Chuck Barnett, a member of the Gallatin Rotary Club in Gallatin, TN, is an information technology consultant and owner of Sumner Technology Group. He was born in Nashville and raised in northern Sumner County where he went Westmoreland High School. He attended the University of Tennessee at Martin where he majored in Computer Science. Chuck Read More »

OZ Arts Nashville is only three years old, but it has already made a big impact on the local and national contemporary arts scene. Rotary member and OZ Arts’ President/CEO Tim Ozgener will share what it is like to go from running a multi-million dollar, global cigar business to co-founding and operating a new contemporary Read More »

Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering holds the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest in the U.S. Foreign Service. In a diplomatic career spanning five decades, he was U.S. ambassador to Israel, the Russian Federation, India, El Salvador, Nigeria and Jordan. From 1989 to 1992, he was Ambassador to the United Nations in New York, where he led Read More »

Mark your calendar for October 13! Register on Sign-Up Genius. The purpose behind the mentoring luncheons between Rotarians and juniors and seniors from LEAD Academy is to provide support from the Nashville community to our students as they embark on the college application process along with the many choices and decisions they will have to Read More »

Benjamin Smith, Executive Director of Southern Word, returns to speak to the Rotary after three-and-a-half years. Southern Word offers creative solutions for youth to build literacy and presentation skills, reconnect to their education and to their lives, and act as leaders in the improvement of their communities. It has been recognized as one of the Read More »

Join us Monday, September 12! Our guest speaker is Benjamin Smith, Executive Director of Southern Word. Learn more about Southern Word here.

The new school year is underway, and so is Backpacks! The first session of the Second Harvest Food Bank Nutrition for Kids Program brought together a robust group of Rotarians – veterans and newbies – and not a slacker in the bunch!  The packed meals benefit students at Buena Vista Enhanced Option Elementary. Backpacks is Read More »

Dr. Shawn Joseph is the newly hired Director of Metro Nashville Public Schools, the nation’s 42nd largest district, preparing more than 88,000 students to excel in higher education, work and life. An experienced educator who has fought for excellence and equity for every student, Dr. Joseph has served over a 20-year career as a teacher, principal, Read More »

In April 2016, Bryce Drew became the ninth Commodore basketball coach of the modern era and 27th all time.  Drew, a three-time Horizon League Coach of the Year and two-time NABC District 12 Coach of the Year, comes to the Commodores after a five-year stint at Valparaiso, where he averaged 25 wins a season, won Read More »

Our first New Member Orientation was a great success at the home of President Janet Miller and was filled with fellowship, enthusiasm and excitement for the coming year.  New members were given a brief history of our club along with expectations for all members and the multiple ways in which we can all participate in Read More »