Y's Men of Westport/Weston
Y's Men of Westport/Weston
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2011 - 2012
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Date
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Speaker
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Affiliation or Interest & Topic
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| Sept 8 | Jeff Benedict |
Prolific Author "Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat" |
| Sept. 15 | Jeffery P. Pino |
President, Sikorsky Aircraft
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Sept. 22 |
John Laurence Busch |
Independent Art Historian "Steam Coffin", first crossing of ocean using artifical power |
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Sept. 29 |
Beverly Balaz | Dir. Of Education Jr. Achievement Fairfield |
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Oct. 6 |
Emil Frankel | Former Connecticut DOT Commissioner |
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Oct. 13 |
Calvin Burnes | Historian on Winston Churchill's Accomplishments in WWII |
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Oct. 20 |
Dr. Gordon Mueller |
President and CEO The National WWII Museum |
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Oct. 27 |
Peter Bregman | Bregman Partners |
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Nov. 3 |
Nick Pera |
"History and Evolution of the US Navy's Submarine Ballistic Missile Program." |
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Nov. 10 |
Amir Nimir | Council on Foreign Relations |
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Nov. 17 |
Howard Bass |
Ernst and Young Senior Partner Media and Entertainment Industries |
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Nov. 24 |
No Meeting | |
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Dec. 1 |
Mike Schell |
CEO of RW³ CultureWizard Designs and creates online cultural learning tools for global organizations |
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Dec. 8 |
Bill Mitchell |
and Scott Mitchell, Mitchell's Stores "How to survive a family business into the 3 rd generation". |
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Dec. 15 |
Ys Men Hoilday Party | |
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Dec. 22 |
No Meeting | |
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Dec. 29 |
No Meeting | |
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Jan. 5 |
Former Congressman, Christopher Shays |
"Think Big, Act Boldly","This is a nation of opportunity, where anyone can succeed at any level. It’s time for us to think big and act boldly to make that promise a reality again. I did it in Congress by helping to balance the federal budget, to lower taxes, and to reform welfare. As a result we helped the private sector create 8 million new jobs. It’s past time to get our country’s financial house in order, enabling the private sector to grow once again and to get Americans back to work." |
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Jan 12 |
Hank Herman/Paul Burger |
Hank Herman is an award-winning humor and kids fiction writer. His most recent book, Accept My Kid, Please! A Dad’s Descent Into College Application Hell, was published by Da Capo Press. Prior to that, Herman was best known for Super Hoops, his prize-winning series of 15 basketball novels for kids (Bantam Doubleday Dell). Paul is participating in the presentation with Hank Herman because he has taken the concept of MEMOIR WRITING an additional step and has created a self published photo book. |
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Jan 19 |
Dr. Jeff Kaplan |
Cataract Surgeon |
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Jan. 26 |
Doug Tirola |
President, 4th Row Films Doug is a Westport native and he will talk about the role of Westport in the film industry. |
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Feb 2 |
Anthony Bregman |
Film Maker - Likely Story - Film making, yesterday, today and tomorrow |
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Feb 9 |
Kathy Maher |
Executive Director/Curator Barnum Museum - P.T. Barnum's impact reaches deep into our American heritage and the story of his vast contributions are preserved in his Bridgeport museum. Conceived and constructed by P.T., The Barnum Museum has proudly served an international audience since 1893, and is one of our country's great national treasures. The ornate, exotic building distinguishes the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut's uniqueness, it is a symbol of achievement and creativity, and is a testament to the pioneers and visionaries of the 19th century. |
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Feg 16 |
Kai Falkenberg |
Enterpreneurial Journalism: The Reinvention of Forbes
In the past several years the disruptive forces of digital publishing forced a dramatic transformation at Forbes -- from traditional news company to a forward thinking digital news business. What used to be just a magazine and a website is now a market leader in the world of entrepreneurial journalism – a new more sustainable and scalable model for news delivery. She will share highlights from her ring side seat during this unprecedented overhaul of a storied media brand. |
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Feb 23 |
Julie Jason |
Author and financial columnist. “Managing Retirement Wealth” Julie’s new book, Managing Retirement Wealth: An Expert Guide to Personal Portfolio Management in Good Times and Bad, will help readers understand how to deal with the uncertainty of the markets so that they can anticipate, not react to market-moving events. Readers will graduate from buying and selling to taking a big-picture portfolio approach to managing their assets. |
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Mar 1 |
Sarah Bloom Raskin |
Governor, US Federal Reserve System Sarah Bloom Raskin took office on October 4, 2010, to fill an unexpired term ending January 31, 2016. Prior to her appointment to the Board, Ms. Raskin was the Commissioner of Financial Regulation for the State of Maryland. In this capacity, Ms. Raskin and her agency were responsible for regulating a vast array of interconnected financial institutions, including banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, mortgage servicers, and trust companies, among others. Under her leadership, the Commissioner's Office played an early and multi-faceted role in the state's response to the financial crisis, including reforming through legislation, regulation, examination and supervision, the foreclosure process, combating foreclosure rescue and loan modification scams and elevating licensing, lending, and servicing standards. |
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Mar 8 |
Jeff Zeleny |
"Speeders, Motorcars, and a Love for the Rails" When you see a railroad track two items quickly come to mind. The lure of those giant mechanical beasts running through the countryside and the ever present question of, I wonder where that track goes..? Since the 1970's a group of hobbyists have answered these questions through travel on the rails in their own mechanical motorcars. Remnants of what was once a great part of our industrial nation. Learn about the history of the motorcar and this unique hobby that takes you across the rails of our nation from a different perspective. |
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Mar 15 |
Chris Falkenberg |
In 2002, Christopher Falkenberg combined his past endeavors and talents as a Secret Service Agent and an attorney to create Insite Security, a full-service security agency to address the security needs and protection of corporations and high-net-worth individuals. Following his graduation from Kenyon College, Mr. Falkenberg was appointed a Special Agent of the United States Secret Service and assigned to the New York Field Office. While with the Secret Service, he conducted numerous protective advances for the President and other dignitaries both here and abroad. In 1992, he was assigned to President Clinton’s security detail for the 1992 presidential campaign. |
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Mar 22 |
John Krubski |
The Fifty Percent Conundrum; Why Half of Americans Disagree
John Krubski is a long-time Westport resident, futurist, and the author of CRACKING THE AMERICA CODE; A Go-ahead Plan to get US Back on Track, which is due to release in April 2012. In the words of the author - "The book includes original research and proprietary insights that help explain what makes America America and Americans Americans." |
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Mar 29 |
Richard Hyman |
FROGMENThe True Story of My Journeys With Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the Crew of Calypso By Richard E. HymanIn his personal account of expeditions with legendary French explorer Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the crew of research vessel Calypso, Richard Hyman takes us behind the scenes, inside the ship, and under the sea. |
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Apr 5 |
Rabbi Bob Orkand |
Temple Israel - The Israeli View of Palestine Ordained as a Rabbi in 1973, Robert Orkand has been the Senior Rabbi of Temple Israel in Westport, a Reform Jewish congregation of over 850 families, since 1982. Prior to his arrival in Westport he served as an assistant rabbi at Temple Israel in Miami, Florida and as Rabbi of Temple Beth-El in Rockford, IL. Rabbi Orkand has served as Chair of the Human Services Commission of the Town of Westport, as President of United Way of Westport-Weston, and as President of the Westport-Weston Clergy Association. In 1989 he received the Westport Chamber of Commerce “Community Commitment Award.” |
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Apr 12 |
David H. Connell |
David H. Connell, D.M.A., has been Artist-in-Residence at the Norfield Congregational Church in Weston since 2007, where his ministry has included music and arts, teaching and preaching. Dr. Connell is also in his tenth year directing the Choral Music program at the North Carolina Governor's School. For eleven years he was on the faculty of the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music; for ten years he conducted the Yale Glee Club, touring with the group across the United States and around the world. He was the founding director of the Yale Alumni Chorus, and led them in tours to China, Russia and Great Britain. His musical training and experience has included a wide variety of instrumental and choral experiences, in schools and in churches, working with both amateurs and professionals. Among his gifts to the Weston musical community are original compositions and practical arrangements, workshops, and presentations for the PEO, Women’s League, Weston Historical Society and other groups.
Dr. Connell will play piano music of two American composers: Louis Moreau Gottschalk, a Louisiana-born musician who was called the “American Chopin” and was popular throughout the country during the Civil War, and Scott Joplin, the well-known father of ragtime music. The music will be accompanied with some notes about the lives and times of the composers. |
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Apr 19 |
Dr. Elan Singer |
"Plastic Surgery: What you don't see on TV". His talk will focus on the reconstructive aspects of plastic surgery with Dr. Singer has performed reconstructive surgery on patients from all over the world, including surgical missions in foreign countries. He is currently in private practice in Manhattan and holds an academic appointment at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. |
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Apr 26 |
Chris Hayden |
Civil Air Patrol - Northeast Region Commander Hayden joined the 58th Composite Squadron (ME058) in Portland, Maine with 1,000 flying hours, an instrument rating and commercial pilot certificate. With his media experience and recognition, he was picked to be squadron public affairs officer. Hayden soon made strong media contacts resulting in his being recognized as the local television news aviation expert. He appeared live to present CAP's involvement in the JFK Jr search and to explain the situation when Paine Stewart's Lear Jet lost pressurization in flight. The Maine Wing Commander invited Hayden to take the position of Wing PAO. His PAO awards in the Maine Wing Guy P Gannett Award and the Northeast Region Lt Joseph Mixter Award. |
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May 3 |
Michael Arad |
"Reflecting Absence; Designing and Building the National September 11th Memorial" This speech describes the process required to realize the National September 11th Memorial project in Lower Manhattan, from the initial concept through the Memorial’s opening last September. Michael Arad’s design for the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, titled “Reflecting Absence,” was selected by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation from among more than 5,000 entries submitted in an international competition held in 2003. Mr. Arad joined the New York firm of Handel Architects as a Partner in April 2004 where he worked on realizing the Memorial design as a member of the firm. |
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May 10 |
Larry Gastwirt |
Stevens Institute - Director, Howe School of Tech Mgmt. Larry Gastwirt enjoyed a 30-year career as an executive in the chemical industry with ExxonMobil Corporation. His responsibilities there included man- aging multi-national technology organizations and chemical business operations of international scope. Upon his retirement from Exxon Mobil, Larry joined Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, where he was appointed Affiliate Professor of Management and Engineering Management and Director of the Howe School Alliance for Technology Management (HSATM). Larry and his wife Sylvia love living in Westport in the summer and early fall and in Manhattan the rest of the year. |
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May 17 |
Orin Grossman |
Fairfield University, Prof. of Music, Pianist - Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" Orin Grossman received his bachelor's degree from Harvard College and a master's degree and doctorate in music history from Yale University. It was in June 2009 that Fairfield University administrator Orin Grossman decided to recommit himself to his first loves: teaching and piano performance. So following 17 years as Fairfield University's academic vice president, he returned to the faculty in the fall of 2009, where he is Professor of Visual and Performing Arts. |
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May 24 |
Y's Men Picnic |
Our Annual Meeting and Picnic will be on Thursday, May 24th from 10 AM TO 2 PM at the Sherwood Island State Park Pavilion. This is a great way to wrap up a wonderful year and enjoy the fellowship of your friends. This year we have a fun filled program fol- lowed by a delicious picnic lunch. Please let us know if you are coming by signing up at the next meeting – cost only $10.00. |
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Date
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Speaker
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Affiliation or Interest & Topic
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| Sept 9 | Ron De Feo |
CEO Terex Corp. |
| Sept. 16 | Murray Kronick |
Travel Writer "Bosnia-Herzegovina , Croatia & Slovinia…15 Years after secterian warfare" |
| Sept. 23 | Stephen M. Winter, MD |
MD "Bringing Healthcare to the Upper Amazon: Improvising in the Dark" |
| Sept. 30 | Chris Freeman |
Mystic Seaport “Whalers, Tugboats and Canals.” |
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Oct. 7 |
Professor John H. Maurer |
Chair of the Strategy and Policy Department, Naval War College “Controversial Churchill” |
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Oct. 14 |
Bernard Schoenfeld |
VP and Senior Investment Strategist, BNY Mellon Wealth Management “The Current Economic and Investment Outlook” |
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Oct. 21 |
Julie Belaga |
Woman of Many Accomplishments "the world of Web Newspapers" and "an update on the state of the 2010 election cycle" |
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Oct. 28 |
Dr. David Levinson |
President of Norwalk Community College "Expansion of Norwalk Community College", and "The Importance of NCC for the Region's Economic Prosperity." |
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Nov. 4 |
Charles V. Firlotte |
President and CEO, Aquarion Water Company “Aquarion Water Company: Protecting the Resource While Meeting Diverse Customer Needs” |
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Nov. 11 |
Susan L. Davis, RN, EdD |
President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Vincent's Medical Center “ Transforming Healthcare”. |
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Nov. 18 |
Jack Cavanaugh |
Sports Writer “The Gipper: George Gipp, Knute Rockne, and the Dramatic Rise of Notre Dame Football.” |
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Dec. 2 |
John Seigenthaler |
Journalist "Reflections by a Son of the Racist South" |
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Dec. 9 |
Jack Romanos |
Retired President and CEO of Simon & Schuster “The Transformation of Book Publishing.” |
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Dec. 16 |
Hoilday Party | Continental Manor Norwalk |
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Jan. 6 |
John Laurence Busch |
Historian and Author “Steam Coffin” |
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Jan. 13 |
Christopher Shays |
former Congressman from Connecticut 's Fourth District "Tell the American People the Truth" |
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Jan. 20 |
Dr. Kenneth Feder |
Professor of Anthropology, Central Connecticut State University “The Cardiff Giant”, one of the most famous archaeological hoaxes in U.S. history. |
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Jan. 27 |
Dr. Joseph J. Baxer |
President of the United Nations Association of America "Searching for the Soul of Iran: The Enigma pf Iran - the Land, the People and the Politics." |
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Feb. 3 |
James Prosek | Artist, Writer & Naturalist |
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FEB. 10 |
Michael Price |
Executivre Director, Goodspeed Musicals "History and Development of Goodspeed Musicals |
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FEB. 17 |
Leonard Everett Fisher |
Painter, Illustrator and Author Leonard's role during World War II in the development and creation of the battle and invasion maps for the Mediterranean/Europe and Pacific Ocean Area Theatres of War. |
| Feb. 24 | Jack Brewer |
CEO of Brewer Yacht Yard Group “A Small Business Success Story.” |
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March 3 |
Maxine Bleiweis and Dr. Irving Wladawsky Berger |
Director of Westport Public Library and Technology Innovator "The Community Library in the 21st Century" |
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March 10 |
Thomas H. Dooley | Chairman of the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board for the State of Connecticut |
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March 17 |
Michael Ross and Mark Lamos |
Managing Director and Artistic Director Westport Country Playhouse |
| March 24 | James Prosek |
Artist, Writer and Conservationist "The nature of his work to date" |
| March 31 | Jessica Speart |
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST "story of her latest adventure and book, WINGED OBSESSION , a true story about the pursuit of the world's most notorious butterfly smuggler, Hisoyashi Kojima." |
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April 7 |
Cindi Bigelow |
President of Bigelow Tea "the US market leader in specialty teas" |
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April 14 |
Anne Mulcahy |
Formerly Chairman of Xerox Corporation, and currently Chair of the Board of Trustees for Save the Children Mulcahy will speak about both the Xerox turnaround and the activities of Save the Children. |
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April 21 |
Jacob S. Hacker, PhD | Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science at Yale University |
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April 28 |
Dr Joseph J. Baxter |
Executive Director of the Intercultural Institute of Connecticut and President, United Nations Association of Connecticut "Searching for the soul of Iran: The Enigma of Iran - The Land, the People and the Politics" |
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May 5 |
Arthur N. Gottlieb |
formerly Technical Director of Exhibits at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum “U Boat War in the Atlantic: 1939-1945.” |
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May 12 |
Stew Leonard, Jr. |
President and CEO, Stew Leonard''s " how Stew Leonard’s continues its success and growth in the face of new competition and a tough economy." |
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May 19 |
Nick DiBerardino |
Rhodes Scholar and Classical Musician
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Date
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Speaker
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Affiliation or Interest & Topic
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| Sept 10 | David Pogue |
N. Y Times Journalist Technology |
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Sept 17 |
Eric Petersen |
Attorney Expert on Thomas Jeferson |
| Sept 24 | Rob Simmons | Connecticut Senatorial Candidate |
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Oct. 1 |
Larry Gould |
Professor of Physics University of Hartford “A Convenient Falsehood: Myths, Methods, and Consequences of the Global Warming Hoax.” |
| Oct. 8 | Joseph Marie |
Connecticut Commissioner, Department of Transportation Public Transportation in the State of Connecticut, current and future |
| Oct. 15 | Dacia Toll |
CO-CEO, Achievement First Charter Schools "Connecticut 's achievement gap and the work of the Achievement First network" |
| Oct. 22 | Robert A.Levine, M.D. |
“A Doctor's Perspective On Health Care Reform.” |
| Oct 29 |
Charman of the New York Stock Exchange Group "The economy: what went wrong, and what we should do about it." |
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| Nov. 5 | Dr Daniel Salchow and Dr. Miguel Materin |
Dr. Salchow is an Assistant Professor of |
| Nov. 12 | David P. Schmidt |
Professor David P. Schmidt, Dolan School of Business, Fairfield University "Business Ethics" |
| Nov. 19 | Joan Benny |
Jack Benny's daughter “Sunday Nights at Seven, Life With Jack Benny, Growing up in Hollywood.” |
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Dec. 3 |
Dr. Dad Downie |
Director of Environmental Studies, Fairfield University "Global Warming" |
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Dec. 10 |
Professor Angus Ross |
U.S. Naval War College “The Importance of Military Aviation” |
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Dec. 17 |
Holiday Party | |
| Dec. 24 | No Meeting | |
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Jan. 7 |
Mary Manard | Ms. Maynard will talk about her experiences being trapped with her family in the Philippines following the Japanese invasion. |
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Jan. 14 |
John Dodig |
Principal Staples High School “What a Twenty-First Century High School Looks Like” |
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Jan. 21 |
Chase T. Rogers |
Chief Jutice of The Connecticut Supreme Court “Recent Enhancements To The Connecticut Court System To Better Serve The Public” |
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Jan. 28 |
Dr. Heidi Hammel |
Astronomer “Telescopes in Space” |
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Feb. 4 |
Joaquin “Jack” Garcia |
FBI Undercover Agent "experiences as an undercover FBI agent who penetrated the Gambino crime family" |
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Feb. 11 |
Alex Johnson |
Chief Executive Officer of ConnCan "education in Connecticut and the efforts undertaken by ConnCAN to improve it" |
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Feb. 18 |
Dr. Arthur Ashman |
Dentist, Clinical Professor and Y's Men member "NEW TRENDS AND TECHNIQUES IN DENTAL MEDICINE or everything you wanted to know, but couldn't ask with your mouth open." |
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Feb. 25
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Bob Seelert | Author of "Start with the Answer"
“Leading in Tough Times.” |
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March 4 |
Susan Granger |
Internationally known movie and drama critic “Susan Granger's Hollywood ” |
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March 11 |
Governor Jodi Rell |
Governor of Connecticut "customized State of the State" |
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March 18 |
Richard Blumenthal |
Conecticut Attorney General and announced Senatorial Candidate "the current issues facing the state and an update on the activities of his office" |
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March 25 |
Patrick Falciano | Nuclear Power industry expert and founder or Nuclear Renaissance Services |
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April 1 |
Jim Himes |
Congressman from Connecticut's 4th District "Washington matters of interest to Westport" |
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April 8 |
Dr. Anthony Cernera | President of Sacred Heart University |
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April 15 |
Howland Blackiston |
Author and Backyard Beekeeper "Beekeepinfg for Dummies" |
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April 22 |
Dr. Katrina Firlik | Brain Surgeon, Entrepreneur, and Writer |
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April 29 |
Frank Anderson |
President of Middle East Policy Council "A Contrarian view on how we can protect U.S. interests in the Middle East." |
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Date
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Speaker
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Affiliation or Interest & Topic
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| Sept 4 | Father Charles Allen |
Assistant to the President, Fairfield University “ The Jews and the Jesuits” |
| Sept 11 | Tracy Sugarman |
Artist and Author “Drawing Conclusions – An Artist Discovers His America" |
| Sept 18 | David Neeleman |
Chairman, Azul Linhas Aereas Brazileiras |
| Sept 25 | Laszlo Birinyl |
President of Birinyi Associates, Noted Financial Expert "Unfolding global financial crisis" |
| October 2 | Alan Nevas |
Federal Judge “ A Westport Crime Story ” |
| October 9 | Stew Leonard, Jr. |
President and CEO, Stu Leonards “Maintaining an Entrepreneurial Spirit” |
| October 16 | Richard Fatherly |
Voice over Announcer/Narrator “Radio's Revolution”. |
| October 23 | J. David Nelson |
Chief Operating Officer The National Association for Teasching Entrepreneurship |
| October 30 | John Krubski |
Futurist "the forces that shape the social, commercial, and political decisions in America." |
| November 6 | Carl Lindahl |
Exec. Producer, History Channel "HISTORY ON HISTORY, current and future programs on the History Channel." |
| November 13 | Ray Leoni |
Retired Senior Vice President Engineering, Sikorski "The developement of the Black Hawk Helicopter" |
| November 20 | Susan Bysiewicz |
Secretary of State, Connecticut "the way the elections have gone, new voting technology and related subjects" |
| December 4 | Jack Cavanaugh | Author "Giants Among Men" |
| December 11 | Holiday Party | Continental Manor |
| January 8 | John Savage | Historian, Rochambeau in Connecticut |
| January 15 | Bradley Boyer | General Mgr., Macro Trading Two Sigma Investments, LLC |
| January 22 | Ben Marsan |
Vascular Surgeon Peripheral Arterial Diseases |
| January 29 | Jeff Benedict |
Author Little Pink House (eminent domain story) |
| February 5 | Gina McCarthy |
Commissioner Connecticut Dept of Environment Protection Update on Connecticut Environmental Programs |
| February 12 | Ramona Carlow |
President, ATT Connecticut Current State of Telecommunications in Connecticut |
| February 19 | Paul Epstein |
Naturopathic Physician “ Mind-Body Integrative Medicine, Seeing with New Eyes… The Self Healing Journey.” |
| February 26 | Richard Franzis |
Assistant Principal Staples High School "Recent mobilization to Iraq as Intelligence Officer" |
| March 5 | Joseph Consentino |
TV Producer and Director " The making of successful documentaries" |
| March 12 | Joette Katz |
Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court " The current status of the Connecticut Judiciary" |
| March 19 | Karl E. Meyer |
Author of “Kingmakers” "Inventing Iraq, Inventing Iran: The Past That Haunts Washington." |
| March 26 | Howard Fillitt, MD |
Alzheimer Researcher "The business of curing Alzheimer's Disease" |
| April 2 | Theresa Lantz |
Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Corrections “The Department of Correction Six Years Later” |
| April 9 |
Professor of National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval War College "An angry pas de deux: U.S.-Venezuelan relations: 2009” |
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| April 16 | Jim Himes |
Congressman, Representative from Connecticut 's 4 th District "matters of interest in Washington" |
| April 23 | Toni Boucher |
State Senator Toni Boucher, Representative from the 26 th Senatorial District “Current state of the Connecticut budget process and how it affects you” |
| April 30 | Mike Hill |
VP, IBM "The future of large-scale computing" |
| May 7 |
1st Selectman "A Westport and Weston Update" |
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| May 14 | Matt Davies | Political Cartoonist |
| May 21 | Annual Meeting/Picnic |
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Date
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Speaker
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Affiliation or Interest & Topic
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| Sept 6 | William Weinbaum |
ESPN Producer, About Pat Tillman, The former NFL player killed in Afghanistan |
| Sept 13 | Jodi Schoenburn Carter |
Westport Playhouse Managing Director “Bringing a Historic Theatre into the 21 st Century.” |
| Sept 20 | Steve Guggenheimer and Anthony Gleason |
Managing Directors at Newberger Berman “Viewing market conditions in uncertain times" |
| Sept 27 | Gordon Joseloff |
First Selectman - Westport |
| October 4 | Gregg Dancho |
Beardsley Zoo Director "The Beardsley Zoo in the 21st Century" |
| October 11 | Dr. Charles F. MacCormack |
President of Save The Children "World Outlook for Children" |
| October 18 | Ackley, Fiore, Jacozzi and Wheeler |
Emergency Preparedness “Are You Ready?” |
| October 25 | Diane Farrell |
Director, Export-Import Bank "The Ex-Im Bank" |
| November 1 | Howard Lutnick |
CEO - Cantor Fitzgerald “A story of Loss and Renewal” |
| November 8 | Mitchell Krauss |
Former CBS Correspondent “A Middle East Update.” |
| November 15 | Gil Maurer |
Former COO of the Hearst Corp. “The Building of the New Hearst Tower .” |
| November 29 | Tom Appleby |
News 12 Anchor “The challenges of news gathering and reporting in the local, national and global environments.” |
| December 6 | Julie Belaga |
Co-Chair of the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters “Environmental Activism...A catastrophe or a catalyst?" |
| December 13 |
Holiday Party | |
| January 3 | Andrew Banoff |
President & CEO of the Jewish Home for the Elderly "The Evolution of Senior Living – Why it Does Matter to You?" |
| January 10 | Dan Woog |
Westport Native and Prize-Winning Journalist " Staples High School : 120 Years of A+ Education" |
| January 17 | Frank Hall |
The Senior Minister of the Unitarian Church, Westport "Poetry by Heart" |
| January 24 | Burt Fried |
Chairman of LVI Services “Environment Remediation & Demolition” |
| January 31 | Bob Mankoff |
Cartoon editor of The New Yorker “The One Hour New Yorker Cartoon Course” |
| February 7 | Dan Bock |
Former CEO of Carquest "Changes and challenges in the automotive industry" |
| February 14 | Susan Granger |
Syndicated movie/drama critic “Susan Granger's Hollywood ” including her inside scoop on the upcoming Academy Awards. |
| February 21 | Neil Hendrickson |
Director with the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories The role that trees play in our environment and the associated threats arising from recent environmental changes. |
| February 28 | Geoffrey Cole |
President and CEO of Norwalk Hospital "Norwalk Hospital 's New Initiatives” |
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March 6 |
Susan Basker and Thresa Roth |
Overview of the work of Project Return, a Westport based organization. |
| March 13 | Ned Lamont |
2006 Senatorial candidate from Connecticut He will speak on what he learned along the campaign trail and the major issues he sees confronting Connecticut today. |
| March 20 | Leonard Everett Fisher |
Well-known Westport Artist “Creative Connections: My life as a brush”. |
| March 27 | Christopher Shays |
Fourth Distric Congressman "Happenings in Washington" |
| April 3 | Robert H. Patton |
Author and Grandson of General George S. Patton He will share stories and observations about his grandfather and tell us about his newest book, Patriot Pirates |
| April 10 | Pradip M. Pathare, M.D. |
Medical Director, Whittington Cancer Center and Chief of Radiation Oncology at Norwalk Hospital “Prostate Cancer” |
| April 17 |
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CEO of Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services “The current status of mental health in our culture” |
| April 24 |
107th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut "Developments in State Governmemt" |
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Date
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Speaker
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Affiliation or Interest & Topic
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| Sept 7 | Jack Mitchell |
Chairman and CEO, Mitchells/Richards/Marshs |
| Sept 14 | Jim Nantz |
CBS Sports Broadcaster |
| Sept 21 | Eric Roitsch | U.S. Army Special Forces - Iraq and Afghanistan "The War on Terror" |
| Sept 28 | Linda Froschauer |
President National Science Teachers Association |
| Oct 5 | John Krubski | Futurist |
| Oct 12 | Dr. Elliott Landon | Supt. of Westport Schools |
| Oct 19 | Jeff Benedict | "The Mormon Way of Doing Business" |
| Oct 26 | Tom Brundage | Captain Thomas Brundage, USN (RET) Naval War College |
| Nov 2 | Prof. Jonathon Pollack | Chairman Asia/Pacific Studies - Naval War College |
| Nov 9 | Thomas C. Grant | Strategic Wealth Planning, MW Financial Group |
| Nov 16 | Dr. David Levinson | President, Norwalk Community College |
| Nov 30 | Jack Cavanaugh | Sports Journalist, "About Gene Tunney former Heavy Weight Boxing Champion" |
| Dec 7 | Prof. Nicholas Bellantoni | CT State Archeologist - Forensics |
| Jan 4 | Helene Weir |
CEO, Westport/Weston Family Y |
| Jan 11 | Michael Hill | IBM General Manager, Global Telecommunications Industry |
| Jan 18 | Alan Nevas | United States District Judge "Judicial Activism: Is It Good Or Bad?” |
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Jan 25 |
David Gaynes | Film Producer "Saving Hubble" |
| Feb 1 | John M. Fabrizi | Mayor of Bridgeport, CT |
| Feb 8 | David Wiltse | Westport Playwright In Residence |
| Feb 15 | WWII Veteran Y's Men | Describing their experiences in WWII |
| Feb 22 | Susan Granger | Film Critic "Susan Granger's Hollywood" |
| Mar 1 | Sen. Judi Freedman | CT State Senator |
| Mar 8 | Robert Kueppers | Deputy CEO, Deloitte & Touche USA |
| Mar 15 | Richard J. Harrington | CEO - The Thomson Corporation |
| Mar 22 | David Pogue | Technology Writer for the New York Times |
| Mar 29 | Dr. Bruce Shields | Past Chair of Yale Dept. of Ophthalmalogy and Visual Science "Through the Eye of the Artist" |
| Apr 5 | Sen. John McKinney | State Senator |
| Apr 12 | Jennifer Foster | Soprano “Y's Men Choice” |
| Apr 19 | Chris Crowley | Author "Younger Next Year" |
| Apr 26 | Frank DeFord | Sports columnist, author "The Entitled" |
| May 3 | Capt. Drew Bisset | "The Navy SEAL Recruiting & Mentoring Program" |
| May 10 | Gordon Joseloff & Woody Bliss | Westport and Weston First Selectmen |
| May 17 | Alan Murray | Wall Street Journal Asst. Managing Editor |
| May 24 | Annual Picnic |
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Speaker
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Affiliation or Interest & Topic
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| Sept 8 | Steven Parrish | Sr. VP Corporate Affairs, Altria Group. Talk Title: "Altria Group Inc.:"From Lightning Rod to Peacemaker" |
| Sept 15 | Jim Nantz | CBS Sports Broadcaster "Sports in our Society Today" |
| Sept 22 | Paul Bucha | Paul Bucha & Company & Congresssional Medal of Honor Winner. Talk Title: "American Leadership in Iraq and Afghanistan Today: Lessons Learned." |
| Sept 29 | Dr. Lynne Pierson, Ed.D | Weston Supt. of Schools "Letters to the Superintendent: An Inside View." |
| Oct 6 | Stuart M. Gibson | Assistant to Director, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia "The Survival of Culture in the Former Soviet Imperium: A Decade of Change. A Decade of Challenge" |
| Oct 13 | Father Charles H. Allen, S.J. | "The Modern Papacy" |
| Oct 20 | Ken Bernhard, Dan Kail and Larry Weissman | Counselors, Hole In The Wall Gang "Hole In The Wall Gang Camp: Life With The Kids" |
| Oct 27 | Jeff Benedict | Attorney, "Forensics in History and Casinos in Connecticut: Two Detective Stories." |
| Nov 3 | Fred O'Regan | CEO of the International Fund for Animal Welfare out of Hyannis, MA "Working on the wild side: A report from the front" |
| Nov 10 | Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J. | President of Fairfield University "Students Today: A College President's Perspective" |
| Nov 17 | Geoffrey Cole | CEO of Norwalk Hospital "Innovative Approaches to Quality Care: The Patient Comes First." |
| Dec 1 | Lt. Col. Graham Buschor | 101st Squadron Commander, 106th Rescue Wing, Westhampton Beach, L.I. "Surviving The Perfect Storm" |
| Dec 8 | Justice Joette Katz | Connecticut Supreme Court, Hartford "The Judicial Process: A View From The Bench." |
| Jan 5 | Robert Farr | Attorney, Connecticut State Senate Judiciary Committee "TECHNOLOGY IN GOVERMENT, REFORMING CRIMINAL JUSTICE: TWO EMERGING ISSUES IN CONNECTICUT" |
| Jan 12 | Joseph Califano | Chairman and President of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Former Secretary of HEW "Inside: A Public and Private Life." |
| Jan 19 | Dr. Stephen Winter | Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Norwalk Hospital "Modern Refugee Medicine: Looking for Camels in South Darfur." |
| Jan 26 | Laszlo Birinyi | President, Birinyi Associates "Market Outlook for 2006" |
| Feb 2 | Theresa Lantz | Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Corrections. "A New Day in Corrections: Three Years Later" |
| Feb 9 | Neil Hardy | Medical Illustrator and Associate Professor of Johns Hopkins University Medical School "The Art of Medicine" |
| Feb 16 | Maxine Bleiweis | Director, Westport Library "New Directions for Libraries" |
| Feb 23 | Rabbi Robert Orkand |
Senior Rabbi, Temple Israel, Westport, CT |
| Mar 2 | Eckart Preu | Musical Director, Stamford Symphony "THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE 21st CENTURY" |
| Mar 9 | Gina McCarthy |
Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection |
| Mar 16 | Carl Lindahl |
Executive Producer of the History Channel |
| Mar 23 | Christopher Shays |
Congressman |
| Mar 30 | Morgan Kaolian |
Aviator, Aerial Photographer and Journalist |
| Apr 6 | Terry Eldh | Soprano (will perform a varied program) |
| Apr 13 | Charles W. Shivery |
CEO, Northeast Utilities |
| Apr 20 | Gordon Joseloff, Woody Bliss |
First Selectmen Westport and Weston |
| Apr 27 | Richard Blumenthal |
Attorney General |
| May 4 | Michael Funck |
Former CEO U.S. Trust, Connecticut Region |
| May 11 | Joe Meyers |
Film Critic for Connecticut Post |
| May 18 | William Caffery |
Chief Information Officer |
| May 25 | Annual Picnic |
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Speaker
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Affiliation or Interest
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Jan. 6
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David Hollender | Pianist |
| Jan. 13 | Leonard Boyle | Commission Department Public Safety |
| Jan. 20 | Kevin Sullivan | Lt. Governor |
| Jan. 27 | Stephen Fahey | President & CEO of Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services |
| Feb. 3 | Captain Sullivan | Commanding Officer the US Naval Sub Base in Groton |
| Feb. 10 | Daryl Hawk | Documentary Photographer |
| Feb. 17 | Peter Hyde | Nuclear Safety and Licensing at Millstone Power Station. "Nuclear Power: A Bright Future" |
| Feb. 24 | James Canton and John McNeil | "Hole In The Wall Gang" Camp |
| Mar. 3 | Stuart Robinson | FBI - Supervisory Special Agent |
| Mar. 10 | Sumner Glimcher | Making of a Documentary |
| Mar. 17 | Professor Abbott | Fairfield University, Irish History |
| Mar. 24 | Mark W. Goldenberg, D.C. | Defending our Memory |
| Mar. 31 | U.S. Congressman Christopher Shays |
"WASHINGTON UPDATE" |
| Apr. 7 | Karleen Lombard | Make-A-Wish Foundation |
| Apr. 14 | Rudolf von Bernuth | VP Save The Children |
| Apr. 21 | Robert Selverstone, Ph.D. | "VALUES; WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR AND WHAT WON'T YOU STAND FOR?" |
| Apr. 28 | Richard Foot | Executive Director & CEO - YMCA YMCA - Imagine The Possibilities |
| May 5 | Dr. William Rosenau | <span > International Terrorism |
| May 12 | Jennifer Herring | Director of Norwalk Maritime Center |
| May 19 | Diane Farrell and Woody Bliss | Westport and Weston First Selectmen |
