Speakers

Michael Kimball will interview Fritz Brauner. This will not be a typical "Interview a Rotarian." This interview will cover a wide range of topics with UN-expected insights!

Proterra is a leader in the design and manufacture of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, enabling bus fleet operators to significantly reduce operating costs while delivering clean, quiet transportation to local communities across North America. With more than 675 vehicles sold to 90 different municipal, university, airport, federal and commercial transit agencies in 40 U.S. states and Canadian provinces, Proterra is committed to providing state of the art, high performance vehicles to meet today’s growing market demand. The company’s configurable Catalyst platform is capable of serving the full daily mileage needs of nearly every transit route on a single charge. With unmatched durability and energy efficiency based on rigorous U.S. certification testing, Proterra products are proudly designed, engineered and manufactured in America, with offices in Silicon Valley, South Carolina, and Los Angeles.

Ted Cheeseman leads expeditions—ecology safaris—to Antarctica, the Arctic, and the Caribbean. In addition to leading adventure trips, Ted is working on a Ph.D. on humpbacks at Southern Cross University, New South Wales, Australia. Ted will speak to us about whales around the world as well as about Happywhale, which engages citizens to identify marine mammals for science and fun. To date, Happywhale has had 259,162 photos submitted to their research database. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn more about these amazing creatures.

Find out what's going on in Hillsbrough. Ann Ritzma, Hillsborough City Manager will discuss a range of topics , including what they are doing with CCFD and our shared fire services. She will also cover Hillsborough W’s – Wildfire, Water, Wastewater and Wireless. In addition, Ann will give a COVID update, wtih respect to County, Schools, and Town.

District Governor, Mary Bates will provide an update on hot topics in the District and share stories about what other Clubs are doing in these unprecedented times.