What a great first meeting of the 2017 year! This was the highest attended meeting of the Fiscal Year with 75% of club members present. RCSE had a banner exchange with a visiting Rotarian from the East Greenwich, Rhode Island club before Deidre Harrison spoke to the club about her work with Savannah Working Against Human Trafficking (SWAHT).
SWAHT is a local, volunteer organization that provides support to victims of Human Trafficking and has been operating in our area for the past 10 years. Human Trafficking is the equivalent to modern day slavery. There are three forms of human trafficking - 1. Labor Trafficking, 2. Sex Trafficking, and 3. Indentured Servitude. The people being trafficked are part of a grooming process where they are coerced into this way of life. The real issue with trafficking is demand. A way we can reduce demand in Savannah is by supporting local businesses. By doing this, we are using a product that we can trust while helping the local economy as well as the environment. In Georgia, the majority of sex victims are USA citizens who are minorities. Poverty is a major factory in sex trafficking and the average age a person becomes a prostitute in Georgia is between the ages of 13-15 years old. If you suspect trafficking in your area, please call the National Human Trafficking Hotline number - 1-888-373-7888.
Mark Sprosty has been a resident of Savannah for 24 years and is a native of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He received his B.S. in Business Administration from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. Mark is currently the Vice President of Finance and Administration for Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) where he has worked for over 5 years. As Vice President of Finance and Administration for SEDA, Mark is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting, year-end audit preparation, budgeting and forecasting activities as well as developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures. He currently holds a CPA license in the state of Georgia and has more than 25 years of accounting experience. Prior to joining SEDA in 2011, Mark has worked for Savannah Air Center, Four Rivers Peterbilt dealership group, G&C Fertilizer and Colonial Oil Industries.
Mark currently sits on the board of directors of the CFO Council Savannah; Small Business Assistance Corp (SBAC); and Step Up Savannah.
He has been married to his wife Teri for 22 years. They have a child who is a Sophomore at Valdosta State University and another child who is a sophomore at Calvary Day School. His family attends the First Baptist Church of the Islands (Wilmington Island). In his free time, Mark enjoys spending time with his family; playing basketball; running; watching volleyball and the Green Bay Packers.
Beth Ferencsik was initiated as a member into RCSE at the November 4th meeting. Beth has been a realtor with Keller Williams Downtown since 2010. She grew up in Washington DC and went to college at Duke University. After college, Beth went to work in marketing in NYC in book publishing and advertising. She moved to Savannah 25 years ago with her husband David when he came to work for Colonial Marine. Beth has two children who were born and raised in Savannah. Currently, her son is a senior at Duke and her daughter is a freshman at Georgia Tech. Beth is also a mom to Murphy who is a very funny and smart Goldendoodle. Beth is actively involved in a number of non-profit organizations including Design Hope (that builds schools and clinics in impoverished nations) and Sand for Life Solutions (bringing clean water to Ghana). In her spare time, you can find Beth walking, doing yoga, or meditating. Welcome to RCSE Beth!
We Missed You on January 6 - Acuff, Duncan, Herring, Kelso, Meyerhoff, Paddison, Paolucci, Turner and White. 71% Attendance
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