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Holiday Program – December 14, 2021

Bring a guest, a friend, your spouse or your partner to this year’s Bellevue Rotary Holiday Program! Come prepared to enjoy great food from Bake’s and high quality entertainment from your fellow Rotarians. We’ll have music, martial arts, a skit or two, and of course, the Bad Santaz. [...]

By |2022-02-04T08:53:09-08:00December 2, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Holiday Program – December 14, 2021

Eric Ellingson (Nov. 30th) – Restaurant Industry Pandemic Impact and Response: A Foodservice Distributor Perspective

Eric Ellingson represents third-generation family leadership as the Executive Vice President of Bargreen Ellingson. Prior to joining Bargreen, Eric graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a degree in Finance, working in private wealth management as well as institutional portfolio management for 6 years. A move to the east coast [...]

By |2022-02-04T08:53:10-08:00November 30, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Eric Ellingson (Nov. 30th) – Restaurant Industry Pandemic Impact and Response: A Foodservice Distributor Perspective

James Whittaker (Nov. 23rd) – The accidental brewery owner and the future of beer in Bellevue

Co-Founder, Bellevue Brewing Company James Whittaker spent his career in tech working on world-changing products first at Microsoft and then Google. He holds the distinction of being the first computer programmer hired at the FBI after he graduated with his BS and later earned a PhD in computer science [...]

By |2022-02-04T08:53:10-08:00November 23, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on James Whittaker (Nov. 23rd) – The accidental brewery owner and the future of beer in Bellevue

Ana Marie Cauce, President, University of Washington (Nov. 16th) – The University of Washington is the University FOR Washington

Ana Mari Cauce is the 33rd president of the University of Washington where she has been a member of the faculty since 1986. A graduate of the University of Miami and Yale University, she is a noted scholar on risk and resilience among adolescents and has received numerous awards for her [...]

By |2022-02-04T08:53:10-08:00November 16, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Ana Marie Cauce, President, University of Washington (Nov. 16th) – The University of Washington is the University FOR Washington

Kim Wyman (Nov. 9th) – Washington Secretary of State on, Elections in Washington State

Kim Wyman is Washington’s 15th Secretary of State. First elected in 2012, she is only the second female Secretary of State in Washington’s history. Prior to being elected to this office, Kim served as Thurston County Elections Director for nearly a decade and served three terms as the elected [...]

By |2022-02-04T08:53:11-08:00November 9, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Kim Wyman (Nov. 9th) – Washington Secretary of State on, Elections in Washington State

Sharon Lee (Nov. 2nd) – Tiny Houses, Shelters, and Strategic Acquisitions as a Crisis Response to Homelessness & COVID-19

Sharon Lee is the founding Executive Director of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), a non-profit organization based in Seattle founded in 1991.  LIHI develops and operates housing for low-income and homeless people and provides supportive services to assist residents in maintaining stable housing and increasing self-sufficiency. Sharon oversees [...]

By |2022-02-04T08:53:11-08:00November 2, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Sharon Lee (Nov. 2nd) – Tiny Houses, Shelters, and Strategic Acquisitions as a Crisis Response to Homelessness & COVID-19

Rhonda Rhyne (Oct. 26th) – Your Heart Matters—Know It—With Highly Accurate, AI-driven HART Blood Tests

President & CEO – Prevencio, Inc. Rhonda Rhyne has more than 25 years of C-suite level medical technology experience and is currently CEO and Board Director for Prevencio, Inc., a Kirkland-based company developing highly accurate, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, multi-protein blood tests for heart disease and 1 year risk of [...]

By |2022-02-04T08:53:12-08:00October 26, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Rhonda Rhyne (Oct. 26th) – Your Heart Matters—Know It—With Highly Accurate, AI-driven HART Blood Tests

Frank Blethen (Oct. 19th) – Saving the Local Free Press System & Innovation at The Seattle Times – The Content Company

Frank Blethen is publisher of the Seattle Times/seattletimes.com, the second largest newspaper/website on the West Coast. The Times is known for its strong local coverage and its aggressive investigative reporting.   The Times has won 11 Pulitzer Prizes and has been a Pulitzer finalist 14 other times since 1982. The [...]

By |2022-02-04T08:53:12-08:00October 24, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Frank Blethen (Oct. 19th) – Saving the Local Free Press System & Innovation at The Seattle Times – The Content Company

Alvaro Jimenez (Oct. 12th), Co-Founder, Yunity – Decentralized Capital: The Ultimate Equalizer

To date, Alvaro’s career has been centered in banking, finance, private equity, tech, and venture capital. In the early days he started in banking in London working at the third biggest Spanish bank at the time, participating in its European corporate expansion. After receiving a full scholarship for graduate [...]

By |2021-10-18T10:00:50-07:00October 18, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Alvaro Jimenez (Oct. 12th), Co-Founder, Yunity – Decentralized Capital: The Ultimate Equalizer

Kathryn Sherrill (Oct. 5th) – Leading Edge Healthcare: Innovation at the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System

Kathryn Sherrill, MSW, BSN - Deputy Director, VA Puget Sound Health Care System Kathryn Sherrill was appointed VA Puget Sound Health Care System Deputy Director May 13, 2019. She brings with her 25 years of VA experience in leadership and health care administration in roles such as VA Puget [...]

By |2021-10-11T09:42:54-07:00October 5, 2021|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Kathryn Sherrill (Oct. 5th) – Leading Edge Healthcare: Innovation at the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
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