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This Wednesday, March 20th, we will be celebrating our 2023-2024 year of Creating Hope in the World.  Thank you to David Basil for engaging our speakers during this month's focus on Environment and Sustainability.

Thom Sheridan was appointed Interim City Manager for the of Hudson in March, 2022 and was unanimously appointed by City Council as Hudson City Manager on October 4, 2022.  In addition to being the Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Hudson, the position is also the Director of Public Safety for the city. 

Thom has more than 30 years’ experience.  As City Manager, he is responsible for daily operations of all the city departments. Prior assuming the role of City Manager, Thom was named Assistant City Manager in 2017. His responsibilities in that role included overseeing Engineering, Community Development, Communications and HCTV, as well as managing the annual capital projects, capital budgeting, and project scheduling. 

From 2008 to 2017, Thom was Hudson’s City Engineer. His responsibilities in that role included overseeing the annual capital budget, including major grant funding, project scheduling, and department personnel. As City Engineer, he supervised the project management and coordination with businesses and residents to construct projects that would have the least impact for the public. Since 2008, he is most proud of obtaining over $30 million in grant funding for the City.

Prior to joining Hudson, Thom was the Assistant Service Director for the City of Stow, Ohio. He was responsible for managing approximately 100 employees in multiple departments. He joined the City of Stow as Assistant City Engineer in 2002. Prior to this, he was a consultant for an engineering firm. He also worked in Stow in 1995-2000 as a design engineer.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree majoring in Civil Engineering from Youngstown State University. Thom is licensed as a Professional Engineer in Ohio and Pennsylvania; a Professional Surveyor in Ohio; a Certified Class II Water Distribution Operator; and a Certified Floodplain Manager. He currently lives in Hudson with his wife and family.

The Leadership Team and students from the HHS Service Learning Class will be joining us this week.  Spring Break starts on March 25th.  

Upcoming Meetings 

March 20  Foundation Board Meeting immediately after the general session.  Any active Rotarian is encouraged to attend.
 
March 29  Gala Committee Meeting, Hudson Community Foundation Board Room, Noon to 1:00 p.m.

Past Meeting

Amanda Weinstein, PhD gave us a wonderful informative presentation on the Economic Status of Ohio stressing the importance of Lake Erie to the vitality of NE Ohio.  The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is also ranked as the most accessible National Park in the US.  Cleveland also hosts one of the most vibrant Art, Theater and Music Venues in the nation--and, unfortunately, we don't do a very good job of making this known.  There is work to be done!
Rotary International News

How the polio survivor learned about Rotary

 
Speakers
Mar 20, 2024 7:30 AM
State of the City
State of the City
Mar 27, 2024 7:30 AM
Rotary Shelter Box Project and Hudson Rotary Gala Kickoff
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and did you know

...The 4-Way Speech contest is coming up soon and the winning speakers have been identified at WRA.  The runoff contest at Hudson High School will be conducted this Thursday, March 21st.  A big thank you to all Rotarians who volunteered to help judge the contest.
...Ralph Day again won the 50/50 Raffle, however, the big prize is still remaining unclaimed.
...Donations this month will be made to Grace House located in Akron. This is a small facility that provides hospice care for those who have no caregiver.  What they really need are gift cards to any local grocery stores so they can replenish their pantry.  They are also in need of postage stamps and cash.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
John Adams
March 2
 
Max Wendel
March 11
 
Ben Rexroad
March 15
 
Joe Avella
March 19
 
Lynn Czup
March 24
 
Join Date
Michael Lewis
March 1, 2005
19 years
 
Phillip Warburton
March 1, 2006
18 years
 
Geoff Korff
March 9, 2021
3 years
 
Mike Swain
March 16, 2016
8 years
 
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