PDG Paula Matthews, District 7770 Foundation Chair

Speaker: Paula Matthews, PDG, District 7770 Foundation Chair Brooke Vu, Club President, introduced our speaker Paula Matthews, Past District Governor. Paula is a member of the Rotary Club of Spring Valley, Columbia, SC. She currently serves as the Rotary District 7770 Rotary Foundation Chair. The Rotary Foundation continues to far exceed the standards set by […]

Rick Olsen, Best Future Center

Speaker: Rick Olsen, President/Founder, Best Future Center (U.S.) Brooke Vu, Club President, introduced our speaker Rick Olsen who talked about improving education and access to water/sanitation in Ugandan refugee settlements. Rick is a fellow Rotarian living in Minnesota. He is a member of Prior Lake Rotary Club which is actively involved in his refugee fundraising […]

Melissa Stuebing, CoLaborers International

Speaker: Melissa Stuebing, President at CoLaborers International Scott Burleson introduced our speaker Melissa Stuebing, CEO of CoLaborers International which supports local sustainability efforts in Zambia, India, and Costa Rica for the homeless by providing volunteers, aid, and program support. Melissa graduated from Washington College with a Master’s degree in Psychology in 2016 and from Messiah […]

John Rickenbacker, Area Director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Speaker: John Rickenbacker, Area Director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Shamar Brown, our Club’s Immediate Past Treasurer, introduced John Rickenbacker, Myrtle Beach- Conway SC Director of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. John leads the FCA work in the Myrtle Beach-Conway area which includes 70 ministries in 35 different locations where coaches, athletes, and teams participate. […]

Dr. Candace Howell, Assistant Vice President and Dean of Arts & Sciences at Horry Georgetown Technical College

Speaker: Candace Howell, DBA, MBA Brooke Vu, our Club President, introduced Candace Howell, Assistant Vice President and Dean of Arts & Sciences at Horry Georgetown Technical College. Candace has served in leadership positions at HGTC for almost 9 years. She is also a Teaching Associate in Communication, Media and Culture at Coastal Carolina University. She […]

Madeline Fetzko, Occupational Therapist

Speaker: Madeline Fetzko, Occupational Therapist Steve Sassi introduced Madeline Fetzko, his hand rehabilitation professional. A graduate of Utica College in New York, Madeline has been an occupational therapist for 40 years specializing in hand and upper extremities rehabilitation. Since the earthquake in Haiti, she has made seven trips to help those who were injured. Recently […]

Sean Bailey, Marketing Assistant for Skywheel Myrtle Beach

Speaker: Sean Bailey, Marketing Assistant for Skywheel Lauren Zuschlag, our Club’s Immediate Past President, introduced Sean Bailey, Marketing Assistant for Skywheel and Meteorologist for WMBF. Sean is a native of Illinois earning his bachelor’s degree in Meteorology from Valparaiso University in 2012. Sean moved to Myrtle Beach in 2017 and in February 2020 he started […]

Freda Funnye, Neighborhood Service of Myrtle Beach

Speaker: Freda Funnye of Neighborhood Services of Myrtle Beach Lauren Zuschlag, our Club’s Immediate Past President, introduced Freda Funnye who is a Neighborhood Services Coordinator for the city of Myrtle Beach’s Neighborhood Services Department. Freda is a graduate of Myrtle Beach High school and Horry-Georgetown Technical College. She is now pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in […]

Gene Ho – Nationally Renowned Photographic Artist, Best Selling Author, and Public Speaker

Speaker: Gene Ho – Nationally Renowned Photographic Artist, Best Selling Author, and Public Speaker Michael Moss, our Club’s President-Elect, introduced Gene Ho who spoke about his journey of 33 years as an entrepreneur while based in Myrtle Beach. At age 18 Gene moved from Brooklyn to Myrtle Beach where he now resides with his wife […]