Classification: Fun Raiser/Fund Raiser
Current position: Past President
Favorite job ever: Teaching at FIU in Miami Florida, amazing students from around the world; made wonderful friends. Time spent sailing on Biscayne Bay and Flying to the keys for Sunday brunch.
Education (schools, degrees): Undergraduate BS in liberal arts and teacher education at East Stroudsburg University, Pa; Masters at Colorado State University in childhood growth and development studies and sports science; PhD at Temple University in Philadelphia -- Sports Medicine.
Professional awards or accomplishments of note:
- Selected to Waste Management Chairman’s Round Table -1994 – recognized for creating outstanding environmental education program in corporate America
- Rotary International - member of Englewood club for 30 years
- Mayor of Englewood and Council member - 8 Years
- Founder Englewood “Keep America Beautiful” -
- Early involvement in Denver area bike path and greenway projects
- Served on boards and commissions for City of Englewood
- Served on state and local government boards and commissions
- Salvation Army – served on regional and local boards for 12 years
- CAEE – Colorado Association for Environmental Education – board member and President – involved in creation and promotion of environmental education projects and activities throughout the state of Colorado
- At Waste Management developed first Environmental Education Program for local schools and community groups
- Fundraising activities – lifetime achievement - raised $500,000 for several nonprofit and charitable organizations
Family: Mother - homemaker, Father - Professor at Hahnemann Medical School in Philadelphia, 6 siblings, I was number 5.
Grew up in SE Pennsylvania on a small farm, located in Telford, Pa. Attended East Stroudsburg Teachers’ College, taught public school for 4 years; moved to Colorado in 1971 to attend CSU. Left Colorado to acquire
PhD at Temple University in Philadelphia. Returned to Colorado to accept a teaching position at DU. Position phased out in the early 80’s recession. A bit later, I accepted a temporary teaching position at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Returned to Colorado in mid-eighties and have been in residence ever since.
Roles in Rotary (clubs, positions): 2½ terms as Englewood Rotary Club president; board member forever; fundraiser chair, Rotary international foundation chair, Rotary District Presidents dinner chair, silent auctions and golf tournament fundraisers, District Governor Frank Sargent’s Conference Chair 2006
Most recent book – New Thought Bible Interpretation by Heline Corine
Favorite music – Easy listening and classical
Favorite movie – “Somewhere in Time” filmed at Mackinac Island, Jane Seymore Christopher Reeves
Favorite vacation – England, Scotland, Shetland Islands, and Iceland – 21 days in 2018
Favorite food – Asian and American
Quotation to live by -- “Everything is where it’s meant to be!”
Best advice I ever got – Looks are deceiving
I’m a big fan of. . . Service and Kindness to Others
QUICK NOTE FROM PREZ PATTY
Our speaker this week is Past District Governor Mike Oldham. He presided in the year that Matin was our club president.
At my request, Mike will be giving us an update on Rotary's campaign to End Polio Now. Before the pandemic, the world was so close. . . .
Mike is a polio survivor himself, so we can expect a personal and important message.
