Click on the link to watch past meetings of the Rotary Club of Plattsburgh that were recorded on Zoom. If you would like to attend our weekly Wednesday meetings in person at MHAB Life Skills Campus, 14 Dormitory Drive (off Idaho Avenue on the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base) click here for more information for upcoming meetings.
Below are a listing of the past meetings available. Click on the link for the Zoom meeting you would like to view. For a listing of prior meetings held on Zoom in 2020 - 21, click HERE.
Note: Depending on usage, you may be able to view the recording direct from the Google file. Other times, you may have to download the file due to traffic or the file format.
AUGUST 2022 MEETINGS
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (4 minutes)
Topic: Future of PBS programming and its business model
Topic: Future of PBS programming and its business model
Guest(s): Bill McColgan, President and CEO of Mountain Lake PBS
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (45 minutes) Topic: Real Estate Market in Clinton County
Guest(s): Gaelan Trombley, Rotarian and realtor with Kavanaugh Realty
Topic: County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency
Guest(s): Molly Ryan, Director
Topic: Clinton County Health Department
Guest(s): Jeffrey Sisson, Director of Public Health
JULY 2022 MEETINGS
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 - No recording
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (42 minutes)
Topic: Situational Awareness
Guest(s): Bernie Bulriss, NYS Trooper (Retired)
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (47 minutes) Topic: Situational Awareness
Guest(s): Bernie Bulriss, NYS Trooper (Retired)
Topic: Current Wars
Guest(s): Colin Read, Ph.D., professor of economics and finance at SUNY Plattsburgh and former Rotary Club president
Topic: "Imagine Rotary" Plans for the 22 - 23 Rotary year
Guest(s): Ken Knelly, Rotary Club President
JUNE 2022 MEETINGS
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (44 minutes)
Topic: The Auto Industry and it's Challenges
Guest(s): Annie and Shea Brennan, Owners of Brennan Buick GMC Dealership in Plattsburgh
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - No recording Topic: The Auto Industry and it's Challenges
Guest(s): Annie and Shea Brennan, Owners of Brennan Buick GMC Dealership in Plattsburgh
Note: The regular noon meeting was canceled. Instead, the new Paul Harris Fellows were honored by the club at a dinner that evening.
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (48 minutes)
Topic: World University Games and Summer Improvements @ Whiteface Mountain
Guest(s): Aaron Kellett, General Manager, Whiteface Mountain
Topic: World University Games and Summer Improvements @ Whiteface Mountain
Guest(s): Aaron Kellett, General Manager, Whiteface Mountain
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (50 minutes)
Topic: 36th Annual Rotary International Fishing Classic
Guest(s): Peter Cadieux, Rotarian and Fishing Classic Chair
Topic: 36th Annual Rotary International Fishing Classic
Guest(s): Peter Cadieux, Rotarian and Fishing Classic Chair
MAY 2022 MEETINGS
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (48 minutes)
Topic: Beyond Plastics
Guest(s): David Sayer, charter member of the Beyond Plastics Alum Network https://youtu.be/X_GppQNkDK8
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (34 minutes) Topic: Beyond Plastics
Guest(s): David Sayer, charter member of the Beyond Plastics Alum Network https://youtu.be/X_GppQNkDK8
Topic: Adirondack Regional Airport -- It's role in the North Country
Guest(s): Corey Hurwitch, airport manager
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (47 minutes)
Topic: Adirondack Architectural Heritage
Guest(s): Erin Tobin, Executive Director, AARCH
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (47 minutes) Guest(s): Erin Tobin, Executive Director, AARCH
Topic: Responsibility of academic museums and the future of the Plattsburgh State Art Museum
Guest(s): Tonya M. Cribb, Director, Plattsburgh State Art Museum
Guest(s): Tonya M. Cribb, Director, Plattsburgh State Art Museum
APRIL 2022 MEETINGS
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (42 minutes)
Topic: Autism Alliance of Northeastern NY
Guest(s): Laura Carmichael, executive director, and Kristen Carmichael, advisor and volunteer accountant, Autism Alliance of Northeastern NY
Guest(s): Laura Carmichael, executive director, and Kristen Carmichael, advisor and volunteer accountant, Autism Alliance of Northeastern NY
NOTE: We had technical difficulties with the PowerPoint presentation in this Zoom meeting
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (49 minutes) Topic: Current and Upcoming Exhibits at the Clinton County Historical Museum
Guest(s): Carol Arnold, Plattsburgh Rotarian & CCHA Exhibit Coordinator, and Friends
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (40 minutes) Guest(s): Carol Arnold, Plattsburgh Rotarian & CCHA Exhibit Coordinator, and Friends
Topic: Adirondack Forest Pests, Prevention and Early Detection
Guest(s): Rebecca Bernacki, Terrestrial Invasive Species Project Coordinator with the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program
Guest(s): Rebecca Bernacki, Terrestrial Invasive Species Project Coordinator with the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program
Topic: Club Assembly (The Rotary club returned to MHAB Life Skills Campus Dining Hall for it's first in-person meeting since fall 2021.)
Guest(s):
Guest(s):
MARCH 2022 MEETINGS
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (57 minutes)
Topic: The ALICE Project
Guest(s): John Bernardi, President & CEO, United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. & Past President, Rotary Club of Plattsburgh
Guest(s): John Bernardi, President & CEO, United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. & Past President, Rotary Club of Plattsburgh
- Video This week, the Rotary Club of Plattsburgh returned to MHAB Life Skills Campus Dining Hall for it's first in-person meeting since fall 2021. The Club also held a Club Assembly to update members on committee work underway.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (53 minutes)
Topic: Adirondack Road salt Legislation & and other issues
Guest(s): Billy Jones, N.Y.S. Assemblyman (115th District)
Guest(s): Billy Jones, N.Y.S. Assemblyman (115th District)
Topic: The situation in Ukraine and the reasons behind Putin’s war
Guest(s): Dr. Monica Ciobanu, professor of criminal justice at SUNY Plattsburgh and researcher on democratization in East and Central Europe
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (38 minutes) Guest(s): Dr. Monica Ciobanu, professor of criminal justice at SUNY Plattsburgh and researcher on democratization in East and Central Europe
Topic: TDC and it's role in economic development in Clinton County
Guest(s): David Champagne, President & CEO, w/ Danielle King, Director of Business and Workforce Development
Guest(s): David Champagne, President & CEO, w/ Danielle King, Director of Business and Workforce Development
FEBRUARY 2022 MEETINGS
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (26 minutes)
Topic: Literacy Volunteers of Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties
Guest(s): Karen Dispo-De Boos, Executive Director
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (48 minutes) Guest(s): Karen Dispo-De Boos, Executive Director
Topic: Continuing humanitarian crisis at Roxham Road
Guest(s): Janet McFetridge, Plattsburgh Cares
Guest(s): Janet McFetridge, Plattsburgh Cares
- Video https://youtu.be/ofskm1PlJ0c
Topic: The Round Goby Threat to Lake Champlain
Guest(s): Stuart Gruskin, chief conservation and external affairs officer at The Nature Conservancy
Guest(s): Stuart Gruskin, chief conservation and external affairs officer at The Nature Conservancy
- Video
- 2022 Fact Sheet - Save Lake Champlain (download file)
Topic: Rotary District Governor Visit (Virtual)
Guest(s): Fay Campbell, Rotary District Governor
Guest(s): Fay Campbell, Rotary District Governor
JANUARY 2022 MEETINGS
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (47 minutes)
Topic: Strand Center for the Arts -- Update
Speaker: Tom McNichols, President, Strand Center Board of Directors https://youtu.be/53sOZtFnRls
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (46 minutes) Topic: COVID-19 Update
Speaker: Wouter Rietsema, MD, Vice President, Population Health & Information Services at The University of Vermont Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (60 minutes) Topic: City of Plattsburgh - Year in Review
Speaker: Christopher Rosenquest, Honorable Mayor of the City of Plattsburgh
Wednesday, January 5, 2022 - Weekly Meeting (38 minutes) Topic: Career Development Center at SUNY Plattsburgh
Speaker: Tobi Hay, CDC Director https://youtu.be/vQ0pDfw9HVs
DECEMBER 2021 MEETINGS
Wednesday, December 22, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (45 minutes)
Topic: Holiday Meeting
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (46 minutes) Topic: Club Assembly, latest from the SUNY Plattsburgh Rotaract Club, and breakout sessions
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (43 minutes) Topic: What is the William H. Miner Research Institute?
Speaker: Rick Grant, PH.D., Miner Institute President & Honorary Rotarian
NOVEMBER 2021 MEETINGS
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (43 minutes)
Topic: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Polio, But Were Afraid to Ask
Speaker: Dr. & Rotarian Deepak Purobit, PDG (NOTE: Full version of recorded discussion including Q&A is: https://vimeopro.com/
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (49 minutes)Topic: AFTERBURN! The Ecological Response to the 2018 Altona Flat Rock Wildfire
Speaker(s): Drs. Mark Lesser & Danielle Garneau, Assistant Professors of Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (42 minutes)Topic: When It All Becomes Overwhelming
Speaker: Bonnie Black, Past District Governor and Chair, Rotary Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives
Topic: Arto Monaco Exhibit at the Clinton County Historical Museum
Speaker: Carol Arnold, Plattsburgh Rotarian & Clinton County Historical Association exhibit coordinator
OCTOBER 2021 MEETINGS
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (66 minutes)
Speaker/Topic: Wouter Rietsema, MD, Vice President, Population Health & Information Services at The University of Vermont Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital / COVID-19 Update
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (38 minutes)
Speaker/Topic: Erica DeNicola-Scher, MS, director of Community Education and Advocacy Coordinator at the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York / Epilepsy Resources and Training Available
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (53 minutes)
Speaker/Topic: Mark Hamilton & associates / HamilSun Community Solar Group
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (59 minutes)Speaker/Topic: Tracey Soulia, Registered Dietitian / Reversing the Pandemic Impact on your Healthy Diet
SEPTEMBER 2021 MEETINGS
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (45 minutes)
Speaker/Topic: Steven Englehart, President of Adirondack Architectural Heritage / The Bridges of Keeseville
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (47 minutes)Speaker/Topic: Keith Herkalo, President of The Battle of Plattsburgh Association / The Fate of the British Fleet
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (47 minutes)Speaker/Topic: Steven Frederick & John Morgan, Paul Smith's College / Biathon Program at Paul Smith's College
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (35 minutes)Speaker/Topic: Joe LoTemplio, Editor-in-Chief, Press-Republican / 9/11 - Reporting of events 20 years ago
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (36 minutes)Speaker/Topic: Courtney Meisenheimer, Community Engagement Coordinator for the City of Plattsburgh / Upcoming events in the City of Plattsburgh
AUGUST 2021 MEETINGS
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (51 minutes)
Speaker/Topic: Emily-Bell Dinan, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program / Terrestrial Invasive Plants and Animals in the Adirondacks
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (31 minutes)
Speaker/Topic: Sonny Giroux and his son, Benjamin, poet / "I am Odd, I am New" children's book
JULY 2021 MEETINGS
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (43 minutes)
Speaker/Topic: Stanley Ransom, Past Club President and Sergeant-at-Arms, Champlain Valley Toastmasters / Pact between Toastmasters & Rotary International
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (43 minutes)
Speaker/Topic: Sean Lukas, General Manager, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. / Clinton County Landfill
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 - Weekly Meeting (35 minutes)Speaker/Topic: Nicole Laurin, Rotary Club President / First Regular Meeting