Past Meetings
October 2026 Educational/Membership Meeting
October 14, 2025
4:30 PM
Barrister Winery
1213 West Railroad Alley
Spokane, WA
Barrister Winery started when Greg Lipsker and Michael White, two Spokane attorneys, visited a British Columbia wine shop while vacationing with their families. Together they bought a 5-gallon wine making kit which later grew to 50 gallons. By 2000, the
September 2025 Membership/Educational Meeting
September 16, 2025
11:30 AM
The Hive
2904 E Sprague Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202
How AI can improve efficiencies in your business and alleviate the fear that it will take over your job
June 2025 Membership/Educational Meeting
June 17, 2025
12:00 PM
Virtual (on line)
The impact of Tariffs on shipping and supply chain
May One-Day Workshop
May 21, 2025
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Gonzaga University - Volkar Center - Karen Gaffney Champions Room #300
702 East Cataldo Avenue
Spokane, WA 99258
Join us for an engaging workshop with supply chain and operations expert David Reardon.
April Membership/Educational Meeting
April 08, 2025
12:00 PM
Virtual (on line)
In 2006, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. His company, Askinosie Chocolate, was recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America.” So far the compan
March Membership/Educational Meeting
March 11, 2025
11:30 AM
The Hive
2904 E Sprague Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202
Our speaker will be Kristen Tognocchi, Sr. Program Manager of Process Optimization at Rover.com. Kristen will speak on team building, including coaching, giving and receiving feedback, leading inclusive teams, development and career planning.
February 2025 Membership/Educational Meeting
February 11, 2025
11:30 AM
The Hive
2904 E Sprague Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202
Our speaker will be Heather Stratford, Founder and CEO of Drip7 – An enterprise software for cybersecurity and compliance education headquartered in Spokane, Washington.
January 2025 Membership/Educational Meeting
January 14, 2025
11:30 AM
The Hive
2904 E Sprague Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202
Our speaker will be Dr. Grant Forsyth, chief economist at Avista Corp and previously economics professor at Eastern Washington University, with our 2025 Economic Forecast. The crystal ball is no doubt foggy, but we are all curious - what does 2025 actuall
