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Meetings & Events2023-10-03T08:29:42-07:00

This Week’s Speaker

Eric Brechner – Raising A Son With Autism

Eric Beecher

Eric Beecher

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 founder of Ally for Onlys in Tech. He is widely known within the engineering community for his book “Agile Project Management with Kanban” and his blog “I.M. Wright’s Hard Code.” Prior to coaching, Eric managed development for Xbox, Windows, Azure, Office, and Dynamics, and was director of engineering learning and development for Microsoft Corporation. Before Microsoft, he was a Senior Principal Scientist at Boeing, and a developer for Silicon Graphics, GRAFTEK, JPL, and Bank Leumi. Eric has published two books on software best practices, holds eight patents, a BS and MS in mathematics, and a Ph.D. in applied mathematics. He is an Affiliate Professor evenings at the University of Washington’s Bothell campus.

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Kevin Klustner, Supporting Rotarians at Scale: Malaria Partners International and Its Leadership in Helping Eradicate Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kevin Klustner has been a member of the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club for 6 years. In July of 2024, he joined the board of [...]

Founded in 1961, the Bellevue Rotary Club is an organization of local community and business leaders who make a difference by serving the citizens of our city and the world. Our primary avenues of service are Community Service, International Service, Vocational Service, and Youth Service.

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To support Rotary International’s vision of world peace through Service.

Vision
To change lives in our local and world communities through service and financial support.

Values
An inclusive, diverse, fun, loving, and caring and committed group of community leaders coming together to share a common sense of service and ethics to positively and equitably impact lives locally and abroad.

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