

Rotary Club of Tucson Verde
Meetings
We meet the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 5:15 p.m.
Our meetings are open to the public. Contact Us more information.
MEETING LOCATION:
Ward 3 in the Community Room
1510 E. Grant Road
Tucson, AZ
Upcoming Speakers
​
​February 3: Dr. Selso Villegas, ED of the Water Resources Dept. of Tohono O'odham Nation on how to adapt to climate change
​
March 3: Paloma I. Beamer, Ph.D., a professor in the College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, on the health risks for individuals exposed to environmental contaminants
March 17: Member Spotlight - Ellie Patterson, "From Farm Girl to City Life"
April 7: Anastasia Bannikova, "The Environmental Sector Side of the Peace Corps"
April 21: District Governor Bruce Monro - Official Club Visit
Member Spotlight - Linda Fugate, Home Tour Training
Speakers at Past Meetings
January 2026
6th - Justin Manuel, Board Member of Pima CAP and member of the Tohono O'odham Nation, on the history of the Central Arizona Project and its importance to our water resources
20th - Andy Quigley of the Regional Transportation Authority, (RTA)
​
October 2025
7th - Professor Joellen Russell, oceanographer, climate scientist and University Distinguished Professor at the University of Arizona, on "Monitoring Oceans for Climate Change"
21st - Katy Brown, En-ROADS Climate Ambassador, on "The En Roads Climate Simulator Tool"
​
April 2025
1st - Brad D'emidio, President of Living Desert Alliance.
18th - Ishkashitaa Refugee Network presentation
October 2024
1st - Esthermarie Hillman of Bringing Out the Best, Thrift Shop and Training Center as Community Lifeline
May 2024
7th -
Dante Archangeli
Tucson Artisan Builders
Chuck Buchanan
CEO of Habitat for Humanity
​
21st -Katharine Kent
President of The Solar Store
February 2024
November 2023
Eris Shaver
Store Manager of Iskashitaa Refugee Networks
​
Steve Brown
V-P of Board of Directors on STSSR, “Save The Scenic Santa Ritas”
August 2023
Matt Harmon - BICAS
Sharing all the ways BICAS has been recycling and improving our community www.bicas.org
​
​
Cristina Perelman, MD
Spoke on a healthy planet-friendly diet.
April 2023
Members from the Arizona Youth Climate Coalition and UAZDivest
AZYCC: Emilia Kim
AZYCC: Tanish Doshi
UAZDivest: Harrison Rothacher
January 2023
Charles Geoffrion
Member, Baja Chapter, Climate Reality Project
Advisor, Board of Directors, SRFC-BIO Inc. Dallas, TX
Vice President, Pima County Board of Health
Chair, Leadership Council, University of Arizona Museum of Art
August 2022
April 2022
November 2021
Zoe Fuller
Sky Island Alliance
​
Steve Kozachik
Council member
December 2025
2nd - “Lights Up” Tucson Botanical Gardens Tour
September 2025
2nd - Stephen Menke and Rocky (Raquel Baier) of the Tucson Repair Café
16th - Jared Suydam, Environmental Education Program Coordinator with Pima Country Conservation Lands and Resources on "Sparking Action: Climate Change and Wildfire Safety in the Southwest"
​
March 2025
18th - Trica Oshant Hawkins Arizona Wildlife Federation Programs Coordinator
September 2024
3rd - Scott Hancock of Greater Tucson Climate Coalition on "ABCs of ACC"
17th - Community Gardens of Tucson
April 2024
2nd- Ben Tully
Invasive Species Outreach Coordinator of Pima County’s U of A Cooperative Extension
​
16th - Adrienne Ledford
Treasures for Tucson
January 2024
President Fonda Insley
What the New Year Will Bring
​
Gordon Nuttall
Climate Reality Project member
“Home Electrification and Benefits of Incentives”
​
October 2023
Heidi Schewel
Tucson native & 3rd generation Arizonan
Click Here for Bio
​
Chrissy Fichter
Volunteer Engagement Specialist
AZ Trails Association
haztrail.org
July 2023
Steve Coyne
Arborist, EnviroCare Tree Solutions, LLC.
​
Cyndi Tuell
Arizona and New Mexico Director at Western Watersheds Project
March 2023
Jane Conlin
​Citizens’ Climate Lobby advocates for Carbon Reductions
October 2022
Jaimie Galayda
Lead Planner with Tucson Water’s Public Information and Conservation Office
July 2022
March 2022
Kenzie Jackson and
Sydney Perry
UArizona Arizona Compost Cats
October 2021
November 2025
4th - Emily Rockey, a Green Industry professional and graduate student researcher in Soil and Water Science, University of Arizona, on
World Institute of African Culture and Tradition (WIACT)
18th - Member Jim Cummins, Certified Master Recycler
August 2025
5th - Member Ross Feezer, former Peace Corps member, shared about his humanitarian work in the Dominican Republic
19th - District Governor Bruce Monro official visit
February 2025
18th - City of Tucson Food Cycle Program
August 2024
6th - Lauren Knight, River Run Network WMG
​
20th - District Governor Sue Archibald official visit
March 2024
5th- David Robinson
Tucson Audubon Society
“Election Voter Project Program"
​
19th - Owen Brosanders & Jenny Tran
RYLA students, Solstice Celebration
December 2023
DG Don Jorgensen
Club Visit 12/19/23
​
​
September 2023
Greg Denker
ABC American Bee Control
americanbeecontrol.net
May 2023
Vanessa Gallego,
Chief Operating Officer of Recyco, Inc
February 2023
Bruce Monro
District Membership Chair
“Everything You Wanted to Know About Rotary in Twenty Minutes."
September 2022
Anita McDonald
District 5500 Governor
June 2022
John Gentile - author, photographer, dolphin researcher
​Katie Iverson - marine biologist, teacher, writer and artist.
​
February 2022
Tucson Audubon Society