Dave Friggle has been a long-time Rotarian. He joined the Catalina Rotary Club in 2025. Dave served for seven years during the Vietnam War era as an officer aboard a Ballistic Missile submarine. During his presentation, Dave will paint a vivid picture of life aboard the boat.
Sarah E. Rinkevich received her Ph.D. in Wildlife Conservation from the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources & the Environment in 2012. Her research focused on a reintroduced population of Mexican gray wolves on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona. Sarah worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Endangered Species Conservation [...]
Financial advisors and Catalina Rotarians B.J. Cordova and Irv Mindes provide an overview of The Rotary Foundation and describe how to donate using an investment portfolio.
Herb Stratford is the co-founder of Stratford Art Works, a 29-year-old Tucson non-profit organization that connects audiences with the arts via projects as diverse as historic performance venues, film festivals, and other events. Herb was the driving force behind the restoration of the Fox Theatre (1999-2008). He has worked in twenty-four states on other historic [...]
Born in Lubbock, Texas in 1947, Bob Bishop followed his father in a career in aviation. Bob became known as the builder of the world's smallest man-carrying jet. He was one of the nation's best-known air show pilots. For over a decade, he campaigned his jet as the Coors Light Silver Bullet. Bob flew special [...]
Andy Quigley is with the Regional Transportation Authority. Andy was a public employee for 41 years. He spent 17 years in Northern Virgina working for Fairfax and Arlington counties, where he ran the Fairfax sewer system and developed the largest waste-to-energy plant in the US (3,000 Tons per Day). He was the Executive Director for [...]
Catalina Rotary Club member Dave Gallaher has been a member of Rotary since 1990 and served in many capacities with his previous club, Tucson Rotary, including as club president 2013/2014. The Adopt A Native Elder program began in 1984 and currently provides badly needed food and generic welfare needs such as medicines, cooking items and [...]
As we pass the midway mark in the 2025-2026 Rotary year, Catalina Rotary Club President Jeff Hamstra provides an overview of the state of the club. Some scenes from our January 23 meeting.
Merle Anderson retired in 2000 from River Valley Cooperative where he served as Manager. He spent a thirty-seven year career in senior management for farm supply and grain marketing cooperatives in western Illinois and eastern Iowa. Upon retirement, and as a long-time Rotarian, Merle fulfilled fifteen assignments as a business consultant for newly formed companies [...]
Gayle Petrillo was born and raised in Albany, New York. Gayle has called Tucson home for 27 years. She is a coach, author and speaker. Gayle's 35+ year career focused on healthcare leadership roles. She managed hospital departments, served as Director of HR for a large medical group, was Director of Physician Operations for a [...]