Events

Amy Bawcom will speak to us about updates at the Austin Sommunity College.

About Amy Bawcom:

Amy Bawcom is the Senior Director of Leadership Giving at Austin Community College. Ms. Bawcom has an M.A. in English Language and Literature from Baylor University; B.S. in Business Administration and a second B.S. in English with secondary teaching certification from University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. In addition, she has completed post-graduate study in English from Baylor University and in higher education administration from both Baylor and UMHB.

Before coming to ACC, Amy was the Vice President for Development at San Marcos Academy, leading the Foundation, Alumni Relations, and all aspects of development from capital campaigns and events to major gifts. Prior to that role, she worked at Central Texas College as Executive Director of the Foundation and Director of College Development where she managed an $8M endowment and developed strategies for planned giving. She has also served as the Director of Foundation Relations and as a Major Gift Officer at the Scott and White Healthcare Foundation. At both Central Texas College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, she served the colleges in several administrative roles, including registrar, institutional research, and institutional effectiveness. She began her career teaching college English and ESL at both Baylor and University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and a summer at a community college in Japan.

Amy is a long-time Rotarian, having served in numerous officer and district positions, from Committee Chair to Club President to Lieutenant Governor. She was on the Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce Board, serving as Chair of Young Professionals, Chair of the Education Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Nonprofit Council. She was the board president of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Central Texas and a founding member of the Belton Young Professionals. She has served as a board member for Texas Association of Community College Foundations, the Robert S. Love Foundation, and Central Texas Advocates for Parkinson’s. Amy takes the Rotary motto of Service Above Self to heart by serving her community as a volunteer to many charities centered around education.

Angela will be comparing Cornelius Vanderbilt to today's billionaires and the amazing influence he's had on so much of what is going on now in our contemporary crazy, mixed up world.

About Angela Smith:

• Native Texan and graduate of University of North Texas
• Former reporter with the Associated Press in Capitol Press Corps covering LBJ
• Executive Director Emeritus – Writers’ League of Texas
• Author of several books, including music history bestsellers on steelbands and badass lady drummers  and a math comic book for kids.
• Working musician – instruments include piano, cello, steeldrum, hammered dulcimer, ukulele, and now trying to learn lap steel guitar.
• Avid amateur astronomer.  Observatory in Canyon Lake carries her name because of her work teaching young people visual astronomy

• Expelled from Catechism at age 6
• Flunked jello making in 7th grade home ec
• Taken hostage by a Russian cab driver in St. Petersburg and released for a ransom of $30 American dollars and 3 Cokes

The unprovoked war that Russia launched against Ukraine +4 years ago has yielded significant changes in battleground tactics, technologies and warfare asymmetry. Learn more in this fascinating talk by our member and Rotarian KC Cerny.

About KC Cerny

K.C. founded Management Information Analysis (www.mia-consulting.com) in 1990 with the  goal of providing analysis to support corporate decision making. Over the years, he has helped build a well-rounded team. Corporations increasingly capture more and more data, without having a centralized solution to process it, and often they have multiple warring information systems. Having a team that can unravel and manage data allows us to support quantitative decision making at a very high level.

Dr. Cerny received a BA from Princeton University and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, TX.

Management Information Analysis is a team of proven professionals that support you with data integration services, custom application development, and enterprise and strategic planning solutions

Rotarian Mike Wyszkowski will introduce and guide our members through the RCWA Club Website (rotaryclubofwestaustin.org), and a deeper dive into the ClubRunner capabilities to support the Club administration.

Bring your laptop, iPad or mobile phone to log into our Club website and follow along with the demo.

About Michael Wyszkowski

Michael Wyszkowski is a High-Tech Supply Chain executive with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where he has led various customer & partner facing teams since 2013. Michael is a Dell Alumnus, and was a member of the Bazaarvoice executive team leading global expansion in client services. Mike started his career in Oil & Gas with Schlumberger, signing his first contract in Dubai and returning to the US after 11 years overseas.

Michael has been a member of the Rotary Club of West Austin since 2008, and was President from 2012-2013.  He has been a Board Member and on various committees since he started. Michael is active in the Austin Sigma Chi Alumni orgazization, and was recruited to join RC of West Austin by Howard Brunson. Michael is a proud & engaged member of the Leadership Austin program, BCE 2012,

Michael was born and raised in Canada, and moved to Seattle for his Engineering graduate studies at University of Washington. Michael also has an MBA from the UT McCombs School of Business.

Michael and Amanda are empty-nesters living in Dripping Springs, TX. They look forward to summer vacation in Naples, FL, every year, and any opportunity to join their grown daughters in Boston or NYC.

www.rotaryclubofwestaustin.org

Retired Judge Lee Yeakel, a great friend of the Rotary Club of West Austin through the years, will preside over the installation of the new Board.

Judge Lee Yeakel (Retired):

Rotary Club of West Austin President Coleen O'Connell will present select videos about what it means to be a Rotaria.

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About Constable Adam Ballerteros

About George Linial

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About Tracy Morrison

About Kellen Mohrman

About Dr. Matt Gordon

NO MEETING

About Jeff Coleman