THIS WEEK'S SPEAKERS
We are very excited to meet this week at San Francisco's beloved skyscraper, the Transamerica Pyramid. Located at 600 Montgomery Street, the building is San Francisco's tallest and most iconic. Our very own GGBCrs Jackson Talbot and Eric McGarty will present Modern Security practices applied to todays most high profile properties. Of course, we'll have the enviable view with a 360 degree view of the city.
MEMBER NEWS by PETE RATTO
President Harvey was a little late in calling the meeting to order, three minutes to be exact, but it didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the membership this morning.
Our attendance took a tumble from last week. Down to only forty-six. Maybe our speaker, magician Walt Anthony, made some of our members disappear?
We had only two guests this morning. Making his third visit to the GGBC was Anthony Mills, hosted by J. J. Panzer. Now that Membership Chair Wayne Veatch has returned from Mexico, Anthony has turned in his application. Our other guest was hosted by Janet Von Doepp, Jay Auslander from the California Academy of Sciences.
To back up our low attendance figure, we had a lot
Read MoreTHIS WEEKS SPEAKER: WALT ANTHONY
Actor, Storyteller, Conjurer, Walt Anthony has entertained nationwide for over thirty years: "spinning tales and weaving enchantment." His San Francisco Magic Parlor at the Chancellor Hotel in Union Square is in it's eighth successful month. Please join us and welcome Walt this Wednesday to GGBC.
MEMBER NEWS by PETE RATTO
President Harvey has returned and got right back into the swing, using Past President Hugh Tuck’s little Barbie horn for the five minute warning and officially calling the meeting to order with the Fire Truck bell.
We were back in the Commandant’s Room and we had a very good turn out. Every seat was taken. So, that means we were one short of our minimum of sixty.
I even had an opportunity to sit with one our speakers, Robin Morjirkin, for all of a minute. Robin didn’t realize the speakers sit at the center, front table. Don’t worry Robin, I wasn’t offended.
We had three guests this morning. Past President Hugh Tuck,
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Read MoreMEMBER NEWS by PETE RATTO
President Harvey stepped up to the podium and faced a much smaller audience this morning when compared to last week’s crowd. Uncharacteristically, President Harvey also called the meeting to order five minutes late. Maybe President Harvey was hoping for a flood of late arrivals to boost attendance. Alas, even with the delay, our attendance shrunk by fifty to only forty-six total. That’s too bad, as our speaker, Andrea Ray, of the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center gave a very interesting and informative presentation. I would consider Andrea a “sleeper”. A “sleeper” is a speaker that provides a presentation that is far superior to what was expected from reading the bulletin blurb. Maybe we should get Patricia Fripp to
Read MoreTHIS WEEK'S SPEAKER
ANDREA RAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SPAULDING WOODEN BOAT CENTER
Spaulding Wooden Boat Center is a volunteer based organization. Our volunteers are essential to the well being of the Spaulding Center.
- Assist with community outreach to support our Youth Program and Community Sails Program
- Become a crew or skipper for our Community Sails Program
- Become an Assistant teacher at our Youth Boatbuilding & Sailing Program
- Assist in coordinating and setting up events
Read MoreMEMBER NEWS by PETE RATTO
This morning, for the second week in a row, our meeting was presided over by our Second Vice President, Joel Panzer. President Harvey is still at that mediation in Los Angeles, although First VP Jill Hoffman did say her schedule was clear to serve as Chair for this morning’s meeting. Except, First VP Jill was nowhere to be found this AM. Second VP Joel didn’t say why Jill wasn’t here and why he was at the podium. Maybe a coup has taken place?
Even though Joel had Past President Hugh Tuck’s little Barbie horn at his disposal, the novelty of having Joel run the meeting has worn off. The membership was in complete disarray, and totally disorganized. So, there were quite a few stragglers still getting into their seats after the start of the meeting. Surprising, given that our attendance dropped to only forty-three. Down a whole table’s worth since last week.
Read MoreMARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR OUR UPCOMING GGBC SPEAKERS
April 17th: Fripp Day! Uncle Bill - First & Longest British POW of WWIIApril 24th: Andrea Rey: Spaulding Wooden Boat WorksMay 1st: Kevin McCormack Patient Advocate Outreach CA Institute for Regenerative MedicineABOUT THIS WEEK'S SPEAKER APRIL 10TH
ROBERT D. “BO” LINKS has conducted a general civil practice in San Francisco since 1974.
His special areas of emphasis include labor and employment disputes, education law, construction matters, and general business counseling and private dispute resolution services. He has extensive experience as a trial and appellate advocate and, in addition, as a respected arbitrator-mediator. He has prosecuted jury cases to verdict and well over 100 arbitration claims to hearing and final adjudication.
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April 3rd: Rosalind Franklin, Life Coach
April 10th: Bo Links
April 17th: Fripp Day: A Tribute to Uncle Bill
ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SPEAKERS
The power of coaching for life and leadership
Life moves along at a pace that is often out of our control and there is no pause or rewind button for us to make any adjustments. How we react to it is our choice. These choices make the difference to the quality of our daily existence and to the lives of others with whom we interact. Whether we are beginning our careers or in retirement, living a life that is meaningful, balanced and fulfilling is something we all strive to achieve.
Read MoreMARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR OUR UPCOMING GGBC SPEAKERS
March 27th: New Kids with a twist
April 3rd: Rosalind Franklin, Life Coach
April 10th: Bo Links
April 17th: Fripp Day: A Tribute to Uncle Bill
ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SPEAKERS
Who are some of the new faces you've been noticing around breakfast recently? Come this Wednesday to find out. Here's your opportunity to get to know a few of our newest members. including a very special twist that you'll have to see to believe. This will be a "New Kids" that you wont want to miss.
Read MoreMARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR OUR UPCOMING GGBC SPEAKERS
March 20th: Vice Admiral Paul Zukunft
March 27th: New Kids with a twist
April 3rd: Rosalind Franklin, Life Coach
ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SPEAKER
Vice Admiral Paul F. Zukunft assumed the duties of Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area in April 2012, where he serves as the operational commander for all U.S. Coast Guard missions within the half of the world that ranges from the Rocky Mountains to the waters off the East Coast of Africa. He concurrently serves as Commander, Defense Force West and provides Coast Guard mission support to the Department of Defense and Combatant Commanders.
Read MorePLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR GGBC's UPCOMING SPEAKERS
- March 13th: Mony Nop Cambodian Story of Survival and Success
- March 20th: VADM Paul Zukunft
- March 27th: New Kids with a Twist
ABOUT THIS WEEKS SPEAKER: Mony Nop
An immigrant from Cambodia, I spent the first few years of my life in a slave labor camp under the Pol Pot regime, also known as the Killing Fields of Cambodia. In order to escape this treacherous life, I walked from Cambodia to Thailand in 1978 when I was only six years old. Between 1978 and 1982, I lived in several refugee camps in Thailand and the Philippines, finally immigrating to the United States on July 8, 1983 when I was ten years old.
My life in the United States began humbly. I had to dumpster dive the...
Read MoreMARK YOUR CALENDARS: UPCOMING GGBC SPEAKERS
March 13th: Mony Nop: Cambodian Story of Survival and Success
March 20th: VADM Paul Zukunft
March 27th: In-Process
MEMBER NEWS By PETE RATTO
Since President Harvey doesn’t want to give up his ability to socialize before calling the meetings to order, he again delegated the five-minute warning to Past President Bert Hill. Bert likes using the Fire Truck’s bell, although President Harvey did personally deliver the two minute warning to the noisy and unruly crowd. The membership did manage to quiet down and we did get everyone seated by about 7:33AM. I guess there’s a lot of interest in seaplanes, as we again had almost a full house. Maybe four empty seats out of fifty-nine.
Read MoreMARK YOUR CALENDAR: UPCOMING GGBC SPEAKERS
February 27th: Aaron Singer, Seaplanes on the Bay
March 6th: Josh Williams: 49ers-Status Update
March 13th: Mony Nop: Cambodian Story of Survival and Success
Aaron Singer learned to fly on a flying scholarship at 16 years old. Singer is a commercial single/multi instrument rated pilot on both land and sea. Aaron has done competitive aerobatics, is a member of the Bay Bombers precision formation team that has performed in air shows around the country including Fleet Week and Oshkosh and has worked in classic and warbird aircraft restoration for the last 20 years – including his own 1931 Great Lakes and post-WWII Chinese fighter trainer Nanchang CJ6. Singer is the founder of the Blue Yonder Scholarship
Read MorePolicing the City: Tips, tales and perspectives from our SFPD and GGBC cop.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Richard Lyons Corriea is a Commander in the San Francisco Police Department.
He is fourth generation San Franciscan and a thirty-two year veteran of the Department. He attended George Washington High School, S.F. State University and Golden Gate University. He holds Juris Doctorate, a Masters in Business Administration and is a graduate of the State’s Command College for Police executives.
Commander Corriea is an Adjunct Professor at the University
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us in welcoming back our old friend, Pierre Fournier. He'll share his
amazing adventures of personal physical training and adventurous ascent
up Peru's iconic Machu Picu.
Mr.
Fournier graduated from Rutgers University in 1958 and served as an
officer in the Air Force with the Strategic Air Command, from 1958-1962.
He joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as a Special Agent, FBI
in 1963, with assignments in Washington, D.C., North Carolina,
Louisiana, Puerto Rico and California specializing in foreign
counter-intelligence. He retired from the FBI in 1987 to become the
Regional Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, U.S. Department of
State in
Read MoreCan we blame our very own Wayne Veatch for the meltdown of the American Economy?
Investment Pro, Shawn Brown has discovered a connection that may surprise you. Prepare to be entertained and learn more about the inner workings of the global economy from a true Wall Street insider.
Shawn Brown's career spans the entire investing landscape from trading on the NY Stock Exchange floor to being a DIrector at NY Mellon Bank. He advises high net worth individuals on the most current strategies and tactics for safeguarding investments and driving yield. He's a specialist in alternative asset class investing and will share insights from his over 20 years of investment experience. If you want to know where the smart money is going in 2013, make sure you join us this Wednesday.
Read MoreCome meet Jodi Reid, Executive Director of the California Alliance for Retired Americans
The California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) is a statewide nonprofit organization that unites retired workers and community groups to win social and economic justice, full civil rights, and a better, more secure future for ourselves, our families, and future generations. CARA is the official state affiliate of the Alliance for Retired Americans, Visit us online.
WHAT WE DO: The California Alliance for Retired Americans is building a statewide network of hundreds of organizations for the purpose of educating and informing its membership, the public, and elected officials about issues that affect the well being of California's older adults. CARA is working toward
Read MoreDavid Perry discussed the proceedings for the America's Cup Race being held in San Francisco this September, 2013. The level of coordination is considerable when you view the sheer amount of team staff, city agencies and the public/private cooperation that is projected to create $1 Billion to our local economy. The level of technology advancement and the broadcast of NBC will once again shine a spotlight on our fair city and will set the bar for future America's Cup races. For more information, visit
America's Cup website if you want to do business with America's Cup
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