Weekly Meeting Speakers

Dr. Raymond Shields, President of the E-Club invites you to join us online Tuesday evening at 6:30pm Pacific time.

Agenda for On Line Meeting 2026-27

6:30 PM PDT

Welcome from President and call to order
Roll call and Introductions
Current Announcements and News
Program
Comments and Questions

22 September 2026

Club Assembly

29 September 2026

Dr. Joyce Kaufman

Joyce P. Kaufman is professor emerita of political science and founding director of the Center for Engagement with Communities at Whittier College. She currently is the Director of the Women, Peace and Security Program and the Program on Preventing Youth Violence of the Institute of World Affairs in Washington, D.C. She is the author of NATO and the Former Yugoslavia: Crisis, Conflict, and the Atlantic Alliance (2002) and numerous articles and papers on U.S. foreign and security policy. She is also the author of A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy (6^th edition, 2026) and Introduction to International Relations: Theory and Practice (3^rd edition, 2022). With Kristen Williams, she is coauthor of Women at War, Women Building Peace: Challenging Gender Norms (2013), Women and War: Gender Identity and Activism in Times of Conflict (2010), and Women, the State, and War: A Comparative Perspective on Citizenship and Nationalism (2007). As part of the program on Preventing Youth Violence, she created and directs a program, “Teaching Children Conflict Resolution Skills as an Alternative to Violence: Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Skills for Children Ages 6-11,” which was piloted and implemented in Washington, D.C. between 2023 and 2025, and is now being piloted as part of summer programs for Boys & Girls Clubs in Hawaii and Southern California. Joyce P. Kaufman received her B.A. and M.A. from New York University and her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.

6 October 2026

Faron Barr, Human Trafficking

Faron Barr is a current board director with the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery (RAGAS) serving a three-year term. He is a charter member of the Empowering Girls Rotary Action Group. He is also a current Annual Fund subcommittee chair for District 5710.

Faron was an Assistant Rotary Coordinator (ARC) from 2021-2024 who helped four districts in Zone 29 with their membership growth and retention. As an ARC, Faron was also responsible for leading some of the membership sessions at Regional events.

Faron is a Past District Governor (2020-2021) and past District Rotary Foundation Chair (2022-2025) for District 5710. During his year as District Governor Elect, Faron helped establish the End Human Trafficking (EHT) district committee which led to the Community Action Against Human Trafficking (CAAHT) Rotary club being formed and was chartered during Faron’s term as District Governor. This committee and club are responsible for four successful global grants that have been implemented in District 5710. Faron was one of the primary contacts on a global grant implemented in Guatemala focusing on Disease Prevention and Treatment. He is also involved in several other global grants that are in various stages of implementation.

Faron is a Major Donor, a Paul Harris Society member, a Bequest Society member, and a recipient of the Citation for Meritorious Service. Faron is also the committee chair for the annual Gathering For Good Rotary Foundation event in D5710 which was started during his term as District Governor. This event is a fundraiser that has generated over $175,000 for The Rotary Foundation so far.

Faron is a Past President of the Topeka South Rotary club. He has traveled to Central America several times on Rotary service projects leading volunteers who help communities with water filters, cook stoves, medical checkups, shoes, beds, etc. He has also participated in almost every project Topeka South has planned.

13 October 2026

John Nanni, Polio Eradication – End Polio Now Initiative