The Belgian Congo is the first country on the African continent where James Kester lived from the age of 6 months to 6 years old. In 1954, his Baptist missionary parents began serving the Congolese people until the US Air Force evacuated them during a coup d'etat in July of 1960. The Kester family of [...]
Sue Archibald is the District Governor of Rotary International District 5500. Sue has spent over 20 years as a Rotarian, having been raised in a family of Rotarians. She’s a former member of the Catalina Rotary Club and is a past-president of the Mountain Empire Rotary Club. Sue came to the Southwest from Erie, PA [...]
Wes Long is the Executive Director of the Triangle YMCA Ranch Camp and Retreat Center in Oracle, Arizona. He has over 16 years in camping and youth development. Wes was born and raised in Priceville, Alabama. He graduated from Jacksonville State University in 2015 with a BS in Recreational Management and Leadership. In 2021, Wes [...]
Steve Huffman is a native Arizonan and has lived in Tucson for over 40 years. Steve is a graduate of Canyon Del Oro High School and the University of Arizona with a degree in Political Science. Steve works for the Pima County Regional Transportation Authority and the Pima Association of Governments as a Community Affairs [...]
Captain Kristy Church is stationed at the The Salvation Army Tucson Amphi Community Center. Kristy is from Tucson. After graduating high school, she attended the University of Arizona, then left Arizona. She felt the calling to be an officer in The Salvation Army during the Christmas season and was the last to be accepted for [...]
Dave Erchull served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a commissioned officer for twenty years. After retiring from the Marine Corps, Dave became a risk management consultant. As director and co-founder of Global Risk Evaluations, LLC, Dave provides services for Lloyd’s underwriters, global insurance companies, and multinational organizations in North and South America, Europe and [...]
Amy Di Miceli has been in SARA for six years. She currently serves on the Board of Directors as the Director of Membership, where she oversees recruitment and retention of new members. Amy is a Wilderness EMS and teaches wilderness first aid, CPR, and Emergency Medical Responder courses. She is also a rope rescue technician [...]
Helping Forgotten Children and Women in Senegal: A Rotary Global Grant to Stimulate Vocational Training Margaret Higgins, BA, MComm, MBA, PhD Margaret has dedicated her professional life to the improvement of women’s and children’s lives. Born a coal miner’s daughter in the north of England, Margaret recognized early in life that, although she did not [...]
At the final meeting of the 2023-2024 Rotary year, Catalina Rotary Club President Michael Troughton reviews the club's activities and accomplishments during his term of office. Some scenes from our June 21 meeting.
KDRI AM/FM The Drive Tucson radio personality Matt Gentry shares how the station became a true contender in Tucson's radio market, and how technology helped and hindered KDRI along the way.Matt grew up in Tucson. On air, he regales his listeners with stories about the people, places, and things he's experienced during his decades in [...]