Welcome

• Jim Bruner, who received the Rotarian & Community Lifetime Service Above Self Award.  Jim Bruner is a visionary who is always ready to do the best for our community. A Scottsdale resident, veteran, attorney and banker, Jim has provided civic, political and professional leadership to the Valley for more than 45 years.
• Ken Brown, who received the Rotarian Service Above Self Award.  Ken Brown, a Rotarian for 22 years, has served for 15 years as chair of Rotary Club of Scottsdale’s Ed Adler Memorial Golf Tournament, raising close to $100,000 for education scholarships and introducing to attendees exciting sport celebrities.  For 12 years, Ken has twice a year facilitated the BQ grilling for Club’s Rotary Park Days and directs park upgrade projects.
• Nick Lowery, who received Scottsdale Citizen Service Above Self Award.   Nick Lowery, a NFL Legend, gives humbly and selflessly back to his community.  Since 1996, The Nick Lowery Youth Foundation, Inc has dedicated itself to supporting disadvantaged youth by developing, promoting and sponsoring programs and relationships that foster self-esteem, leadership qualities and skills and encourages youth to be through service positive assets to their communities. 
• Detour Company Theatre, Non-Profit Organization Service Above Self Award.  Detour Company Theatre changes lives - actors, families, coaches, volunteers, audiences and community as a whole.  Founded in 2000, by Sam, the Theatre’s mission is to create authentic,  accessible theater opportunities for adults and youth who have developmental disabilities.  Detour is an educational partner with Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts teaching high school drama students about special needs.  

Group Picture:  LR Front - Donna and Jim Piscopo, Jeanette Griswold, Rachel Sacco, Max Rumbaugh, and Jason Washo; LR Back - Tom Baughman, Club President, Dr. Honora Norton, Event Chairperson and City of Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane. 

 

 

 

Brian Trevellyan grew up in rural New York (near Vermont) and has been married to his wife Anne for 29 years and has 3 young adult children. Brian embarked on a career rooted in service by graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS degree in Hospitality Management. During his 18 years in hospitality, Brian started at O’Sullivan’s Motel in Lake George, NY, joined the HR management team for Stouffer Hotels, which later merged with Renaissance Hotels. This led his family to move from New York to Georgia, to Chicago, to Scottsdale, to California and back to Scottsdale. When the company asked him to move to Washington DC, Brian made a family decision to leave the hospitality industry and stay in Arizona. This launched him into a 13-year career in the satellite communications/engineering industry as director of Human Resources for Comtech Communications Corporation. Although Brian worked diligently as the company grew, downsized, merged, and acquired other companies, he always knew there was something else he was supposed to be doing. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Brian summoned the courage to take the steps necessary to follow his deepest passion of becoming an elementary school principal. He took his first education class in September 2001 and spent the next ten years taking classes, working fulltime, raising a family and volunteering. Brian received his teaching degree in 2010 and joined Teach For America, working for a charter school in Maryvale. Teach For America is dedicated to eliminating educational inequity by closing the gap in providing all children an opportunity to get a quality education. In 2011 Brian continued this journey working with inter-city school children in the Creighton School District where he still teaches 4th grade at WT Machan Elementary School. Brian’s journey towards his goal continues as he earns his Master’s degree in Educational Leadership in May from Northern Arizona University and awaits the results of the AZ State Principal examination he took in March. Brian’s professional experience exemplifies Service Above Self. Brian has always been a volunteer for his faith community. He taught third grade Christian formation and sacrament preparation, participated in outreach to the Navajo Indian communities of St. Michael Indian School in St. Michaels, AZ, St. Mary’s Mission in Tohatchie, NM, and St. Patrick’s Mission in Vanderwagon, NM for over ten years. In 2009 Brian became the community coordinator of the Catholic Coalition of Habitat for Humanity working out of Scottsdale’s St. Patrick’s Parish. He has been an integral part of the leadership team responsible for coordinating the construction crews, as well as, coordinating many volunteers. Brian’s leadership has led this group to build two houses per year and they are currently working on house #32.

 

Dr. Jan Gehler came to Maricopa County Community College District with 21 years in higher education. She held rank as tenured associate professor in culinary arts and hospitality, and has served in management positions from Chair to Associate Dean, Interim Dean, Interim Provost and as the Dean of University of Alaska Anchorage Community and Technical College. She taught high school and served as a grant writer for 6 years with the Orange Unified District in California and continued her professional public service for 12 years as a senior health and human services planner with the Municipality of Anchorage. She earned a BS in Family and Consumer Science from the Ohio State University, an MA in Vocational Education from California State University Long Beach, and an Ed.D in Educational Planning from Oregon State University. Jan and husband, Bill Gehler are natural parents to three adult children and American parents to an adult son from Croatia. In July 2008, Dr. Jan became SCC's second president following the distinguished career of Dr. Art DeCabooter. Beyond duties within the Maricopa District, Maricopa Foundation, and at SCC, Dr. Jan actively serves the larger Scottsdale community through membership Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce (Board member), Rotary Club of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Leadership, Inc., Communities Celebrating Diversity (Board Chair), Scottsdale Training and Rehabilitation Services (STARS) (Board member), Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (Board member), and others. As a member of Rotary Club of Scottsdale, Dr. Jan has actively supported and participated in youth related projects—from scholarship interviewing/selection, computer collection/ recycling and rebuilding for those in need; student mentoring and much more. She has served on the club’s Foundation Board of Directors. When Dr. Jan arrived at SCC in 2008, she made it easy for faculty to try new things, and they have responded in creative ways. This has resulted in major grant wins, such as, an $8.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will allow Scottsdale and two of its sister colleges in the Maricopa Community College District to offer professional development workshops to middle school mathematics teachers. Since Dr Jan’s arrival, Native American students from 16 Arizona tribes have increased their enrollment at SCC. Many of SCC programs reflect the needs and interests of the native population, such as tribal management, health and arts courses. Under Dr. Jan’s tenure, SCC offers students a pristine, natural setting with expansive mountain views and native plant and wildlife. Under Dr. Jan’s leadership. SCC received the prestigious 2013 Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce Sterling Award. Dr. Gehler believes that great cities include great educational systems and knows that education provides opportunity, and opportunity changes everything.