Events

Join Katie and Andy to discuss the ever evolving unique benefit of the Community College of Vermont and how Vermonters are benefiting from their enrollment. 

The Community College of Vermont is a community college in Vermont. It is Vermont's second largest college, serving 7,000 students each semester and is part of the Vermont State Colleges System. The college has 12 locations throughout Vermont as well as extensive online learning options.

In preperation for the Club's 100th anniversary later this year, a committee of members will suggest and illicit suggestions on how best to market the Burlington Rotary Club currently and in the future.

Bill will educate the club and guests to the recent invasion by Russia into Ukraine. Bill has over three decades of diplomacy experience in the region, specifically in Russia and surrounding countries.

Interim police chief Jon Murad will update and present to the club the current status of the Burlington police department.

Jon Murad is the acting Chief of Police of the Burlington Police Department, a role he has held since June 2020. At the BPD he works with a team of dedicated professionals to keep people safe by working with and for the Burlington community. He joined the BPD in October 2018 as the Deputy Chief of Operations, following a two-year stint at Teneo Risk, a company that provides security consulting to Fortune 500 CEOs and boards, where he was a managing director and chief of staff to Executive Chairman Bill Bratton. Prior to that, he was a member of the New York City Police Department for 12 years, serving in various ranks. He finished his career as an assistant commissioner on the executive staff of then-Police Commissioner Bratton. He is a graduate of Harvard College, and also holds a masters degree from the Harvard Kennedy School. Jon was born in Burlington, and raised in Chittenden County (MMU Class of 1991). He lives with his wife, Vonnie, and his children MacArthur and Cady Elizabeth, in Burlington’s New North End.
 

Ellen Starr started her relationship with Grounds for Health as a volunteer preceptor for clinical training in Tanzania and ultimately became Tanzania Program Manager. Before becoming Executive Director, she acted as Clinical Director, providing oversight and direction in the clinical practices of Grounds for Health.

She is a Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years’ experience working in women’s health with a focus in gynecology and family planning. During this time she has worked as a provider at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England where she moved through the management ranks and ultimately became Vice President of Health Center Operations. In these roles, she developed strong leadership and management skills while continuing her clinical practice.

Ellen holds a BA from Middlebury College and an MSN from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions.

First half of meeting: Burlington Rotarian, Jesse Beck will be presenting to the club the following construction projects

1. BHS school and the state of the Technical Center(BTC)
2. City Place Phase 1 – The Pit
3. City Place Phase 2 – LL Bean demo to Church Street
4. UVM Student Housing.

Second half of meeting: Burlington Rotary Club Changeover for upcoming year - 2022 -2023

For today's meeting we warmly WELCOME:

LAURA CHENEY our newest Friend of Rotary and volunteer Website Assistant!