Kelly Pigott to speak at Rotary

Dr. Kelly Pigott, minister of First Presbyterian Church in Roswell, will speak at the May 7 Rotary Club meeting.

During the past 30 years, Pigott has served as pastor of various churches.

He formerly served as the Cook-Derrick Professor of Church History at Hardin-Simmons University, where, in addition to church history, he taught courses in Bible, ministry, and spiritual formation for undergraduate and seminary students.

He has published numerous popular and scholarly articles and has contributed to and written several books, including “From Eden to Heaven: Spiritual Formation for the Adventurous” (Smyth and Helwys).

He has two children in graduate school, Nathaniel and Eliana. His wife, Susan, is the rector at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Roswell.

Wealth managers to address club

John Farrell and Joel East with UBS Private Wealth Management in Fort Worth will speak at the April 30 Rotary Club meeting.

Farrell joined UBS in 2021 as a senior vice president, responsible for managing the financial affairs of high-net-worth families in Fort Worth, West Texas, and southeast New Mexico, most with a large concentration in oil and gas assets.

Before joining UBS, he spent 10 years at J.P.Morgan.

East joined UBS in 2021, after departing J.P.Morgan’s private bank as an executive director specializing in investments and portfolio management.

He spent nearly 15 years with J.P.Morgan, where he most recently worked in the Fort Worth Private Bank advising high-net-worth clients.

Club receives award

Rotary Club President Nicole Wieser receives a Rotary District 5520 award for Membership Growth from Bianca Cheney, assistant/area district governor. The award, in the large club category, was announced at the recent District Conference in Santa Fe.

Rotarians gather fugitive trash

The Roswell Rotary Club had a great morning on April 18, removing fugitive trash from our two-mile stretch along both sides of U.S. 285.

We collected 26 bags of trash, one tire tread, one tire, and an area rug (very heavy!).

The coffee, doughnuts, and colaches were all consumed!

Rotarians Marc Reischman, Bianca Cheney, JP Cheney, Kezia Pieratt, Jeremy Pieratt, Frank Sturges, Charles Currier, Dan Whitfield, Steve Smith, Nicole Wieser, and I participated in the cleanup. A big THANKS TO ALL!

— Gordon Patton

Roswell Rotary Club trash crew

Financial advisors to speak

Two Albuquerque financial advisors will speak to the Roswell Rotary Club on April 23.

The meeting will be at the Backdraft Barbeque@Third Street Station, 301 N. Railroad Ave.

Speaking at the meeting will be Thomas Parr and Benjamin Alaimo-Monson of Morgan Stanley in Albuquerque.

Parr is the managing director of the Horizon Wealth Management Group at the Morgan Stanley office.

He focuses on advising business owners and their families about the intersection of their personal and professional wealth, including the transfer of ownership to the next generation and the pre-, during, and post-sale stages of an exit.

Alaimo-Monson focuses on working with individuals and families to serve their wealth management needs.

Parr earned a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Alaimo-Monson earned a B.A. in financial management from the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico.

Cheney to discuss conference

Rotarian Bianca Cheney will discuss the recent District 5520 Annual Conference during the April 16 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

The conference was held earlier this month in Santa Fe.

Young to address canine question

Rotarian Betty Young will speak to the Roswell Rotary Club on April 9 about: “How do you know if the service dog is for real?” Betty is shown speaking at an earlier club meeting.