Let's welcome Sheriff Tommie Johnson III as speaker tonight!
Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III is an Oklahoma City native and a decorated law enforcement professional. The son of a grocery store butcher, Johnson attended Oklahoma City Public Schools his entire life. He went to Hillcrest Elementary; Northeast Middle School; and graduated from U.S. Grant High School where he and his wife, Amanda, were classmates.
Johnson was an all-state baseball player at Grant and played at East Central University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Biology.
Johnson began his law enforcement career with the University of Oklahoma Police Department. In 2015, he joined the Norman Police Department, where he was promoted to the rank of Master Police Officer and was recently honored with the City of Norman Police Department’s Centennial Award. Johnson has served on the hiring board, bargaining committee and uniform committee, in addition to earning the Department’s lifesaving award.
As our Rotary year comes to an end, we will celebrate at Dunlap Codding located at: 609 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Our President will introduce the new President and new board members. Thanks for a wonderful year and we look forward to the new year!!!
New Volunteer Coordinator with The Employment Education Ministry Let's Welcome Matt Staples with TEEM. He replaced Nikki our past volunteer coordinator. His background is in College Ministry and recently relocated here from the wonderful state of Florida. He has been married to his wife Abby a little over 7 months. He will share with us the good works he does for TEEM and how we as Rotarians can help. |
COME ONE and COME ALL, The Bricktown Rotary is teeming up with the Salvation Army, Rococo's, & News Channel 4 to get as many fan's for those in need.
Bring a friend and Bring a fan or 2 to Rococo's on Western:4308 N Western Ave, OKC, OK 73118
https://loverococo.com/
Welcome all Rotarians we will be reviewing the upcoming Days of Wine and Rotary Fundraiser coming up.
We will visit about the Arts Festival Beer Tent
And go over ticket sales.
See you soon!!
Let's welcome Kesley,
After graduating from OSU, she served in the United States Peace Corps as a volunteer in the Agriculture and Rural Business program. Upon completion of her Peace Corps service, she married Yuri, a Moldovan businessman. Together they established a farming LLC and began to reorganize a soviet collective farm in the south of Moldova on the border with Ukraine. After 10 years, their operation has grown to over 6,000 acres with 35 employees in two villages. They produce wheat, corn, canola, barley, and Sunflowers.
She an economist, mom and so much more, she will share with us life in Ok and Moldova.