The Nucleus Club is pleased To

Announce  our guest speaker

for Wednesday,  june 17th  is

William C. Harris,

President & CEO of Science Foundation Arizona,

William Harris has more than 25 years of diverse, progressively advanced international experience building and leading major government and university institutions, strategically developing research and educational enterprises to benefit society, managing large budgets for maximum results, and hiring entrepreneurial personnel and teacher-scholars.  Prior to joining the Science Foundation of Arizona, Dr.  Harris was in Ireland serving as director general of Science Foundation Ireland , a new Irish agency that helped facilitate tremendous growth in Ireland’s research and development sector during Harris’ tenure. Immediately prior to going to Ireland, Dr. Harris was vice president of research and professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of South Carolina (USC). There, he oversaw research activities throughout the USC system, several interdisciplinary centers and institutes, the USC Research Foundation and sponsored research programs.   Dr. Harris served at the U.S. National Science Foundation from 1978 to 1996, including as the director for mathematical and physical sciences (1991-1996). He was responsible for federal grants appropriation of $750 million.

   RSVP to 602-234-6545  to reserve your seat. 

Please call in your reservation by noon on the day prior to the event.

 Location is at the WYNDHAM PHOENIX  -  50 East Adams Street

Buffet available at 11:30 AM ~ PROGRAM BEGINS AT NOON            

    MEMBERS, YEARLY-$330    MONTHLY-$30    GUESTS-$40

The Nucleus Club

guest speaker for Wednesday,  May 20, 2009

Sara El-Amine!

field director for
Organizing for America
 

Sara El-Amine will speak on “ Organizing for America” which is President Obama’s community organizing initiative to help with communication between President Obama and local grassroots groups and by creating a two way channel of communication between communities and grassroots activists and the White House.

Sara started on Obama’s presidential campaign as an Iowa Field Organizer in 2007. After the caucuses, El-Amine worked in five additional primary states: Idaho, Texas, Mississippi, Colorado, and the crucial Indiana primary. During the general election she served as a Regional Field Director of twenty two counties in Northwest Virginia, where she led the efforts that culminated in the largest regional swing in the state, contributing to President Obama’s November victory. Born in Barcelona, Spain, Sara is a native of Duxbury, Massachusetts. She received a BA from Occidental College in Diplomacy and World Affairs and was the recipient of several grants and two Lily foundation fellowships on international development and domestic party-building. She comes to us most recently from Washington, DC.
 

   RSVP to 602-234-6545  to reserve your seat. 

Please call in your reservation by noon on the day prior to the event.

 Location is at the WYNDHAM PHOENIX  -  50 East Adams Street

Buffet available at 11:30 AM ~ PROGRAM BEGINS AT NOON            

    MEMBERS, YEARLY-$330    MONTHLY-$30    GUESTS-$40

The Nucleus Club is pleased To Announce  our

guest speaker for Wednesday,  April 15, 2009

DON BIVENS,

Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party
 

On Saturday, March 7th the State Committee elected Don Bivens for a second term and proved that, as Arizona Democrats, the strength of the Party's  common resolve is greater than anything that might divide us.  He will speak on the challenge that lies ahead for 2010 election.

Bivens began his career in Arizona politics in the late 1970s as a precinct committee person. In the early 1980s, he was President of Young Democrats of Arizona. Since then, Bivens has held leadership roles in many Arizona elections, including the 1982 gubernatorial campaign for Bruce Babbitt and the 1994 gubernatorial campaign for Terry Goddard in which Bivens served as Finance Chair. He most recently served on the finance committee for U.S. Senate candidate Jim Pederson.  Bivens has served as president of both the State Bar of Arizona and Maricopa County Bar Association.   and is a partner with the law firm of Snell & Wilmer, where he specializes in complex litigation. He has a long history of charitable work in Arizona, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Salvation Army and Arizonans for Children. He is a founding Co-Chair of Arizona’s Equal Justice Foundation.
 

   RSVP to 602-234-6545  to reserve your seat.   Please call in your reservation by noon on April 10th

 Location is at the WYNDHAM PHOENIX  -  50 East Adams Street

Buffet available at 11:30 AM ~ PROGRAM BEGINS AT NOON            

    MEMBERS, YEARLY-$330    MONTHLY-$30    GUESTS-$40