Providing Care and Supplies to our Navajo Elders in Arizona: Adopt-A-Native-Elder Dave and Susan, his wife, believe that the Adopt-A-Native-Elder program provides some unique opportunities to meet many Navajo elders and learn about their culture through meaningful volunteer experiences.
IMPACT OF AI Instructor for Business, Entrepreneurship and AI. Joined faculty of Pima following his retirement from Eller School of Management. Sharing the Benefits and Challenges of AI.
Emma Carrillo is the 2026-2027 governor for Rotary District 5500. Emma is a native Arizonan. She holds a BA in education, MA in Reading, Language, and Culture from the University of Arizona and an administration certificate from Northern Arizona University. She is a retired elementary school principal from the Sunnyside School District in Tucson, Arizona. [...]
Lauren Delashaw serves as the Community Program Coordinator for the Foster Grandparent Program under Northern Arizona University's Center for Service and Volunteerism. In her role, Lauren oversees volunteer recruitment, training, and strategic site placements across Pima County. She specializes in building multi-sector community partnerships, including federal service initiatives, to help with local educational needs and [...]
Rotary District 5500 Governor Bruce Monro has been a Rotarian for 13 years, all of it with the Tubac, AZ Rotary Club. Tubac is a community of less than 2000 people, yet the Tubac Club has over 35 members. He has served two terms as club President, as club membership committee chair, and as the [...]
Karen Wiese is a seasoned professional with 42 years’ experience in leadership, business management and consulting. She has served as president and chief executive officer of five hospitals. For the last 16 years, Karen has been the Executive Director/Producer of Arts Express Theatre. Karen has a bachelor's degree in Business Management and an MBA in [...]
Dave Friggle has been a long-time Rotarian. He joined the Catalina Rotary Club in 2025. After college, Dave served for seven years during the Vietnam War era as an officer aboard a Ballistic Missile submarine. After that, he was VP of Marketing for a large electronics company in Chicago. He lived in Branson, Missouri for [...]
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 [...]