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Meet Demetri Sampas, President-Elect of Boston #7!

The speaker, Demetri Sampas, is CEO of Mal-ID and the President-Elect of Boston #7. He'll be discussing Artificial Intelligence in health, and the work he has been doing at Mal-ID applying that to detection of Oral Cancer. Mal-ID believes that serious changes are on the horizon for how visually detectable disease states, such as skin and oral cancer, are screened and diagnosed. Oral cancer has become a global crisis, and there is a pressing need for faster screenings. Mal-ID would like to be a part of that change using AI technology.

Meet Alexander Falk, Rotary International District 7930 Governor

Alexander Falk joined the Rotary Club of Marblehead in 2009, became Youth Exchange Officer the following year as he restarted the Rotary Youth Exchange program in Marblehead, and most recently served as President of the Marblehead Rotary Club in 2018-19.He has been active in various roles in Rotary District 7930 and previously served as Membership Committee Co-Chair, Assistant Governor, Major Donor Chair, member of the Public Image Committee, member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and District Youth Ex-change Chair. Alexander is a member of the Paul Harris Society. He and his wife Nora are members of the Rotary Bequest Society Level 6, and the Arch Klumph Society – Trustee’s Circle.
They live in Marblehead, MA, and are the proud parents of Calvin and Swanee Falk.
Alexander Falk founded Altova – a software company focused on developer tools – in 1992 in Vienna, Austria, and relocated to the US in 2001 to expand his business.
Alexander currently serves as President & CEO of the company. Altova employs close to 100 people, and has offices in Vienna, Austria, and Beverly, MA. Altova has over 5.5 million users world-wide and Altova software tools are used by 91% of the Fortune 500 companies.
Alexander holds a Diplom-Ingenieur (MSc equivalent) degree from Johannes-Kepler University in Linz, Austria, with a major in semiconductor physics.

Visit Thompson Island in Boston Harbor

Rotarians from Boston and Brookline Rotary Clubs had a group tour on Thursday, June 16, 2022,

They enjoyed the experience and learned a lot about the history of Thompson Island and the Outward Bound program.

www.thompsonisland.org

Meet Bill Beach

Bill Beach has worked in the sports industry for over 10 years, focusing most of his career on corporate partnerships, an area that is significantly impacted by Name, Image, and Likeness rules in college athletics.

Meet Valentine Callahan

Valentine Callahan began in Rotary in 1992, making this her 30th anniversary with our organization. It’s fair to say that Rotary has changed her life forever. Within Rotary she’s been club president, Foundation Chair, GSE leader, assistant governor, and Governor of 7910. Currently, she’s our Foundation Chair. She’s a Major Donor, Sustainer, and Bequest Society member.

Our new Sister Club - Hyderabad North in India

Proud to serve meals to those who served us!

Posted by David Manzi on Aug 07, 2019

Rotarians served America's Heroes at The New England Center and Home for Veterans. L to R: Friend of BR7 David Feltner, longtime member Paul Shellito, David Manzi, Past District Gov Doraiswami, Past District Gov Val Callahan.

60th Sister Cities Anniversary: Tree Planting

Posted on Apr 19, 2019

Did you know that Kyoto and Boston have been sister cities since 1959? Kyoto is also Boston’s first-ever Sister City! To celebrate the 60th anniversary, the Rotary Clubs of Kyoto South and Boston #7 held an international friendship ceremony at which a Japanese Stewartia tree was planted in the Boston Public Garden, near the Make Way for Ducklings statues near the corner of Beacon and Charles Street. The event was held Saturday, April 27 2019 in the Boston Public Garden in conjunction with JapanFestivalBoston.org.