Rochester Rotary

President Scott Rasmussen's First Meeting is a chance for us to welcome in the new Rotary year and hear the new President's goals for 2021-2022.

the Rotary year runs from July 1st to July 1st, and so that is our final meeting of the year, and thus, the final meeting with President Peter Glennon. We'll hear his final remarks, and hear for the first time from next year's President, Scott Rasmussen.

Pete Pfitzinger shares challenges and learning

I. USA, USA, USA
- Growing up in Pittsford in the 1970s
- Cornell 1975-1982
- New Balance and Boston
- Making the U.S. Olympic team as an underdog
- 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
- Making another U.S. Olympic team as one of the favorites

II. New Zealand
- Living at the far end of the world
- Career transitions-testing athletes, writing books and sports management
- Leading during the pandemic while preparing for the Tokyo Olympics

The STAMP Mega-Site is a 1,250-acre high tech Mega-Site in Genesee County seeing significant interest from technology companies in the renewable energy products manufacturing and semiconductor sectors. These firms are looking to locate new facilities somewhere in North America. Join Matt and Steve Hyde as they discuss the site development history of the STAMP Mega-Site, market need and the significant business investment projects evaluating the site currently that could help transform parts of the Finger Lakes regional economy.

Mubarak Bashir is the Regional Director at the Greyston Center for Open Hiring. He is introducing Greyston's innovative Open Hiring® model to the Rochester community, to assist local businesses in creating more inclusive workforces and job opportunities for individuals who face barriers to employment. Prior to joining Greyston, Mubarak spent over 11 years at the Urban League of Rochester where he oversaw several Workforce Development Programs.

Tina Paradiso, President of Imprintable Solutions Ink, has been learning and evolving as a business owner for the last 8 years. The company is a service that is of service to its community. They uplift company and organizations branding and marketing efforts through printing, promotional products and decorated apparel. The company started a division called Imprinting Lives which works with various organizations to support the community's young people between the ages of 16 and 23 who are disconnected from education, sustainable employment/the trades.

New York State Senator Jeremy Cooney, 56th NY Senate District, and New York State Assemblymember Jennifer Lunsford, NY Assembly District 135, share with us what is it like to be freshman members of the New York State Legislature.

Lanie Bittner is currently the president of the Greater Rochester Association of REALTORS® (GRAR) board of directors, and a director on both the NYS Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS® boards.

Mark Siwiec has over 30 years of experience selling real estate, Mark and his team have managed to accumulate over three-quarters of a billion dollars in total career sales. This year alone, they are on track to sell more than $75,000,000 worth of residential real estate.

Gina was just 14 years old when she lost her father. Today, more than 40 years later Gina still struggles with the circumstances surrounding her father's death as well the emotional turmoil caused by losing him at such a young age.

"Sammy G" The Untold Story of My Father is a "Love Story" from Gina to her father as Gina shares her personal collection of photos, letters and memories of her father. It is also a tribute to Salvatore Gingello by the people who loved him the most and were proud to have called him father, son, brother, uncle and friend.

Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, most Western countries ordered lockdowns to reduce the spread of the virus, which took very different forms in different places but heavily curtailed individual freedoms everywhere. However, in making the decision to implement such policies, governments didn't pay much attention to their costs and focused on their alleged benefits. I argue that most restrictions did not pass a cost-benefit test and that it was not even close.

What is the Police Accountability Board? What can it do? What are its goals? Why should we support its work? These are the questions Executive Director Conor Dwyer Reynolds will help answer as he describes how the PAB can hold government accountable and keep all Rochesterians safe.