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The Nucleus Club is pleased To
Announce our guest speaker
for Wednesday, JULY 15th is
Sogol Homayoun
What is Happening in Iran- Pespectives from
A Young Iranian American
Is
a young Iranian American. Sogol designed a plan to assist in the
implementation of a 2 year Persian course curriculum and composed a
comprehensive discussion on the history and heritage of the Persian
language as a less commonly taught language in the U.S. Sogol also
founded the Iranian-American Student Association; organizing and
promoting awareness and creating a open forum about Iranian
sociopolitical and cultural perspectives to better interpret U.S. media
coverage in relation to the Middle East’s current events.
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

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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

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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

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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

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Our March 18th luncheon meeting will be at the
Wyndham Phoenix & our speaker are
Dana Marie Kennedy and Pam Grissom
Dana is currently the Executive
Director for Emerge Arizona, Women Leaders for a Democratic Future and
the Communications Director for the Arizona AFL-CIO. Dana has been an advocate
for women, working families and retirees for the past 20 years. She serves on
several boards including: Arizona’s List, Progressive Majority, Arizona
Alliance for Retired Americans and just completed her term on the Point South
Mountain Residential Association. Dana was the Communications Director for
Arizona’s Hillary Clinton for President, where she was part of a winning team
that produced a victory in Arizona.
Pam is Chairman of the Board of
the Arizona List. Arizona List Supports
Pro-choice Democratic Women and is a grassroots donor network supporting
Democratic women running for office in Arizona. Arizona List identifies races in
which a progressive woman Democrat can win, recruits and provides training for
potential candidates, and supports candidates through the direct contributions
of our members. We are modeled after EMILY’s List and are committed to changing
the face of power in Arizona by equipping women candidates with the training and
resources they need to be serious contenders.
RSVP to 602-234-6545 to
reserve your seat. Please call in your reservation by noon on
MARCH 13th
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
FREE validated hotel
parking
available at their (1st) First Street entrance or take the Metro Light Rail

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