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On January 2, 2020, Maryland Senator Brian Feldman is the Guest Speaker for our first Rotary Club Meeting in 2020, our Club's 40th Anniversary Year 
Brian J. Feldman represents the 15th Legislative District in the Maryland State Senate. He is the Vice Chair of the prestigious Senate Finance Committee and chairs its Energy and Public Utilities Subcommittee. Additionally, he is the Senate Chair of the Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission and serves as a member of the Executive Nominations Committee and the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics. He is also a member of the Maryland Economic Development Commission and, on a national level, a member of two task forces for the National Conference of State Legislatures – The Executive Committee Task Force on State and Local Taxation and The Energy Supply Task Force.
Senator Feldman's tenure in the General Assembly has been distinguished by his successful sponsorship of legislation to promote Maryland's biotechnology sector, create green jobs while reaching renewable energy goals, advocate for individuals with developmental differences and update and modernize Maryland's corporate, business and insurance laws. At present, given his role as Vice Chair of the Finance Committee, Mr. Feldman is at the center of the debate on health care coverage for Marylanders and prescription drug pricing.
Prior to being elected to the Maryland State Senate, Brian was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, serving on the House Economic Matters Committee and chairing its Banking, Economic Development, Science and Technology Subcommittee. Additionally, Brian was appointed to the leadership position of House Parliamentarian and also served as the House Chair of the Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee and Chair of the Montgomery County House Delegation.
As the only Attorney/CPA in the Maryland General Assembly, Senator Feldman practices law, specializing in tax litigation and tax controversies. He was previously employed by PriceWaterhouse and the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, where he was a three-time recipient of the Justice Department's prestigious "Outstanding Attorney Award."
Brian received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Penn State University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and a Master’s Degree in Government from Johns Hopkins University. At present, Brian is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins, teaching graduate courses on state policy making and federalism, and at the University of Maryland, teaching a graduate course on Health Care Policy. Numerous honors and awards have been conferred on Brian for his work in the Legislature.
Most recently he received the Maryland League of Conservation Voters 2019 Climate Champion Award. The complete list can be found 
here.
Currently, Brian sits on the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and Montgomery Hospice.
Brian and his wife, Janice, an attorney, have two children, Matthew and Rebecca, who both graduated from Montgomery County Public Schools.
Family and Friends Enjoyed the Rotary Club Holiday Party on December 12, 2019
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Dictionaries Have Been Distributed to Area Elementary Schools Under the Leadership of Alan Grant
Alan Grant and Bob Nelson distributed dictionaries to third graders at Seven Locks Elementary School on November 25, 2019.
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Nancy Mason and Bob Nelson returned from their trip to South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe and shared a PowerPoint Presentation at the Rotary Club Meeting on November 21, 2019
 
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Guest Speaker Adrian Mikeliunas from the IMF gave a presentation on cybersecurity at the Rotary Club meeting on November 14, 2019
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After a special meeting to label dictionaries for this school year Dictionary Project on November 7, 2019, Rotarians dined at the Rio Silver Diner.
Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Donates Bench to Interfaith Works Women's Center
 
[November 6, 2019] The beautiful bench from the Potomac Bethesda Rotary Club was delivered to our shelter today!  The bench was placed  in our non-smoking area for our ladies.  Thank you so much for the lovely, thoughtful and useful donation to our center! Please send our deepest gratitude to the members of the Potomac Rotary Club for this generous donation! We will also post the donation on our Center's Facebook. Regards, Josiane Makon, LCSW-C, Program Director, Interfaith Works Women's Center, 2 Taft Court Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850. www.iworksmc.org

 
 
Marilyn Balcombe, Ph.D., President and CEO, Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce was our Rotary Club Guest Speaker on October 3, 2019
 
Photos by Caesar Kavadoy
Billy Louis spoke on "Living With Polio" at the Rotary Club Meeting on September 26, 2019.
 
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Rotarians Celebrate the Last Rotary Club Meeting of Summer on the Deck at Bretton Woods on September 19, 2019
 
 
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Nabil Bedewi presented an update on "Believe in Belize" at the Rotary Club meeting on September 12, 2019
 
Social at Bretton Woods Featured Special Supper, Fabulous Fellowship and Sensational Sunset on August 29, 2019 
Club Assembly on August 22, 2019, Discussed the Latest Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Project: A Bench to Honor Sander Cohen
Jake Matysek, Vice President - Financial Consultant, Charles Schwab, gave his New Member Classification Talk on August 8, 2019.
 
Sponsor Caesar Kavadoy introduced new member Jake Matysek who gave his classification talk.
Rotary Foundation Chair Jon Van Winkle presented Phil Meade with an additional Paul Harris Fellow pin.
Program Chair Alan Grant received ideas for future programs and projects.
Caesar Kavadoy introduced his guest and neighbor, Saud Zafar.
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Crystal Townsend, President & CEO, Healthcare Initiative Foundation, spoke about supporting organizations that offer solutions to improve the quality and delivery of healthcare on July 18, 2019.
 
 
2019-20 Club Leadership Selected at Club Assembly on June 13, 2019
Potomac-Bethesda Rotary Club Leadership
for the 2019-20 Rotary Year
President Dr. Todd Nitkin
Vice President Juan Carlos Peirano
Secretary Dr. Noel Howard
Treasurer Phil Meade
Rotary Foundation Chair Jon Van Winkle
Program Chair Alan Grant
Bulletin Editor Bob Nelson
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Matching Paul Harris Credits for Rotary Foundation Donations
There are Paul Harris (PH) credits available for members to make up the $1000 donation required.  It works this way: If you pay half of the amount you need for a PH fellowship, then the club will use available credits to make up the balance.  So for instance say you already have PH credits amounting to $ 600.  If you donate another $200, then the club will match your amount with some of those credits bringing the total to $ 1000 and bringing you a PH fellowship!  And Rotary benefits, too!
Rotarians Packed Food Boxes at Manna Food Center on June 11, 2019
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