Speakers

In 1990, Rotarians from Busan, Korea, gave Wooj Byun a new life. Their gift? A Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship. With this simple gesture, they created a path for Byun to become an American student, lawyer, global citizen--and Rotarian.

From that moment, Byun was committed to Rotary's motto of ''service above self.'' Originally joining Rotary to pay back his scholarship, he quickly embraced the organization's giving spirit. In My Rotary Journey, Byun details tutoring a group of elderly Korean immigrants so they could earn their US citizenship, writing books to help Koreans in the US understand the legal system, and tirelessly cheerleading for Rotary locally, nationally, and internationally as president of the Rotary Club in Edina, Minnesota.

With his own brand of wit and an observational style that could only come from a true global citizen, Byun shares his heartfelt, humorous personal stories, inspiring others to become Rotarians and take up the call of service above self.

OctoberZest! is a fun evening filled with delicious food from local restaurants, a wide-range of craft beers, live music, and more!

Rotary District 5950 Membership Chair, Lloyd Campbell, will speak about how our club can engage, recruit, and retain members.

Michael McIntee became the executive director of Eagan Television (ETV) in June 2018. He is a longtime Eagan resident and a former network TV news executive with Hubbard Broadcasting as well as a new media pioneer in live video streaming, podcasting and social media.
Eagan Television manages three local channels, and was one of the first in the state to provide full access not just to City Council meetings and workshops, but also to televise the work of city advisory meetings. In addition to covering high school sports games, Market Fest concerts, and more, ETV now streams its channels online, provides 24-hour-a-day archiving of its programming on YouTube, and this fall will launch a new HD channel. ETV is funded by a percentage of cable company gross revenues, not tax dollars.

Eagan’s new Police Chief, Roger New, is a 24-year veteran of the department who has risen steadily through the ranks.

New, 47, holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and is a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy. Starting in 1994 as an Eagan police officer, New rose to the rank of Patrol Sergeant in 2004 and just two years later was promoted to Lieutenant. He was appointed Deputy Chief in 2016, and is looking forward to the challenge of leading Eagan’s 89-person department, with 73 sworn officers.

Chief New became Eagan's Chief of Police on July 1, 2018.