We are lucky to have so many respected and dynamic speakers. This is a list of both upcoming and past speakers. If you would like to speak or if you have a recommendation for a speaker, please use the speaker form on the Contact Us page.
Paula Snyder
2017/03/08 – Follow Your Passion
Steve Monti
2017/03/01 – What are B-Corporations?
Wanda Urbanska
2017/02/22 – Make Life Simple
Wanda Urbanska is the author of “The Heart of Simple Living…7 Paths to a Better Life”
Julie Horvath
2017/02/08 – NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Dr. Julie Horvath is a comparative evolutionary genomicist interested in understanding the evolutionary forces that have shaped primate genomes and that cause human disease.
PhD Case Western Reserve University 2004
BS Michigan State University 1996
Gary Greene
2017/01/18 – Boys and Girls Home of NC
Rusine Mitchell Sinclair
2017/01/11 – Rotary 101: Districts, Zones and More; 2016/07/20 – District Governor’s Visit
About Rusine:
Club: Raleigh, Classification: Corporate Executive – Retired, Bus Name: IBM – Retired, Degree: BS University of Illinois, PMD Harvard Business School, Hobbies: Travel, entertaining, cooking, swimming, reading
Rotary History:
RI Zone 33: DGs 2016-17 in ZONE 33 Member, RLI – Faculty Member, RLI – Graduate
Rotary District 7710: C.A.R.T. (Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust), District Leadership Council, Rotary Leadership Institute Facilitator, TRF ALUMNI, TRF PolioPlus Member, Rotary Peace Center Past Chair
Rotary ALUMNI, Ambassadorial Scholar, Major Donor, Paul Harris Fellow, Past President 2013-14, RLI Graduate, 2010 Rotarian of the Year
Bruce Pait
2017/01/04 – Duke Energy Emergency Services
Taylor Edmonds
2016/12/07 – Asociacion Civil la Libertad
Thomas White
2016/11/30 – Economic Development Partnership NCSU
Tom White is the Director of the Economic Development Partnership at NC State. Tom serves as a liaison to local, regional and state economic developers and workforce development practitioners to connect NC State faculty, staff and students with new and expanding industry. His duties include implementing the Industry Clusters strategy statewide, chairing the UNC-General Administration Economic Transformation Council, and coordinating both corporate recruitment and retention/expansion activities with several governmental agencies. Tom holds his bachelor’s degree from Duke University and his master’s degree in public affairs from NC State.
Erik Grunwald
2016/11/23 – Polio Plus
Erik Grunwald serves as the Club’s Foundation Committee chair. He is a 5-time Paul Harris Fellow and one of our distinguished Past Presidents. He was Rotarian-of-the-Year in 2004-05, 2011-12 and 2012-13.
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