Events

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Our guest speaker tonight will be Dave Zellers - Director of Commerce, Montgomery County

Dave is responsible for leading Montgomery County’s wide-ranging economic & workforce
development efforts. On a daily basis his responsibilities include building partnerships and
cultivating a shared, inclusive, and proactive vision for economic workforce development all
while promoting Montgomery County as the place to live, work, learn, and invest. Dave’s
professional experience includes projects focused on community revitalization, non-profit
vision & mission development, regional strategic planning, economic development financing
& incentives, economic & workforce development integration, and entrepreneurship. In the past
year, Dave has served as a co-chair for the Montgomery County 2020 Census Complete Count
Committee (MontcoPACounts), the county’s Homes for All Project on housing affordability, and
is on both the Leadership Council and Governance Committee of the Philadelphia Global
Identity Partnership. His career has included positions with the Pennsylvania Downtown
Center, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the
Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Development & Planning Commission, and the Miami
University of Ohio Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs.

Joining Dave at this meeting will be his colleague Mike Lowery who is with Montgomery County Planning Commission. He will talk about some of the projects going on in and around Collegeville. 

Michael is responsible for planning services and technical analysis in contract communities as
part of the Community Planning Section of the Montgomery County Planning Commission
(MCPC). He received a Master of Urban and Regional Planning and a BS degree in Urban and
Environmental Planning both from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Currently he
provides planning services for the Townships of West Norriton and West Pottsgrove, as well as
the boroughs of Ambler and Collegeville. The current work with Collegeville includes an update
to the 2010 Collegeville Revitalization Plan which began in January of 2020. Mike’s professional
experience includes projects focused on comprehensive planning, land use, and community
development. His career has included positions with the Center for Community Solutions (CCS)
at West Chester University, The Brandywine Conservancy, West Chester Borough, and
Transition Town Media.

https://www.montcopa.org/directory.aspx?EID=650

https://www.montcopa.org/490/Planning-Commission

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Until further notice, we will hold our Zoom meetings online.

Date may change due to availability.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Our guest speaker ftonight will be Janet Kolepp, District Governor for #7430.   

Janet Kolepp, a Rotarian since 2008, is currently a member of the Rotary Club of Bethlehem Morning Star. She served as club president in 2018-19, having previously been president of the Rotary Club of Lehigh Valley East in 2011-12. Janet has served District 7430 as Assistant Governor in 2014-2017, Rotary Leadership Institute Chair in 2016-2018, and Youth Exchange Committee member since 2009.

Janet shares her birthplace of Racine, Wisconsin with Rotary Founder, Paul Harris. A career in sales & marketing insurance took her from Wisconsin to Texas to Arizona, where she meet her husband, Tom in 1986. Their journey together includes two children, Carl & Katie; five Rotary Youth Exchange students, and career opportunities in Arizona, New Jersey, Georgia, Iowa, finally settling in Bethlehem, PA in 1998. She has been involved in a number of business start-ups including a business consulting practice, retail artisan gift store and the Habitat for Humanity Lehigh Valley ReStore. She is a graduate of Education for Ministry/ Theological Education by Extension program from The University of the South (Sewanee.)

A dedicated supporter of The Rotary Foundation, Janet is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a Paul Harris Society member, and along with Rotarian husband Tom, is a member of the Bequest Society.

JANET KOLEPP
District 7430 Governor 2020-21
4746 Cheryl Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18017
(P) 484-241-1252
(E) rotaryconnects@gmail.com
District Web Site: www.RotaryDistrict7430.org

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Cancele due to the Pandemic.

Site 81, Perkiomen Creek at Chestnut Street in Collegeville/

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Canceled due to the Pandemic.

Third Annual 5K Turkey Trot Run/Walk

Saturday Nov 21, 2020 (Rain or Shine)

Start time:  9:00 AM

Please mark your calendar.  More details to follow

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.

Unitl further notice, we will hold our meetings on Zoom.