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Thursday, May 15, 2014

INDUCTIONS

Today, the Rotary Club of Appleton inducted Patrick Minskey, David Weiss and Andrew Dane.

Patrick grew up in Green Lake, Wisconsin.  At that time, kindergarten through 12th grade was all in one building.  He had a graduating class of 24.  After graduating from high school, Patrick attended U. W. Oshkosh to get his bachelor’s degree in economics later getting this masters degree in finance.  Patrick is single, has no pets and lives on the north side of Appleton.  His interests include biking and golf.  One thing you may not know about him is that he used to be an explosive expert.  Currently, Patrick is a certified financial planner with Edward Jones and a very dynamic guy.

David Weiss was born and raised in Neenah.  After graduating from high school, he attended Marquette University.  David worked for an advertising agency in Milwaukee.  He and his wife moved back to Neenah in 2010 to purchase the family farm and develop a wildlife rehabilitation center.  David and his wife  have a 4 month old son Fritz. Currently, David is the Director of the Boys and Girls Brigade in Neenah, a volunteer firefighter for the Town of Neenah and a 3rd generation Rotarian.  He is also one of the founding members of the Fox Cities Morning Rotary Club. 

Andrew Dane grew up in Madison.  After graduating from high school, he attended U. W. Madison to get his bachelor's degree in conservation biology then moved out west to get his master's in urban and regional planning at the University of Arizona.  Andrew was then involved in the Peace Corps as a environmental management specialist and as a technical trainer – environmental management in Guatemala.  When he returned, he started a landscaping business and then sold it to a friend.  Ten years ago, Andrew moved back to Wisconsin to be closer to family.  He has lived in the Fox Valley for about 4 years and is the Senior Community Development and Sustainability Specialist at Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.

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