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Rotary Club of Tucson Verde
Meetings

We meet the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 5:15 p.m.

Calendar 

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
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​February 3: Dr. Selso Villegas, ED of the Water Resources Dept. of Tohono O'odham Nation on how to adapt to climate change
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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)

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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"

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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

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21st -Katharine Kent

President of The Solar Store

February 2024

Chrissy Maes, Engagement Manager 

Ironwood Tree Experience

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 Don Jorgensen, District Governor

 

November 2023

Eris Shaver

Store Manager of Iskashitaa Refugee Networks

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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

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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

Barbara Eiswerth

Executive Director 

Iskashitaa Refugee Network

www.iskashitaa.org

April 2022

Dr. Andrea Carter and 

Ray Younghans 

Native Seeds/SEARCH

www.nativeseeds.org

November 2021

Zoe Fuller

Sky Island Alliance

www.skyislandalliance.org

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Steve Kozachik

Council member

www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-6

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"

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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

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16th - Adrienne Ledford

Treasures for Tucson

January 2024

President Fonda Insley

What the New Year Will Bring

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Gordon Nuttall 

Climate Reality Project member

“Home Electrification and Benefits of Incentives”

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October 2023

Heidi Schewel

Tucson native &  3rd generation Arizonan

Click Here for Bio

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Chrissy Fichter 

Volunteer Engagement Specialist

AZ Trails Association

haztrail.org

July 2023

Steve Coyne

Arborist, EnviroCare Tree Solutions, LLC.

envirocareaz.com

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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

TucsonOneWater.com

July 2022

Kevin Dahl

Member & Ward 3 Councilman

www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-3

March 2022

Kenzie Jackson and

Sydney Perry

UArizona Arizona Compost Cats

sustainability.arizona.edu/projects/compost-cats

October 2021

Val Timmons

Cero (focus on zero waste)

www.cerotucson.com

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

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20th - District Governor Sue Archibald official visit

March 2024

5th- David Robinson

Tucson Audubon Society

“Election Voter Project Program"

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19th - Owen Brosanders & Jenny Tran

RYLA students, Solstice Celebration

December 2023

DG Don Jorgensen

Club Visit 12/19/23

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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.

 www.wildspiritjourneys.com

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 www.johnrgentile.com/book/the-baja-redemption/

February 2022

Tucson Audubon Society 

Bird Safe Buildings Project

September 2021

Colin Waite

Director Cooper Center for

Environmental Learning

coopercenter.arizona.edu

Speakers

Mission Statement

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We invest our time and human resources on projects that will improve the ecological and sustainable environment of our community and planet.

No project is too small.

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