Speakers
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District Governor Tamara Jo Sevcik | Nov 19, 2024 12:00 PM |
The Magic of Rotary
Tamara Jo Sevcik began her Rotary service in September 2010 when she joined the Rotary Club of Leavenworth. She served as President, 2017-2018; and First Vice President 2016-2017; Second Vice President, 2015-2016; and the President, Rotary Club of Leavenworth Foundation, 2019-2022. She continues to serve as the Public Image Chair and chairs several committees within the club such as the Over-the-Counter Medicine Drive, the Organization for International Spouses and Sponsors, Scholarships, Educator of the Year and is the site administrator for ClubRunner; she also serves on the club’s fund-raising committee and on the Meals on Wheels delivery team. At the district level, Tamara served as an Assistant Governor and recently stepped up to serve as the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Assistant Chair.
Tamara graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Business Management; she minored in History & Psychology. Tamara has over 35 years of federal service, working in many different states and in Germany; she completed her civil service career with the United States Army at the end of January 2018. After working 24 years in various positions in the administrative field while following her military spouse to several military installations, she was assigned to United States Army Force Management Support Agency at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in 2006. Tamara was selected for an internship and over the next several years was promoted to the grade of GS-13 Senior (Lead) Management Analyst in the Army Civilian Corps. She completed the Army’s basic- and intermediate-level civilian education courses.
In addition, Tamara serves with the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 411 (currently Treasurer), the Organization for International Spouses & Sponsors (currently President), the Choir Director at High Prairie Church, and is a former member of the United Way Board of Leavenworth County where she served as the Co-Campaign Chair.
Tamara has lived in the Leavenworth area since 2005, was born in Granite City, Illinois, and lived in several states and Germany while traveling with her military family and spouse, Colonel (Retired) Michael C. Sevcik. She and Mike have two children: Matthew, who works for the USDA in cyber security and serves as an Army Captain in the Kansas Army National Guard. Matthew is married to Katherine Young, also in the Kansas Army National Guard; together with their sons Michael Allen & Adam Kenneth, they reside in Olathe. Daughter, Molly Jo Sevcik, serves as a Captain on Active Duty in the United States Army JAG Corps; Molly has a son (John Killian Barricks) and a daughter (Violet Tennessee Jude); they reside on Fort Riley (Kansas).
Tamara delights in playing Nana to grandsons, Michael, Adam, John, and granddaughter, Violet. She loves being a Rotarian & everything Rotary stands for and tries to ensure everyone in her club and district enjoys Rotary as much as she does.
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Kristy Childs and Jason Alvis | Dec 03, 2024 12:00 PM |
ReHope and Veronica's Voice United!
Jason Alvis, Chief Executive Officer, and Kristy Childs, Operations & Social Enterprise Manager, of ReHope, will share the work they are doing to fight human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Kansas. In 1997, Jason graduated from Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, Idaho with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication and an Associate of Arts in Christian Service. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the US Army’s Transportation Corps. During his 25-year Army career, he lived on four continents and held command and leadership positions at every rank, culminating with his retirement in 2022 as a colonel. While in the Army, Jason earned two master’s degrees (Master’s of Operational Planning in 2009 & Master’s of Strategic Studies in 2020) from the Army’s School of Advanced Military Studies. His thesis paper for his 2020 requirements was focused on the Department of Defense’s role and responsibility in human trafficking.
From May – August 2022, Jason was the Operations Intern at ReHope as part of an Army sponsored Career Skills Program for retiring service members. In October 2022, he was hired as the Director of Operations. In October 2023, he accepted the position as Chief Executive Officer. |
Chris Crewther, Member for Mornington | Dec 14, 2024 3:45 PM |
Modern Slavery
Chris Crewther MP is the Member for Mornington, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Justice and Corrections, and Liberal Party Whip in the Legislative Assembly, in the Victorian Parliament. He is also a member of the Frankston Rotary Club. Until recently, Chris was also Head of Strategic Partnerships with the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery, ran his own small business, and was a member of Australia’s Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group. Previously, Chris represented Mount Eliza and Mornington residents as their Federal MP. In Federal Parliament, Chris was Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Aid Sub-Committee, and the Australian Government’s Home Affairs and Legal Affairs Policy Committee. Through these roles, Chris instigated and led Parliament’s Modern Slavery Inquiry, bringing about Australia’s Modern Slavery Act. For this work, Chris was awarded Anti-Slavery Australia’s Freedom Award, and named in the Top 100 Global Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders. |
Deb Kluttz | Dec 17, 2024 12:00 PM |
Homestead
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