Speakers

There will be no luncheon meeting this week.

Sarah Robinson will discuss the ShelterBox program and how Rotary has been involved with ShelterBox in helping victims of natural disasters such as Hurrican Dorian that virtually wiped out homes and businesses in The Bahamas earlier this month. A very timely story! Sarah is a member of the Albuquerque Rio Grande Rotary Club.

Joe Farr is an Albuquerque real estate veteran, and president for Duke City Management; and Paul J. Cassidy (pictured here) is a long-time investment banker who was appointed to the State Board of Finance in March by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. They will discuss their involvment with the Central New Mexico Community College.

Raul Torres hs made waves since taking over as District Attorney in Bernalillo County in 2017, clashing with judges, administrators and sometimes lawmakers, as he pushes to remake the DA's Office and ramp up the fight against crime, especially repeat offenders. Previous to being elected as DA, he had served as a White House Fellow during the Obama administration, worked as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Albuquerque, and ran his own one-man law firm.

This will be a joint dinner meeting of the Del Norte Rotary host club and its Satellite members, to learn more about Polio and Rotary's on-going efforts to eradicate the Polio disease from around the world.

Mayor Tim Keller is dedicated to make our city a safe, innovative and inclusive city -- returning to community policing, focusing on substance abuse,and committed to fulfill Albuquerque's enormous economic potential by priortizing job creatation and igniting innovation within existing businesses.