
Don Stone receives Paul Harris Society honor
Donald Stone is the latest member of the North Charleston Rotary Club to receive a Paul Harris Society honor. Don was awarded his Paul Harris
Donald Stone is the latest member of the North Charleston Rotary Club to receive a Paul Harris Society honor. Don was awarded his Paul Harris
The Rotary Club of North Charleston continues its tradition of giving dictionaries to elementary school students in North Charleston. Pictured are W.B. Goodwin Elementary School
First Tee receives grant from N. Chas Rotary First Tee of Greater Charleston received a 2022 grant from the club. Pictured are Donald Smith (left),
North Charleston Rotary grants awarded The North Charleston Rotary Club recently presented grants to several local charities and community service groups. Receiving the grants on
Members of the North Charleston Rotary Club participated in the Run with Bernie – The Sequel. The goal was to raise additional additional funds to
Only a few days left until World Polio Day on October 24.If you are having a special event for WPD, remember to register here: https://www.endpolio.org/world-polio-day
Lunch meetings are every Monday at the Hilton Garden Inn Express, 5265 International Blvd, North Charleston. Doors open at 12pm noon. The meetings begin at 12:30pm and end by 1:30pm.
Be a part of an international organization dedicated to bringing peace and understanding throughout the world.
We have a mission to eradicate the once incurable disease, polio. We’re almost there.
Through our global network of Rotarians, we work to provide life sustaining clean water.
Pre-natal and post-natal health care is critical. Rotarians support programs that provide safe environments.
We value a well-educated community and our club provides college scholarships to deserving students.
As mentors, we share our expertise through involvement in literacy and other community service projects.
We are having hybrid meetings to provide options for our members and guests. During our lunch meetings, we acknowledge recommended distancing and other protective measures.
Please join us for in-person meetings at the Hilton Garden Inn – Airport or Zoom with us.
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Dr. Jeffrey DiLisi, an established leader who has attracted national attention for advancements in healthcare quality, patient safety and innovation, serves as president and chief executive officer of Roper St. Francis Healthcare in Charleston, SC. He spearheads the private, not-for-profit healthcare system’s efforts to provide superior access to quality healthcare while carrying out its mission of “healing all people with compassion, faith and excellence.”
One of Dr. DiLisi’s hallmark achievements at Roper St. Francis Healthcare has been launching a bold roadmap for the next decade for the Lowcountry’s largest healthcare system for adults. This strategic plan centers on caring for more patients, expanding services and modernizing technology to better serve future generations. One of the five key initiatives of that Roper St. Francis Healthcare 2030 plan is optimizing the healthcare system’s footprint, which includes relocating Roper Hospital from the Charleston peninsula to a new expansive, state of the art campus in North Charleston, along with expanding Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital and providing additional healthcare services in highly populated and growing communities.
Under his leadership, Roper St. Francis Healthcare has been honored for three consecutive years as one of the top 150 “Best Places to Work” in healthcare by Modern Healthcare and also as No. 2 on the America’s Best Employers list for South Carolina by Forbes magazine. In addition, all four Roper St. Francis Healthcare hospitals received “A” Hospital Safety Grades in the Leapfrog Group’s most recent ratings for protecting patients from preventable harm and errors.
Before coming to Charleston, Dr. DiLisi served as senior vice president and chief medical officer of Virginia Hospital Center, a 394-bed not-for-profit, teaching hospital in Arlington, Va. Under his leadership, Virginia Hospital Center was awarded 17 straight “A” grades from the Leapfrog Group, five stars from CMS, and multiple Top Hospital Awards for patient safety and quality. He was responsible for major procedural and ancillary areas accounting for 60 percent of the hospital’s revenue, and he led the hospital’s successful application to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network, which included thousands of physicians collaborating to improve outcomes and advance care.
After earning a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Duke University, Dr. DiLisi received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and went on to earn a Master of Business Administration from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Lissa Frenkel is the President & CEO of the Charleston Gaillard Center, a leading performing arts center in the Southeast and anchoring cultural institution in the heart of Charleston, SC. Since she was appointed in 2021, she has transformed the organization into a destination for dynamic performances, robust education programs, and thoughtful community initiatives that create connection and promote essential cultural and civic dialogue. Under her leadership, the Gaillard commissions and presents ambitious, multidisciplinary artists and performances that reflect the city’s diversity and push artistic boundaries, particularly around telling underrecognized stories of Southern artists and activists of color. Frenkel has strengthened the Gaillard’s commitment to world-class and risk-taking dance performances, commissioned several regional premieres, deepened engagement with local artists and the community, and enhanced access to the arts locally and across the state.
Previously, Frenkel served as managing director of the Park Avenue Armory, a premier cultural institution producing and commissioning unconventional works in the performing and visual arts in Manhattan. During her tenure with the Armory, she was instrumental in building its operating budget from $6 million to $27 million and in leading the $165 million in capital redevelopment projects that invested in the adaptive reuse and restoration of the building.
Prior to the Armory, Frenkel worked at the Lincoln Center Development Project, a $500 million cultural redevelopment of the Lincoln Center complex in Manhattan that included the expansion of The Julliard School, Alice Tully Hall and multiple public spaces.
Originally from Boston, Frenkel earned her undergraduate degree in art history from Emory University and her master’s degree in urban planning from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.
Katie Smith currently serves as the Development Director at One80 Place. One80 Place is one of the largest homeless service providers in the state of South Carolina and its mission is ending and preventing homelessness for thousands of individuals and families in Charleston and Columbia, SC. Under her leadership, Katie is responsible for establishing and implementing the infrastructure needed to grow the organization through diverse funding streams to build visibility, impact and financial resources. She is a passionate development professional who thrives on communicating the story of One80 Place and its mission to foster engagement and investment from the community.
From 2011 to 2016, prior to joining One80 Place, Katie established her career working in several fundraising and marketing positions including being the Director of Advancement for Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School and the Annual Giving Director for Brenner Children’s Hospital for Wake Forest Baptist Health.
Katie’s love for the Lowcountry goes all the back to her collegiate years, earning her Master of Business Administration from The Citadel and her bachelors degree from the College of Charleston. In addition, she is a graduate of Leadership Charleston (class of 2019).
Katie and her husband, along with their two girls and golden retriever, reside on Johns Island.
Matt Bell lives in Greenville and is the Director the SC Launch Program of SCRA. He originates from the mid-west where he was the Managing Director of the Discovery Partners Institute with the University of Illinois, Managing Director with the Cultivian Sandbox Food and Agriculture Venture Fund, and several positions within the University of Michigan Office of Technology Transfer.
Matt also spent several years managing the Coulter Translational Research program in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Michigan.
Dan Rogers is the Project Manager at the SC Film Commission. He manages locations, scouts, permitting, location database, websites, economic development-marketing.
We’ve has been working to eradicate polio and our goal of ridding the earth of this disease is within sight. We started in 1979 with vaccinations for 6 million children in the Philippines. Today, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic.
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