Speakers

Dave Abbott is a Postal Nomad.  His first mentor asked him if he wanted to have 40 years of Postal Experience or one year Postal Experience 40 times over???   I chose the former. (1966-2005)

Distribution/Window Clerk: Wichita KS

Postal Inspection Service: St Louis Postal Data Center

Postal Finance/Human Resources:  St Joseph MO, Salina KS,  Kansas City MO

District Director Finance: Atlanta GA (covered States of Alabama and Georgia)

Faculties and Procurement: Wichita Division (state of Kansas and Eastern Colorado)

Postmaster: Shawnee Mission and Leavenworth

WARNING:  This path can be very hard on the family, but my wife stayed with me and we celebrate number 54 this year.  We have one son David J who lives in Connecticut.

Dave has been a Rotarian since 1990 in five different clubs [Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, Leavenworth, West Sedgwick County Sunrise, and West Wichita].  He is Past President of the Leavenworth and Sunrise Club.   He is currently serving as Global Grant Chair for District 5680.

Military Service- Kansas National Guard, US Army Reserve (1970-1976)  US Marine Reserve (1983-1988)

Jonathan Clayton currently serves as the Director of Economic Recovery for the Kansas Department of Commerce. He oversees the administration and development of programs funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that are directed through the Kansas Department of Commerce. He joined the agency in 2020 as the In-State Business Development Regional Project Manager for Southwest Kansas, serving 18 counties. He aided Kansas businesses and helped new businesses invest over $1 billion in capital investment for 2021. He also served as the Certified Sites Program Manager for the state, providing guidance and direction for public and private landowners to certify land eligible for economic development projects. He obtained both his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and his Master of Professional Studies in Political Management from Fort Hays State University. Jonathan’s office is located within the Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation at the Depot Train Station in Dodge City.