Welcome to the Rotary Club of Washington, DC
Upcoming Lunch Programs
August 5th 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Rachel Marcus
Chagas disease in the DC Metro Area and USA
Dr. Rachel Marcus was raised in the Washington DC area, where she first started volunteering in health clinics in Adams Morgan. After getting her degree in Political Science from Stanford University, she attended Stanford Medical School, during which time she went to Latin America to learn about tropical diseases. She completed her residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital and then returned to Brazil to learn more about Chagas disease. After 10 years in private practice on K St downtown, she helped launch and became the Medical Director of the Latin American Society of Chagas in 2012. This 501c3 nonprofit has an all-volunteer staff, and provides free testing, treatment, and cardiac exams for the at-risk community for Chagas disease, a potentially deadly parasitic infection of the heart. Over the past 13 years, she has developed an international reputation as an expert in this condition, speaking frequently to medical audiences and publishing in the medical literature about Chagas cardiomyopathy. Most recently, she joined the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute at NIH to develop a Chagas disease research program, but her first love remains the work of LASOCHA.
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Rachel Marcus
Chagas disease in the DC Metro Area and USA
Dr. Rachel Marcus was raised in the Washington DC area, where she first started volunteering in health clinics in Adams Morgan. After getting her degree in Political Science from Stanford University, she attended Stanford Medical School, during which time she went to Latin America to learn about tropical diseases. She completed her residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital and then returned to Brazil to learn more about Chagas disease. After 10 years in private practice on K St downtown, she helped launch and became the Medical Director of the Latin American Society of Chagas in 2012. This 501c3 nonprofit has an all-volunteer staff, and provides free testing, treatment, and cardiac exams for the at-risk community for Chagas disease, a potentially deadly parasitic infection of the heart. Over the past 13 years, she has developed an international reputation as an expert in this condition, speaking frequently to medical audiences and publishing in the medical literature about Chagas cardiomyopathy. Most recently, she joined the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute at NIH to develop a Chagas disease research program, but her first love remains the work of LASOCHA.
August 12th 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: H.E. Narek Mkrtchyan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia
"Armenia: An Ancient Nation, A Modern Vision—Leadership, Diplomacy, and Building Bridges in a Changing World."
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: H.E. Narek Mkrtchyan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia
"Armenia: An Ancient Nation, A Modern Vision—Leadership, Diplomacy, and Building Bridges in a Changing World."
August 19th 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Sarah Thompson
CARE's U.S. Programs - Helping low-income women and families be safe, healthy and thrive
Sarah Thompson is the Associate Vice President of U.S. Programs at CARE, where she leads strategy, programs, and partnerships to help low-income women and families stay safe, healthy, and empowered to thrive. Previously at Save the Children, Sarah held several leadership roles including spearheading a $100M corporate partnerships portfolio and leading large-scale U.S. emergency preparedness and response programs reaching up to 1 million people annually. A recognized leader in disaster readiness and child-focused programming, she has designed FEMA and U.S. Chamber award-winning initiatives and holds a master’s in health communications from Johns Hopkins University.
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Sarah Thompson
CARE's U.S. Programs - Helping low-income women and families be safe, healthy and thrive
Sarah Thompson is the Associate Vice President of U.S. Programs at CARE, where she leads strategy, programs, and partnerships to help low-income women and families stay safe, healthy, and empowered to thrive. Previously at Save the Children, Sarah held several leadership roles including spearheading a $100M corporate partnerships portfolio and leading large-scale U.S. emergency preparedness and response programs reaching up to 1 million people annually. A recognized leader in disaster readiness and child-focused programming, she has designed FEMA and U.S. Chamber award-winning initiatives and holds a master’s in health communications from Johns Hopkins University.
August 26th 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Angela Jones
Advancing Economic Mobility through BAM-FI Program for Positive Youth Development
Angela Jones is an accomplished director with over 15 years of proven success in driving strategic initiatives that enhance business operations and community development within the National Capital Area. Her expertise encompasses nonprofit leadership, organizational development and capacity building, fundraising and partnership initiatives, and social impact. As Youth Guidance DC Executive Director, she is amplifying a youth-center program that supports wellness and postsecondary success. Former Director of Development at Youth Guidance DC, she has increased community engagement, donor relationships, philanthropic funding, program visibility, and strategic relationships within the Greater Washington area. Currently, she serves on the DC Collaborative Executive board advancing arts & humanities as well as being a Leadership Greater Washington and Association for Fundraising Professionals member. She previously served as the Arts Director at Duke Ellington School of the Arts and as Director of Programs at Insight Initiative scaling program innovations towards positive youth development. Angela Jones holds a B.S. in Business Management from Oral Roberts University and a M.Div. from Howard University School of Divinity with a Cultural Anthropology focus.
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Angela Jones
Advancing Economic Mobility through BAM-FI Program for Positive Youth Development
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Angela Jones is an accomplished director with over 15 years of proven success in driving strategic initiatives that enhance business operations and community development within the National Capital Area. Her expertise encompasses nonprofit leadership, organizational development and capacity building, fundraising and partnership initiatives, and social impact. As Youth Guidance DC Executive Director, she is amplifying a youth-center program that supports wellness and postsecondary success. Former Director of Development at Youth Guidance DC, she has increased community engagement, donor relationships, philanthropic funding, program visibility, and strategic relationships within the Greater Washington area. Currently, she serves on the DC Collaborative Executive board advancing arts & humanities as well as being a Leadership Greater Washington and Association for Fundraising Professionals member. She previously served as the Arts Director at Duke Ellington School of the Arts and as Director of Programs at Insight Initiative scaling program innovations towards positive youth development. Angela Jones holds a B.S. in Business Management from Oral Roberts University and a M.Div. from Howard University School of Divinity with a Cultural Anthropology focus.
September 2nd 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Eric Angel
Food is Medicine: Building a Healthier DC
Eric Angel
(he/him) is Executive Director of DC Greens. He came to DC Greens following his tenure as chief of staff at a civil rights agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. Before his tenure in the federal government, Angel served as senior policy advisor for Bruce Spiva during Spiva’s campaign for D.C. attorney general.
Angel’s commitment to anti-poverty and racial justice is reflected in his more than two decades at Legal Aid DC, where he served first as legal director and later as executive director. There, Angel helped make justice real in individual and systemic ways for persons living in poverty in D.C.
Before arriving at Legal Aid DC, Angel served as an associate counsel to former President Bill Clinton, worked as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, and clerked for the Honorable Raymond J. Dearie of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He attended Yale College (‘89) and Yale Law School (‘93) and has served as an Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University Law School since 2008.
Angel has been recognized nationally and locally for his work. He has been honored with the John Minor Wisdom Award from the American Bar Association’s Section on Litigation for his outstanding contributions toward attaining justice for underrepresented populations. Angel has also been awarded the Scoutt Prize from the DC Bar Foundation for his career-long compassionate advocacy on behalf of clients while exhibiting a high degree of skill in representing them.
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Eric Angel
Food is Medicine: Building a Healthier DC
Eric Angel
(he/him) is Executive Director of DC Greens. He came to DC Greens following his tenure as chief of staff at a civil rights agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. Before his tenure in the federal government, Angel served as senior policy advisor for Bruce Spiva during Spiva’s campaign for D.C. attorney general.
Angel’s commitment to anti-poverty and racial justice is reflected in his more than two decades at Legal Aid DC, where he served first as legal director and later as executive director. There, Angel helped make justice real in individual and systemic ways for persons living in poverty in D.C.
Before arriving at Legal Aid DC, Angel served as an associate counsel to former President Bill Clinton, worked as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, and clerked for the Honorable Raymond J. Dearie of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He attended Yale College (‘89) and Yale Law School (‘93) and has served as an Adjunct Professor at The George Washington University Law School since 2008.
Angel has been recognized nationally and locally for his work. He has been honored with the John Minor Wisdom Award from the American Bar Association’s Section on Litigation for his outstanding contributions toward attaining justice for underrepresented populations. Angel has also been awarded the Scoutt Prize from the DC Bar Foundation for his career-long compassionate advocacy on behalf of clients while exhibiting a high degree of skill in representing them.
September 9th 2026 at 12:30 pm
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Mona Calhoun
Good Governance, Great Leadership: Why Parliamentary Procedure Matters More Than Ever
Dr. Mona Calhoun joined the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP) in 2008. She has been a PRP since 2010. Her board experience in NAP includes serving as president, vice president, and secretary. She has also served on the Personnel, Budget, and Finance Committees, and has chaired the Pricing, Professional Development, and Policy and Procedure Committees. She is also an RPCE Exam Question Reviewer for the Commission on Credentialing. Additionally, she has served as the Credentials Chair and Budget and Finance Chair for NAP Conventions. At the association level, she served as treasurer. On the unit level, she has served as vice president, education chair, historian, and treasurer. She is a member of the DC Registered Unit of Parliamentarians and the DC Association of Parliamentarians. In the community and civic organizations, she has served in various capacities, including president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and parliamentarian, and has chaired numerous committees. Professionally, she is the chair of the Health Information Management bachelor's and master's programs at Coppin State University and a past President of the American Health Information Management Association.
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Mona Calhoun
Good Governance, Great Leadership: Why Parliamentary Procedure Matters More Than Ever
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Dr. Mona Calhoun joined the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP) in 2008. She has been a PRP since 2010. Her board experience in NAP includes serving as president, vice president, and secretary. She has also served on the Personnel, Budget, and Finance Committees, and has chaired the Pricing, Professional Development, and Policy and Procedure Committees. She is also an RPCE Exam Question Reviewer for the Commission on Credentialing. Additionally, she has served as the Credentials Chair and Budget and Finance Chair for NAP Conventions. At the association level, she served as treasurer. On the unit level, she has served as vice president, education chair, historian, and treasurer. She is a member of the DC Registered Unit of Parliamentarians and the DC Association of Parliamentarians. In the community and civic organizations, she has served in various capacities, including president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and parliamentarian, and has chaired numerous committees. Professionally, she is the chair of the Health Information Management bachelor's and master's programs at Coppin State University and a past President of the American Health Information Management Association.
Families in Venezuela need your help.
The Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of Washington, D.C. are partnering with ShelterBox USA to support families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela. ShelterBox is responding following the two deadly earthquakes that struck on Tuesday, June 24. The damage is immense, and tens of thousands of people are expected to need emergency shelter and lifesaving aid. Your donation, no matter how small, can provide critical support to help families recover:
Our Upcoming Events
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Rachel Marcus
Topic: Chagas disease in the DC Metro Area and USA
More info
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: H.E. Narek Mkrtchyan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia
Topic: "Armenia: An Ancient Nation, A Modern Vision—Leadership, Diplomacy, and Building Bridges in a Changing World."
More info
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Sarah Thompson
Topic: CARE's U.S. Programs - Helping low-income women and families be safe, healthy and thrive
More info
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Angela Jones
Topic: Advancing Economic Mobility through BAM-FI Program for Positive Youth Development
More info
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Eric Angel
Topic: Food is Medicine: Building a Healthier DC
More info
In-Person/Hybrid Washington DC Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Mona Calhoun
Topic: Good Governance, Great Leadership: Why Parliamentary Procedure Matters More Than Ever
More info
Interested in the Rotary Club of Washington DC?
ATTEND LUNCH
Visitors are warmly invited to attend a weekly luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Washington, D.C. to experience our culture of service, leadership, and fellowship. The Club meets every Wednesday from 12:30–1:30 p.m. at the University Club of Washington, D.C. (1135 16th Street NW), with informal fellowship beginning at approximately 12:15 p.m. Guests are encouraged to register in advance using the link below and to introduce themselves at the registration table upon arrival. The cost of lunch is $42.
MEMBERSHIP INFO
We would also like to invite you to attend a New & Prospective Membership Orientation, which takes place on the 3rd Monday of every month from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Please register HERE.
It’s the best opportunity to meet Club leaders and learn more firsthand about why joining us is so rewarding personally and professionally.
APPLY TODAY
If you are looking for a place to serve, lead, and connect with others who care about making a difference, we invite you to apply for membership in the Rotary Club of Washington, D.C. Our members come from many professions and backgrounds, united by a shared commitment to “Service Above Self” and to building community in the nation’s capital. Simply complete the application using the link below, and a member of our team will reach out to welcome you and guide you through the next steps.
Impacting the Community
Our members take action to create lasting change in Washington, D.C. and around the world. Through service projects, partnerships, grants, and hands-on volunteerism, we work to address real needs in our community while building meaningful relationships with those we serve and with one another.
Rotary is where people come together to turn commitment into impact.
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