2023-05-23 Club Meeting: Evan Rae Five Online Scams to Look Out for in 2023

Evan Rae,
Founder and CEO Aegis, Inc.
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Evan Rae has served as a Certified Public Accountant with a "Big Four" international accounting firm, as a Special Agent in the FBI and FDA for over 20 years, and as a Lieutenant in the Law Enforcement Division, Office of Inspector General, Texas Health & Human Services Commission. In 2019, he founded Aegis ATX, with the mission to provide business and financial consulting services in a variety of areas, and to assist clients in accomplishing their goals, through providing general guidance, direct assistance, or in partnering our clients with appropriate entities in related, specialized, or complementary industries.

In addition to extensive experience in White Collar/Financial Crimes and Counter-terrorism matters, he has worked in the areas of Crimes Against Women, Crimes Against Children, Civil Rights, and Human Trafficking, served on a temporary duty basis on the US Attorney General Protection Detail, as a SWAT Team member, Police Instructor, Firearms Instructor, and served in the countries of Panama, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Spain, and Mexico, a rotation to the Iraq theatre of operations, and a tour of duty in the San Juan, Puerto Rico Division.

He holds current Texas CPA and CPA firm licenses, as well as Private Investigator, Private Investigations firm, and Personal Protection Officer licenses, and has previously been a Commissioned Peace Officer and held the rank of Commander (O5) in the Texas State Guard. He has been quoted by name in USA Today and U.S. News and World Report on fraud matters, appeared in Newsweek magazine, and has had a case featured on the television series’ The FBI Files (Discovery Channel), Forensic Files (TLC), On The Case With Paula Zahn (Investigation Discovery), and Murdered by Morning (Oxygen Channel). Mr. Rae is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and speaks Spanish.

This week's meeting will be held in-person at Ben Hur (and also live-streamed on Zoom)!!
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While we will have cookies, water or tea available at the meeting, we will not be offering a meal. Please bring your own lunch if you plan on eating.

Did you miss our last in-person meeting? Want to share it with others? Here is the link to the recording: Shuronda Robinson.

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Buon viaggio, Global Grant Scholar, Marco Triosi!

Volunteers Needed at Last EAFK Ceremony of the School Year!

Early Act First Knight - Sign up for Knighting Ceremonies

We need at least 2 Rotarians per ceremony to be there to cheer on the honorees and their families.

Wayside Schools on 5/25, 8:30 - 10:30 am at 6405 S I-35 Frontage Rd.

Sign up here at https://qrco.de/EAFK or email Amy Jackson

EarlyAct First Knight is a revolutionary character and ethics education program for K-8 school children that, for the first time, puts Rotary into mainstream public education. Teaching the Rotary tradition of "Service Above Self" through a visually captivating theme of knightly heroes, with a comprehensive year-round curriculum-based character education program.

Community First Gardening @ Mobile Loaves and Fishes - May 20th

Paul Harris Fellows Recognitions

Welcome New Member - Pepe Lozano

Welcome Our Newest Member, Pepe Lozano (sponsored by Gabriella Cooper)

Pepe was born and raised in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which borders El Paso, where he grew up working in his father's furniture store and learned the value of hard work and helping others. He grew up being a part of Rotary through his grandfather and father. He states, "from a young age, participating in Rotary activities and events gave me the awareness to see the sad disparity in society, meet people in need, and learn that we can help improve our community. It helped me understand the gift of giving to others and treating everyone equally, regardless of their situation."

After graduating high school, he studied in Prague for one year and visited many other countries and cultures. He then went to college in Mexico City, visited Austin for a summer, and fell in love with Austin, so he transferred to Texas State University in San Marcos. He obtained his BA in Business Management and then moved to Austin in 2010. Having professional experience in restaurants, real estate, county elections, and the corporate world at Apple, he has returned to his events rental company, Texas Party Rentals & More, which he began in 2013. Pepe is happily married to his wife, Susan, and they have an 18-month-old son, Pepito, and an energetic dog, Cheeto.

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