Meet Our New Members!
We have 3 new amazing members that were inducted over the past few weeks, so check out their backgrounds if you missed it at the meeting. Welcome to Rotary ladies!
Colleen Powers:
Colleen is an experienced technology professional at Ness Digital Engineering, a global consulting firm where she helps financial services companies navigate their digital transformation journey. She relocated from Los Angeles to Traverse City in 2016 and now lives there with her two daughters, Maebh (15) and Bridgette (12). Throughout her career, Colleen has contributed to various industries, including social networking, consumer goods, start-ups, and healthcare. Since moving to Traverse City, she has led technology initiatives at Tamarack Holdings and later worked at Hagerty until 2023. Colleen enjoys biking, paddleboarding, running, and embracing the beauty of Traverse City with her family.
Lander Bachert:
Lander was born in Boone, North Carolina, and moved to Michigan in high school. She studied English, Government, and History for her undergrad at Grand Valley State with the goal of becoming a teacher. She moved to Montana directly after graduation to do just that, earning her Master's Degree in Education from Montana State University in the process. After 10 years in the classroom, Lander transitioned to nonprofit leadership in the 20-aughts, focusing on policy, youth mental wellness, education, and youth advocacy and most recently taking the helm at the Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center in March. She is married to a Montana fella named Chad, and together they have a one-year-old little guy named Whitman. Outside of work, Lander can be found either reading or mostly out of doors --enjoying fly fishing, trail running, hiking, and wandering around looking for rocks with her kid. She was drawn to Rotary because she believes that the only way for things to happen in the world is when small groups of motivated people work to make it happen.
Cathy Daniel:
Cathy was born in Detroit where she lived for 5 years until the family moved to California. She then lived 27 years in Southern California and 31 years in Northern California. She has been married for 43 years and they have two sons together. They also have been raising their granddaughters aged 18 and 16 for the last 16 years as well as having taken in many kids who have aged out of the Foster Care System yet were still in high school. Cathy attended Southern California College of Optometry and Cal State Fullerton. Most of her adult life has been spent in the real estate industry. She most recently left a team (Team Fast) in Oakland California who has a $600,000,000 production where she was their Trust and Probate Specialist. She has also testified as an expert witness in housing for the "aged" making her an expert in active adult/senior housing. For ten years she worked at Ralphs Grocery in Sales Audit and was instrumental in teaching/implementing the new technology "Universal Product Code". She enjoys singing in a chorus, stage production, coordinating large events (the bigger the better), kayaking, baking, and working. Cathy is looking for her next great adventure here in Northern Michigan!
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