a district on the west side of Houston.
Mr. Untermeyer resigned his seat to go to Washington in 1981 as executive assistant to then-Vice President Bush. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. During the first Bush Administration, he was assistant to the President for presidential personnel and director of the Voice of America.
From 2004 to 2007, he served as United States ambassador to the State of Qatar, on appointment of President George W. Bush. He is currently professor of practice at the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston.
He is the author of three volumes of diary-based memoirs of the Reagan-Bush era, When Things Went Right, Inside Reagan’s Navy, and Zenith: In the White House with George HW Bush. He has also published How Important People Act: Behaving Yourself in Public.
He is married to the former Diana Cumming Kendrick of Sheridan, Wyoming, whom he met in the White House. Their daughter Ellyson, a 2016 graduate of Stanford University, works with Facebook.
Education
* Doctor of Ministry Degree - Houston Graduate School of Theology; Houston, Texas
* Professional Mediation Training - Worklife Institute; Houston, Texas
* Master of Arts Degree - Houston Graduate School of Theology; Houston, Texas
* Graduate Courses - Texas Southern University; Houston, Texas
* Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting (extension course) -The University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
* Bachelor of Arts Degree in Secondary Education and Social Sciences - Houston-Tillotson University; Austin, Texas
* L.C. Anderson High School, 1962 Graduate, Austin, Texas
Experience
2/2019 - present CEO Consulting and Coaching
* Principal
3/1996 - 2019 Career and Recovery Resources, Inc. (Retired 1/31/2019)
* Chief Executive Officer
8/1993 - 1996 Julia C. Hester House
* Executive Director
8/1967 - 1993 Foley’s Department Store, Now Macy’s
* Store Manager - Almeda Mall * Buyer Budget Menswear - Corporate
* Store Manager - Greenspoint Mall * Assistant Buyer Menswear - Corporate
* Assistant Store Manager - Sharpstown Mall * Group Manager - Sharpstown Mall
* Divisional Manager - Sharpstown Mall * Assistant Department Manager - Corporate
Religious Background
2000 - Present Pastor - Galilee Community Baptist Church Houston (2006-Present)
Pastor - Galilee Missionary Baptist Church of Kenedy (2004 – 2007)
Pastor - St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Dowling (2000—2003)
Associate Minister - Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church (2004 – 2006)
1986 - 1998 Thomas Care Nursing Home Senior Ministry
1983 - 1990 Assistant Pastor - South Post Oak Baptist Church
Current Boards & Community Affiliations
PrimeWay Federal Credit Union Board, Center for Pursuit Board of Governors, American Leadership Forum Senior Fellow Class XV,
Past Boards & Community Affiliations
Founder & Charter Member of Leadership Houston; Founding Committee Member of Project Blueprint, Spaulding for Children Advisory Board; Rotary Club of Houston & Foundation Board; College of Biblical Studies Board, Immediate Past Chair; Network of Behavioral Health Providers Board; Mayor’s Public Safety Advisory Committee Chair, City of Houston.
United Way of Texas: Board Member/Trustee.
United Way of Greater Houston: Panelist, Chairman of Adult Service; Chairman of Allocations Committee; Chairman of Planning Allocation-Information and Referral; Member of the Personnel Committee; Allocations Redesign Committee, Chairman of Agencies Campaign 1994-95; Planning Committee 1998-99; Public Policy 1995-99; President, Agency Executive Directors Association 2000; Multi-cultural Committee; Project Blueprint; Funding Task Force Committee.
Rotary Club of Houston, Past President; Houston Food Bank Board, Past President; Region 6 Adult Protective Services Advisory Board; Greater Houston Women’s Foundation Board; Disability Policy Consortium of Greater Houston Board; AVDA (Aid to Victims of Domestic Violence) Interfaith Advisory Council, Target Hunger Advisory Board; The Volunteer Center Board; M.D. Anderson Hospital Volunteer; United Negro College Fund Advisory Board; Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation Board; Texas Commerce Bank-Lockwood/Lyons Board;.
Other: Houston Evaluation of Community Priorities, Red Cross-Market Street; Inter-Ethnic Forum; John Biggers Exhibition Advisory Committee.
Awards: Houston Community College Leadership and Success Honoree 2019, Career and Recovery Resources, In. Barrier Breaker Award 2019, Houston Graduate School of Theology-The Delbert and Carol Vaughn Alumnus Award 2016, Mayor's Disability Advocate of the Year 2002, National Women of Achievement Visionaries of Excellence Award 1996; Citizen of Month, 1995 Houston Defender; United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast Volunteer of the Year 1985; Texas Southern University Humanitarian of the Year 1983.
Come join us for an informal Happy Hour at Second Draught at the ION!
This is a monthly event for all Rotarians in Houston, guests, & prospective members to get together in a casual setting and learn more about the Rotary Club of Innovation and our mission!
This event is hosted by the Rotary Club of Innovation, located in the Ion District. Our mission is to serve communities in the Third Ward, Ion District, and Greater Houston Area as a catalyst for change, empowering these communities to achieve equity, address food insecurity, and combat human trafficking.
Grab a glass or just join us for the fellowship as we share updates on the awesome projects our club is leading and hear directly from the communities we support and serve!
THE VENUE
Second Draught is a "craft beer pub at the Ion District, featuring an incredible line-up from Houston breweries!"
"The Ion fosters a community and culture where corporate innovators, academic partners, community partners, startups, and entrepreneurs come together to solve some of the world’s greatest problems. This 266,000-square foot structure is designed to bring Houston’s entrepreneurial, corporate, and academic communities together into collaborative spaces and programs."
PARKING
Parking is available in three areas:
1. The main parking lot in front of Second Draught
2. In the Ion District parking garage
3. Across the street in the gated parking area. You can press the call button when you pull up to the gate and they will let you in the gated lot after hours. Street parking may also be available in some areas and may be free beginning at 6:00pm. Read all signs carefully.
