jillvicente@category6consulting.com

Hello,
I work for Category 6, a speaker’s bureau in Seattle, Washington. Our founder, Shari Storm, has been a Rotarian since 2006. She is also the program chair for her club and has presented to over 150 clubs across the country.
Like many clubs, her club recently moved to online meetings. Finding a speaker who is great at Zoom or Webex, can be a bit of a hurdle. I wanted to reach out and give you the name of a person we work with who is
1. Great at online presenting
2. Has a unique and timely topic
John Lanza has been helping credit unions provide financial education to their members for several years. He recently published a book called The Art of Allowance.
As an unprecedented amount of people find themselves temporarily unemployed, or with reduced income, a tricky question arises – how do you talk to your kids about financial hardship? If your income is gone, what happens to their allowance? How can you turn this completely unexpected turn of events into a life-long learning moment for your kids?
Would you be interested in having John speak to your club about this important topic?

For over ten years, Sean Story has helped hundreds of businesses and individuals throughout the United States with their Information Technology. Clients trust Story with their needs in cybersecurity, internet privacy, network design and maintenance, wireless networks, VOIP communication systems, endpoint (PC, Mac, Linux) management and support, friendly non-geek user training & information system instructional design, advanced online educational curriculum design and delivery, custom website development, hardware and software procurement, Lean information technology project management, Lean information technology process improvement, and information technology budgets.
Story’s areas of expertise in the specialization of cybersecurity include information security risk analysis, risk assessment, risk mitigation, contingency planning, intrusion detection, evidence collection, network auditing, threat anticipation, secure network and system design, cyber intelligence investigations, and digital forensics.
He holds his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degrees from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in addition to receiving numerous professional certifications in his field. Story is an active member of the Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary club.
While Story serves clients throughout the United States, he is based in Playa del Rey, California. He has extensive experience working with clients in the financial services, legal, higher education, technology, and healthcare industries.
Story enjoys long walks in nature and listening to music in the genres of baroque choral, classical piano, classical symphony, pipe organ (and heavy pipe organ), transcendental Hindu and Tibetan chanting, and classic rock ‘n roll.

Use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED)

Sponsored by the American Heart Association, Bo provides information on AED's as an important but easy to use tool for saving a life in the case of cardiac arrest.

Steve Peterson, President, Hermosa Beach RC

Bo is based in Honolulu so this is a Zoom presentation. He wants to reach out to as many Rotary Clubs as possible. He is not selling anything, only providing an information and training session.

LAX is in the midst of a $5.5 billion modernization project to improve guest experience and traffic congestion, including the build of an Automated People Mover train, connection to Metro, a consolidated rental car facility, roadway improvements, and more.

https://www.lawa.org/connectinglax and for APM video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnJ2-Y0RUrQ

Incredible and historic improvements underway at one of the busiest airports in the world, right here in our backyard. Joined by LAX staff to provide update to any club!

Restorative Justice and peaceful conflict resolution for youth and victims.

Linda Klingner - Rotary Club of San Pedro

Genealogy, in general & as a Covid-era hobby

Personal observations to help beginners & the non-initiated know "what it's all about." I began in 1975, & am the editor of the Immigrant Gen. Soc. in Burbank.

I am volunteering myself, as a DTLA member.

Goodwill - Beyond Your Neighborhood "Thrift" Store

Jim, is a former Rotarian, gives an enlightening overview of all the programs at Goodwill of Southern California. The different constituents they help train and emply and the job placement afterwards.

Seeding a Generation of Givers - Sustainable Financial Education through the Power of Giving

Our gamified mobile wallet aims to educate 1.6 BILLION youth about Philanthropy & Sustainable Financial Literacy. In our ecosystem, children learn that money can have a purpose: they earn, save, invest, learn, spend and give to charity, supporting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, on a daily basis.

Determined: The Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter

I share the inspirational life story of my father, Holocaust survivor Dr. Avraham Perlmutter, who outwitted the Nazis and overcame every obstacle standing in his way. But more than just a remarkable story of survival, his tale is a testament to human kindness, even in the darkest of hours, and to the achievements made possible through relentless perseverance. His story has been shared via his #1 bestselling autobiography, my award-winning documentary on his life, and through the talks I have given to thousands of people at schools, museums, and other venues.

Sharon Perlmutter Gavin (Immediate Past President, Rotary Club of Santa Monica)

Mike And Me---An Inspiring Guide For Couples Who Choose to Face Alzheimer's Together At Home.

With story telling, journal notes, and insights, I shares how Mike's and my journey with his Alzheimer's Disease was different then we feared. Using my knowledge as a parent educator and CGE (Certified Gottman Educator), I was able to keep our relationship on tack and understand Mike's changing abilities. In my presentation , I share how that was possible with research based couple relationship knowledge, understanding of how children's skills increase and how adult's decrease as the disease progresses, and most important with love and appreciation for the challenge Mike faced. .
My presentation ends with "Some Good News."
New research
How we can keep our brain healthy
What we can do to make a difference for those with Alzheimer's
(I presented to the South Gate Club on 11/18/20 and was told by Jerry B, Ted Chandler, and Victor Chavez that I should put my name on the directory.)

South Gate Club members: Jerry B, Ted Chandler, and Victor Chavez

myself ;) I'm starting to offer my self to speak at clubs

Photowalks - how to get the best photos on vacation and here at home.

A photographer and resident of Manhattan Beach, Jefferson, former tech writer for USA Today for over 30 years, travels the world (when able) to show us when where and how to get the iconic photos from our travels. He will show highlights from his new tv show, Photowalks by Jefferson Graham, which features a tour of the Oregon coast; Catalina and Balboa Islands; Portugal and others.

My Dad was interviewed by The USC Shoah Foundation in 1996 giving testimony of his experiences during the Nazi occupation of Poland. His story of survival is compelling and its important that the story be told.

I shared the story and short video with The Rotary Club of Woodland Hills last week. The Zoom attendees were moved and felt the story was quite compelling. Its important that these stories be told especially these times with the increase in violence towards minorities.

Shield 4 Kids provides backpacks to Police, Sheriffs, DCFS so that at the time abused kids are removed from their homes and placed in emergency protective custody and dropped off at a temporary foster home, they have a customized child appropriate care package filled with toiletries and clothing needed as they transition homes, as well as some toys, games, books, etc. This package serves as a shield for children to feel ownership of something that is completely theirs and that they can take joy in. Shield 4 Kids also provides excursions to separated siblings who only see each other on court dates.

Shield 4 Kids' mission of providing hope to abused children as they are removed from their home, and perhaps separated from their siblings, is commendable and a worthy project for Rotary Clubs to participate in.