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Derek Reese, CEO, Chronicler Software (July 16th) – Gaming Industry Horizons, 2024

Derek Reese is the founder of Chronicler, a Bellevue-based game studio, and has been making video games for fun and profit since 2003. His 20+ year career in gaming started with Technical Art and culminated in leading projects across Red Hat's games business, and Microsoft studios on Minecraft and [...]

By |2024-07-22T09:33:09-07:00July 16, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Derek Reese, CEO, Chronicler Software (July 16th) – Gaming Industry Horizons, 2024

Rachele Bouchand, District Governor, Rotary District 5030 (July 2nd) – Creating a Bridge to Attract Young Professionals to Rotary

Presentation Summary Creating a Bridge to Attract Young Professionals to Rotary. There is a growing demand for leadership training, mentorship and making a meaningful impact in our communities. However, many don't know that Rotary has been providing expertise in these areas for several years. We'll discuss how to use [...]

By |2024-07-04T11:00:44-07:00July 2, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Rachele Bouchand, District Governor, Rotary District 5030 (July 2nd) – Creating a Bridge to Attract Young Professionals to Rotary

Amanda Lopez-Castanon, Director of Food Programs, Hopelink (June 4th) – Food Insecurity on the East Side and Hopelink’s Role in Addressing It

As Director of Food Programs at Hopelink, Amanda Lopez-Castanon is responsible for food distribution in 5 free food markets and 1 Mobile truck. Amanda's job involves leading a team of 18 people to help clients in need receive over 5 million lbs of food in 2023. Amanda has helped [...]

By |2024-06-05T10:37:44-07:00June 4, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Amanda Lopez-Castanon, Director of Food Programs, Hopelink (June 4th) – Food Insecurity on the East Side and Hopelink’s Role in Addressing It

Brent Beardall, President & Chief Executive Officer, WaFd Bank (May 28th) – Lessons from the Unexpected

Brent Beardall is Vice-Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of WaFd Bank, a Washington state chartered commercial bank headquartered in Seattle, Washington (NASDAQ: WAFD). WaFd Bank is the largest bank headquartered in Washington State with over $22 billion in assets and 200 offices located in eight western states. In [...]

By |2024-05-31T10:34:24-07:00May 28, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Brent Beardall, President & Chief Executive Officer, WaFd Bank (May 28th) – Lessons from the Unexpected

Kate Casprowiak Scher, Executive Director, Bellevue Arts Museum (May 21st) – Bellevue Arts Museum: Reinvention and Sustainability

Kate moved to Bellevue in 2010 to accept a full-time, tenure track professorship in Art History at Bellevue College, whereupon she taught for eleven years. During her time at Bellevue College she developed the online Art History curriculum, organized exhibits for the Gallery Space and acted as Department Chair, [...]

By |2024-05-22T14:48:03-07:00May 21, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Kate Casprowiak Scher, Executive Director, Bellevue Arts Museum (May 21st) – Bellevue Arts Museum: Reinvention and Sustainability

Mo Malakoutian, Deputy Mayor, City of Bellevue (May 14) – Housing, Public Safety, Mobility, and Economic Development

Mo Malakoutian was elected to the City Council in November 2023, for a four-year term starting in 2024. At his first meeting, his colleagues elected him deputy mayor for 2024 and 2025. The council member served one and a half terms on the Planning Commission, from 2018 until he [...]

By |2024-05-20T09:19:19-07:00May 14, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Mo Malakoutian, Deputy Mayor, City of Bellevue (May 14) – Housing, Public Safety, Mobility, and Economic Development

Kurt Ursich, President, Juniper Capital (May 7th) – Unconventional Financing for Unconventional Times

Juniper Capital President, Kurt Ursich, brings extensive experience and expertise to Juniper Capital Corp. As an account executive at a local private lender for 13 years and a minority shareholder for three, Kurt was an integral part of his team, funding more than $600,000,000 in loans. Prior to his [...]

By |2024-05-08T10:23:41-07:00May 7, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Kurt Ursich, President, Juniper Capital (May 7th) – Unconventional Financing for Unconventional Times

Hamdi Mohamed, Port of Seattle Commission, President (April 30th) – Delivering Opportunity

Hamdi Mohamed was elected to the Port of Seattle Commission in November 2021. She made history as the first Somali woman elected to public office in Washington State, and the first Black woman elected to the Port of Seattle Commission. She currently serves as the first Black Commission President [...]

By |2024-05-03T08:48:39-07:00April 30, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Hamdi Mohamed, Port of Seattle Commission, President (April 30th) – Delivering Opportunity
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