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Jedd Fisch ~ Biography Jedd Fisch became the Head Coach of Arizona Football in December 2020. He has extensive experience in coaching professional football as well as doing so at the collegiate level. His role just before coming to UA was serving as Quarterbacks Coach for the New England Patriots under the legendary Bill Belichick. He had previously been a coach with the Rams, Broncos, Seahawks,Texans, and Jaguars - 13 years in the NFL. He has had widespread experience in coaching college teams over an 8-year period in the diverse conferences of PAC-12, Big Ten, and ACC.
Originally from New Jersey, Coach Fisch earned his degree in Criminology at the University of Florida where he met Steve Spurrier and was introduced to the profession that would become his career.
He and his wife Amber have 3 daughters.
The Club will hold a Replacement/Social Mixer on 
When people think of America’s space program, the states of Texas and Florida often come to mind. Although often ignored in movies, books, and pop culture, Arizona has played a critical role in space exploration. Arizona’s landscape, people, and universities have played a significant role in making scientific discoveries about the universe, sending astronauts to the Moon, and preparing uncrewed missions to explore other worlds. David Turpie will discuss Arizona’s role in space exploration and show images from the Arizona History Museum’s new exhibit called “Ready to Launch: Arizona’s Place in Space.”
Nick Gallardo ~ Biography
The Club will hold a Replacement/Social Mixer on WEDNESDAY, 5/26/21 at Brother John's Beer, Bourbon & BBQ, 1801 N. Stone Avenue, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. This Mixer will be a replacement meeting for our Wednesday 5/26/21 lunch meeting. Let's all have some fun and fellowship on Wednesday. If you have any questions, please contact the Rotary office.
Veteran Arizona gymnastics assistant coach, John Court recently completed his second season as the program's head coach in 2020. He earned the full-time of head coach in March of 2018 after earlier named the interim head coach in August of 2017. Previously, Court was on the Wildcats staff for 19 seasons under previous head coach Bill Ryden and Tabitha Yim. 
Doug Hockstad ~ Biography
Our Home Hospitality events are this week, April 18th through the 24th. These social events will replace our Wednesday, April 21st lunch meeting. We want to thank all the members who have graciously volunteered to open up their homes and host an event. This is a wonderful way to relax, meet fellow Rotarians outside of the lunch meeting and have some fun. If you have any questions or need assistance, please call the Rotary office - 623-2281. Again, these events take the place of our lunch meeting on April 21st. Our next regular lunch meeting will be held on Wednesday, 4/28/21 at Westward Look. Please make sure to register on the Website under Upcoming Events.
Stephen Paul's program will be illustrating the history and the malting whiskey making process of Whiskey Del Bac, by Hamilton Distillers.
CommUNITY:
Cliff Bowman is the Chair for the 14th Annual Tucson Classics Car Show. Cliff will wrap-up 2020's Car Show by recognizing our generous sponsors and recapping the Show's results including ticket sales and virtual auction results. We will also hear presentations from Make Way for Books and Pima JTED, and then the club will present our charities with the proceeds from the Car Show!
Tucson's designation as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy is based not only on our 4,000 years of agriculture, or on our great restaurant food, but also on our community cooperation to support local farmers and teach kids and adults to grow some of their own food.
Rotary Club of Tucson is celebrating its Centennial (1921-2021) and at our March 17th meeting, an overview will be provided of the events and happenings from our Centennial Committee. Here is the schedule of presentations for the meeting:
Our Replacement/Social Mixer is the evening of March 10th. Back by popular demand, this mixer will be held at Proof on the patio (St. Philip's Plaza), 4340 N. Campbell Avenue from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 Guidelines, the event is limited to 48 people. We will follow all the safety guidelines (masks, hand sanitizer, distancing, and signed waivers will be needed from all those attending who have not previously submitted). Guests are invited, the fee is $20 and will be billed to your account. If you have any questions, please call the Rotary office.
Dean Jones will discuss the effects of the pandemic on higher education.
(This lunch meeting will be in the Casa Luna Room indoors and the speaker will be presenting by Zoom)
Our first Replacement/Social Mixer of 2021 is the evening of February 10th. This mixer is at El Charro Ventana on the patio, 6910 E. Sunrise (Sunrise/Kolb) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 Guidelines, the event is limited to 48 people. We will follow all the safety guidelines (masks, hand sanitizer, distancing, and signed waivers will be needed from all those attending who have not previously submitted). Registration has been closed for this event but if you would like to attend, please contact the Rotary office.
Steve Christy ~ Biography
Rob LaMaster ~ Biography 
The Rotary Club of Tucson Foundation was established in 1975 to provide a means of receiving and disbursing charitable contributions from members, other Rotary Clubs and the general public. The Foundation is established as a 501(c)3. It was noted in a 2017 report that since its inception, the RCOT Foundation has distributed over $5.2 million to various charities. Over the last 10 years approximately $2,050,000 was distributed to 100 charitable organizations. This is in addition to all of the funds raised and distributed for scholarships to the U of A and Pima Community College and various international projects.
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