Events

Jevata Crawford is the founder of Project MOVE and creator of the MOVING Method™, a framework for navigating moves and life transitions with clarity and peace. She is the author of the forthcoming book Moving in Place: More Than Boxes (October 2025). At Brookside, she will be speaking on Clearing Space, Creating Clarity: Using Project Management to Tackle Life Transitions at Home and Work.

The primary mission of PaWSAR is the safe return of a missing loved one to their family, to minimize loss of life, injury and property damage and to provide recovery services as needed – always with concern for the safety of all parties. To achieve this goal we train to provide professional level search and rescue services, preventative educational awareness programs and respond to requests from local and state entities.

Our core values of Integrity; Compassion; Respect; Accountability – to the subject, to the team and to ourselves; Professionalism in our level of conduct; Dedication and Teamwork remain the guiding forces behind PaWSAR. We strive to educate ourselves and our members to the highest standards of SAR and maintain every necessary proficiency that we might always stand at the ready, “That Others May Live.”

Tanya Goldberg is from Bucks County originally, now a resident of the Lehigh Valley. Growing up, she spent her days raising puppies for The Seeing Eye or at the farm riding
and taking care of horses. As a child, Tanya learned America Sign Language and English Sign Language to be able to communicate with her friend, and they are still
friends of 27 years. After high school, she had the opportunity to travel to South Korea and live there for 8 months, learning the culture and language. Once returning home
Tanya has focused on her career within the gas industry providing medical and industrial gases to the east region. She is pursing her EMT certificate as well as being
certified in SARTECH III, WFA, SARIA, BLS, NIMS, 100,200,700,800. Tanya is a ground team member and the Medical Lieutenant, always ready to support the team and
additionally when our RIT team is deployed.

John Norris is a West Virginia native, who from a very young age, spent many hours with his father hunting, hiking, gathering, and tracking in the wilderness. John joined the
Army right after high school. During his time in the Army, John attended the Tracking/Counter-Tracking Course taught at the JFK Special Warfare Center at Ft.
Bragg. It was during this course that John was able to bridge the gap between his hunting knowledge and Mantracking. Johns combat tours include Hati, Bosnia/Kosovo,
Afghanistan, Iraq, and South East Asia. Before leaving active duty, John became an Army Master Instructor and Training Developer. As a Army Civilian (DA Civil
Service/GS), he continued his career as an instructor and training developer. John currently works in a Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) branch of
the Army at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and volunteers his time to Search and Rescue, serving on the Board of Directors, and as Chief of PaWSAR’s Eastern Division. John is
a SARTECH I, NASAR Tracker I, Certified Government Tracker (Forensic Spoorology) and Search Manager with certications of MLPI and SARIA.

Marnie Powell has been involved in search and rescue since 2001. She is a K9 handler, Search Manager, Search Technician, allowing her to be involved in all matters of any
search incident. She is currently the Deputy Chief of PaWSAR, which she helped found in 2010 to provide assistance in the community to help find lost people. She is
passionate about learning and advancing her knowledge to help others continue to provide search services. She is currently training Indy, a 4 y/o Labrador retriever
certified in scent specific trailing through IPWDA and NAPWDA; and Gaia, a 6 y/o German Shepherd certified in human remains detection through IPWDA.

Almut Hupbach received her PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the Universität Trier in Germany in 2000. She worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Arizona (funded by the German Research Foundation) and McGill University before she joined the Psychology Department at Lehigh in 2009. Her research area is human memory. She is fascinated by the dynamic nature of memory and studies the conditions that promote vs. prevent change of long-term memories in children and adults. Several of her projects have been funded by the National Science Foundation. Almut is enthusiastic about sparking students’ interest in research, and frequently publishes with undergraduate and graduate students. Outside of work, Almut is an avid runner (with her dog Luke), and she has taken sculpture classes at the Baum School of Art in Allentown for over a decade. 

STEM YEA is a four‐day, three‐night residential STEM-focused Academy providing equitable opportunities for rising eighth-grade students. The Academy delves into intriguing STEM areas while inspiring and engaging the students. These young people and their parents may not otherwise have this opportunity. The program, sponsored by Rotary Clubs in District 7430, was held at Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA, from July 11 through 13, 2025. The theme was "Astrobiology: the Search for Life on Mars".

Fifty-six students registered for the fourth Academy, and fifty-four completed the four-day event. The 29 female and 27 male students attended 32 public and parochial middle schools. There were no accidents or injuries. Twenty-five District 7430 Rotary Clubs sponsored students for STEM YEA 2025. Students received STEM YEA tee shirts, backpacks, water bottles, lab manuals, drawing pencils, antimicrobial pens, and copies of the session manual. Dr. Michael Seidner led a special ceremony to present white lab coats to the students. Rotary pins were presented at the ceremony to be worn on the lab coats, accompanied by color-coded name badges.

Randy Floyd, an active member of the Harleysville RC since 2004, has joined the board of Rotaplast International, bringing pride to both his home club and the district. Randy has participated in 22 missions, 16 of them as Mission Director. Several of the missions were first-time host sites and required singular attention to ensure a well-run and successful outcome. His personal affection for babies is well known and he is often seen cradling one in his arms.
 
In his time with the Harleysville RC, Randy has served in many positions, including club officer positions and on the board of directors. Randy is a successful fundraiser for his club and Rotaplast, is active in his church, and in several other service organizations.
 
Randy holds a master’s degree in criminal science and is the chief of police in Telford Borough, PA where he has served for 33 years.

As the holiday season approaches, there's no better time to come together in the spirit of service and support the small businesses that keep our community vibrant. Join us for Supporting Small Businesses: Rotary’s Local Impact, a timely session focused on how Rotarians can uplift local entrepreneurs during their most critical season. We'll explore simple, meaningful ways to shop local and collaborate with small business owners. This is a perfect opportunity to bring a guest who cares about community impact!

We are excited to welcome back Kelly Duffy, Coordinator of the Emmaus High School Field Study Program, as our featured speaker on November 13th!

Kelly will provide a compelling update on this impactful program, which gives local high school students real-world experience through internships, job shadowing, and career exploration opportunities with professionals in our community. Her presentation will offer insight into how the program prepares students for life beyond the classroom, and how Rotarians can get involved by serving as mock interviewers and mentors during the upcoming spring session.

This is a perfect example of Rotary’s mission in action: “Service Above Self.” Kelly’s work directly aligns with our commitment to supporting youth development and empowering future leaders in the East Penn area.

Let’s fill the room! Bring a guest, especially someone who lives or works locally and shares our values of service, leadership, and community engagement. This is an inspiring opportunity to learn, connect, and make a difference.

Join us this Thursday when Krishna, our ERC 4 Way Test Speech Contest Winner shares his award-winning speech! He will deliver his speech once again at the Regional competitiion that will take place on March 7, 2026.