Dane County Service Clubs Speakers Bank

MADISON GAS AND ELECTRIC CO., Telephone: James E. Jenson, MG&E Speaker Bureau Coordinator (608) 252-7091. E-Mail: jejenson@mge.com.

MGE has a variety of speakers that can address various energy-related topics and issues.

Updated 4/09

RENEE MOE, United Way of Dane County, Phone: (608) 245-8071. Fax (608) 246-4349. E-Mail: reneem@uwdc.org

"United Way of Dane County (Agenda for Change/Community Impact, Community Partnership/Engagement)" or "Fund-Raising" or "Philanthropy" or "Marketing" or "Volunteer Recruitment and Management" Expertise: 7 years at United Way. Needs: Projector and screen OR None Madison Downtown Rotary and TEMPO member.

Updated 11/07

BOB MOHELNITZKY, Second Harvest Foodbank oF Southern WI. Phone: 608-223-9121, Email: rmohelnitzky@secondharvest.org.

"Hunger In Wisconsin-Waste Not Want Not" How Second Harvest works with non profits and the food industry as partners in battling hunger in southern WI.

The Stress of Combat-The role of stress in combat and what we do about it. The talk is based on US wars with examples from the Persian Gulf wars.

Member of Madison Downtown Rotary.

Updated 4/07

DICK MOLL, 413 Ozark Trail, Madison, 53705. Phone: (608) 231-2215. Fax: (608) 231-6869. Email: dickmoll@mac.com

" Product Safety Tips That Could Save Your Life." Over 35 years of product safety teaching and investigations are selectively condensed to a 20-30 minute talk on tips that could save your life or the life of someone you know.

Expertise: 30+ years of product safety and product liability in teach (U.W.-Madison), consulting and testifying. Ph.D. in engineering.

Needs: None.

Madison Downtown Rotary member.

Updated 5/07

BRENDA NELSON, Director of Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center, Phone: (608) 661-9787. Email: nelson.brenda@co.dane.wi.us.

Brenda speaks on a fairly new organization dedicated to improving services to children who are alleged victims of child abuse, neglect, or witness to a crime.

Safe Harbor provides a comfortable and child-friendly place where children come to be interviewed on videotape regarding their abuse and neglect to reduce the likelihood they will have to testify in a courtroom. Safe Harbor collaborates with the District Attorney's Office, Department of Human Services, local law enforcement agencies, and mental and medical health agencies to hold child abusers accountable.

Updated 4/09

JOHN R. OLSON, PhD and Retired Assistant Superintendent and Director of Security and Athletics, MMSD, 608 831 4446, jrolson@chorus.net

MMSD High School Athletics Presentation; Significant Cuts Imminent!

Since retirement, he has raised nearly $300,000 to support middle school sports programs and he is now initiating a fund raising effort to support high school sports programs. In that regard, he has been able to secure contributions totalling nearly $12,000 to open an endowment for Madison High School Sports with the Foundation for Madison Public Schools

John is looking for opportunities to present a short outline of what he believes are imminent reductions in high school sports that will negatively impact the children enrolled in the four Madison public high schools. He is seeking opportunities to speak to service clubs in greater detail about the needs of Madison Schools athletic programs and has a 20 minute presentation that he has presented to the West Madison Lions and the Madison Sports Hall of Fame club. The flourishing growth of youth gangs and violence in Madison are threats that John wants to emphasize because of his past role as District Security Coordinator and his long term professional work with high school sports. He believes sports programs help keep students engaged in safe, supervised activities between 3 and 6 PM which is the most frequent period of arrest for the age group.

Updated 10/07

(Contact John Kanvik @ 608-245-1868 or email: jkanvik@att.net for questions, suggestions, additions.)