Patricia Burch When Patricia Burch stepped into the role of Chief Executive Officer at Habitat for Humanity of Wake County in October 2022, she didn’t arrive as a visitor to the affordable housing conversation; she arrived as someone who has spent years in the work, learning it from the inside out. After nearly 16 years with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham (including time as Executive Director), Patricia brought that hard-earned experience to Wake County at a momen

Trever Chambers - Lisa Higginbotham Embrace Your Passion On a crisp Tuesday morning, the Rotary Club of the Capital City gathered for its 7:30 a.m. meeting with a special sense of anticipation. Our guest was Rotary District 7710 Governor Lisa Higginbotham, a familiar name across our district for her energy, creativity, and deep commitment to Rotary’s mission of “Service Above Self.” From the moment she began speaking, it was clear that her message could be summed up in two po

Linh Pham Introducing Mrs. Linh Pham Mrs. Linh Pham  is a Community and Capacity Development Manager at the John Rex Endowment. She brings more than 20 years of nonprofit and community service experience shaped by her work with immigrant and refugee communities across North Carolina, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. As a proud Vietnamese immigrant, her understanding of belonging is grounded in real lived experience. She once dreamed of traveling the world to make a difference, u

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Thomas Schaffer (Active Member and Mentor) - Josh Davis (Sergeant at Arms) - Trever Chambers (President) Whitney Kidd Founder of IRIS Technologies and Senior Vice President of Innovation and Technology at the Preiss Company At our August 26th meeting, the Rotary Club of the Capital City had the opportunity to step into the future of community living. We welcomed Whitney Kidd , Founder of IRIS Technologies and Senior Vice President of Innovation & Technology at The Preiss Comp