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8/7/17: Jon Robinson, Executive VP & General Manager, Tennessee Titans

Rotary meets at 12:00pm on Mondays at the Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville. Jon Robinson was named the general manager of the Tennessee Titans in January 2016 after spending the previous two seasons as director of player personnel with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was promoted to Executive Vice President/General Manager in January 2017 following Read More »

7/31/17: Judge Sheila D. J. Calloway, Juvenile Court

With a system of Restorative Justice, all those who are harmed by crime (offenders, families, community) collectively work together to achieve both accountability and restoration moving everyone towards forgiveness. Restorative Justice creates a juvenile court system built on evidence-based best practices…A system where youth are expected to take responsibility for their actions and for repairing Read More »

Backpacks is back!

For nearly a decade, our dedicated members have met monthly during the school year at Second Harvest Food Bank to pack food bags for Buena Vista Elementary students. The bags are delivered to the school counselor, who slips the food into children’s backpacks on Friday, so the students have something to eat over the weekend. Our Read More »

7/24/17: Natalie Hinkel, PhD; Vanderbilt University

Dr. Natalie Hinkel is a researcher at Vanderbilt University, studying the composition of nearby stars and how that may affect the make-up of planets orbiting those stars.   Her work has brought to light a number of important (and technical) truths within the field, which she has sought to explain by leading multiple international collaborations. Natalie Read More »

7/17/17: Sean Henry, President & CEO; Nashville Predators

Sean Henry, President and CEO of the Nashville Predators has a lot to celebrate as the 2016-17 season saw more wins than losses and an unprecedented bid for the Stanley Cup. From the support of the Nashville fans to the economic impact on our city; Mr. Henry will share his thoughts on the last season Read More »

7/10/17: Rotarian Elizabeth B. Crook

Elizabeth Crook will share the explorations she has used with CEO’s, business owners, executives and philanthropists to expand their repertoire of responses. Learn how strengths can become limitations and how to escape the either/or trap. Prior to founding Orchard Advisors and her new venture Live Large, Elizabeth helped drive growth in new markets as an Read More »

6/26/17: The Honorable Phil Bredesen, Former Governor of Tennessee

As a successful entrepreneur, mayor and governor, Governor Phil Bredesen believes that true leadership is about finding common ground and that the key to success is a command of the art of persuasion. His real world experience and examples of what works offer audiences a refreshing perspective that will also challenge them to raise the Read More »

6/19/17: David R. Reagan, MD PhD

David R. Reagan, MD PhD, was appointed Chief Medical Officer for the Tennessee Department of Health in January 2012. He oversees clinical services including community health services in 89 counties, communicable and environmental diseases, medical aspects of emergency preparedness, family health and wellness, health licensure and regulation, state reference laboratory services, public health informatics, and Read More »

6/12/17: The Importance of Entrepreneurship in a Growing Nashville

Michael Brody-Waite, CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, will discuss the impact entrepreneurship truly has, both on our city and on the individuals that make it up, and how the EC plans to continue to foster this impact during Nashville’s unparalleled growth. The Nashville Entrepreneur Center was created in 2010 as a resource for Nashville Read More »

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