Kiwanis Club of Tempe


	UPCOMING MEETINGS AUG 19 - Board Meeting The regular August meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tempe Board of Directors will be 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Pyle Adult Recreation, 655 E. Southern Ave., Tempe. All officers and directors should attend, but it is open to any Club members. New members qualify for their pins and permanent badges by attending a board meeting. UPCOMING PROGRAMS SEPT. 11 - Pam Goronkin, former Tempe City Councilman and current executive director of Mill Avenue District, or Downtown Tempe Community. Pam recently announced her retirement from that role to spend more time with her husband, Herb. Her last day is Sept. 15. Pam is a director-elect to the KCOT Board of Directors and a longtime member of KCOT’s Membership and Development Committee, who has oriented many new members in recent years. Pam was on city council 2002-2006. Taking over at the DTC is Nancy Hoffman, wh has lived in the Valley about a year and who has worked with downtown organizations in Dallas, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C. She owns Hormann & Associates Urban Marketing and Management. SEPT. 18 - Michael Medoro, new director of Project C.U.R.E.’s Arizona program in Tempe. He leads the program here that actively seeks and collects surplus and unused equipment, supplies and materials from hospitals, clinics, doctors offices and companies. Volunteers then sort and organize the donations for shipment to many countries across the globe where they are needed. Several years ago KCOT members spent part of a Saturday sorting supplies at its site on Cedar Street near Price Road. SEPT. 25 - Andy Dzurinko, author of "Power of Optimism: Insights to Personal and Professional Growth." He asserts, "Understanding some of the basic principles of behavioral dynamics is the first step in developing your full potential in life." A native of Monessen, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh, Andy now resides in Chandler. He has more than 20 years experience with American United Life Insurance Company as a training director, regional vice president of agencies, general agent and agent. He owns an insurance business based in Tempe. He is executive director of the Arizona Governor's Council on Health, Physical Fitness and Sports and he is president of the Frank Kush Youth Foundation. He is also a former teacher and football coach on the high school and college level. OCT. 2 - Four Mayors of Tempe’s current Sister Cities. Got some ideas for a program or speaker? Call Chris Rosner, 480-227-6944, or Joe Schmoker, (480) 898-1708. Pay for your member fees online.

Club Programs

JUNE 12 - Lynette Stonefeld, Tempe/Kyrene Communities in Schools
JUNE 5 - PATRICIA JOYCE from Hospice of the Valley will talk about health-care decisions, including living wills and medical powers of attorney. Chris Rosner arranged the program.
MAY 29 - GRACE TORPIN - Grace is adviser to the Tempe High School Key Club, which has become a respected force for leadership and service at Tempe High in a very short time under her leadership. KCOT sponsors the newly reactivated club.
MAY 22 - COREY WOODS Who was elected on Tuesday to his first four-year term on the Tempe City Council. Corey will reflect on the long campaign, offer behind-the-scene stories and break down how his election came about. Corey, Joel Navarro and KCOT's Mark Mitchell will be sworn into their terms in June, along with newly re-elected Mayor Hugh Hallman.
MAY 15 - Annual Elections, The Kiwanis Club of Tempe holds its annual elections of officers and Board members for the administrative year, beginning Oct. 1. KCOT members urged to be on hand.
MAY 8 - JAMES COLE, an executive with KTVK-TV and KASW-TV, will speak about the major changes in digital conversion of television transmission in 2009. Will all current, non-digital TV sets have to go? What will work and what will costs be? His talk is being provided by the DTV Speakers Bureau and Crosby-Volmer International Communications. Chris Rosner is coordinating.
MAY 1 - Beads of Courage Speaker is Christy Puetz, program director, artist-in-residence and community educator and the former director of education for The Bead Museum in Glendale. She started working three years ago with Beads of Courage, which provides innovative, arts-in-medicine supportive care programs for children coping with serious illnesses, their families and the clinicians who care for them. The goal is to use art as a means to strengthen resilience-based protective processes (engagement coping strategies, derived meaning and social support) while decreasing adverse outcomes such as depression, anxiety, uncertainty and symptom distress in children with serious illness. Diane Schans has arranged the program.
APR. 24 - Induction of New Members The Club will formally induct several of our newest Kiwanians in the Club, with their sponsors invited, and past presidents leading the ceremonies. New members are Nick Martin, Laurel Jefferson, Emma Bordner and Luke Leek.
APR. 10 - Richard Neuheisel, KCOT member, Tempe attorney, president of Tempe Sister Cities and former president of Sister Cities International, et al, will report on his recent travels to the Middle East as part of the U.S. State Department Partners for Peace project. He met with people in Jordon, Palestine and Israel to lay the groundwork to develop Sister City relationships between Palestine and Israel. He will tell how delicate the process is and how overtures of communications, trust and interpersonal work can build a means for international understanding.
APR. 3 - Phil Pangrazio, Executive Director Arizona Bridge to Independent Living. ABIL offers comprehensive programs to the disability community including independent living skills instruction, information and referral, peer support, advocacy, home modification, ADA technical assistance, outreach to rehabilitation centers and early intervention for newly disabled individuals, reintegration for nursing homes, employment services, Social Security work incentives and assistance, etc. ABIL is one of five centers for independent in Arizona, with 600 nationwide. ABIL is in the midst of a $10 million capital campaign to build a sports and fitness center for people with disabilities.
MAR. 27 - Herb Goronkin will speak on "Investing in Nano Technologies." Herb is president of Technology Acceleration Associates. He was director of the Physical Research Lab at the Phoenix Corporate Research Laboratories of Motorola Corporation and is a Motorola Dan Noble Fellow. He received his BA, MA, and PhD in physics from Temple University and began work on high speed devices and compound semiconductor materials in 1963. Following research assignments in compound semiconductors, silicon ICs, optical sensors, and microwave semiconductor devices, Herb joined Motorola in 1977 to establish their GaAs electronics program. He led the development of Motorola's early versions of heterostructure transistors for low power, low noise wireless applications and high efficiency power transistors for cellular telephones In addition Herb started Motorola's world leadership in tunnel junction MRAM technology. He joined the advisory board of the NanoBusiness Alliance. He serves as the New York-based alliance's science and technology chairman. He joins former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson as a board co-chairman.
MAR. 20 - Steve Wegener President of Talley Defense Systems and husband of KCOT member Linda Wegener. Talley Defense Systems, Inc. designs, develops, and produces propellant-based products in the United States. It develops aircrew escape systems, automobile airbag components, submunition dispensing systems, shoulder-launched weapons, and other key propellant-loaded devices. The company also develops pyrotechnics and explosives used in propulsion systems, munitions dispersions, range extension, weapons systems, and automotive inflatable restraint systems; and composite propellant for use in rocket propulsion, gas generators, munitions dispersion, and ballistic devices used to support key missile systems.
MAR. 13 - Dr. Ross Reck will speak on “Negotiaion.” He is known as the “Top Gun” negotiations expert. During the past year, he appeared on television, in print and on more than 500 radio stations commenting on a variety of negotiation and dispute issue and dispute issues ranging from the 2002 Major League Baseball labor situation to the current West Coast dockworker dispute. He is the author of “The X-Factor: Getting Extraordinary Results for Ordinary People,” published in September 2001 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. He also wrote the best-selling “The Win-Win Negotiator,” published in 1989 by Pocket Books. Because of its universal appeal, “The Win-Win Negotiator” has been translated into four additional languages. A compelling and dynamic speaker, Dr. Reck has been featured at hundreds of meetings, conferences and conventions in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and North America. His clients have included Hewlett Packard, John Deere, the Chicago Cubs and America Express. His PhD was earned in 1977 from Michigan State. He was as ASU 1975-85 as Professor of Management and was the only two-time winner of the prestigious “Teaching Excellence In Continuing Education” Award.
MAR. 6 - Joe Yuhas will speak on high education. He is Executive Director for Public Affairs for Riester, and a speaker for the Coaltiion for Solutions Through Higher Education.
FEB. 28 - Dr. Mark Edwards will speak on “Biofuels: Food vs. Fuel.” One way to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil is to use corn and other grains to produce methane as a gasoline substitute. However, because of impending worldwide food shortages, some experts question whether using a food crop for this purpose makes sense. An expert in water, food and energy, Dr. Mark Edwards is a professor at ASU and the author of “Biowar I: Why Battles over Food and Fuel Lead to World Hunger.” He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has worked with many of the largest U.S. food, transportation and utility and energy firms over the past three decades.
FEB. 21 - Barbara Blalock, Executive Director of Treasures 4 Teachers, a Tempe-based outreach to provide the materials for teachers in Arizona classrooms. After years of collaboration Mary Phairas and Barbara Blalock, executive director of Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT) of Arizona, decided that by merging their individual missions into a unique and creative organization they would have a much greater impact on the educational and environmental issues facing Arizona. RAFT of AZ, with its focus on ecological stewardship, joined forces with Treasures 4 Teachers and its school supply resources to address the needs of students, teachers, and the community. With two Valley locations, and other sites being developed, Treasures 4 Teachers will now provide comprehensive services and resources throughout Arizona. For more information, see www.treasures4teachers.org. Chris Rosner is arranging.
FEB. 7 - Luke Leek One of KCOT newest members, who was profiled last week in the Bulletin, will make a presentation on “The Basics of Bridging AZ Furniture Bank,” which provides furniture and household items to needy families including those trying to get re-established from domestic violence situations. Luke also has a very fascinating music and travel background that he will share. His first CD is “The Tornado Room” and he will also perform on guitar for the meeting.
JAN. 31 - Matt D’Anna "Crime Analysis - It's Not CSI" Matt D'Anna is currently a Tactical Crime Analyst for the Tempe Police Department and has served in this position for approximately 2 ? years. He earned his master's degree in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, and is currently working on a second master's degree in geographic information systems at Arizona State University. Matt has taught spatial analysis, tactical crime analysis and basic crime mapping to law enforcement professionals around the country through the federal government. He is currently instructing an undergraduate course in crime analysis at Arizona State University.
JAN. 24 - Dawn McLaren “What do We Really Know About Illegal Immigration?” Dawn will be speaking on her own and not in her role as research economist at the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU. She did her undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her graduate work at North Carolina State University. She has focused her research on border issues, the economics of networking, and the forecasting of regional and international economic variables, including income, retail sales, construction, population and exchange rates, . She serves as the editor of the Western Blue Chip Economic Forecast, Blue Chip Job Growth Update, National Consensus Forecast of Labor Employment, Compensation and Productivity, and the México Consenso de Pronósticos Económicos. In that capacity, she provides economic analysis of current issues facing the western states and Mexico to both government and business. She also prepares and analyzes the monthly Arizona Business Conditions Index, which is based on a survey of the local Institute for Supply Management affiliate members. She created the Arizona Tourism Barometer, an index that measures the health of the travel and tourism industry in the state and that allows for comparison between states as well.
JAN. 17 - Dr. Mike Schmoker, an independent speaker and consultant and author of four books. He was senior consultant at Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory in Denver, Colo. He has written articles for “Educational Leadership,” “Phi Delta Kappan,” “Education Week,” and “Time” magazine. Mike is a former English teacher and high school coach. His latest book is “Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning.” He is brother of KCOT member and program co-chairman Joe Schmoker and lives in Flagstaff with his wife and two daughters. More at mikeschmoker.com.
JAN. 10 - Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman will return to speak to the Club about what he has accomplished in his four years as mayor. He is running for another four-year term in March, presumably with no formidable opponent. He will share much of what he outlined in his recent State of the City address.
Jan. 3 - Hilary Griffith A 21-year-old journalism major at Arizona State University, who served as Miss Arizona 2006. Hilary, a vocalist and a graduate of Cactus High School in Phoenix, spent her year increasing awareness and community action towards her platform, ‘Strength Over Silence: Rape Awareness And Recovery.’ She talks about the sexual assault she was victim of and what needs to be done to keep others from being victims. Her career ambition is to obtain a Master’s Degree and become a Broadcast Journalist. On this same day, there will be Annual White Elephant Sale - Kiwanians bring offbeat, surplus, zany, I-got-this-for-Christmas-and-I-don’t -like-it items gifts wrapped or unwrapped to be auctioned off for laughs and dollars. Start setting them aside and bring this day.
Dec. 27 - Informal Gathering Club members are encouraged to turn out for a meal and informal meeting and extended time to visit and holiday talk. No speaker will be scheduled.
Dec. 20 - Holiday Program The club will be entertained by members of the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps as part of the annual special Christmas program at Shalimar. Carol Balk is arranging. Members are encouraged to invite spouses and any other loved ones as guests.
Dec. 13 - Don Hawkes City of Tempe Water Utilities Dept. Manager, will speak The department’s mission is to provide the residents, businesses and visitors of Tempe with a reliable and economical supply of drinking water that meets or exceeds all federal, state and local standards of quality, and to protect the health, safety and overall environment of our community through wastewater and storm water management and the collection and disposal of household hazardous materials. It does that through the “combined efforts of 140 diverse and dedicated water, environmental and administrative professionals that serve Tempe on a continuous basis, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year,” said Don, who was appointed WUD manager in September 2005 after a 15-year career in the department as an engineer/ Deputy WUD Manager over Operations. “
Dec. 6 - Mary Ann Miller President/CEO of Tempe Chamber of Commerce. Mary Ann has led the 1,000-member Chamber for more than a decade. She leads an Chamber that has decades of a track record of putting Tempe on the map, attracting business and showcasing the community to the world. The Chamber’s motto is “Your Success is Our Business.”
Nov. 29 - Bill Porter Chief Operating Officer, for Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital. He came to his job with more than 25 years of healthcare leadership. He previously served as assistant administrator/chief operating officer of Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital, a 145-bed facility in Kerrville, Texas. He has work in both civilian and Army hospitals and medical centers in the states and abroad. At Tempe St. Luke’s Bill oversees clinical and financial operations of Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital. One of his focuses has been to strengthen relationships with employees, physicians and community stakeholders. Joe Schmoker is arranging it.
Nov. 22 - No Meeting Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov. 15 - J.D. HILL Former ASU Football star and founder of “Catch the Vision Ministry" in Chandler. During a stellar athletic career at Arizona State University, JD lettered and excelled in three major sports baseball, football and track, an accomplishment that resulted in a NCAA record that stills stands today. JD also led the Sun Devils to an undefeated 1970 season and was named unanimous First Team All American and MVP of the Senior Bowl. In 1971 JD was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1st round, with fourth overall pick. JD's NFL career spanned eight years from 1971-1979, finally ending his career with the Detroit Lions. JD has many personal athletic accomplishments the most memorable was being selected as an NFL ALL-Pro and competing in the NFL Pro-Bowl, being named Collegiate Offensive Player of the Year Award, and being enshrined into the ASU and Stockton California’s Hall of Fame respectively. encompasses, a homeless feeding program “Unto The Least of These”, a mentoring program “Pros For Youth” and a motivational speaking presentation “This is my Story”. Catch the Vision sponsors youth sport leagues/camps in partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Phoenix and The Salvation Army and YES. Among his many civic duties: JD is Vice-President of The Courage Foundation, and Executive Director of the CAP (Child Abuse Prevention) Foundation and Director of YES/AZ (Youth, Education and Sports) Currently JD lives in Chandler AZ with his wife Caryl. JD and Caryl have four sons that have followed their father into the professional football arena.
Nov. 8 - Randy Caves KCOT member, will discuss employing his professional skills in fighting the recent deadly, devastating and pervasive fires across southern California. Randy, who is ground operations manager for a tactical fire-fighting aviation company, Western Pilot Service, was called to California to join the teams getting the fires out. Randy has made several trip over the past couple weeks. Chris Rosner is arranging it.
Nov. 1 - Jim Gilpin Director of the Phoeniz Zoo, will talk about rare breeds of whatchacallits, about Zoo Lights and the critters that sleep in corners of pens and never respond to your kids' desperate calls to wake up and come over to see them.
Oct. 25 - No Program When a program is known, an e-mail will be sent to those Kiwanians on the KCOT Yahoo Group.
Oct. 18 - Elizabeth Volard President of the the Arizona Council On Economic Education. In 1997, Arizona became the 48th state to joint the National Council on Economic Education. This network of state Councils and over 275 college/university-based Centers for Economic Education is the premier source of teacher training and materials used to instill an understanding of economic principles for grades kindergarten through 12. Dean Plainer has arranged for her talk.
OCT. 11 - Jeffrey Hatch-Miller Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission since 2004, who is widely seen as a possible District 5 U.S. Congress candidate for the Republican Party IN 2008. “Energy Independence in America” will be his topic. Commissioner Hatch-Miller has been in teaching, private industry, two terms in the Arizona House of Representatives. The Corporation Commission oversees and regulates a varied and complex array of issues, many of which have impact on our daily lives. The cost of our utility bill, the future of our water supply, securities fraud, Arizona’s railroads and pipeline infrastructure – all fall under their regulatory authority. Commissioner Hatch-Miller will present a blueprint for decreasing our dependence on foreign energy, the path to an Energy Independent America.
OCT. 4 - Ben Arredondo Tempe City Councilman since 1994, will speak about Tempe issues. He was selected by the Council to serve as the Vice Mayor from July 1998 through June 2000. Ben is the chair of the Neighborhood Quality of Life and Public Safety Council Committee, serves on the Tourism and Amateur Sports Council Committee and the Central City Development Council Committee of the Whole. He is a high school teacher and former member of the Tempe Elementary School District Governing Board. He also served as the Executive Director of the Governor's Council on Health, Physical Fitness and Sport. He has served as the Maricopa County Supervisor for District 5 and is a member of the Tempe Community Council. He received the Arizona State University College of Education Distinguished Achievement Award in 1993. Ben, who has been deputy superintendent of Maricopa County Schools, is a board member on the Community and Economic Development Committee and the Hispanic Elected Local Official's Committee. He received the prestigious 2004 Community Award from the League of United Latin American Citizens. He is a member of the Youth, Education and Families Committee for the National League of Cities.
SEPT. 27 - Dan Harkins CEO of Harkins Theatres, which has assembled a vast chains of film theater multiplexes across the Valley that deliver first run movies. It is the largest chain of family-owned theaters in the U.S. . The Valley Art Theatre in downtown Tempe represents the most historic in the unfolding Harkins Theatres story. Starting in 1931, Dwight “Red” Harkins came from Cincinnati. It was 1933, the height of the Depression, when Red opened the first Harkins Theatre, The State Theatre in Tempe. He was just 18 and probably the youngest theatre operator in the world. In 1940, already a renowned showman, inventor and community leader at age 25, Red built his dream movie house, the College Theatre (today's Valley Art). The College was full of fantastic new innovations like glow-in-the-dark carpeting, headphones for the hearing impaired and electronically controlled drinking fountains. It set a new standard for theatres and established a Harkins' tradition of employing the latest technology to constantly improve the movie-going experience.
SEPT. 20 - New Member Inductions Meeting will be devoted to the induction of five new Kiwanis members. All the sponsors and new members are asked to be on hand for the traditional ceremonies and for each new inductee to share some information about herself/himself. These are the five new members: Lance Gray, Randy Caves, Shawn Ward, Ben Pandya and Mike Jennings.
SEPT. 13 - Representatives from the FBI will speak on various current topics. Chris Rosner is arranging.
SEPT. 6 - Coach Karl Kiefer Legendary former McClintock High School Chargers football coach, who moved on to coach football at Mountain Pointe High School. He has more than 300 wins and is one of the most successful high school coaches in Arizona history. Last year, Mountain Pointe football was dedicated to Karl. He is officially retired, but he is helping coach the Mountain Point JV football team.
AUG. 30 - Steve Adolph Newly named superintendent of Tempe Union High School District. He took over on July 1, succeeding Dr. Shirley Miles. A Gilbert resident, he has spent 25 years in the Tempe Union district, with the last six as the associate superintendent. Previously, he was principal at Tempe Marcos de Niza High School, and prior to that he was a teacher and then an assistant principal at Tempe Corona del Sol High School. He graduated from Marcos de Niza. Chris Rosner is arranging.
AUG. 23 - Architect John Kane John is an architect and partner in Architekton. They are the architects, among many other projects, behind the new Tempe Arts Center. He will talk about his career, past and present projects and what the future holds for architects. Chris Rosner is arranging.
AUG. 16 - Arizona State Representative Ed Ableser, D-Tempe Ed will recap the recent session of the Arizona Legislature -- the highlights and lowlights. Ed, a KCOT board member, is in his first term representing District 17.
AUG. 9 - Dominic Gervasio ASU Associate Professor for research at the Center of Applied Nanobioscience, speaks on fuel cells.
AUG 2 - Krystle Delgado President of the Arizona State University Circle K Club, will talk about child abuse, which is the issue she is focusing on during her reign as “Miss Sonoran Desert.”