This week: January 17, 2025 - TBA - TBA
Captain Sean Gagen joined the Montgomery County Police Department in 1996 and has had a variety of duties in his 26-year career, rising from Sargent to Lieutenant and Commander.
In September 2022, the Montgomery County Department of Police named Capt. Gagen as the new director of its Major Crimes Division after he served as the commander of the police district that includes Bethesda for three years.
The Second District includes North Bethesda, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac and Kensington. The Major Crimes Division includes the following sections:
The Division investigates everything from homicide to bank robberies, carjacking and kidnapping.
Rich Carson is a Past District Governor of Rotary District 7620 and has been active in a variety of District, national, and international projects for Rotary. He has served as Rotary representative to the Organization of American States, worked with the White House and Congress on Rotary Issues, and served as an advisor for Disaster Aid USA. Rich is an old friend of North Bethesda Rotary and had visited our club many times.
Rich will be handling the induction of North Bethesda Officers for the coming year: John Waterston as President, Kevin Flynn as President-Elect; Joe DiPietro as Treasurer, and Linda Berg-Cross as Secretary. Steve Vaccarezza will be transitioning to the Past President’s slot. Steve has volunteered to also be Chair of a reconstituted Membership Committee with Ron Sigelman as committee member. Paul Arveson will continue as Club Administration Director for his long-serving role in managing our club’s hybrid meeting arrangements and equipment.
If time permits, incoming President John Waterston will give a presentation on the results of a survey of members on the future they want to see for our club and propose next steps.
Ginger Moodie-Woodward has served as both a docent and a staff member at Josiah Henson Museum and Park since September 2021. She has a BA in History and French from the University of Wisconsin, and an MA in Linguistics from Indiana University. She is currently pursuing a second master’s degree in Museum Studies at Harvard Extension School.
Prior to joining Montgomery Parks, she taught Social Studies and English at the French International School in Bethesda for over 20 years. A fun fact about Ginger is that in 1993 she was awarded a scholarship by the Rotary Club of New Orleans to study Education at the University of Geneva in Switzerland for a year. She is a big Rotary fan!
