Leonard Kawecki

Rotary Stats

Club: Rotary Club of Scottsdale

My Rotary Info

How long have you been in Rotary? Estimate if you do not know exact dates.
I have spent eight years in Rotary then took a sabbatical for a number of years.

List the Rotary clubs you've belonged to.
Rotary Club of Scottsdale

What club offices or leadership positions have you held?
Chairman International Service Committee

Which was your favorite? What roles would you be interested in pursuing?
Chairman International Service Committee

If yes, list them:

What other Rotary involvement have you had? (Exchange, Friendship exchange, GSE, etc.)

eClub works for me because...
I am on the go all the time. My schedule changes, sometimes by the minute

About Me

How would you describe yourself? List qualities that friends might use to describe you.
A-Nerd-Do-Good, driven, energetic, sociable, kind, playful

Some least favorite things?
Repetition, repetition and repetition

What are your favorite things, in personal and work life?
Art, exercise and conversation

Is there a quotation that gets you through the day, or is very meaningful to you?
Trust in the Lord...pass the amunition

What type of vehicle do you drive, or doperfer another mode of transportation?
Toyota Forerunner and Honda Nighthawk

What type of pets do you prefer?
Two Dobies, Jack and Vinny

My special skills and talents are...
Carpentry, telling jokes

Education and Occupation

Level of traditional education:
Doctorate/Emeritus

Describe it:
PhD in Construction Management and Masters of Real Estate Development

Do you have a specialty degree?
Yes

Where did you attend High School?

Where did you attend college?
Rider University - Lawrenceville NJ - Arizona State University - Tempe AZ

I use my degree in my current occupation:
True

What is your current occupation?
I do Consulting work and teach Finance and Construction at the University level.

How long have been at your current occupation?
All my life it seems, in one form or another....

What was the least favorite job you've ever had?
Javelin Catcher

Entertainment/Interests

What are your hobbies?
Cycling, photography, art

Do you watch sport? Who are your favorite teams/players?

Do you play sport? List them.
Cycle and run

Do you like to camp?
Yes

Do you prefer books or movies?
Movies

Food

Do you like to cook or go out for dinner?
Go out

What is your favorite meal?
See Food....I see food...well you know the rest......

Miscellaneous

What is your favorite book and why?

If you could meet your great-great grandparents, what would you ask them?
What ailments they suffer from, so I can anticipate...

If you could be anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
Leonardo Da Vinci, to see what goes on in that mind and how it works

If money were not an a concern, what profession would you choose?
Artist...oh, the creativity....the beauty

What is your favorite movie? Why?
Forrest Gump " I'm not a smart man... but I know what love is." "That's all I have to say about that."

What might surprise people about you?
I have seven college degrees and six certificates

If you could muster the courage, what would you like to do?
Visit Cuba.... legally...wouldn't it be fun to do an RV trip around the island?

If you relive one day, which would it be?

If you could take only three items with you to a space colony, what would they be? (Your family is already coming with.)
A ship for the trip back home and a double dose of fuel

What is the best advice your parents gave you?
Keep learning....no one can take that away from you

What is the best advice you have given your children?

If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?

Describe the most beautiful sight you have ever seen:
My nieces, just after they were born

Family secret for treating a cold?
Plenty of kindness for the suffering party

Where would you like to retire?
I don't want to retire....ever....

The world will be a better place when…
Folks decide to live in peace