🔔 Stay Connected with the Club
A quick reminder to take a moment to check in online and stay up to date with everything happening in our club. Our website and social media pages are the best places to find meeting updates, speaker information, photos, and upcoming events.
Tomorrow’s Speaker: Karen Hong
Tomorrow, the Point Clear Rotary Club is pleased to welcome Karen Hong, President and CEO of Continental Aerospace Technologies™, for a conversation about leadership, organizational transformation, and the future of aviation.
Karen brings more than 25 years of experience in finance, accounting, strategic planning, team development, and global manufacturing. Before becoming CEO and President of Continental, she served as the company’s Global CFO and Executive Vice President. Her career has also included executive leadership positions with Chrysler, Milacron Holdings, and Joyson Safety Systems.
Throughout her career, Karen has successfully led business turnarounds that strengthened profitability, cash flow, and overall organizational performance. Her leadership philosophy centers on placing the “right people in the right seats” and building a T.E.A.M. culture grounded in Transparency, Efficiency, Accountability, and Moral leadership. She believes strong leadership is defined by ownership, consistency, service, resilience, and the ability to deliver results.
Karen’s impact has earned national and international recognition. She recently received the 2026 Career Mastered National Women’s Trailblazer Leadership Award, following the 2025 General Aviation Industry Leadership Award from Germany’s Flieger Magazine. She was also nominated for the 2026 Business Alabama Best CEO Award.
Headquartered in Mobile, Continental Aerospace Technologies has more than 115 years of history and is recognized globally for designing, manufacturing, testing, and supporting piston aircraft engines. Karen currently leads the company’s global operations while working alongside nearly 400 team members at its 275,000-square-foot Mobile facility.
Originally from Canton, Karen now considers Mobile home. She holds a Master of Economics from the University of Detroit Mercy and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Outside the office, she enjoys floral design, seafood, shopping, and spending time with her family. The word she uses to describe herself is simple but powerful: humble.
Join us tomorrow as we hear from a remarkable local leader who is helping Continental, its people, and Mobile’s aviation industry continue to reach new heights.
Taste of Rotary Updates
Wine Raffle Tickets
Members may pick up wine raffle tickets from David Harbison or Tim McGuire. Please connect with them soon to get your tickets and help support our club’s largest fundraiser!
Admission Ticket Buy-Back Program
As in past years, the club may have an opportunity to buy back Taste of Rotary admission tickets from members to sell to the public or provide to event sponsors. While there is no guarantee that tickets will be needed, interested members should email Noah Funderburg at pronoah@me.com.
Names will be added to a list, and members will be contacted on a first-come, first-served basis if tickets are needed. Members whose admission tickets are purchased back will instead be charged for 15 raffle tickets.
Noah is out this week while recovering from COVID. Next week will be the final opportunity to pick up tickets at a club meeting. After that, all remaining tickets will be mailed to members.
Help Us Find Sponsors!
Taste of Rotary’s success depends on the involvement of every Point Clear Rotarian. We are asking members to identify local businesses, organizations, professional contacts, and community partners that may be interested in sponsoring this year’s event.
Sponsorships benefit the Point Clear Rotary Foundation and help fund scholarships, youth leadership opportunities, and grants for organizations serving our community.
Use the button below to download the sponsorship form and share it with prospective sponsors. Every conversation and connection helps expand our community impact!
⛳ Save the Date: USSU Eagles Golf Classic
Mark your calendars for Monday, November 9, as the United States Sports University Eagles Golf Classic returns to the beautiful Steelwood Country Club. This annual tournament brings together alumni, friends, community partners, and supporters for a day of golf with a purpose.
Every swing helps make a difference. Proceeds from the tournament directly support student scholarships, providing financial assistance to deserving students while advancing USSU’s mission of preparing the next generation of leaders in sport through innovative education, research, and service.
Whether you’re interested in registering a foursome, becoming a sponsor, or simply supporting the cause, your participation helps invest in the future of sport.
📅 Date: Monday, November 9
📍 Location: Steelwood Country Club, Loxley, Alabama
To learn more, register a team, or explore sponsorship opportunities:
A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.
— Jim Rohn
Upcoming Speakers:
August 27- Speaker is TBD
September 3 – Scott Fenn hosts Davis Walker (director, new Mobile arena/hockey team)
September 10 – Noah Funderburg hosts Stephen Savage to talk about the Fairhope Film Festival
September 17 – Tony Gasbarro
September 24 – Howard Hadley
Check out the speaker page here:
📋 Club Member Directory
Per member request, we’ve included a list of current club members below. This list can also always be found and updated in DACdb for your convenience.
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