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

  1. Welcome from President and call to order
  2. Roll call and Introductions
  3. Current Announcements and News
  4. Program
  5. Comments and Questions

13 October 2026

John Nanni, Polio Eradication – End Polio Now Initiative

A member of the Rotary Club of Middletown-Odessa-Townsend; aka: MOT Rotary Club in Middletown, Delaware.  

John has given over 600 Polio Talks to Rotary Clubs, District Conferences & Assemblies, RYLA, Rotaract and Interact Clubs and Zone Training Seminars all over the world:

                        “The Recipe to End Polio Now”

John has circled the globe 3 times in Zoom miles delivering his message on PolioPlus.

Currently John is on:

– End Polio Now Coordinator – Zone 33/Region 40

– Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force for the US Congress

– US Coordinator of the World’s Greatest Meal Project

-TRF Major Donor 2

– Member of the Paul Harris Society & PolioPlus Society

-Member of Rotary Foundation Benefactor Endowment

– John currently consults with Polio Survivor Support Groups around the world.

John is the recipient of Rotary’s International Service Award for a Polio Free World – 2022

John is the recipient of Rotary’s Regional Service Award for a Polio Free World

A graduate of State University of New York at Delhi (pronounced Dell High). 

John served on Delhi’s Advisory Board to the President for over 10 years. 

John is also:

– District 7630 PolioPlus Chair 2013-2026 (all of Delaware & Eastern Shore Maryland)

– District 7630 DEI Committee – Diversity-Equity-Inclusion (2022-2026)

– Board member of State of Delaware Architectural Accessibility Board

– Platelet Donor: 434+ donations (= 54+  Gallons)

– volunteer driver for MOT Meals on Wheels

– Founder & former owner of Paper And Ribbon Supply Company, Cherry Hill, NJ

– former Board member of 8 different non-profit organizations

– 1,000+ Volunteer hours every year

– Accessibility Advocate for all

John is a polio survivor (Class of 1953), paralyzed from his neck down for 6 months just prior to the Salk Vaccine major testing.  He now uses a wheelchair for most of his daily mobility due to severe Post-Polio Syndrome issues.

John and his wife, Christine, live in Middletown, DE and are professional singers with “Rhapsody in 2”, a Duet Cabaret Act; mainly singing Broadway Showtunes…..www.Rhapsodyin2.com

20 October 2026

Dr. Stephanie Myers, Black Women for Positive Change

Stephanie E. Myers, Ph.D. is Vice President of R.J. Myers Publishing and Consulting Company, a minority-owned business headquartered, in the District of Columbia. She is the National Co-Chair, of Black Women for Positive Change and President of the Positive Change Foundation, where she manages annual Months of Non-Violence, Families and Understanding Artificial Intelligence. She is author of the book, “Invisible Queen: Mixed Ancestry Revealed,” that tells the story of Queen Sophia Charlotte, Mixed Race Queen of Britain and Ireland.

In June 2023, Dr. Myers was awarded the 2023 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. She is a recipient of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Top 100 Registry; recipient of the 2020 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award; and a 2019 Inductee of the Continental Who’s Who Pinnacle Professional Member Award. Her civic activities include serving as Chair of the Alumnae Committee of Capital City Links and as a Diamond Lifetime Member of Delta Sigma Theta Public Service Sorority.

She is married to Roy J. Myers, former Washington Post Advertising Executive and President of R.J. Myers Publishing and Consulting Company (RJMPUB). Their company provides publishing and research services to federal, state and local government agencies, HBCUs and non-profits. Dr. Myers is the proud stepmother of three bonus adult children; grandmother of five, and great-grandmother of three.

27 October 2026

Club Assembly