My name is Kate Colbert, I am seventeen and live in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. I was formerly a two-year member of the Jefferson High School Interact Club, and I was the club historian for one year. This coming school year I will be an Outbound Rotary Youth Exchange Student to Denmark for my senior year […]
Meeting set aside for committee planning sessions.
My talk is titled “My Exchange Year, Belgium 2023-2024”. After my senior year, I was given the opportunity to participate in this program to further promote Rotary core values abroad and also learn to use them in my personal/future professional life. ln this talk, I plan to relate the personal experiences I had as a […]
Lori Wysong currently serves as Director of the Jefferson County Museum, located in Charles Town, WV. She is originally from Maryland and holds an MA in History with a concentration in Public History from Villanova University. In the past, she has worked at museums and historic sites in West Virginia, Maryland, DC, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. […]
This week at our morning meeting we are joined by our District Governor Pam Wagoner. Pam joined the Rotary Club of Martinsburg in 2008 and has served as the club President twice. She's also served as our Area Governor twice. She is the proud owner of Depot Florist in downtown Martinsburg, WV.
Anyone who set foot in Brian Palank's office knows that "musak" played constantly, partly to drown out the whine of the dental drill but also the always loquacious doctor, nurses, and gauze-garbled patients. You always left with a new ear worm—a song you hadn't heard since high school. Through it all, the good doctor absorbed […]
Dr. Smith, an infectious disease specialist, is a graduate of the WVU School of Pharmacy and the WVU School of Medicine in Morgantown, and completed her residency in pediatrics and internal medicine at Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron and Akron General Medical center, both in Ohio. In 2003, Smith completed a fellowship in infectious […]
The Rev. Gethin Wied is an Episcopal Priest and recent arrival to Shepherdstown and West Virginia. A native of California, near the end of 2023 he accepted the call to become the 26th Rector of Trinity Church here in town. Prior to this, he was Clergy Associate and Day School Chaplain at St. James’ Church […]
Cathy Funk, MD grew up on a dairy farm in Jefferson County, WV with a love for 4-H and WVU. She is a graduate from WVU School of Medicine and is board certified in Internal Medicine. She has practiced in the eastern panhandle for 22 years. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin appointed Cathy to the Board […]
Austin Slater has 40-years’ experience as an executive in the energy industry, retiring March 2020 following 18-years as President and CEO of the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative. He formerly served as VP for Education and Training at National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in Arlington, Virginia, and as General Manager of Tideland EMC in eastern […]
James Gatz has served as Mayor of Shepherdstown since July 2024. Professional experience includes more than 30 years of experience with the Federal government involving numerous assignments in policy development, planning and research, and program design and implementation at the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services. Educational credentials J.D. […]
