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Member Profile: Emma Lee Junior and Katie Thomas

by Jocelyn Bonner 

– Connect and Commit:
Emma Lee Junior, MD, MPH, and Katie Thomas, PNP, make a dynamic duo on the medical sorting team. Dr. Junior, pictured left, is a retired internal medicine physician, and Katie, pictured right, is a retired pediatric nurse practitioner. Both retired in 2019 and joined the team. Dr. Junior is good friends with Rotarian Glen Brigham and his wife, Sharron. She was looking for volunteer work, and he connected her with Rotarian Ted Stevens. Katie discovered sorting through her friendship and mutual activities with Rotarian John Pfanner, III, who coordinates the team.

Katie is from Missoula, MT, which she remembers as an idyllic small town. She describes herself as “detail-oriented, friendly, and a bookworm. She enjoys gardening, traveling, and sailing. She volunteers with her church and yacht club.

Emma Lee is from Portland, OR. She attended one of the smallest schools in Portland, where the 4th and 5th grades were combined. She was a star student at a young age and was accelerated to being taught separately with one other student. She knew she wanted to be a doctor at age 5 and loved learning. She describes herself as “independent, curious, and satisfied”. She was a Campfire Girl and Explorer Scout. She enjoys learning random facts (ask her why cheetahs purr and not roar) and traveling.

– Teamwork:
In partnership with Cardiostart, volunteers and Rotarians sort donated medical supplies from local hospitals that are shipped worldwide.

New Member!

Cheryl Green-Clancey

Our newest member is Cheryl Green-Clancey, sponsored by Karen Fretwell.

Cheryl is retired but works concessions at the Hult Performing Arts Center. She’s lived in various places and has called Eugene home for 28 years. She has a son, two stepsons, and a 16-year-old granddaughter. You may have met Cheryl through her help with Food Boxes or as an OBOB coach at Fairfield.

She looks forward to more volunteer opportunities and getting to know more Southtowne Rotarians.

Raffle Update – We are at 25% of $8,000!

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