May Speaker Meeting

May 15, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT

Our speaker will be Bill George, historian and author.
His subject will be “How a Maverick Coach Upended Society & Led a Group of Young Swimmers to Olympic Glory .”
This meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend.
Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info on Rose Room parking, now offsite only.

Bill George is a historian and the author of “Victory in the Pool: How a Maverick Coach Upended Society and Led a Group of Young Swimmers to Olympic Glory,” (Rowman & Littlefield). An inspiring story about the swimmers from a Sacramento swim club who won 20 Olympic Gold medals, the swimmers included Mark Spitz, Debbie Meyer, Sue Pedersen, Mike Burton, John Ferris and Jeff Float, and their coach was Sherm Chavoor. Bill is also a filmmaker. He founded Nimbus Films in 2011 and has written and produced seven award-winning documentary films about California history for PBS. He is the author of “Rails, Trails and Tales.” Bill has more than forty years’ experience in journalism, government public affairs, and corporate marketing. He was an award-winning television and radio journalist who has covered the World Series, the Super Bowl, and NFL and MLB playoffs for CNN and ESPN. https://billgeorge1.com/

June Speaker Meeting

June 19 2024 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, PDT

Our speaker will be Geri Spieler, author and investigative journalist.
His subject will be “advanced Internet Research Skills .”
This meeting will be held in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall.
The public is invited. The meeting is free to attend.
Click here for Rose Room address, map, and directions. Also, info on Rose Room parking, now offsite only.

Geri Spieler, author and investigative journalist, has written for the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Forbes. She was a Research Director for Gartner, a global technology advising company. Her creative nonfiction book Housewife Assassin: The Woman Who Tried To Kill President Ford has been optioned for a movie. Her upcoming book, a historical fiction, is Regina of Warsaw: Love, Loss and Liberation. https://gerispieler.com/