Rod is a 1986 graduate of Vinita High School, and a 2000 graduate of Northeastern State University with a BA in Psychology. Rod currently handles all the sales, marketing and regulatory functions for K-PowerNet, communications subsidiary of KAMO Power and has been in that role since January of 2000. Rod has been employed at KAMO since 1998.

Rod is active in the community, serving on the Chamber Board of Directors from 2002-2004 and chairman of the membership development and retention in 2004.

He is married to Theresa and they have three sons Cody (19), Connor (16) and Colston (14). His current hobbies include brushhogging and tree clearing, but he still plays a little golf when he can.

Rodney was inducted into Rotary on October 24, 2001 and was sponsored by Jimmy Ratcliff and Don Daniels.

This fall when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying along in 'V' formation, you might be 
interested in knowing what science has discovered about why they fly that way. It has been learned that as each 
bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following, the whole flock adds at least 71 
percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. (People who share a common direction and sense 
of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.)
         
         Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone, 
and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front. 
         (If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those who are headed the same way we are 
going.)
         When the lead goose gets tired, he rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point. (It pays to take 
turns doing the hard jobs.) The geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up the speed. (What do we 
say when we honk from behind?)
         
         Finally, (now I want you to get this) when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshot and falls out, two geese fall
out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with the goose until it is either able to fly or 
until it is dead. Then they launch out on their own or with another formation, to catch up with their group. 
         (If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other like that.)
         

--Harlequin Happenings, Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society