Dr. Wenner to speak to club

Dr. Donald Wenner will speak at the May 9 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Rotary on the Road

Nicholas “Nick” Shirilla, Lovelace Regional Hospital CEO, welcomes fellow Rotarians to lunch and a hospital tour on May 2.

Club to meet at Lovelace Hospital

The Roswell Rotary Club will meet at Lovelace Regional Hospital on May 2.

Nicholas “Nick” Shirilla, Lovelace CEO, said attendance will be limited to 40 club members, so it’s important to call beforehand to make reservations. Nick can be reached at (575) 625-3387.

NMOGA president to speak

Missi Currier, president and CEO of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, will speak at the April 18 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

As a veteran government affairs, community development, and strategic communications professional, Missi’s understanding of the state’s political climate has allowed her to champion energy, tax, regulatory, and economic diversification issues throughout the state.

A native of Carlsbad, she earned a Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, and Bachelor of Science in agricultural communications from Texas Tech University.

Wealth counselors to speak

Two ultra-high net worth counselors for UBS Private Wealth Management will speak at the April 4 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

John Farrell and Joel East counsel and manage ultra-high-net-worth families in Fort Worth, West Texas, and southeastern New Mexico, most with a large concentration of oil and gas assets.

Farrell joined UBS Private Wealth Management in 2021 after working for 10 years at J.P. Morgan, helping to expand Morgan’s presence in the Permian Basin.

East also joined UBS Private Wealth in 2021 after departing J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank as an executive director specializing in investments and portfolio management.

Police chief to address club

Roswell Police Chief Lance Bateman will speak to the club on March 28.

Bateman has been police chief since last summer after retiring from the State Police.

Rotarians collect 44 trash bags

Rotarian trash cleanup crew

A team of Roswell Rotary Club members picked up 44 bags of trash on Saturday, March 23.

Gordon Patton, the club’s trash pickup committee chairman, said this is a record number of bags the club has collected on U.S. Hwy. 285 between Mile Markers 116-117.

Besides Patton, the participants were Marc Reischman, Steve Henderson, Ryan Vance, J.P. Cheney, Dan Whitfield, Steve Smith, Juan Rodriguez, Frank Sturges, and club President Marcos Nava, who also provided burritos and doughnuts.