Speaker Date Topic
Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt Mar 20, 2024
Updates from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office
Updates from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office

In 2022, Hennepin County voters overwhelmingly selected Sheriff Dawanna Witt to be the next Hennepin County Sheriff. She campaigned on her years of experience and a platform of safer communities, improved law enforcement recruitment and retention, reform, collaboration, and transparency. Sheriff Witt serves seasonally as a Minnesota State Fair Police Officer and has served on advisory panels, including the State of Minnesota Legislative Task Force on Child Protection and the State of Minnesota Task Force on Law Enforcement Education Reform. She is a committee member of the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) Nomination and Award Committee, which recognizes outstanding employees and units from MCSA member Sheriff’s Offices. She also works as an adjunct professor at Inver Hills Community College, teaching Juvenile Justice and American Corrections.

Evon Spangler, Esq. Mar 27, 2024
Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy Leads to Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Abuse
Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy Leads to Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Abuse

Domestic Abuse Legal Advocacy Center, PSC (DALAC) provides pro bono services to victims and survivors of domestic violence at shelters that the organization collaborates with here in Minnesota. This presentation will explore the cutting-edge method in which DALAC provides legal advocacy to victims and survivors of domestic abuse from a trauma-informed lens.

Jamie Dolynchuk Apr 03, 2024
Food Insecurity and Demands in 2024
Food Insecurity and Demands in 2024

Jamie Dolynchuk is the new president of longtime COL Rotary partner Community Emergency Service (CES). He will speak about the unprecedented demands on food shelves and how we are adjusting to meet these increasing needs.

Jamie has led non profit organizations in Canada and has been a senior leader in Cargill for almost 30 years. He and his family lived around the world leading Cargill’s businesses in countries such as Malaysia, Russia, Ukraine, India and Sri Lanka. He recently took over as President of Community Emergency Service, which supports those most in need in one of the poorest zipcodes in the Twin Cities.

Scott Benson Apr 10, 2024
State of the Club Address
No Meeting — Rotary Forum Apr 17, 2024

No regular Wednesday meeting. The 18th Annual Rotary Community Forum is the day before. 

No Meeting — Rotary On Tap May 01, 2024

Join us for Rotary on Tap Thursday, May 2 replacing our regular Wednesday morning meeting.

Anna Prisacari May 15, 2024
Pathway to Fertility
Pathway to Fertility
No Meeting — Memorial Day May 29, 2024