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September 1, 2010 Program Print E-mail
Monday, 30 August 2010 07:30

Our program speaker this week is James Biesterfeld, Special Agent (Ret), US Army Intelligence. He will cover the basic elements of the terrorist threat.

Mr. Biesterfeld was born and raised in the Los Angeles area, Jim graduated with a BA in Education from Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois.  Shortly after graduation, Jim entered the US Army, initially as a Military Policeman. Some of his assignments included:  Criminal Investigator, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia;  Narcotics Investigator with the Joint Drug Suppression Team, Mannheim, Germany;  and Commander of the Guard, Nato Site 4, Giessen, Germany

Jim was then recruited into Military Intelligence as a Special Agent for Counterintelligence, where he was responsible for the investigation of National Security Crimes, including Counter-Espionage and Counter-Terrorism.  He is a linguist in the Arabic and German languages that he used to support his operational activities.  Some of his assignments included:  Counterintelligence Activity, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands;  Senior Special Agent, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia;  and the Discreet Surveillance Detachment, Frankfurt, Germany.

After his retirement in 1991, Jim established Sovereign Executive Services as an investigative company.  Following the events on September 11, 2001, he authored several seminars designed to assist law enforcement in their anti-terrorism efforts.  Currently, Jim is under contract to the California Department of Justice, Advanced Training Center as a principle instructor for 2 of his seminars that have been POST certified.  Jim has trained hundreds of police officers and federal security personnel in California as well as agencies in Nevada, Florida, Nebraska and Ontario, Canada as well as members of the US Federal Government.  He has recently co-authored a college textbook on Post Catastrophic Event Management Planning and was a chapter contributor to what will become the pre-eminent work on stalking.  He also consults on matters of anti-terrorism and threat assessments to companies in the private sector.

 

 
May 26th Guest Speaker - Tom Smith Print E-mail
Sunday, 23 May 2010 09:30

Tom Smith is Co-President of Partners In Leadership, Inc and a New York Times Bestselling Author. He founded the company with his business partner, Roger Conners, over twenty years ago and is co-author of the authoritative bestselling trilogy on accountability: The Oz Principle, Journey to the Emerald City, and How Did That Happen?

From Tammy Marine, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity:

“The Oz Principle is single-handedly the most impressive leadership book I have ever read!  It’s easily applied strategy embraces accountability and inspires individuals, teams and organizations to strive for the highest level of integrity!  I, personally, was changed by its concept when I first read it six years ago and I cannot think of a book more consistent with the core principles of Rotary.  This is a presentation not to be missed!"

From Tammy Wilson, CEO Oak Grove Center for Education Treatment & the Arts:

"Several years ago I, along with a few of my key management staff, took a training on the OZ principle. We subsequently implemented the core philosophy into our training program at Oak Grove. This training has proved to be the single most powerful tool we have implemented and is responsible for the very powerful culture change that occurred in the last several years at Oak Grove. The results pyramid, becoming familiar with how to best avoid "The Blame Game" and operating "Above the Line" have been a tremendous help. Working with disturbed youth can be taxing and challenging to say the least, the tremendous benefit those youth have received from having staff that now say "what else can we do" has not only resulted in improved teamwork and efficiency but far greater results and treatment provided to the individuals and families we serve. We are indebted to the authors of the OZ Principle, and highly recommend the book as well as the training, and want to assure you this is a Rotary Meeting you will NOT want to miss! "

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Local Medical Team Supports Needy Haitians Print E-mail
Monday, 17 May 2010 10:25

 

 

Craig Johns will present the program on May 17th, "Local Medical Team Supports Needy Haitians"

Greg is with Molnlycke Healthcare Medical sales, representing companies who manufacture infection control and wound care products for 15 years in the San Diego area.  Part of Craig's job has been to provide clinical education and product in-servicing.

Program Objectives:
1) Quick insight on earthquake devastation
2) Village life in outskirts of Port-Au-Prince
3) Agriculture status, projects and outlook
4) Medical update-ailments, disease, injury, nutrition, progress
5) Haiti Endowment Fund mission and history

 
Meeting Program November 11th Print E-mail
Sunday, 08 November 2009 20:47
Program November 11th - Jon Larson guest speaker
 

John Larson was named West Coast Correspondent for Dateline NBC in March of 1994. Since joining Dateline NBC, Larson has been honored with many of the nation's most prestigious journalism awards. 

In 2001, "THE Paper Chase," Larson's investigation of the insurance industry, became one of the most honored broadcasts in broadcast journalism history. The piece won the prestigious Alfred I. du Pont-Columbia Silver Baton, the George Foster Peabody, the George Polk, the IRE for Investigative Reporting, the Loeb Award for Business Reporting, the Edward R. Murrow Award and several others.

Larson has received national recognition winning the IRE Gold Medal and a National Emmy for Investigative Reporting for his one-hour Dateline documentary "Probable Cause," an investigation of Louisiana police in 1997. He was awarded another National Emmy in 1996 for his coverage of the Houston floods. Some of his many other accolades include 19 Regional Emmys for Reporting, three National Edward R. Murrow Awards, and three National Headliner Awards.

 

 
December 2nd Meeting Print E-mail
Friday, 27 November 2009 15:21

December 2 program speaker is Dr. Pat Utnehmer.

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