Maria Norena announces the John Lee environmental award to past president Steve McConnell
April 29th 2025 Meeting Notes
Inspiration from Rotarian Virginia McKenzie, Charter President of RC PNW Ending Sex Trafficking, and The More We Love's Executive Director Kristine Moreland: Learn about the end of sex trafficking: Saturday, June 14th Open House at The More We Love Emergency Receiving Center [...]
Virginia McKenzie, President, Rotary Club of the Pacific Northwest (Apr. 29th) – Rotarians Stand Up Against Human Trafficking
Virginia's Bio Virginia McKenzie built her Rotary reputation on innovation. She joined Rotary 17 years ago. Originally a member of Seattle 4 Rotary, where she launched the Young Rotary Leaders Committee. Next, she launched Seattle City Rotaract, the first community based Rotaract Club in District 5030. Most recently she [...]
Mike Pellicciotti, WA State Treasurer (Apr. 22nd) – State Finances and Long Term Policy
Mike's Bio Mike Pellicciotti (Pelleh-chee-otti) was elected Washington’s 24th State Treasurer in 2020. As Washington’s chief financial officer, Mike is dedicated to financial transparency, protecting Washington’s financial health, and leading policies that best serve our state’s working families and retirees. Mike has worked with the Legislature to strengthen budget [...]
468 Sandwiches of Service: Our First Rotaract/Interact Project for Union Gospel Mission
Our first Rotaract/Interact service project packed 468 peanut butter & jam sandwiches for Union Gospel Mission. Past President Jemal and President Tom inspect a wonderful box of PB&J's made by our Newport Interact team to help feed the homeless: Group photo after assembling 480 sandwiches at Newport High School: [...]
Eric Brechner (Apr. 16th) – Raising A Son With Autism
Eric's Bio Eric Brechner is a husband and proud father of two sons, the younger of which has autism. He has worked on autism insurance benefits and serves on the University of Washington Autism Center advisory board. Professionally, Eric is a career coach for underrepresented midcareer software professionals and [...]
Jamila Conley, Founder & CEO, WeRiseWines (Apr. 8th) – From Tech to Wine, Pivoting with Purpose
Jamila's Bio Jamila Conley is a dynamic executive with over 25 years of experience aligning people, operations, and execution with corporate strategy. She is currently the CEO & Founder of WeRise Wines which is a mission based business focused on driving access and awareness to diverse wineries and winemakers. [...]
