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DNT Northern Expansion
Mar. 04, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Anjelica Solano, Assistant Director, Public Affairs Anjelica joined the North Texas Tollway Authority in 2013. She serves as the assistant director of Public Affairs, overseeing departmental operations and strategic planning. Anjelica works with her team to promote the organization’s value and services to businesses, influencers, and millions of customers.
Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818
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Conscious Parenting & Living
Mar. 11, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Sapna empowers parents who want homes filled with kindness, connection, joy, and authenticity. Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818 |
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Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
Mar. 18, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Renee is the President of the Greater Frisco Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Jack and Jill boasts 247 chapters nationwide, representing more than 40,000 family members. Each chapter plans annual programming activities guided under a general five point programmatic thrust: cultural awareness, educational development, health (education and advocacy), civic (legislative advocacy and service) and social/recreational areas. Through service projects, Jack and Jill of America creates a medium of contact for children to stimulate their growth and development. Through lobbying, educational programming, dissemination of education materials, and the organization of community and charitable events, Jack and Jill has promoted the public awareness and interests of children including child development, child growth, child quality of life, child care and the promotion of children’s rights. Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818
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Brain Injury Alliance of New Mexico
Mar. 25, 2021 12:00 p.m.
James Brown, a Colorado native, has lived in New Mexico, and now in Frisco, Texas. James incurred a disabling brain injury in 1992, and has exercised significant resilience, developing a career encompassing online teaching, investing, and nonprofit volunteer work in the brain injury community. James holds a bachelor of arts degree in political science from The University of Colorado, and master of arts degree in philosophy from The University of Illinois. James enjoys road cycling on his three-wheeled recumbent trike, and is the proud father to a daughter Amanda, a recent honors graduate of The University of Colorado. Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818
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Frisco Economic Development Update
Apr. 01, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Ron Patterson is the President of the Frisco Economic Development Corporation with the City of Frisco, Texas where he works in a collaborative environment on business development, expansion, retention and relocation. He also works on public-private partnerships between the city and various other public and private entities. Ron has more than thirty-two years of city experience starting his city service career with the City of Carrollton before moving to Frisco. This is his second time to serve the citizens of Frisco and now has served Frisco for a total of more than twenty years. He also served as city manager for seven years in other communities in Texas. Ron graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and completed his Master of Public Administration at the University of North Texas. He served twenty-three years in the United States Air Force/Texas Air National Guard. Ron has been married for thirty-five years to Taylor and they have two daughters. Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818 |
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Raise Your Hand Texas
Apr. 08, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Missy joined Raise Your Hand Texas as the Regional Advocacy Director for Collin and Denton counties in October 2019. She served for 13 years as a Trustee on the Plano ISD Board of Trustees with 3 years as the Board President. Over the course of her elected service, she promoted future-focused strategic planning efforts, the transformation of instructional and learning strategies, and the addition of a full day early childhood program in Plano ISD. With an interest in statewide legislative advocacy, Missy partnered with other Trustees and Superintendents to inspire statewide Trustee colleagues to move away from solely compliance-based governance to a visionary view that enables each student to maximize their personal potential. Over the course of 7 legislative sessions, Missy led legislative accountability and school finance advocacy efforts and convened educational, non-profit, and business organizations to find common legislative ground. Missy currently serves on the Chairman’s Council for Texas Health Resources Plano, the Southern Methodist University Simmons School of Education Counselor Preparation Advisory Council, Simmons School of Education New Teacher Preparation Program Advisory Council, the Board of Directors for the Plano ISD Education Foundation, and as a Sustaining Advisor to the Junior League of Collin County. Before her extensive investment in civic engagement and service on several non-profit boards, Missy was a management consultant specializing in developing strategic planning and technology solutions with manufacturing clients at IBM and earned the Golden Circle designation. Missy may be the first in her family to graduate from college, but her mother was the second. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing from Southern Methodist University and married her college sweetheart, Doug. Their daughter, Madison, just graduated from Southern Methodist University. Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818
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Human Rights Movement in China
Apr. 15, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Chen was born in China at the end of the Great Cultural Revolution. Being victims of the horrific atrocity that killed two million intellectuals and destroyed traditional Chinese culture, Wen's parents had mixed feelings about her education. Despite their discouragement, Wen eventually won a national prize at a science competition when she was 16. Hence, she was accepted into a top university for undergraduate study. In 1994, Wen came to the U.S. for graduate school and received a Ph.D. in Biology at the California Institute of Technology in 2000. Because of her personal experience of being brainwashed in China, she decided to be a voice for the voiceless. Since 2012, she has given over 300 presentations to community organizations about Chinese culture, history, and human rights. Wen has been working for Caltech since 2000 as a biologist and information scientist on genomics and biological research. Part of her everyday work is scientific outreach by speaking at conferences and seminars in universities like UC San Diego and Harvard Medical School. In her personal life, she is an active member of Amnesty International, a board member for Caltech Women in Biology and Biological Engineering, and a special event host for the Caltech Alumni Association. She lives in Pasadena with her husband and two teenage daughters. Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818 |
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Vist Frisco Update
Apr. 29, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Marla Roe has been the Executive Director of Visit Frisco since 2004. Visit Frisco is the official destination marketing organization for the City of Frisco. The team actively markets and sells to meetings, conventions, sports and tourism, and is responsible for increasing economic prosperity for Frisco, its residents and marketing partners. Official accreditation recognizing excellence and achievement was awarded in 2009 by the industry organization Destination's International. Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818
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Building Digital Community
May 06, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Jonathan Hoeflinger is the Chairman & President of Sharemeister.com – a digital utility company. Sharemeister provides digital infrastruture that gives city/municipalities, and various organizations in any industry, ownership of its digital community experience. The company encourages YOU to stop renting space from big tech companies to support your digital applications and build to own. Mr. Hoeflinger has worked to provide sustainable solutions to global challenges through the application of physical and life sciences - collaborating with global leaders in the private and public sector. He has contributed as a thought-leader and speaker at numerous world events, including the United Nations, World Economic Forum, White House, the countries of India, China, Russia, and others - and locally at Earth Day Texas. His keynote on "The Future of Smart Societies" is helping to pave the way for the next generation of digital infrastructure which solves many of the current social dillemas we face today. Mr. Hoeflinger is a former collegiate-athlete American football player at Arkansas State University where he earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree in Political Science. He began his economic and language studies at Centro Linguistico Maya in Antigua, Guatemala through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Born in Michigan. Raised in California. He lives in Frisco, Texas. Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818 |
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Frisco Arts Update
May 13, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Named 2017 Spirit of Frisco by the Chamber of Commerce and 2019 Visionary Nonprofit Arts Leader by the North Texas Business Council for the Arts, Tammy Meinershagen has a gift of inspiring others through her music, leadership, and passion for the arts. A professional musician and former English teacher, Tammy has volunteered in many roles to promote arts and culture in Frisco, including the Frisco Public Art Board, Texas Music Teachers Association, Frisco Council of PTA's, and the 2015 Citizen Bond Committee, where she successfully spearheaded a $10M bond initiative for a performing arts center in Frisco.
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UNT Update
May 20, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Purtell is the Director of External Relations responsible for developing industry and external partnerships for UNT Frisco. In this role, he works to collaborate and partner with employers or organizations who have an interest in supporting UNT, such as through internships, cohort and capstone class projects, guest speaking/guest lecturing, or other opportunities. |
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The State of FISD
May 27, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Mike Waldrip serves as superintendent of Frisco Independent School District. He began his career in education in 1982 in Victoria, Texas. He spent 16 years as a biology teacher and basketball coach in Victoria, Goliad and Seminole ISDs, before working as an assistant high school principal in Seminole. He first came to Frisco ISD in 2002, serving as principal of Clark Middle School and then as the District’s first-ever director of secondary instruction. He opened Liberty High School as principal in 2006. In 2010, Dr. Waldrip moved to central administration, where he oversaw data systems, program evaluation and various FISD departments as an assistant and deputy superintendent. In 2014, he got the opportunity to serve as superintendent of schools in nearby Coppell ISD, a position he held until his return to Frisco ISD in July 2017. Dr. Waldrip and his wife Lisa have two grown sons who both graduated from Frisco ISD schools. In his spare time, Dr. Waldrip enjoys exercising, spending time outdoors, traveling, scuba diving, reading and listening to live music, such as classic rock and roll and the blues. Dr. Todd Fouche is the Deputy Superintendent of Business and Operations at FISD. He has served the district for almost 18 years in various positions. He has lived in Frisco since 1994. |
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Texas Health Frisco
Jun. 10, 2021 12:00 p.m.
A native Texan and 15-year Frisco resident, Shona was elected to her first term on the Frisco City Council in 2016. She was subsequently selected by her peers in 2018 to serve as the Council’s Mayor Pro Tem. Previously employed at the Frisco Chamber of Commerce focusing on governmental affairs, Shona now works as the Director of Community Relations for Texas Health Frisco. Known to be a tireless advocate for the community of Frisco, Shona’s love of policy and politics began at the kitchen table during the 1976 Presidential Election. With the newspaper stretched out before him, Shona’s grandfather began explaining current issues and asked what role she would play in making this country a better place to live. Those early, simple conversations quickly gave way to questions and in-depth discussions of policy. A desire to learn more was born and has been growing ever since. Shona has bachelor’s degrees from Southwest Baptist University (4 Majors—Political Science, History, Social Science Education, & Speech), as well as two master’s degrees in Communications and Political Science/Public Policy. Prior to her role with the Frisco Chamber of Commerce, Shona was a nationally-recognized US Government, US & World History and Communications high school teacher. She coached Speech & Debate on the national circuit, working with high school students to find and improve their voice. She has a passion for articulate AND considerate discussion of tough issues that impact society. Over the years, she has worked with the Frisco ISD Independent Study and Mentorship program as a mentor to young women looking to make their own marks in the field of public policy. Shona has two teenage daughters who attend Wakeland High School— Chloe, a junior, and Lilly, a freshman. Her greatest joys are cheering on Chloe, who dances on the drill team, and Lilly, who plays volleyball. Shona is an active member of Genesis Metro Church in Frisco. In her free time, she likes to read, watch movies, travel, and spend time with friends. Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818 |
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Radiant Autism Center
Jun. 17, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Chris Carlson is the CEO and Nikki Dykgraaf is the president of Radiant Autism Center. Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy ABA can help to improve communication and language skills, social skills, motor skills, daily living skills, play and leisure, and learning and academic skills. ABA therapies can also target harmful behaviors such as self-injury, noncompliance, self-stimulatory behavior and aggressive behavior. Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818 |
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City of Frisco Communications & Media Relations
Jul. 01, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Ms. Baird celebrated her twentieth anniversary on the job in March 2020. She is Frisco's first Public Information Officer (PIO), and as the city grew, so did her role and responsibilities. The job evolved into director of communications and media relations. “I started out alone; today, ‘communications’ is a team of 10. In the beginning, I was charged with writing Focal Point, the city’s newsletter and press releases. Today, our team also broadcasts council and planning and zoning meetings; provides video production; secures sponsorships; produces special events and shepherds private event producers through our city’s permitting process; manages the city’s municipal volunteer program; manages multiple social media platforms and provides communication during crisis situations,” Ms. Baird explains. Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818 |
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Organization Updates
Jul. 08, 2021
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The Borgen Project
Jul. 15, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Brett Grega is a feature writer for The Borgen Project, a nonprofit dedicated to the fight against global poverty. The Borgen Project works at the political level to gain congressional support for key legislation that aids thousands of struggling people around the world. Currently, Borgen is working to protect the health of women and newborns in developing countries by supporting the Reach Every Mother and Child Act as well as protecting key foreign aid funding through the International Affairs Budget among other legislative goals. Recently, Borgen also helped pass an additional $11 million in foreign aid tied to the COVID-19 relief package.
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The State of Rotary
Jul. 22, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Orant Charities Africa
Jul. 29, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Savannah is a native of Louisville, Kentucky and currently lives in Bossier City, Louisiana with her husband who serves in the United States Space Force. Savannah has been in the nonprofit sector for 10 years, beginning her journey in fundraising within the animal welfare industry. She worked as the Outreach Manager for the Kentucky Humane Society's Equine C.A.R.E. program. After moving to Louisiana, Savannah took on a new opportunity to pursue international nonprofit work that services people in third-world countries. She is currently the Lead Development Officer for Orant Charities, an international organization that provides sustainable care to communities in Malawi, Africa. Savannah will be giving us an update on Stiwaza Kanyada, a young lady whose education has been sponsored by the Rotary Club of Frisco. |
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The Value of ZapStand in Frisco Parks
Aug. 05, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Scott Johnson serves as CEO & Managing Partner of Wheelhouse Ventures. A serial entrepreneur, Johnson also serves as the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Wheelhouse portfolio company ZapStand, a medical technology start-up and CEO of portfolio company Wheelhouse Marinas. Scott served on the City Council in Frisco, Texas (Pop. 205,000) from 2008-2017 having been elected city-wide in 2008 and re-elected in 2011 and again in 2014. As a lifetime conservative, Johnson has consistently fought for low taxes, private property rights, balanced budgets, and controlled growth. Johnson is also on the front lines of Texas’ job growth as an Executive Board member of the Texas Business Leadership Council – a 100-CEO organization dedicated to Texas’ prosperity. Additionally, he served as an officer on the Board of Directors for the Texas Economic Development Corporation (TexasOne) having been appointed by Governor Rick Perry in 2006 and having served until 2015. Johnson has led missions on behalf of the Governor to Georgia, New York, and California meeting with CEO’s and site selectors and recruiting corporations to Texas. His efforts have contributed to the longest sustained period of job growth in Texas history. He is also a graduate of Leadership North Texas Class 7. Johnson was named to the Dallas Business Journal’s “40 under 40” in both 2005 and 2010, and the Collin County Business Press “40 under 40” in 2012 recognizing him as one of the top 40 business professionals under the age of 40 in the area. Additionally, Johnson serves on the boards of numerous private companies and charitable foundations including the Collin College Foundation (as an officer of the Board). Scott Johnson is a 4-time IRONMAN triathlon finisher and is the first person known to have completed the IRONMAN World Championships in Hawaii with an artificial lumbar disc. His inspiring story of struggle and determination following four back surgeries caused NBC to profile Johnson during its yearly IRONMAN broadcast in 2010. Johnson is an involved dad, including coaching the U11 Army football team and the U7 Tigers basketball team. He is a product of the Richardson ISD and is a graduate of Auburn University. Scott is proud of his Christian faith and deeply held beliefs and is an active member of Prestonwood Baptist Church where he has been a member for more than 30 years. He has been married to Julia for 17 years, with whom he has four children – Finley (14), Palmer (12), Creed (11), and Breck (7). Meeting ID: 823 0445 4818 |
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City of Frisco Waste Reductions
Aug. 12, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Julianah Marie, Waste Reduction Programs Coordinator, has been with the City of Frisco for over 5 years. She has her BA from University of Oregon in Environmental Studies and her MPA from College of Charleston with a concentration in Environmental Policy and regulation. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins as a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow to address environmental challenges to public health. At the City of Frisco, Julianah manages market materials of the items recycled on-site at the Environmental Collection Center, she also applies for, implements programs with grant funding, conducts analysis of programs, and produces reports. Julianah manages the volunteer programs for Teens4Green, Adopt-a-Street, and Clean It & Green it. Meeting ID: 862 6607 6913
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Club Assembly- Getting Our Rotary in Gear!
Sep. 02, 2021
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