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Kelli Thode Named President of

Rotary Club of Everett

 
Kelli Thode was sworn in on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 as president of the Rotary Club of Everett, in Changing of the Guard ceremonies conducted at the club’s weekly meeting. She will serve throughout the new Rotary year, July 2025 through June 2026.
 
A Rotarian since 2018, Thode will lead the club in its 108th year, providing community and international service under the new Rotary theme: "Unite for Good." She assumes club leadership from Michael Kvistad, an attorney with the legal firm Beresford Booth.
 
Also inducted were president-elect, Kari Petrasek; vice president, Ryan Willis; president nominee, Anna Marie Laurence; past president and treasurer, Tammy Dunn; past president and secretary, Neil Angst; and chair of the Everett Rotary Youth Foundation board, Greg Lineberry.
 
New to the board of directors and serving from July 2025 through June 2027 are Ashley Bolden, Krissy Davis, Janice Ellis and Greg Tisdel. Board members continuing in the second year of their terms are Ryan Willis, Marybeth Dingledy, Will McMahan and Kari Quaas. Paul Stoot, Catherine Wilson, Kari Petrasek and Rich Toyer are retiring from the board.
Scholarships 2025

Rotary Boosts 61 Everett-area Students with $390,748 in Scholarships

 
Some 61 Everett-area students advanced their futures Tuesday evening as the Rotary Club of Everett presented scholarships funded by club members and donors worth $390,748.
 
Scholarship winners were recognized at an in-person celebration on May 20 at the Everett Civic Auditorium. Their individual grants range from $600 to $31,187.
“Education opens doors, and thanks to the generosity of Rotary Club of Everett members—both today and long before us—we continue to invest in students striving for a brighter future,” said Rotary President Michael Kvistad. “Rotarians proudly uphold the principle of ‘Service above Self.’ Together with donors who share our values, we are honored to support these students. By ensuring they have the opportunity to pursue their dreams, we help shape a promising future. Together, we create meaningful change—one student at a time.”
 
Rotarians in Everett work closely with school counselors to identify scholarship prospects. Those nominees are then interviewed by Rotary members, who make the final selections. Since this program began in 1952, the club has awarded nearly $6 million in scholarships.
 
 
 
 
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Officers and Chairs
President
Kelli Thode
President Elect
Kari Petrasek
President Elect Nominee
Anna Marie Laurence
Vice President
Ryan Willis
Past President
Michael Kvistad
Club Secretary
Neil Angst
Treasurer
Tammy Dunn
Membership Development Chairperson
Ashley Bolden
Foundation Chairperson
Greg Lineberry
Club Bulletin Committee Chair
Tammy Dunn
Public Relations Chairperson
Walt Greenwood
Education/Scholarships/ Co-Chair
Kari Quaas
Education/Scholarships/ Co-Chair
Russ Kimball
World Community Services Chairperson
Kari Petrasek
Youth Exchange Chairperson
Janice Ellis
Student of the Month
Cassidy Spencer
Club Board of Directors (23-25)
Kari Quaas
Club Board of Directors (23-25)
Ryan Willis
Club Board of Directors (23-25)
Will McMahan
Club Board of Directors (23-25)
Paul Stoot
Club Board of Directors (24-26)
Ashley Bolden
Club Board of Directors (24-26)
Krissy Davis
Club Board of Directors (24-26)
Janice Ellis
Club Board of Directors (24-26)
Greg Tisdel
Music Chair
Mark Valentine
Resolution Committee Chair
Bob Bavasi
Wheelers Chair
Bill Tsoukalas
Club Administration Chairperson
Kari Quaas
Executive Assistant
Sandra Oettel
Program Committee Chairperson
Ryan Willis
Web Management Chairperson
Don Steward
Local Impact Chairperson
Heather Barnhart
Speakers
Lei Wang, Executive Coach
Jul 08, 2025
Lei Wang, Executive Coach
Han Tran, Senior Product Innovation Manager, Fluke
Jul 15, 2025
Han Tran, Senior Product Innovation Manager, Fluke Corporation
Gul Subuykan, Carl Gipson Center
Jul 22, 2025
Carl Gipson Center, President's Charity for 2025-2026
Pranal Patel, Snohomish County Rotaract
Jul 29, 2025 12:00 PM
Rotaract Update and Green Bag Project
Scott Oki, Author of Outrageous Learning
Aug 05, 2025
Author of Outrageous Learning: An Education Manifesto
Raedle Alburn, Schack Art Center
Aug 12, 2025
Schack Art Center
Ryan Willis, Leadership SnohomishCounty Experience
Aug 19, 2025
Ryan Willis, Leadership SnohomishCounty Experience
Hungary Friendship Exchange Visitors
Sep 23, 2025
8 Hungary Friendship Exchange Visitors will share about their experience here in North America
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"The Rotary Club of Everett is the pre-eminent professional service club, known for its core values, support of youth education, and for successfully identifying and addressing community and international issues."
Dajabon Visit

Local Rotary Clubs Welcome Rotary Partners from Dominican Republic

 
Has Rotary hit a homer? In Snohomish County and Latin America, Sure feels that way.
 
After eight years teaming together on multiple humanitarian projects, Snohomish County Rotarians are welcoming Rotary club members from the community of Dajabon in the Dominican Republic for fellowship and sightseeing around Puget Sound.
 
And baseball – both Seattle Mariners and Everett Aquasox – is part of the story.
 
Eight Dajabon Rotarians will spend a week exploring such attractions as Seattle’s Pike Place Market, the Space Needle and the Boeing Future of Flight exhibit. They’ll watch a Mariners game and visit local Rotary clubs. A welcoming dinner, open to the public, will be held September 14 at the Indigo Hotel on Everett’s waterfront.
 
The powerful baseball connection includes record-setting Mariners star Julio Rodriguez, who grew up in Dajabon and played for the Everett AquaSox before joining the Mariners. His father, Julio Rodriguez Sr., is one of the supporters Rotary works with in Dajabon.
 
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    Rotary Harvests $107,000 for Gardens in Dominican Republic
    Five years of work and eight visits by Rotary Club of Everett members will soon yield crops for needy farmers in the Dajabón region of the Dominican Republic.
     
    The harvest: grants totaling nearly $107,000 from the Rotary Foundation, Everett-area Rotary clubs, Rotary District 5050 and more to help low-income Dominicans build greenhouse gardens where they will raise vegetables to eat and sell.
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    Adopt A School?
    Want to adopt a school?  Well, here is your chance.  We have a great project going in concert with our sister club in Dejabon and you can be a key part of it.  We have several projects underway, and are inviting the public to join in on this one.  Help improve literacy by providing books for those who don't have them, and providing special education for their teachers.  Don't want to tack on a whole school?  How about a classroom, or an individual student?   Learn more about this exciting Rotary project by clicking here.

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