Speakers

Emma chairs Rotary District 7780’s International Service Committee and hosts the monthly DISC Cafe which profiles several on-going or recently-completed international service projects. She will speak clubs in our District that are, or have been involved with international service projects. 

Emma will speak primarily to her role as Play-by-Play announcer. Suggested by Nancy Hawes. 

Dr. Rachel Sipler is a Senior Research Scientist and Director of the Water Health and Humans Initiative at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Her research focuses on understanding how changes in the environment will impact our coastal freshwater and marine resources and the people and organisms that depend on them. Her research efforts include freshwater, coastal and open ocean waters, from urbanized rivers and wastewater treatment outflow, to pristine environments spanning from the Arctic to the Antarctic and many systems in between. Her research is highly collaborative, and often involves working closely with academic, government, non-profit, indigenous communities, working-groups, rights-holders, and industry partners. Clean water is essential, not aspirational so Sipler's research combines observation, innovation and action to improve and maintain aquatic ecosystem health now for a better future.

Katie is a connector and convener of people, resources and opportunities. She is focused on building partnerships, public relations, employee engagement, strategy, and event planning. Katie works directly with and for entrepreneurs and startups, and is helping to further develop the interactive infrastructure of Maine’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.