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The James Webb Telescope
Aug 23, 2022 12:15 PM
Parke Kunkle ushered more than 6,000 students to the former Minneapolis planetarium in a teaching career that spanned 48 years. He earned several teacher of the year awards at Minneapolis College teaching astronomy, physics, computer programming, engineering, and mathematics. He earned his Master’s degree in Physics from the University of Minnesota. He has been a guest on both local and national media discussing astronomical events such as constellations, planetary alignments, and the zodiac. He is a member of the Minnesota Astronomical Society, a founding member of the Minnesota Planetarium Society, and served on the Advisory Board of the Bell Museum of Natural History. With the help of others like Peggy and Ilo Leppik, his proudest accomplishment is bringing a new planetarium to the Twin Cities. He encourages everyone to see the wonders of the universe in the planetarium housed in the Bell Museum of Natural History located on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. |
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NO MEETING - Lawn Bowling Membership Event on August 31 in lieu of our regular weekly meeting
Aug 30, 2022 12:15 PM
NO MEETING - Lawn Bowling Membership Event on August 31 in lieu of our regular weekly meeting For information about the Lawn Bowling Membership Event, visit: https://goldenvalleyrotary.com/event/copy-of-brookview-lawn-bowling-membership-event/ |
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Aug 31, 2022 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Rotary of Golden Valley Brookview Lawn Bowling Membership Recruitment Event Social from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Heavy hors d'oeuvres provided; drinks at participants own expense. Family friendly event! A prospective member event funded by a District 5950 grant! All prospective Rotarians are enthusiastically invited! Register here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E4AAFAE23A3FB6-rotary3 |
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Magician
Sep 06, 2022 12:15 PM
Many people wax poetic about turning tragedy into triumph; Annette Fragale actually did it. In 1985, on Superbowl Sunday, Annette’s husband, along with 70 other passengers and crew, was killed in the Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 plane crash. “I just couldn’t believe it,” she says. “It was such a devastating loss. I didn’t know how I was going to go on.” But Annette, mother of five, knew she must. Friends and family bolstered her during her time of need, and wanting to acknowledge all they had done for her, she hired a magician to entertain them. Little did she know the show would reveal a new path for her life. “I needed something to do with my time, and when I saw that magician standing up there I said to myself, ‘I can do that,’” says Fragale. So that’s what she did. Fragale enrolled in magic school, she took improvisation classes with the acclaimed Stevie Ray, and she went to clown college. She frequented magic shops for tricks and fashioned her own from thrift-store finds. “I love what is called ‘kitchen magic,’” she says. Her first gig was a kid’s birthday party, so she loaded her bike (yep, her bike!) with her tricks and magic paraphernalia, and set out to make young people laugh. “I was very nervous, but I loved it,” she says. Since then, she’s taught classes through the Plymouth parks and recreation department, and performed at Dudley Riggs, Comedy Sportz, private parties, libraries, daycares, schools and corporate events in and around Plymouth. And for the past four years, she’s been creating her own cable television show called The Magic Book Nook (which airs on Channel 19 on Saturdays from 7:30 to 8 p.m. and replays Sundays at 3:30 and 11:30 a.m.), where she infuses magic, stories, songs and frequently a few of her 11 grandchildren into one fun program. “I’ve gotten much more confident in every area of my life,” Fragale says. “Magic has helped me do that. |
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Be Smart for Kids
Sep 13, 2022 12:15 PM
After 13 years working as a teacher and administrator at middle and high schools in New York City, Susie moved to Minneapolis with her family and became more focused on community organization and activism. As a leader in the Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Susie has helped organize volunteers to spread messages in support of common sense gun laws and gun safety, as well as coordinated statewide events in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Susie has been a Be Smart presenter for four years. Susie is also an active member in many local community organizations, including the Jewish Community Relations Council and the National Council of Jewish Women. She is the Chair of the Mount Sinai Community Foundation. |
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Sep 15, 2022 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM
4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. – Community Check-in to receive your passport. FREE to attendees and open to all. Passports distributed until 6:30 p.m. or until they're gone, whichever is first. 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. – Community members tour participating businesses, enjoying food and drinks or activities provided by the businesses. Validate your visit on your passport. 7:00 p.m. - Closing Reception (Music, Raffle Drawing, etc.) Thank you to our Taste & Tour Sponsors! Gold Sponsors:
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Beyond Rules Recovery
Sep 20, 2022 12:15 PM
Shira Charpentier started mentoring after sharing her recovery story at treatment centers and developed the nonprofit, Beyond Rules Recovery, with the goal of creating something she wished she could have had when she decided to recover. The nonprofit was founded in 2019, then she added support groups and other community offerings as a way to role model a life of recovery. Most importantly, Shira wanted to ensure that people knew that full recovery is possible for anyone. In 2021 Tasha joined Shira and expanded the mission of the nonprofit; after Tasha successfully navigated her own recovery with the guidance of Beyond Rules Recovery. Together they share the same desire to change the outcome of future generations and empower individuals worldwide. https://www.beyondrulesrecovery.org/ Can't join us in-person? Join the Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85864489262?pwd=VU1yUExKLythZ2Irc3ZYbktVRm85QT09 Meeting ID: 858 6448 9262 Passcode: 293406 |
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Club Social/Membership Event at Under Pressure Brewing
Sep 28, 2022 4:00 PM
Mark your calendar for our next Club Social on Wednesday, September 28th at 4:00 p.m. at Under Pressure Brewing in Golden Valley! We'll be celebrating a successful Taste & Tour of Golden Valley and inviting all prospective members of Rotary to join us! If you haven't been to Under Pressure Brewing before; you're missing out! It is a great business in Golden Valley and a lot of fun. They will share their brewing process and how they came to be in Golden Valley. Please join us! Register here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E4AAFAE23A3FB6-rotary4 |
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Rwanda Today
Oct 04, 2022 12:15 PM
Before retirement, Jelan Heidelberg had a long and varied career with IBM. In the late 70's and throughout the 80's, she worked as a systems engineer, supporting companies large and small throughout the Twin Cities. She then switched to working virtually long before it was popular and when the tools were much more primitive. She worked for IBM Rochester and then for headquarters. In her last dozen years at IBM, she managed several software products and had the opportunity to travel the world. She traveled just enough to whet her appetite for more -- more places and more time to meet the local people and learn. Since retirement, Jelan and her husband Jim have criss-crossed the globe. Their latest adventure took them to her 88th country, Rwanda. Jelan joined the Golden Valley Rotary Club in late 2020. Can't join us in-person? Join the Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81297485256?pwd=K2hwWEhJcnBCa0xubXNSOHFwbS9Cdz09 Meeting ID: 812 9748 5256 Passcode: 265039 |
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Words Matter: Communicating with a Shared Understanding of What Words Mean
Oct 11, 2022 12:15 PM
When you want to get your point across, the words you choose matter. You can build understanding and connection through the kinds of words you use and avoid. So says our speaker, Alison Brown Cerier, a content strategist and writer, who will share six ways to choose words that will make a difference. After a career in medical device, healthcare, and book publishing, she is now a pro-bono consultant, writer, and storyteller for climate organizations. Alison titles her talk “Words Matter: Communicating with a Shared Understanding of What Words Mean”. |
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Rotaract Eclub
Oct 18, 2022 12:15 PM
Angelina Amerigo is a pollution reduction advocate, a talented dancer, and the current Miss West Central with the Miss Minnesota/Miss America organization. With being a local title holder, each candidate has the opportunity to speak on a platform of her choice. Angelina's social impact initiative, ”One Bottle, One Straw, One Bag at a Time”, brings the topic of the over-usage of plastic alive! She believes it’s time to clean up our oceans, rivers, and lakes and protect our precious marine life - as plastic pollution is not only affecting the state of the earth we live in but is affecting a large list of precious marine life! Amerigo is also the Communications and Marketing Director for the Rotaract Eclub internationally. She will share her passion for the Miss America organization, the scholarship dollars she has earned, and about her journey to the Miss Minnesota stage! https://www.angelinaamerigo.com/
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Club Service Project - Highway Clean Up
Oct 25, 2022 5:00 PM
Highway 55 Clean-Up The Golden Valley Rotary Club is in its 26th year of caring for our stretch of Highway 55; our work continues on Tuesday, October 25! Community members are welcome to join us in this fun and easy project. Meet at the NE Corner of Hwy 55 and Winnetka Ave.
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Oct 25, 2022 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Highway 55 Clean-Up The Golden Valley Rotary Club is in its 26th year of caring for our stretch of Highway 55; our work continues on Tuesday, October 25! Community members are welcome to join us in this fun and easy project. Meet at the NE Corner of Hwy 55 and Winnetka Ave.
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Oct 27, 2022 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Golden Valley Business Council Brookview Golden Valley or Join Zoom Meeting This meeting features updates from our city, school districts, convention and visitors bureau, Rotary Club, and the Chamber. There is no cost to attend. Hope to see you there! |
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Oct 28, 2022 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Business of the Year Presentation October is Rotary International Economic and Community Development Month. The Golden Valley Rotary Club celebrates by naming a local Business of the Year to honor. The 2022 selection is Bergstrom Studio. They will receive their award at the October 28th presentationmeeting. PAST ANNUAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS OF THE YEAR Armstrong, Torseth, Skold and Rydeen (ATS&R) 2006 |
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Nov 01, 2022 12:15 PM
Golden Valley Police Chief Virgil L. Green Sr. was sworn in as the new police chief of Golden Valley by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison in a ceremony at the start of the City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Green’s 38-year law enforcement career started with the Lea County Sheriff’s Department in Lovington, New Mexico and includes time as a patrol officer with the Oklahoma City Housing Authority Enforcement Division and as police chief with the jurisdictions of Boley, Oklahoma; Spencer, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City; and Helena West Helena, Arkansas. In 2018 he became the deputy police chief/major for the Tulsa, Oklahoma school district’s campus police department. Green has a bachelor's degree in police administration from the American Military University. Read Green's full bio here. One of his goals is to implement "21st century policing" by focusing on six pillars, including officer wellness and safety as well as community outreach. |
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Project for Pride in Living - Employment Training and Homeownership Work
Nov 08, 2022 12:15 PM
Angie Willardson, Director of Employment and Training, and Henry Rucker, Financial Coaching & Homeownership Manager, will speak about Project for Pride in Living (PPL). Angie Willardson, Director of Employment and Training, joined PPL in 2009. In her time with PPL’s Career Readiness services, she has provided direct service, program development, and management. Her current responsibilities include leadership of a staff of 30 who provide computer and job readiness workshops, career pathway programs, financial coaching, and homeownership services. Angie also serves as the point person for Employment Training data integrity and evaluation. She works closely with PPL’s grants, finance, and leadership teams to provides strategic leadership of PPL’s efforts to collaborate and braid funding streams that support career readiness programs and for overall program management. Angie holds a M.A. in nonprofit management from Hamline University and is a certified Global Career Development Facilitator. Henry Rucker, Financial Coaching & Homeownership Manager, joined PPL in January, 2014. Over his eight years advancing financial literacy and homeownership at PPL, he has developed expertise in helping lower-income individuals attain greater financial stability and even make the transition to homeownership. Henry manages a team of five staff who provide financial coaching, housing counseling, financial literacy workshops, and homeownership education to participants at PPL. An experienced banker, Henry is well-versed in the tools available to consumers, with a deep understanding of both the challenges and opportunities along the path to financial stability and homeownership. Henry has been an active participant in implementing PPL’s race equity framework. He has served as a board member of Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota and of YouthCare and is currently a board member of National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) Twin Cities, vice-chair of the Minnesota Association of REALTORS 2022 Diversity Committee, and a member of the Minneapolis Area REALTORS 2022 Diversity Committee. Henry was awarded the 2022 Excellence in Service Award from the Minnesota Homeownership Center. Henry holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Clark Atlanta University. Henry is a licensed real estate broker and is certified through the Minnesota Home Ownership Center in Foreclosure Advising, Homebuyer Education, and Homebuyer Advising. |
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Nov 15, 2022 12:15 PM
Jeffrey M. Prottas is an experienced organizational performance and strategic planning consultant, trainer and leader focused on helping position Wipfli clients for financial, operational, and programmatic success. He has 30 years of experience facilitating change to support organizational growth objectives through the identification, development and training of organizational leadership, implementation of innovative strategies, processes, and technologies, and leveraging increased engagement to exceed expectations. Jeffrey has worked with dozens of nonprofit organizations leading strategic planning projects, leadership development and staff trainings, financial resource development (FRD) initiatives, and assessing overall organizational effectiveness. Clients appreciate his tailored individual and business solutions to help them overcome challenges and meet their goals. |
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 22, 2022
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Club Assembly
Nov 29, 2022
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PRISM's Housing Services
Dec 06, 2022 12:15 PM
Alisha Weis, MSW, LGSW, Advancement Director and Bridget Glass, Housing Locator, will discuss PRISM's Housing Services. Alisha Weis, Advancement Director, has over 7 years of experience in program development, management, and fundraising. She received her MSW from Augsburg University in 2019. Alisha is a member of the PRISM leadership team and oversees the Advancement department, including the Grant Coordinator, Volunteer Manager, Community, and Business Engagement Manager, and Advancement Coordinator. Before her time at PRISM, she worked at a youth homeless shelter in Minneapolis, where she oversaw the intern and volunteer program, as well as the 24/7 crisis call and text line. Alisha and her husband live in Columbia Heights with their two dogs and cat. In her spare time, Alisha has a ceramics studio in her basement, where she makes functional pottery. Bridget Glass, Housing Locator, graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, from the College of Education and Human Development with a degree in Family Social Science with an emphasis on Leadership. Since graduation, she has been working at emergency shelters in Dakota and Hennepin counties for those experiencing homelessness - both youth and adults. Before joining PRISM, she served as a Housing Stability Advocate in Minneapolis, finding stable housing for unhoused folks and addressing barriers along the way. In her free time, you can find Bridget enjoying loved ones, dogs, poetry, yoga, music, and nature. She believes all beings are inherently valuable. |
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Clean Energy Action that Grows Economic Opportunities Across Minnesota
Dec 13, 2022 12:15 PM
J. Drake Hamilton is Fresh Energy’s senior director of science policy. An expert in climate and energy policy at the state and national levels, her responsibilities include scientific analysis and policy development of clean energy solutions to global warming that will maximize economic opportunities. J. represents Fresh Energy at the global climate summits and witnessed the historic 2015 Paris Agreement. She also showcased Minnesota’s nation-leading deep carbon reductions at the 2017 Bonn Climate Summit, and in 2021 in Glasgow she brought Minnesota and the Midwest to the global stage with our bold climate actions. She gives more than 50 invited presentations each year to businesses and civic organizations. Her recent business audiences have included 3M, Medtronic, Target, and the Minnesota Women’s Economic Roundtable. J.’s frequent media appearances include television, Minnesota Public Radio, and business press as well as the Washington Post and New York Times. J. earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in physical geography from Dartmouth College and the University of Minnesota, with an emphasis on climatology and water resources, and was formerly assistant professor at The George Washington University. Hamilton serves on the advisory board of the Irving Institute for Energy and Society at Dartmouth College. Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine named Hamilton “one of Minnesota’s 100 influential people who make things happen.” J. also grows organic peaches, pears, apples, and plums that have won blue ribbons at the Minnesota State Fair. |
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Future Roots Project update
Jan 03, 2023 12:15 PM
Jaime Belden is a dedicated teacher from Robbinsdale, Minnesota and co-founder of Future Roots Project. Starting in 2013 with the belief that all children deserve a high-quality education regardless of the situation in which they are born into. She has been dedicating herself to improving the quality of education in Central America by providing teacher trainings that promote literacy, critical thinking, creativity, and social and emotional development. While supporting the most impoverished schools, teachers, and students, she has been actively promoting peace in high conflict communities by investing in basic literacy education. In 2018, Hamline University awarded her the First Decade Award for her outstanding accomplishments in the field of Global Studies. Her specialization in global education and in-depth cultural knowledge allows her to effectively analyze the transnational issues of education inequality and illiteracy. Putting into practice key concepts of cultural competency, awareness, and sensitivity, she is able to successfully collaborate with local leaders through powerful cross-cultural relationship building. https://futurerootsproject.org/ Can't join in-person? Hop onto the Zoom! Join Zoom Meeting |
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A Short History of Black Legal Rights in Minnesota
Jan 10, 2023 12:15 PM
For over 35 years, Marshall H. Tanick has represented clients in a wide variety of legal matters, with emphasis on employment law; constitutional law, including defamation, privacy, and other communications; education law; animal law; pet law; land law; and business disputes. He was named to Minnesota Lawyer’s class of Attorneys of the Year for 2019. Marshall will present on the topic of “A Short History of Black Legal Rights in Minnesota” |
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Club Assembly
Jan 17, 2023 12:15 PM
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Golden Valley’s Energy Action Plan (EAP)
Jan 24, 2023 12:15 PM
Ethan Kehrberg, Sustainability Specialist, City of Golden Valley Ethan Kehrberg was a longtime resident of Golden Valley and currently works as the Sustainability Specialist for the City. He oversees the recycling programs for the City, works on implementation of the Energy Action Plan, and helps with other sustainability initiatives for Golden Valley. |
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Project-Based Learning at Meadowbrook Elementary
Jan 31, 2023 12:15 PM
Mary Kornmann is the instructional coach at Meadowbrook Elementary. Before this role, she taught Second grade at Meadowbrook for four years and taught Kindergarten, First grade, and Second grade in Robbinsdale. Mary lives in Golden Valley with her husband, Paul, and their spicy two-year-old daughter, Grace. They are expecting their second child in late April, so Mary welcomes any advice on managing two kids! When she's not playing or painting with her daughter, Mary loves to travel, learn new things, read Liane Moriarty books, and rearrange her home. Natalie Sawatzky has served as the principal of Meadowbrook Elementary in the Hopkins School District for the past three years. Before that she served as an Assistant Principal (five years) and School Counselor (11 years); all at Meadowbrook! Natalie and her family live in Golden Valley and her children proudly attend Hopkins Schools. When she's not at school, she enjoys reading, learning, and watching her children participate in youth sports. |
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Impact of Alcohol, Especially Fetal Exposure, and Drugs on the Community
Feb 07, 2023 12:15 PM
Ms. Tester has a longstanding interest in children who come in contact with the legal system as victims, offenders or witnesses. She has her MA in Child Psychology and received her JD from Harvard University. Ms. Tester joined the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office in 1993 and has spent her entire career as a trial attorney in the Child Protection Division. For the past eight years she has exclusively handled cases that fall under the Indian Child Welfare Act and facilitates ICWA trainings around the state as part of the Children’s Justice Initiative. Ms. Tester is on the Proof Alliance Board of Directors, the largest organization in the country focused on preventing prenatal alcohol exposure and supporting those impacted by it. |
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International Tanzania Eye Clinic Grant
Feb 14, 2023 12:15 PM
Dick Teegen was born and raised in Davenport, Iowa. He graduated from Davenport High School in 1948, graduated from Iowa State University in 1953, was First Lt. in the US Army 1953-1955, and spent 35 years in the Chemical Specialty Market with EcoLab, St Paul, MN. Dick & Evelyn (Hoopes) Teegen were married on August 9, 1952 in Muscatine, IA. They have two daughters and a son-in-law, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. In 1989, Evelyn was appointed by US President George H. W. Bush as US ambassador and served 3 1/2 years to four nations of the Pacific with US Embassy, Suva Fiji. Fiji has eight active Rotary Clubs. Dick joined Rotary Club North and US Ambassador Evelyn was asked to join the Suva, Fiji Club. In 1993, they moved back to Minnesota and Dick joined the Edina Noon Rotary Club. In 2003, they moved to their Up North lake home and Dick joined the Central Lakes Rotary and Pequot Lakes Rotary. In 2017, they sold their lake home and moved back to the Twin Cities and Dick once again joined the Edina Noon Rotary Club. |
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Golden Valley Orchestra
Feb 21, 2023 12:15 PM
Beth Anderson-Moorhead has worked professionally as an artist, designer, and marketing executive for over 25 years. Beth currently works for United Health Group and is president and principal oboist with the Golden Valley Orchestra. Moorhead holds degrees from the University of Minnesota in Applied Design, Marketing and Music, supplemented with two years of studies in graphic design and commercial illustration. To learn more about Beth, visit bethmoorhead.com or egalleri.com Stewart Rosen's finance/CPA career spans over 20 years and he is CFO for Klodt Incorporated and related real estate holdings. Stewart has spent 30 plus years playing in community orchestras, of which six years has been with the Golden Valley Orchestra. He is an accomplished violist and is the orchestra's Treasurer. Born and raised in Costa Rica, Jose David Carrillo Silliezar comes from a musical family. Starting on the violin at the age of four under his mother's instruction, he was also shaped early as a conductor by his father, a choral conductor himself. While finishing schooling in Costa Rica and working for the Universidad de Costa Rica, David was also an active performer, giving solo and chamber recitals in Costa Rica, Italy, El Salvador, Peru, Panama, Nicaragua, and across the United States. David holds an undergraduate degree in violin performance from the University of Minnesota and is currently finishing a doctoral degree in orchestral conducting and violin performance at the same institution. David is currently studying with Dr. Mark Russell Smith and Sally O’Reilly. When David is not busy conducting or playing his violin he enjoys cooking, playing chess, and hiking around the many lakes in the Twin Cities area. |
