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NOVEMBER 20, 2007 |
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PUBLISHING ITEMS IN THE BULLETIN
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Gene Duvernoy, Director, Cascade Land Conservancy & Peter Orser, President, Quadrant Homes, "CLC Partnership with Weyerhauser" | Important Information About Parking | Chance for a Trip to Maui!
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GREETERS BACK TABLE DUTY INVOCATION NEWEST MEMBER(S) |
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Laurie Larson Are you receiving |
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Barbara Johannessen, 11/03 |
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Gene Duvernoy, Director, Cascade Land Conservancy
Peter Orser, President, Quadrant Homes
"CLC Partnership with Weyerhauser"
Gene Duvernoy
Gene Duvernoy directs the work of the Cascade Land Conservancy from the perspective of a skilled visionary who has devoted more than 25 years to land conservation throughout the Puget Sound Region. But he also approaches conservation from the viewpoint of an amateur naturalist, bird watcher and a frequent visitor to the alpine regions of the Cascade Mountains.
Under his leadership, the Cascade Land Conservancy has risen to national prominence with its development of bold, innovative and successful conservation strategies. It has become a strong proponent in the ecological stewardship of lands. The CLC operates with about 45 employees and maintains a strong financial condition with assets in excess of $20 million.
In May 2005, Duvernoy was one of the founders of The Cascade Agenda, a regional framework that focuses on conserving great landscapes and creating great communities. Duvernoy is a strong advocate of the two goals of The Cascade Agenda. One is conservation of a million acres of working farms and forests plus about 265,000 acres of lands that need to be preserved outright because of their special character. The other is working to create great communities. Duvernoy believes that if the region does not have strong communities that attract and retain people, we will never succeed in conserving land on the scale we envision.
Prior to joining the CLC, Duvernoy’s parks and open space work included directing the King County Farmland Preservation Program and developing and implementing the 1989 King County Park and Open Space Bond Program. He has also held positions with government, research institutions and law firms as well as running his own consulting practice.
Duvernoy has been instrumental in the conservation of more than $500 million of critical resource lands and landscapes over his career, including about 130,000 acres as President of the Cascade Land Conservancy. In 2004 the Municipal League of King County recognized his work with its Jim Ellis Regional Leader Award.
He has served on numerous boards and citizen groups, including the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, the Urban Land Institute, and the King County Parks Futures Task Force.
Duvernoy is a native of New York City. He has Masters of Business Administration and law degree from Cornell University, and an engineering degree from Carnegie-Mellon University. Duvernoy lives in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle.
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Peter Orser
Peter Orser was named president of Quadrant Corp. in September 2003, the culmination of a nearly 20-year career with the home building company. Peter guided Quadrant towards becoming Washington's first certified "Built Green" homebuilder. As a result, Quadrant has been recognized for the extensive environmental preservation practices used in its homebuilding to protect salmon, conserve energy, improve air quality and preserve natural resources. Peter has been an innovator in the home building industry in the region. From the business side, he has shown that successful communities and conservation are not only possible but also create a strong bottom line return for businesses. Peter has show that business can successfully partner with business-savvy conservation groups to make things happen.
Ealier this year Quadrant Homes was named one of the best places to work in the Puget Sound Business Journal's inaugural "Best Workplaces" award program. Quadrant earned the top honor in the large-business category of the prestigious competition.
Important Information About Parking
From the Harbor Club
As a matter of routine, the Bellevue Corporate Plaza staff will do their best to hold a sufficient amount of parking stalls open for Rotary Club patrons. There may be an occasion whereby additional demands reduce the number of available stalls at Bellevue Corporate Plaza. In such instances, the following will apply:
Option One:
Valet attendants will be dispatched to Bellevue Corporate Plaza to valet-stack cars for Rotary on the roof top level of BCP.Option Two:
If a valet is not an option due to time constraints or staffing limitations, divert Harbor Club parkers to the Symetra building for either valet at SFC or overflow parking into Key Center.
Chance for a Trip to Maui!
Dick Thompson, President, The Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui
You may have seen an ad like the one below in the November Rotarian. Organizing this Giveaway is the major fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui for this Rotary Year. The response to the ad has been lower that anticipated, and we are hoping that many Rotarians did not see this ad but would be interested in donating to our Rotary projects while getting a pretty good chance at winning an exciting time on Maui.
We believe the winner of this drawing will have a great trip to enjoy or offer to a loved one. The odds of winning the Grand Prize are good: 1 in 1000; of any prize: 1 in 334 (or better!). Rules are on the website.
Interested members can donate online or at the address in the ad below.
Mahalo for your kokua (Thanks for you help).
