Founded 1909 Weekly News and Highlights December 30, 2022
NEXT WEEK'S MEETING
Wednesday, January 4
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Westin Hotel & Zoom
Jen Steger, NOAA
Jennifer Steger is the Pacific Regional Manager for the NOAA Restoration Center, a Division in the Office of Habitat Conservation housed in the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Jen grew up in New England and attended Immaculata University in Pennsylvania double majoring in biology and chemistry. She received a Master’s degree in environmental geography and ecology from the University of Connecticut where her thesis focused on mapping natural and human impacts and tracking wetland loss along the Hudson River shoreline from the Battery to the Troy Dam.
As an adult, Jen grew roots in Seattle and used her chemistry, ecological and consulting background to achieve a position in the NOAA Restoration Center working in the NOAA’s Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP). Working with an amazing group of people, she has settled more than 50 Natural Resource Damage Assessment implementing $200 million in habitat
restoration projects, and another 25 and $100 million in habitat if the new Pacific Region is included.
Jen lives in Issaquah and prefers to spend time outdoors with her husband Phillip, her
sons Jonathan, and Christopher and her Labrador Bumblebee.
Saturday, February 25 - Saturday, March 11
McCaw Hall
The Arts Committee would like to invite all Rotarians, especially Diplomacy and International Service Committee members, to the Seattle Opera world premiere of A Thousand Splendid Suns. The committee is looking for a date to attend so if you are interested in joining the group, please email Robyn Grad HERE.
We love to see our Rotary members promoting good works in our community and abroad! If you have a project or fundraiser that you are excited about and would like to promote to your fellow club members, please check in with our Executive Director, Caroline Bobanick, or Membership Manager, Mary Goldie, before distributing information or invitations through our email roster. We value the privacy of our members’ contact information and can let you know the appropriate ways to reach out to folks in our club. Thank you!!
4. Invite your connections to a weekly meeting, and let mary@seattlerotary.org know so they may be introduced.
If you don't already have a LinkedIn profile, CLICK HERE to learn how to get started.
SEATTLE 4 ROTARY AUDIO VISUAL SPONSORS
Video of Seattle 4 Rotary Programs are available online thanks to the generous support of our Seattle Rotary Audio Visual Sponsors.
Special thanks to our Gold Level Sponsor, Bob Alexander.
In addition to supporting our club, becoming a Seattle 4 Rotary Audio Visual Sponsor brings many benefits. To learn more, click here, or contact Mary for more details at mary@seattlerotary.org.
Do You Have Any Musical Instruments to Donate to Students in Need?
Music4Life is a non-profit and project of Rotary District 5030 that distributes musical instruments to public school students in need.
We welcome any gently used musical instruments you wish to donate. They can be delivered directly to these local music stores that are now open: American Music in Phinney Ridge and Kennelly Keys Music in Bellevue, Lynnwood, and Everett.
Please accompany your instrument with the PDF donation form, linked below.
Our Rotary Cares team is ready to listen and to support you. One of the wonderful things about our club is that you have many friends --you just need to reach out to tap into our amazing network of caring people. Please contact our Rotary Cares Committee Co-Chairs are listed below to let us know how we can help.
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