Rotary Club of Nashville Annual Report 2023-24
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July 2024 – Present:
Monday, April 14, 2025: Workforce in Middle Tennessee
Monday, April 7, 2025: Alice Randall
Monday, March 31, 2025: Doy Gardner, Black 13 Tattoo
Monday, March 24, 2025: Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Vanderbilt University
Monday, March 17, 2025: Amy Seigenthaler Pierce, honorary Consul to Ireland
Monday, March 3, 2025: Beth Stubbs, Women in Rotary
Monday, February 24, 2025: Dr. Andre Churchwell, Vanderbilt University
Monday, February 10, 2025: Sarah Trahern, Country Music Association
Monday, February 3, 2025: Lorenzo Washington, Jefferson Street Sound Museum
Monday, January 27, 2025: Mayor Paul Young, Memphis
Monday, January 13: Ralph Schulz, Nashville Chamber of Commerce
Monday, January 6, 2024: The Kingdom of the Poor, Father Charles Strobel’s memoir
Monday, December 16, 2024: Dr. Candice McQueen, Lipscomb University
Monday, December 9, 2024: Dr. Candice Storey Lee, Vanderbilt Athletics
Monday, December 2, 2024: Dr. Eiman Jahangir, Journey to Space
Monday, November 18, 2024: Many-Bears, Colonel, U.S. Army Retired
Monday, November 4, 2024: Kem Hinton, Secrets of Bicentennial Mall
Monday, October 28, 2024: Fireside Chat with AllianceBernstein
Monday, October 21, 2024: Kendra Abkowitz Transit Talk
Monday, October 14, 2024: District Governor Darrell Ailshie
Monday, September 30, 2024: Martesha Johnson Moore, Chief Public Defender
Monday, September 23, 2024: Andrew Leeper, Nashville Severe Weather
Monday, September 16, 2024: Russell Zeicker, Head of Global Music, Lionsgate/Starz
Monday, September 9, 2024: Dr. Agenia Clark, Fisk University
Monday, August 26, 2024: Mary Beth Thomas, TN Sports Wagering Council
Monday, August 19, 2024: Randy Boyd, University of Tennessee System
Monday, August 12, 2024: Leaders of Leadership Panel
Monday, August 5, 2024: Major General Winski
Monday, July 29, 2024: Commissioner Stuart McWhorter
Monday, July 22, 2024: Fahad Tahir, Ascension Saint Thomas
Monday, July 15, 2024: Jacob Mchangama
Monday, July 8, 2024: Governor Bill Lee
July 2023 – June 2024:
Monday, July 10, 2023: Prince’s Hot Chicken
Monday, July 17: Panel on the Future of Transit in Nashville
Monday, July 24: Ran Carthon, Tennessee Titans
Monday, July 31: Dr. Adrienne Battle, Metro Nashville Public Schools
Monday, August 7: Carlton Wilkinson, photographer
Monday, August 14: Panel on Community Safety in Tennessee
Monday, August 21: Barry Trotz, Nashville Predators
Monday, August 28: Nashville’s Mayoral Candidates
Monday, September 11: Patrick Sheehan, Director of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
Monday, September 18: Deana Ivey, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation
Monday, September 25: Sean Brock, chef
Monday, October 2: Rev. John Faison, Sr., Imagine Nashville
Monday, October 16: Brad Smith, CareBridge
Monday, October 23: Margie Williams Quin
Monday, November 6: John Hewko, Rotary International
Monday, November 20: A Discussion with Veteran Entrepreneurs
Monday, November 27: History of Prostitution, Carol Bucy
Monday, December 4: Health Disparities Panel
Monday, January 8: Welcome to the Neighborhood Panel
Monday, January 22,2024: Positive Impact of Sabbaticals
Monday, January 29, 2024: District Governor Betty Burchett
Monday, February 5, 2024: Dr. Shanna Jackson, Nashville Community College
Monday, February 12, 2024: Jerome Moore: Community Changer
Monday, February 26, 2024: Dr. Kevin Dean, Tennessee Non-Profit Network
Monday, March 4, 2024: Post Pandemic Academic Growth
Monday, March 11, 2024: Sheriff Daron Hall
Monday, March 18, 2024: Generative AI
Monday, March 25, 2024: Mayor Freddie O’Connell
Monday, April 1, 2024: Bill Koch, Nashville School of Law
Monday, April 8, 2024: Kelly Magill, Part One
Monday, April 8, 2024: Kelly Magill, Part Two
Monday, April 15, 2024: Eric Holt, Hip Hop in Nashville
Monday, April 22, 2024: John Hoomes, Nashville Opera
Monday, April 29, 2024: Mental Health Panel: Identifying the Problem
Monday, May 6, 2024: Daniel Bischof, U.S. State Department, Eastern European Affairs
Monday, May 13, 2024: Nashville Stars: The Future of Baseball in Nashville
Monday, May 20, 2024: Mental Health Panel: Highlighting Solutions
Monday, June 3, 2024: Bob Mendes, East Bank Update
Monday, June 10, 2024: Avigal Soreq, Delek US Holdings
Monday, June 24, 2024: Annual Celebration
July 2022 – June 2023:
Monday, July 18: District Governor Eddie Allred
Monday, July 25: Jessica Van Dyke, Tennessee Innocence Project
Monday, August 1: Devin Aracena, Canvast Supply Co.
Monday, August 8: Burke Nihill, Tennessee Titans
Monday, August 15: Middle Tennessee’s Sustainable Fashion Industry
Monday, August 22: Cesar Gueikian, Gibson Guitars
Monday, August 29: Coach Eddie George, TSU Football
Monday, September 12: Former Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam
Monday, September 19: Sara Figal, Nashville Conflict Resolution Center
Monday, September 26: Dr. Adrienne Battle, Metro Nashville Public Schools
Monday, October 3: Elise Cambournac, Nashville Technology Council
Monday, October 17: Dr. Billy Teets, Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory
Monday, October 24: Dr. Jason Martin, gubernatorial candidate
Monday, October 31: Kent Syler, Middle Tennessee State University
Monday, November 14: Lt. Col Kirsten McFarland, Fort Campbell
Monday, November 21: Doug Kreulen, Metro Nashville Airport Authority
Monday, November 28: Dr. Russ Wigginton, National Civil Rights Museum
Monday, December 5: Dr. Jeff Balser, Vanderbilt Health
Monday, December 12: Coach Jerry Stackhouse, Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball
Monday, January 9, 2023: Desmond Armstrong, U.S. Men’s Soccer
Monday, January 23, 2023: Cameron Sexton, Speaker, Tennessee House of Representatives
Monday, January 30, 2023: Panel on Domestic Violence, led by Sharon Roberson
Monday, February 6, 2023: Shani Dowell, Possip
Monday, February 13, 2023: Mayor John Cooper
Monday, February 27, 2023: James Threalkill, artist
Monday. March 6, 2023: Judge Sheila Calloway
Monday, March 13, 2023: Beth DeBauche, Ohio Valley Conference
Monday, March 20, 2023: Cordia Harrington, Crown Bakeries
Monday, March 27, 2023: Lessons from The Table
Monday, April 3, 2023: Dr. Jay Wellons, pediatric neurosurgeon
Monday, April 10, 2023: Joe Bucher and Nashville Yards
Monday, April 17, 2023: Panel on the State of Nashville’s Music Scene
Monday, April 24, 2023: Blue Oval City
Monday, May 1, 2023: Panel on Supporting Nashville’s Youth
Monday, May 8, 2023: Senator Bill Frist of The Nature Conservancy
Monday, May 15, 2023: Tom Adkinson, author of 100 Things to do in Nashville
Monday, May 22, 2023: Samar Ali, Millions of Conversations
Monday, June 5, 2023: Police Chief John Drake
Monday, June 12, 2023: Governor Bill Lee
Monday, June 26, 2023: Annual Celebration
July 2021 – June 2022:
Monday, July 12-Jon Robinson, Tennessee Titans
Monday, July 19-Chancellor Diermeier, Vanderbilt University
Monday-July 26-Dr. Adrienne Battle, Metro Nashville Public Schools (We experienced an error during the recording of this meeting. This recording captured part of the Q&A portion of the meeting. We apologize for the inconvenience.)
Monday, August 2: Coach Clark Lea, Vanderbilt Football
Monday, August 9: The Restoration of Second Avenue
Monday, August 16: CitizensBank
Monday, August 23: August Bioservices
Monday, August 30: Phil Ponder
Monday, September 13: Michael Eric Dyson & Marcia Dyson
Monday, September 20: Cordell Peace Forum with Dr. Paul Stumb
Monday, September 27: Afghanistan-The Difference We Make with Retired Brigadier General Scott Brower
Monday, October 4: Nashville Fashion Week – Marcia Masulla & Connie Cathcart-Richardson
Monday, October 18: Tennessee State Attorney General Herbert Slatery
Monday, October 25: Sean Henry, Nashville Predators & Bridgestone Arena
Monday, November 29: District Governor Michael Babb
Monday, December 6: Nashville Symphony, Alan Valentine
Monday, December 13: Dr. Alex Jahangir
Monday, January 3, 2022: Dr. Ricki Gibbs, Warner Elementary
Monday, January 10: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy in Nashville
Monday, January 24: Governor Bill Lee
Monday, January 31: Park Ranger Steve Ward, Radnor Lake
Monday, February 7: Courtney Pogue, Metro Economic & Community Development
Monday, February 14: Marcus Whitney, Jumpstart Health Investors
Monday, February 28: Matt Kisber and Reagan Farr, Silicon Ranch
Monday, March 7: Mayor John Cooper
Monday, March 14: Dr. Judith Overton, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Monday, March 21: Laurel Graefe, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Monday, March 28: Dr. Lou DeGennaro, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Monday, April 4: Josh Mundy, Pivot Tech School
Monday, April 11: Dr. Reid Thompson, Vanderbilt Neurosurgery
Monday, April 18: Courtney Ross, Amazon
Monday, April 25: Amanda Little, Kidizenship
Monday, May 2: Dr. Wright Pinson, Partnership 2030
Monday, May 9: Renata Soto, Mosaic Changemakers
Monday, May 16: Sam Hazen, HCA Healthcare
Monday, May 23: Cori Anne Laemel, The Theater Bug
Monday, June 6: Angie Hubbard, Metro Housing Director
Monday, June 27: Annual Celebration
July 2020 – June 2021:
Monday, July 13-Jane MacLeod, Cheekwood
Monday, July 20-School Reopening Task Force
Monday, July 27-Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Monday, August 3-Melody Gibson, Design Your Own Neighborhood
Monday, August 10-Susan Edwards, Frist Art Museum
Monday, August 17-Jeff Barrie, Tennessee Environmental Council
Monday, August 24, Rotary and Racial Justice
Monday, August 31-Jon Robinson, Tennessee Titans
Monday, September 14-Candice Storey Lee, Vanderbilt Athletics
Monday, September 21-U.S. Senate Candidate, Marquita Bradshaw
Monday, September 28-The State of Small Business
Monday, October 5-The Grand Ole Opry
Monday, October 12-Behind the Scenes of the Belmont Presidential Debate
Monday, October 19-Governor Bill Lee
Monday, October 26-The Promise with Dr. Ricki Gibbs and Meribah Knight
Monday, November 2-Salute to Veterans with Eden Murrie, Operation Stand Down
Monday, November 16-Mayor John Cooper, Dr. James Hildreth & Dr. Melinda Buntin
Monday, November 23-Dr. Clay Stauffer, Nine Life Lessons from COVID
Monday, November 30-Dr. Steve Sharp, COVID Vaccine Trials in Nashville
Monday, December 7-Gideon’s Army, Jamel Campbell-Gooch
Monday, December 14-National Museum of African American Music
Monday, January 4-Chief of Police John Drake
Monday, January 11-District Governor April Lieberman
Monday, January 25-Mike Ritz, National Leadership Network
Monday, February 1-Black History Month series, Part 1: The Past
Monday, February 8-Black History Month series, Part 2: The Movement, Then & Now
Monday, February 22- Black History Month series, Part 3: Marc Morial, National Urban League
Monday, March 1- Nashville’s Tornado Recovery-One Year Later
Monday, March 8-Tennessee State Library & Archives with Secretary Hargett
Monday, March 15-Nashville’s Pandemic Response
Monday, March 22-The State of Real Estate
Monday, April 5-The Health Benefits of Nature, Dr. Matt Browning
Monday, April 12-Enexor Bioenergy, Robert Grajewski
Monday, April 19-The Housing Fund, Marshall Crawford
Monday, April 26-Joey Garrison, Covering the White House
Monday, May 3-Music City Grand Prix, Matt Crews
Monday, May 10-Congressman Jim Cooper
Monday, May 17-Amanda Hite, STR
Monday, June 14-Butch Spyridon, Nashville CVC
Monday, June 21-Mitch Edgeworth, HCA TriStar
Monday, June 28-Changing of the Guard
April 2020 – June 2020:
Monday, April 6-Andrew Maraniss
Monday, April 20-Sherry Stewart Deutschmann
Monday, April 27-Congressman Jim Cooper
Monday, May 4-The Nashville Banner
Monday, May 11-Nashville’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Monday, May 18-Dr. Forrest Harris, American Baptist College
Monday, June 1-Dr. Jeff Balser, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Monday, June 8-The Exit, Part 1: Entrepreneurs Who Sold
Monday, June 22-The Exit, Part 2: Executives Turned Entrepreneurs
