Since its inception in 1997, the CEOs and business leaders of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council have been bringing together leadership and resources to help improve our region’s economic environment and quality of life. President and CEO Ted Maxwell will share with us the history of SALC and its membership. He will address how they have helped shape the issues and progress in the region, highlight some of their past accomplishments and share their current areas of concern.
Biography ~ Ted Maxwell, President & CEO of Southern Arizona Leadership Council
Ted Maxwell joined the Southern Arizona Leadership Council (SALC) in April 2013. He assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2018. The nearly 140 CEOs, business and community leaders of SALC are actively involved in creating a vibrant future for the Tucson region and state of Arizona by engaging the critical issues of education, infrastructure, healthcare, governance as well as economic growth and innovation. Ted’s extensive leadership and command experience from nearly 34 years of military service have served him well in his role at SALC. Ted retired as a Major General in 2018. His final military position was as the Commander of the Arizona Air National Guard. He has over 4600 flying hours predominately in the F-16. Ted was a 1984 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy earning a Bachelor’s of Science. He received his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Arizona in 2014. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Town Hall, the Tucson Hispanic Chamber, the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl and Tucson Values Teachers.
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The meeting was started at 12:00 noon by our esteemed President BOB LOGAN. The pledge was done and since we were at the Sheraton in the Catalina Ballroom, there was no piano so we recited the 4 way test. These were led by MIKE PELLER.
We had a wonderful video about a squirrel rescue by a young man for Inspiration which surely touched everyone in the room.
AIMIEE GRAVES introduced the guest and visiting Rotarians. Two birthdays were celebrated: JEANNE ZETAH on Aug 23 and JERRY SULLIVAN on Aug 9. Happy Birthday you two!
Next we had a new team of SCOTT VAUGHAN and MARIANNE FREITAS presenting Paul Harris Fellows to MONTE CLAUSEN, EMERY BARKER and DON ROLLINGS. Congratulations!
Then the live Auction happened for the Rolling Stone Tickets by SAA BOBBY LARSON and auctioneer, MATT BLAIR. KEITH WIEGAND got the 6th row tickets for $1100. They were donated by JAY GANDOLFI and the proceeds benefit our scholarship students..
The Announcements for the meeting:
There will now be alternating 50/50 raffles and regular raffle fundraisers.
Save the date for the Top Golf Replacement/Social Mixer on August 28th in the evening. There will be no lunch meeting that day.
We were then introduced to Jane Kinyua from Kenya who had received the Children’s Peace Initiative Global Grant and attended USD from 2017-2019. She reviewed the six areas that Rotary International has connecting communities through children through peace. It was such a pleasure to hear her pride and accomplishments!
Our guest speaker was introduced on a video by a newscaster on one of our local news stations……Marc Hammond and Jeff Carver, Owners of Animal Experts, Inc. They visited us a few years ago and we were thrilled once again by their presentation. They reminded us of the safety measures we must take when hiking, and especially working around bees. Rotarians in the room vouched for their fabulous services, whether it is removing pack rat nests, rattlesnakes, or snake aversion therapy! Their company has been in business for 40 years and they offer humane captures of wildlife. This includes mice, bats, rats, squirrels, pigeons, javelina, raccoons, skunks, bobcats and much more. We all squealed when NINA TRASOFF draped a huge bull snake around her neck and shoulders like a shawl! Wow you are brave, NINA. But when Marc brought the tarantula over she said, NO THANKS!
We all enjoyed a different venue and shorter drive for some at The Sheraton by TMC. A chicken dinner and berry pie was enjoyed by all!
Meeting was adjourned at 1:45 pm……Fellowship was enjoyed by all.
Save the Date! On August 28th we will be holding a Replacement/Social Mixer for our Wednesday lunch meeting. The event will be held at TopGolf, 4050 W. Costco Place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Guest fee will be $30. No golf clubs are needed. Hope you all can come out and join us for a really fun time! More information to follow.
Make Way for Books is honored to be the primary beneficiary of the annual Tucson Classics Car Show! Each year support from Rotary Club of Tucson Foundation means Make Way for Books can travel out into the community to meet families where they are. Through their innovative family literacy strategy, children and parents learn together each week. Young children discover the joy of books and develop critical early literacy and language skills they need to succeed in school and beyond. Parents gain skills and tools to support their children’s early learning. And, families receive the highest quality books to build their home libraries. Last year 98% of children participating in Make Way for Books programming gained emergent literacy and language skills that are the foundation for school readiness, learning, and future successful reading. “Rotarians take hard work, steadfast dedication, and service to a new level. Their incredible generosity translates into opportunity for our youngest children. Rotary Club of Tucson is helping to change the literacy landscape of Tucson and ensuring more children in our community have the chance to read and succeed. We cannot thank you enough!” shared Jenny Volpe, Chief Executive Officer of Make Way for Books.
Have you lost or misplaced your latest Paul Harris pin? We have some and thought if you needed a new one, at your current level of giving, we would see if we have one that you need. If you are interested, please contact Charlotte (charharris@aol.com) and she will see if she has an extra on hand that you can have.
At our July 31st Rotary meeting, our speaker, John Adams – Deputy Director of Biosphere 2, offered free admission for each Rotary member and one guest until the deadline of January 31, 2020. To obtain your two free admission tickets, go to the ticket desk and state you are from the Rotary Club of Tucson. They will have tickets ready for you.
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Since its inception in 1997, the CEOs and business leaders of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council have been bringing together leadership and resources to help improve our region’s economic environment and quality of life. President and CEO Ted Maxwell will share with us the history of SALC and its membership. He will address how they have helped shape the issues and progress in the region, highlight some of their past accomplishments and share their current areas of concern.
Next we had a new team of SCOTT VAUGHAN and MARIANNE FREITAS presenting Paul Harris Fellows to MONTE CLAUSEN, EMERY BARKER and DON ROLLINGS. Congratulations!
Our guest speaker was introduced on a video by a newscaster on one of our local news stations……Marc Hammond and Jeff Carver, Owners of Animal Experts, Inc. They visited us a few years ago and we were thrilled once again by their presentation. They reminded us of the safety measures we must take when hiking, and especially working around bees. Rotarians in the room vouched for their fabulous services, whether it is removing pack rat nests, rattlesnakes, or snake aversion therapy! Their company has been in business for 40 years and they offer humane captures of wildlife. This includes mice, bats, rats, squirrels, pigeons, javelina, raccoons, skunks, bobcats and much more. We all squealed when NINA TRASOFF draped a huge bull snake around her neck and shoulders like a shawl! Wow you are brave, NINA. But when Marc brought the tarantula over she said, NO THANKS!
Save the Date! On August 28th we will be holding a Replacement/Social Mixer for our Wednesday lunch meeting. The event will be held at TopGolf, 4050 W. Costco Place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Guest fee will be $30. No golf clubs are needed. Hope you all can come out and join us for a really fun time! More information to follow.
Make Way for Books is honored to be the primary beneficiary of the annual Tucson Classics Car Show! Each year support from Rotary Club of Tucson Foundation means Make Way for Books can travel out into the community to meet families where they are. Through their innovative family literacy strategy, children and parents learn together each week. Young children discover the joy of books and develop critical early literacy and language skills they need to succeed in school and beyond. Parents gain skills and tools to support their children’s early learning. And, families receive the highest quality books to build their home libraries. Last year 98% of children participating in Make Way for Books programming gained emergent literacy and language skills that are the foundation for school readiness, learning, and future successful reading. “Rotarians take hard work, steadfast dedication, and service to a new level. Their incredible generosity translates into opportunity for our youngest children. Rotary Club of Tucson is helping to change the literacy landscape of Tucson and ensuring more children in our community have the chance to read and succeed. We cannot thank you enough!” shared Jenny Volpe, Chief Executive Officer of Make Way for Books.
Have you lost or misplaced your latest Paul Harris pin? We have some and thought if you needed a new one, at your current level of giving, we would see if we have one that you need. If you are interested, please contact Charlotte (
At our July 31st Rotary meeting, our speaker, John Adams – Deputy Director of Biosphere 2, offered free admission for each Rotary member and one guest until the deadline of January 31, 2020. To obtain your two free admission tickets, go to the ticket desk and state you are from the Rotary Club of Tucson. They will have tickets ready for you.
