On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Susan Beck, President of the Western Institute Board of Directors, will speak to the Rotary club.

Topic: “Western WILL Program”

The venue will be the WNMU Sunset Room, Second Floor of the Student Memorial Building, from 12-1 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. If lunch is desired, please pay the cashier ($10.75) and go through the cafeteria line.

Susan Beck is the President of the Board of the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning, significantly as the Technology Support Chair and Vice President before becoming its President in October 2020. Previously, Beck served 24 years as an Air Force officer, achieving early promotion to the rank of Colonel, and retired from active military service at the Pentagon in 2001. She continued her career as an executive leadership coach and organizational development consultant in organizations across the country. She’s married to Randy Catron, an artist, writer, chef and all-around good guy. Since 2016, when they moved to the Silver City area, they’ve lived on a 5-acre nature sanctuary they created, which is certified by the National Wildlife Federation.  or WILL.  She joined WILL in the summer of 2017 and has served WILL in many positions.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary is the world’s oldest and largest service organization, with more than 1.2 million members in more than168 countries. Since its founding in 1923, the Silver City Rotary Club has provided support and service to numerous non-profit organizations and civic causes in Silver City and Grant County as well as supporting and participating in humanitarian projects sponsored by Rotary International.

To find out more about Rotary or membership in the local club, email info@silvercityrotary.org .