Jayme Fitzpatrick, Director of College & Career Readiness, and
Anthony Vogel, Curriculum & Staff Development, spoke to us
about CTE and their programs to help SUSD students find a
career path that is of interest to them and how to pursue it.
Club Secretary and RI Foundation Chair, Don Bierman,
presented President Darin Shebesta with his
Paul Harris Society Pin. Congratulations Darin!
Anyone that commits to donating $1000/yr to
Rotary International becomes a Paul Harris Society member.
Paul Harris Day is when RCS members break into groups and
meet at member's places of business, offices or homes to get
better aquainted and discuss ways to better the club.
Thank you to all the hosts…Ken Brown, PJ Wolff, Jay Franz, Scott Miller
Chris West and Darin Shebesta.
Sheila and her team help jobseekers in Scottsdale and
Maricopa County navigate how to successfully find jobs.
Helping with resume building, technology and how to interview
in today's job market.
Dr. Reilly, professor in the school of public affairs at ASU,
spoke to us about his forthcoming book, Child Abduction In
The War In Ukraine. Erasing Ukrainian Identity As A Tool Of War.
The book will be open sourced and available for free to anyone.
Past President Craig Miller introduded our newest
member, Jeff Johnson, and presented him with his
red badge. Welcome to the club!
Sarah spoke to the club about the real challenges with
Arizona water availability in the near future. She offered
what she sees as viable solutions along with an eye opening
presentation.
Immediate past president, Chris West, recognized
past president, Max Rumbaugh, with Rotarian of the Year
2026-2027
Our club collected and donated 423 lbs of food to
Scottsdale's Food Bank, Vista Del Camino as part
of District 5495's food drive.
Outgoing President Chris West and Incoming President Darin Shebesta.
President Chris gave recognition to members who helped him
during his term. Secretary Don Bierman, 2026-2027 President
Elect Lou Lou Durant, Community Service Chair Laura Biever,
Tom Mayer for Youth Services, PJ Wolff for Programming and
David Pastor for Fundraising.
Incoming club and foundation board members for
2026-2027 Rotary Year.
Past President Kevin Maldonado gave us an
update on his battle with cancer. He looks great
and said he feels better after altering his medications.
Everyone was happy to see him!
RCS Vice President, Lou Lou Durant, introduced our speaker…
Two Time Emmy Award Winner Kathy Kudravi who is the current
editor for the Arizona Republic Newspaper. Kathy gave us some
great insight to the ways we get local, national and international news.
Welcome to our newest member, Francis Hewitt,
with sponsor David Pastor and Vice President
Lou Lou.
