Last week’s speaker was not available, so we found a substitute…Larry Heilman, a member of the Metro Bethesda club who came by to do a makeup, volunteered to give a presentation on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which he worked on in the 1990s. NAFTA has been in the news lately after the Trump Administration replaced it with another agreement among Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. Larry, a retired senior foreign service officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development, discussed the original agreement, how it was negotiated, and how it has evolved over the years. Thanks, Larry!
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Our speaker this week is Kathy Arveson, spouse of Paul Arveson, who will discuss a recent trip to Romania. Kathy is a psychologist based in Rockville, Md. and an associate professor at Regent University. Her practice includes developing a church counseling center, working with a variety of private agencies, and developing a private practice.

Our speaker last week was Patty Alper, president of the Alper Portfolio Group, a marketing and consulting company, and a board member of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). Patty described her career in the construction industry and her approach to building a company, and how it led to an interest in mentoring programs in schools. NFTE sponsors yearlong programs in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers in underserved schools. NFTE has become an international non-profit organization providing entrepreneurship training and education programs to young people from low-income urban communities. For more information, visit nfte.com.