Speakers

Jay Jermo is a beekeeper and small business owner who has grown an operation from $7K to over $200K per year as a solo entrepreneur. His journey has taught him a wide range of lessons about independent business, not to mention what we, as people, can learn from the structure of bee colonies. Jay will share these insights, along with lessons about land stewardship.

After a tremendous rain event in July of 2024, portions of the Clinton-River Trail were washed away and detours had to be established.  Now two years after that major weather disaster, the trail has been restored.  Kristen will walk attendees through the before and after of trail restoration and share the amazing story of multiple municipailities and Oakland County coming together to find and secure funding to restore the trail system in 2026.

Dr. De'Andrea Matthews is the Vice President of Access and Community Engagement and will join Rochester Rotary for a presentation on the newly created exhibit at the Detroit Zoo, the Fred and Barbara Erb Discovery Trails.

Chief George will provide the club with a community update on various topics such as the Main Street safety zone, an update on the Social District, and news about Rochester Resilient, a public-private partnership designed to help mitigate emergencies with life-saving resources.

Alisha Meneely is the Government and Community Outreach Director for the Michigan Child Protection Registry.  This resource is a do-not-contact service that families can easily sign up for at www.ProtectMIChild.com in order to keep their children safe while on their devices at school and at home. This is a free Registry offered through the State of Michigan that stops adult advertisements from reaching our kids through e-mail, text, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Discord, Twitch and TikTok. This Registry is an excellent resource for making sure our kids aren’t being served ads for alcohol, tobacco/vaping, online gambling, pornography or marijuana.