Speakers

Today’s speakers, cousins and fellow Rotarians, Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels, piloted a single piston-engine airplane around the world in 2023 to raise awareness and money for Rotary’s End Polio Now program. The flight took 90-days, made 37 landings in 19 countries, and involved 24 fundraisers. Only 702 pilots in aviation history have ever achieved this feat, and less than 270 are alive today!

For over 20 years, FlyWater (Founded by engineers and fishing guides) has been at the fore front of river restoration in Colorado. The company has completed hundreds of projects all over the state, on rivers of every shape and size, working with state, local and federal governments, NGO’s and private entities.  FlyWater works diligently to protect rivers and the
organisms that call them home. FlyWater owner, Corey Engen, will be talking about the history of FlyWater, the growing field of “river work” and some of the more memorable projects that
the company has been involved in.

Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery novels, which are the basis for Longmire, the hit Netflix original drama. The books have won multiple awards: Le Prix du Polar Nouvel Observateur/Bibliobs, the Wyoming Historical Association’s Book of the Year, Le Prix 813, the Western Writers of America’s Spur Award, the Mountains & Plains Book of the Year, the SNCF Prix de Polar, Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, The Watson Award, Library Journal's Best Mystery of the Year, the Rocky, and the Will Rogers Award for Fiction.  Spirit of Steamboat was selected by the Wyoming State Library as the inaugural One Book Wyoming. Johnson lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population twenty-six.

Claire will explain how Dementia Together, a small yet rapidly growing nonprofit, is changing the narrative around dementia. We wii learn about the revolutionary SPECAL® method, which is becoming the gold standard for dementia care—and how it fosters lifelong well-being for those walking the dementia journey. 

Detective Corporal Scott Gammon, of the Fort Collins Police Department, will discuss how law enforcement is using technology in a real-time environment to increase public safety.