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SUMMARY:11.2.23 - Club 77 hosted by Downtown Market
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for great conversation\, drinks\, and appetizers at our monthly Club 77 event hosted by the Downtown Market!
URL:https://grrotary.org/event/11-2-23-club-77-hosted-by-downtown-market/
LOCATION:Downtown Market\, 435 Ionia Ave SW\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, 49503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meeting
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SUMMARY:11.9.23 - Chris Etienne
DESCRIPTION:Chris Etienne – Rotary International Director\, Zone 28 \nChris Etienne first joined Rotary in 1990 and has been a member of the Rotary Club of Petoskey since 1991. She served as club president in 1997-98. Chris has served Rotary District 6290 in many capacities including Assistant Governor\, Membership Chair\, District Trainer\, Nominating Committee Chair\, and Finance Chair. Chris served as District Governor in 2007-2008. She is currently District Rotary Foundation Chair and served on the Great Lakes Multi-District PETS Committee from 2003-2011. Chris was a trainer at the Zone 28-29 Institute in 2008\, 2009 and 2010 and served as a Rotary Coordinator for Zone 29. She was assistant training coordinator for the Zone Institute in 2010 and was lead training coordinator for the Zone Institute in 2011 and 2012. \nShe was chair of the Zone Institute in 2013. Chris served Rotary International as a training leader at the International Assembly in San Diego in 2009 and 2010 and has served as President’s Representative each of the last four years. She also served on the Rotary International Membership Development and Retention Committee in 2011-12 and is served on the 2015 RI Convention Promotion Committee in Sao Paulo\, Brazil. \nChris is Director of Leasing for the Village at Bay Harbor as well as Community Relations Director for Bay Harbor\, a resort development located on the shores of Lake Michigan. She is also Associate Broker for Harbor Sotheby’s International Realty located in Bay Harbor. She has served her community as a board member and volunteer for several organizations including Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce\, Petoskey Rotary Club Charities Inc.\, Bay Harbor Foundation\, Hospice of Little Traverse Bay\, Northwest Michigan Industrial Association and Women’s Resource Center. Chris was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in 2011 to serve on the Michigan Women’s Commission and was appointed vice chair in 2012. Chris received the Athena Award in 2007 and the Emmet Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year award in 2014. \n​Chris has been married to Dennis Lindeman since 1995. They are Major Donors of The Rotary Foundation and members of the Bequest Society. They participated in an NID for polio eradication in Uttar Pradesh\, India in 2004. They have hosted eight Group Study Exchange Team members. Chris is also the recipient of The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service.
URL:https://grrotary.org/event/11-9-23-chris-etienne/
LOCATION:City Flats Hotel Ballroom\, 83 Monroe Center St NW\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, 49503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meeting
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SUMMARY:11.16.23 - Paula Jastifer
DESCRIPTION:Paula Jastifer – Assessor\, City of Grand Rapids \nPaula Jastifer is currently the City Assessor for the City of Grand Rapids. She has a Master of Arts in Economics from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Arts from Western Michigan University. Paula has worked in the Assessment Administration profession for over thirty years with various communities around the state\, including Wayne County and the City of Allen Park. Paula served as President of the Michigan Assessors Association in 2019 and continues to teach and develop curriculum for the association. She has been a Rotarian for twenty years and is past president of the Rotary Clubs of Allen Park and Grand Rapids\, and currently serving as Assistant Governor for District 6290. Paula lives in Grandville with her husband Michael.
URL:https://grrotary.org/event/11-16-23-paula-jastifer/
LOCATION:The 1530 Events\, 1530 Madison Ave SE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, 49507\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meeting
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SUMMARY:11.23.23 - NO LUNCHEON
DESCRIPTION:There will be no Rotary luncheon on Thursday\, November 23rd in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday!
URL:https://grrotary.org/event/11-23-23-no-luncheon/
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meeting
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SUMMARY:11.30.23 - Charles Lepper Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Charles Lepper Ph.D. – President\, Grand Rapids Community College \nDr. Charles W. Lepper began his role as Grand Rapids Community College’s 11th president in January 2023. A creative and innovative leader in higher education\, he has more than 25 years of experience at universities and community colleges. \nPrior to his role at Grand Rapids Community College\, Dr. Lepper served as vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC)\, which serves more than 60\,000 students across 10 campuses. During his time there\, he developed and implemented the SLCC Promise\, which has provided more than $5 million in free tuition since 2016. He co-led SLCC’s Guided Pathways program; re-engineered the college’s admissions\, advising\, and financial aid processes; and expanded the dual enrollment program. \nAdditionally\, under his leadership\, SLCC’s Division of Student Affairs established four food pantries and the Dream Center\, which assists undocumented students. He also established SLCC’s Gender and Sexuality Student Resources Center\, one of the many reasons the Campus Pride Index recognized the college as the most affordable “LGBTQ+ Friendly College” in the nation in 2021. Prior to his time at SLCC\, he served as the vice president for Student Affairs at Tidewater Community College\, a multi-campus institution in southeast Virginia serving approximately 45\,000 students annually. He has also held leadership positions at Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana\, serving as the statewide assistant vice president for Student Development Services\, the statewide director of Faculty Development and Student Life Initiatives\, and the system’s institutional liaison to the Higher Learning Commission. \nDr. Lepper has also been active with the National Academic Advising Association\, serving as a consultant to two-year institutions around the country. Currently\, he serves on the board of directors for the Michigan Community College Association\, The Right Place\, and West Michigan Works!. \nHe earned a Bachelor of Arts in Human Resources and Personnel Management from Ball State University; a Master of Education in Secondary\, Higher and Adult Education from Grand Valley State University; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership\, Administration and Foundations from Indiana State University. \nHe also completed Harvard University’s Institute for Educational Management in 2017 and earned a professional development certificate in trauma and resilience from Florida State University in 2021. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://grrotary.org/event/11-30-23-charles-lepper-ph-d/
LOCATION:Aquinas College – Donnelly Center\, 157 Woodward Ln SE\, Grand Rapids\, MI\, 49506\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekly Meeting
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