Past Speaker

Steve Bender, President, The Rotary Club of Newport Beach (Jan. 21st) – Embracing the Future While Respecting the Past

Steven's Bio Steven Bender, President of The Rotary Club of Newport Beach and a passionate advocate for environmental sustainability and community development, has been the CEO and consultant to known corporations and non-profit organizations worldwide. His diverse involvement in sustainable projects, green building, affordable housing, and tiny homes, showcased [...]

By |2025-10-12T15:20:09-07:00January 21, 2025|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Steve Bender, President, The Rotary Club of Newport Beach (Jan. 21st) – Embracing the Future While Respecting the Past

Ron Hobbs, Museum of Flight, NASA(Jan. 14th) – Exploring our Horizons in Space

Ron's Bio As a young man, Ron wanted to go to Mars. When that turned out to be unlikely he began exploring the planet of his birth, hiking and climbing the mountains of North America. He never lost his interest in the other worlds of the Solar System however, [...]

By |2025-10-12T15:22:41-07:00January 14, 2025|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Ron Hobbs, Museum of Flight, NASA(Jan. 14th) – Exploring our Horizons in Space

David Lynx, Executive Director & Yoga Instructor & Rotarian (Jan. 7th)

David's Bio David Lynx is currently the Executive Director of Kirkland Arts Center, but in addition to his regular job, he is also a 500 Hour Registered Yoga Instructor and has been teaching yoga for 10 years. He was certified through Chopra University and Yogafit. In 2016 the University [...]

By |2025-10-12T15:24:43-07:00January 7, 2025|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on David Lynx, Executive Director & Yoga Instructor & Rotarian (Jan. 7th)

Rich Herzberg, Co-Founder/CEO, BER (Dec. 10th) – An Unlikely Entrepreneur Builds a National Business, the Rotary Way

Rich's Bio Rich has been a member of Bellevue Rotary since 1991. He served as Club President 2009-2010. As an educator, he has taught the elementary grades, middle school, high school, and college. He's been a principal, district assistant superintendent, and a high school district superintendent of schools. He [...]

By |2025-10-12T15:26:18-07:00December 10, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Rich Herzberg, Co-Founder/CEO, BER (Dec. 10th) – An Unlikely Entrepreneur Builds a National Business, the Rotary Way

Shinji Maeda, Founder, Aero Zypangu Project (Dec. 3rd) – I’m Possible

Shinji's Bio A native of Japan, Shinji suffered an eye injury from a car accident as a teenager. Doctors gave him a 50/50 chance of survival after the accident. He survived but lost vision in his right eye. Subsequently, Maeda learned that regulations in Japan prevented him from pursuing [...]

By |2025-10-12T15:27:04-07:00December 3, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Shinji Maeda, Founder, Aero Zypangu Project (Dec. 3rd) – I’m Possible

Andrea Alexander, Makah Tribal Elder (Nov. 26th) – Native American & contemporary perspectives as we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving

Andrea's Bio Andrea Alexander, Makah Tribal Member is active in the Northwest Native Asset Building Coalition providing financial literacy training and housing support to reservation based and urban native people. Andrea serves on the Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) that delivers grants & low interest loans to [...]

By |2025-10-12T15:29:08-07:00November 26, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Andrea Alexander, Makah Tribal Elder (Nov. 26th) – Native American & contemporary perspectives as we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving

Rear Admiral Mark Sucato, US Navy (Nov. 19th) – Navy Region Northwest Integration in the Navy Enterprise

Rear Admiral Mark's Bio Rear Adm. Mark Sucato graduated with honors from the United States Naval Academy in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering. He holds master’s degrees in International Relations from Salve Regina University and Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School. Additionally, he is [...]

By |2025-10-12T15:30:16-07:00November 19, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Rear Admiral Mark Sucato, US Navy (Nov. 19th) – Navy Region Northwest Integration in the Navy Enterprise

Phillip Peters & Ragini Gupta, Renewal Food Bank (Nov. 12th)

Phillip Peters, Executive Director, Renewal Food Bank Ragini Gupta, Development and PR Manager, Renewal Food Bank Presentation Renewal - Your Neighborhood Food Bank, Serving High Quality & Culturally Relevant Offerings

By |2025-10-12T15:36:13-07:00November 12, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Phillip Peters & Ragini Gupta, Renewal Food Bank (Nov. 12th)

Dana Frank, President, TD Frank Family Properties (Nov. 5th)

Dana's Bio In 1950, Dana's father, Gerald Frank, arrived in Seattle at the age of 18. He fled the violent streets of Detroit and racist Jim Crow Laws in his van filled with his dream and his drumsticks knowing he can create a better life. Over 70 years later, [...]

By |2025-10-10T16:28:45-07:00November 5, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Dana Frank, President, TD Frank Family Properties (Nov. 5th)

Linda Hoffner, Wright Runstad & Company (Oct. 29th) – A Passion for Service and Placemaking; When personal and professional goals align

Linda's Bio Linda Hoffner is a General Manager at Wright Runstad & Company overseeing The Spring District development in the Bel-Red corridor of Bellevue. She oversees the operations of over 1.5M SF of completed office and retail space leased to Meta, the Global Innovation Exchange, Deloitte, Catalyst, and Bellevue [...]

By |2025-10-10T16:27:46-07:00October 29, 2024|Past Speaker, Speaker|Comments Off on Linda Hoffner, Wright Runstad & Company (Oct. 29th) – A Passion for Service and Placemaking; When personal and professional goals align
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