Speakers

Reports, updates, accomplishments, and hopes from leadership and committees of the Club at our noon lunch meeting today.

Jason is both the Assistant Head Coach and the General Manager for the U of M's Women's Basketball team. Hired by Head Coach, Dawn Plitzuweit, prior to last season Jason came to MN after serving in the same position at the University of West Virginia. Prior to that he had coached with Coach Plitzuweit for five years at the University of South Dakota. Jason originally hails from Dallas Texas. He and his wife, Courtney, have two daughters, Rylee and Hailee. 

 

Two of our newer members will introduce themselves and why they have chosen to join Rotary.

Join us and hear from Bill Maes & Scott Schnieder

Greeter: Bob Danielson

Maple Grove Rotarian, Raj Khankari, will speak to us about his experience in developing and implementing Rotary Global Grants in India. Raj has a PHD in the pharmacutical field. Raj has had a successful business career working at the C suite level in the pharaceutical industry, spending 13 years at CIMA Labs followed by 9 years as CEO at RIBCOR, Inc. 

Under his leadership he has raised over $800K through Rotary International grants providing drinking water, drip irrigation, check dams, satellite blood banks, physiotherapy and thalassemia detection in remote areas of India; and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to multiple clinics in Minnesota.

Raj recently completed a term as Chair of The Rotary Foundation fundraising for our district. 

We will be meeting at the cafeteria facilities located at the Eden Prairie Schools new building located at 11840 Valley View Road