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Nuclear safety today – October 13, 2020

Carol E. Kessler Ms. Kessler is an expert in nuclear safety and nuclear nonproliferation having spent 30 years of her life in the field. From 2011-2014, she was Chair of the Department of Nonproliferation & National Security at Brookhaven National Laboratory, which carried out scientific research on nonproliferation [...]

By |2020-10-25T16:30:15-07:00October 10, 2020|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Nuclear safety today – October 13, 2020

Diana Eberlein (Sept. 21st) – Cannabis, All Grown Up (Almost)

Vice President of Marketing, SoRSE Technology Diana Eberlein is a marketing strategist with nearly 15 years of experience, 5 years specific to helping the cannabis industry “grow up.” Eberlein specializes in brand development, strategic partnerships, new business development, and entertainment marketing. Her past client experience includes BlackBerry, Crayola, Harman [...]

By |2021-09-27T09:46:34-07:00September 20, 2020|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Diana Eberlein (Sept. 21st) – Cannabis, All Grown Up (Almost)

Understanding Covid Forecasts – October 6, 2020

Steve McConnell Steve McConnell has been a leading expert in software estimation, software measurement, and software engineering practices for more than 20 years. Steve is best known as the author of the software industry classics Code Complete, Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art, and More Effective Agile. Steve [...]

By |2020-10-25T16:33:16-07:00September 20, 2020|Past Speaker|Comments Off on Understanding Covid Forecasts – October 6, 2020

Space As A Service – September 29, 2020

Lisa Rich Lisa Rich is a successful investor, strategist, communicator and operator. She is founder and Managing Partner of Hemisphere Ventures (https://www.hemisphere.com/), an early stage venture capital firm focused on frontier tech: synthetic biology, robotics, drones and space. Hemisphere is a Top VC in the NewSpace sector. They [...]

By |2020-10-25T16:35:01-07:00September 4, 2020|Past Speaker|Comments Off on Space As A Service – September 29, 2020

Governing In Outer Space – September 22, 2020

Saadia M. Pekkanen Saadia M. Pekkanen works on outer space security, law, and policy. Her regional expertise is in the international relations of Japan/Asia. She earned Master’s degrees from Columbia University and Yale Law School, and a doctorate from Harvard University in political science. She holds the Job and [...]

By |2020-09-27T05:29:24-07:00September 4, 2020|Past Speaker|Comments Off on Governing In Outer Space – September 22, 2020

Divorce American Sports Style – September 15, 2020

Randall Kessler Randall Kessler is a nationally known family law attorney from Atlanta, Georgia.  He has represented some of the highest profile clients in the country including judges, national and local politicians, professional athletes, TV Stars and other celebrities, entertainers and artists.  He has appeared on numerous national [...]

By |2020-09-27T05:30:23-07:00September 4, 2020|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Divorce American Sports Style – September 15, 2020

Update from Olympia – September 8, 2020

Austin Jenkins Since January 2004, Austin Jenkins has been the Olympia-based political reporter for the Northwest News Network. In that position, Austin covers Northwest politics and public policy, as well as the Washington State Legislature. You can also see Austin on television as host of TVW's (the C–SPAN [...]

By |2020-09-13T07:37:45-07:00August 5, 2020|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Update from Olympia – September 8, 2020

Historical State Society Relations in the Middle East – September 1, 2020

Resat Kasaba Reşat Kasaba is an expert in the history and politics of the Middle East, has taught undergraduate and graduate students at the School for over 30 years and is the recipient of a UW Distinguished Teaching Award. His courses cover a wide range of topics including [...]

By |2020-09-04T08:23:13-07:00August 5, 2020|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Historical State Society Relations in the Middle East – September 1, 2020

Aging Out of Foster Care – August 25, 2020

Michael Griesedieck Michael joined CASA as program manager in March 2018. Prior to joining the CASA program, he worked as parent's representation attorney in Kitsap County, followed by nearly 10 years as an Assistant Attorney General representing the Department of Social and Health Services in child welfare cases [...]

By |2020-09-04T08:23:28-07:00August 5, 2020|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Aging Out of Foster Care – August 25, 2020

Rotary’s Polio Initiative – August 18, 2020

Ezra Teshome Ezra Teshome is an entrepreneur who has earned accolades worldwide for his philanthropic endeavors and efforts within Africa to impact the lives of children. He is passionate about global health issues, particularly focusing on the eradication of polio and bringing clean water to villages in rural [...]

By |2020-09-04T08:18:27-07:00August 5, 2020|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Rotary’s Polio Initiative – August 18, 2020
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