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“Entrepreneurship, Ethnicity, and the Story of Wichita”
May 09, 2023 12:00 PM
Sue Abdinnour from the Barton School of Business and Robert E. Weems, Jr. and Jay M. Price from the Department of History are trying to understand the variety of ethnic entrepreneurs in this city. For Weems, Willard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History, this project builds on a significant oral history project involving African American business leaders. Abdinnour and Price have worked on a number of local entrepreneur history projects including a study of Lebanese business families, a mapping study of ethnic businesses on North Broadway, and the history of Pizza Hut for the exhibit to be located in the original Pizza Hut on Wichita State University’s campus. Currently, they are in the middle of an oral history project to collect the stories of Wichita’s ethnic entrepreneurs as part of the Stories For All digital humanities project. |
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KSN Chief Meteorologist
May 16, 2023 12:00 PM
Emmy Award-winning meteorologist Lisa Teachman is Chief Meteorologist of the KSN Storm Track 3 Weather Team.
Born and raised in the Wichita suburb of Haysville, Ms. Teachman is excited and proud to return to her hometown. KSNW-TV is where she began her broadcasting career in 1996 as a meteorology intern under the leadership of the station’s former Chief Meteorologist, Dave Freeman, who retired in May 2017. Upon completing her undergraduate studies at Wichita State University and Mississippi State University, Lisa went on to serve weather teams in Huntington, WV; Baltimore, MD; and Kansas City, MO.
Ms. Teachman has earned the American Meteorological Society “Seal of Approval”. In 2018, she was recognized by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for having the best weathercast in Wichita. She brings nearly 20 years of professional experience to her role at KSN News 3, including 10 years of forecasting severe weather in Kansas and Missouri. In 2011, she reported live from Joplin in the hours following the catastrophic EF5 tornado that struck the city. She saw her first tornado in Moundridge, KS, in 2012.
Her passion for meteorology began in her youth. Her father is a Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service volunteer, assisting in emergency communications for Sedgwick County. Her hometown was hit twice by devastating tornadoes in 1991 and 1999.
In her spare time, you’ll find Lisa taking her 3 dogs for long walks with her husband. She also loves country music and eating as much BBQ as she can!
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Author of "Designed in Kansas City"
May 23, 2023 12:00 PM
Kansas City is the “sports design capital of the United States”. That’s what Architecture magazine proclaimed in July 1992. Prior to, and since, there have been multiple newspaper, magazine, television and internet stories regarding the subject. But to date, no extensive, detailed written examination and account of its birth and maturing has occurred. Until now. Kansas City sports architect Tom Waggoner, AIA has written Designed in Kansas City- How Kansas City Became the Sports Architecture Capital of the World. His presentation will provide an overview of this amazing 55-year history and of the firms that helped define it. Tom Waggoner, AIA is a 1982 graduate of the College of Architecture & Design at Kansas State University. In 1988 after 6 years practicing general architecture at several Kansas City-based firms, he launched his career working in the sports facility design industry at newly established Ellerbe Becket Kansas City. Following three years working on the renovation of New York’s Madison Square Garden, he and other architects began designing an expansion and renovation to famed Notre Dame Stadium. From 1991 to 2022 his sole focus has been the planning and design of collegiate sports facilities- football stadiums, basketball arenas and athletic training/rehabilitation/academic centers. He was co-founder of Bredar Waggoner Architects in 2000, and soon thereafter joined CDFM2. In 2004 he and others founded 360 Architecture. Following 10 successful years he assisted in 360’s acquisition by HOK. In 2020 he transitioned into a consulting role and established T Waggoner Design + Consulting. Waggoner has served on the Architecture Planning and Design (ADP) Deans Advisory Council at his alma mater. He has also served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committees for the Kansas City Zoo, Starlight Theatre and The Greater Kansas City Sports Commission. In addition, he was a founding member of KC Global Design- a civic organization that focuses on promoting 3 primary areas of the built environment- awareness, talent and innovation. He has lectured on the subject of collegiate athletic facility design at annual workshops and conferences held by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, and Women Leaders in College Sports. He continues to make presentations on the history of sports architecture and its ties to Kansas City. In early 2022 he published Designed in Kansas City- How Kansas City Became the Sports Architecture Capital of the World- a book he spent 5 years researching and writing. Waggoner lives in Fairway, Kansas with his wife Peggy Perry Waggoner. She is a university Clinical Assistant Professional employed for most of her career by the Hearing & Speech Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center. They have two daughters both working in the Architecture-Engineering-Construction industry in Kansas City. |
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Rotary Action Group for Addiction Prevention
Jun 06, 2023 12:00 PM
Larry Kenemore is the North America Task Force Leader for Rotary Action Group Addiction Prevention (RAG AP) and the representative to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime Special Consultative Status for Rotary. He is retired as a Paramedic in San Diego, CA and currently resides in Siloam Springs, AR where he is a member of their local Rotary club. He and his team are traveling across Kansas this week to launch Project SMART to eradicate the opioid and overdose crisis. Project SMART = School Education Medicine and Drug Disposal Awareness. Naloxone Training (opioid overdose antidote) Recovery Treatment. Taken from https://www.rag-ap.org/en: The Rotary Action group for Addiction Prevention is a group of Rotarians whose goal is to mobilize Rotarians and to offer worldwide leadership to tackle problems as drugs abuse and addiction in all its forms. This Rotary Action group operates in accordance with the policies of Rotary International but is not an agency of, or is not controlled by, Rotary International. Vision and Mission Substance abuse and addiction of illicit drugs is a global problem and can only be addressed by the joint efforts of all worldwide organizations including governments. In a combined, structured and sustained action, the mission of the Rotarian Action Group for Addiction Prevention is to strengthen those efforts by organizing an international group of Rotary specialists and activists to develop constructive plans of action to be used to initiate prevention of addiction and illicit drugs. Within Rotary the group will work to inform, stimulate, support and advise clubs and districts how to tackle the problem in a structural long-term manner, with vision and a strategy. They will offer Rotarians a quarterly newsletter, website and opportunities to interact and share ideas for awareness and prevention at conferences and conventions. Founded in February 2013 and recognized by Rotary International in January 2016, we now operate in more than 42 countries and 45 districts... in accordance with Rotary International policy. Our aim is to:
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"NEVI" (program to install charging stations for electric vehicles)
Jun 13, 2023 12:00 PM
Tami Alexander joined the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) in May of 2022 as the Transportation Electrification Manager to work on state planning for EV charging and electric transportation. Prior to joining KDOT, she worked for Metropolitan Energy Center as a Senior Program Coordinator and the Central Kansas Clean Cities Coordinator where she led the statewide EV Corridor Planning Group. Since 2017, she has worked on transportation programs for electric and alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure and educated the public, businesses, and governments on alternative fuels, EVs, and EV charging equipment. Tami earned her undergraduate degrees and a Master’s in Environmental Science from Wichita State University. She is proud to be a life-long Kansan and lives in Wichita with her husband and their three children.
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Bike Walk Wichita
Jun 20, 2023 12:00 PM
Matt Thibault is a proud Wichita native who enjoys giving back to his community. He is a bicycling advocate who believes that the bike is so much more than a piece of exercise equipment or purely for recreation - it is one of the single most effective tools we have for enhancing all areas of human well-being. Matt currently serves in the role of Board President for Bike Walk Wichita, where he gets to work with others to help make walking and bicycling in Wichita more safe and equitable for all. In his day job he works as a project manager for an affiliate of the Medical Society of Sedgwick County, the Kansas Business Group on Health.
Kim Neufeld serves as the Executive Director for Bike Walk Wichita, a local non-profit organization, since 2019. In addition, Kim is also employed by the Medical Society of Sedgwick County, overseeing health policy efforts within cities across the county. Kim has worked for local government and the non-profit community in Sedgwick County for the past 20 years and collaborates closely with Wichita's local business and art communities. Kim is passionate about engaging residents to find simple solutions and to share with local decision makers.
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Jun 27, 2023 12:00 PM
We will wind up our Rotary year at today's meeting with highlights of the year shared by Committee Chairs, followed by our annual Passing of the Gavel through our Past Presidents over the years to incoming Club President, Colby Reynolds. Our thanks to Club President, Joey Timmer, and our Board for their leadership this year! No meeting next week, July 4, due the holiday. Plan to join us on July 11 at Rolling Hills Country Club for our Semi Annual Committee meetings to make plans for the new Rotary year. |
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Jul 04, 2023
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Committees will meet to discuss plans for our new Rotary year
Jul 11, 2023 12:00 PM
Plan to sit with your committee when you arrive! Club Service: Annie Pfeifer - Chair
Sean Babjak, Christy Barnett, Mark Chamberlin,
Marv Fisher, Dan Kreis, Colin McKenney, Bob Nelson, Colby Reynolds, DeAnn Sullivan, Joe Terick, Mindy Wagner, Sharon West
Community Service: Jacob Beckman - Chair
Jodi Besthorn, Heidi Bowen, Roger Bowles, Bob Broeckelman, Rod Brown, Bob Bundy, Terry Gardner, Vern Klassen, Mike Ludlow, Tony Morrow, Zella Newberry, Bruce Pearson, Jon Roper, Allan Sands, Lori Taylor, Ann Welborn
Vocational Service: Scott Hinderliter - Chair
Dave Abbott, Randy Bowles, Stephanie Flaming, Brian Turney
International Service: Mark Hansen – Chair
June Costin, Diana Fredelake, Ed Frey, Brian Goudie, Maurice Linnens, Michael Phipps
Foundation: Monty Allen - Chair
Bob Benson, Bob Goebel, Brent Groves, Cindy Hand, Stan Krehbiel, Phil Michel, John Mosley, John Oswald, Dale Rein, Pat Walden
Membership/Public Relations: Wade West - Chair
Nancy Chadick, Gregg Greenwood, Joey Timmer, Jamie Wise
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Outbound to Panama
Jul 18, 2023 12:00 PM
The RITE program was started in our District by Ralph and Armida Hight in 1996. It is a joint project of the Rotary Clubs of West Wichita and West Sedgwick County–Sunrise and has grown to involve additional clubs in our District. The inbound portion of the project includes receiving teachers from Panama and Argentina for 4 weeks mid-January to mid-February. The outbound portion includes sending teachers from the Wichita area to Panama for 4 weeks during their summer break. Today, three teachers from Wichita will speak to our club about their experience in Panama this summer. Ms. Katie Brinkman is a Spanish teacher at Wichita Southeast High School. She is a proud KSU graduate earning Bachelor of Family Studies and Human Services in 2008. She stayed at KSU and continued her Master of Spanish Second Language Acquisition and earned her Kansas Teaching Certificate in 2013. She began her teaching career at Blessed Sacrament School in Wichita in August 2013 until 2016. She then moved into a job with Kansas Children’s Service League as a Kinship Navigator & Circle of Parents Coordinator for the following two years. She joined the Southeast HS Staff at the start of the 2018-2019 school year where she is currently. Katie is a traveler and a lifelong learner and has traveled to Ecuador, Puerto Rico, London, England, Switzerland, and Belgium. She studied abroad in Mexico for six weeks and returned on several occasions for cultural studies and vacation. Katie participated in the 2023 Outbound RITE program for new opportunities of living in the Panamanian culture in an authentic way to share her experiences with her future students. She believes her students will benefit through her first-hand knowledge of time spent as a RITE teacher. Mrs. April Gomez is a French teacher at Wichita Southeast High School. She has also studied and knows Spanish and is a French-English Translator. April began her educational career as a Special Education Paraprofessional from 1997-2002 at Horace Mann School. During this time, she returned to college and transitioned into a substitute teacher at Wichita East High School. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in French and French Literature from the University of Washington in 2005. She earned her Teaching License in 2013. These experiences led her into a French Teaching Position at Wichita East High from 2012 to 2016 and then into her current position at Southeast HS. April participated in the 2023 Outbound RITE to fulfill a lifelong dream and goal: to help educate those in other countries and learn about the people, the teachers of English in Panama and their cultures. She was also motivated to go to Panama to share her experiences with many immigrant students at her school. These methodologies will allow students to open their worldview to possibly have something to help others. April loves to travel and meet new people. She has studied and visited France with particular attention to Paris and has traveled to Ireland, England, Spain, Mexico and Canada. Mr. David Mace is a Special Education teacher at Wichita Southeast High School. Dave has taken a long road to becoming a teacher. He earned a Bachelor of Finance in 1992 at Baker University and a Master of AgriBusiness from KSU in 2005. To move in a teaching career, Dave earned a Master of Special Education in 2021 from WSU. He also studied and advanced his Spanish language skills throughout his college and work experiences and has knowledge of the Norwegian language. After a varied career of 25 years in Business, AgriBusiness, Marketing, Communications, Accounting and Finance, Dave moved into his career shifted into an interest in education by starting a Master of Special Education at WSU. He took a job as a paraprofessional in the Andover Public Schools during the 2017- 2018 school year. His teaching career moved him to the Wichita Public Schools at West High and currently at Southeast HS at the start of the 2018-2019 school year. Dave participated in the 2023 Outbound RITE Program to bring effective teaching techniques and strategies to a wider professional audience. He has an affinity for other cultures and newcomers. He believes his strengths are communication and building relationships with others. This program allowed Dave his first opportunity to travel to a foreign country to bolster his passion for furthering cultural understanding with teachers and Rotarians by being a RITE Teacher. |
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3 D Printing - How it works and is impacting everyday life
Jul 25, 2023 12:00 PM
Ben Ropp is a Technology Trainer Librarian at Wichita Public Library, where he has worked for 15 years. He moved to Wichita in 2008 for that job, from Albany, NY, where he got his Master's degree in Information Science at the University at Albany (part of the State University of New York system, or SUNY). He grew up in Memphis, TN, and Worcester, NY, then went to the University of Chicago where he studied music and landed in Wichita in 2008 after settling into library science for a career in his 30s. One of eight full-time technology trainers at the Advanced Learning Library, Ben teaches a variety of technology classes at the library, including Excel, 3D Printing, and Tinkercad, which is a user-friendly, web-based 3D modeling program. Over the last ten years, he helped develop the Wichita Public Library's popular "Book a Librarian" program, which offers free one-on-one tech assistance by appointment with a technology trainer. |
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Guadalupe Clinic
Aug 08, 2023 12:00 PM
I was born in Topeka moving to Wichita at age 2. I attended grade school at All Saints, High School at Kapaun Mt. Carmel HS and college at Newman University (BS in Business and a BA in History). I am married for 41 years to Veronica and we have four grown sons. My first full-time job was at Johnston’s Clothiers, just after graduation. I worked there for a total of 35 years, eventually purchased it from my father, Jerry in 1995. I left the business in 2014 to become VP for Advancement at Newman University. During that time, I led our team to raise 29.5 million dollars to build Bishop Gerber Science Center. Later, we raised funds to renovate St. John’s Chapel. In January of 2020, right before Covid, I became Executive Director of Guadalupe Clinic. |
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Aug 08, 2023 12:00 PM
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Aug 15, 2023 12:00 PM
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Water Conservation - Kansas
Aug 15, 2023 12:00 PM
Katherine Wright is a PERC research fellow. She is an expert on water policy and her current work includes exploration of solutions to western water scarcity. Through this work, she aims to facilitate long-term policy solutions that meet the needs of diverse stakeholder groups. Additional work focuses on analyzing the impact of water transfers on development and agricultural stakeholders. Dr. Wright is also committed to improving the transparency of and data availability related to public water programs. Although her past research focused on water, her work is applicable to fisheries, land use, and other natural resources. She was an Oskar Morgenstern fellow for the Mercatus Center for three years and received Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability Outstanding Graduate Comprehensive Exam award. She graduated with a Ph.D. in sustainability from Arizona State University. |
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Aug 21, 2023 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Aug 22, 2023 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Aug 22, 2023 12:00 PM
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Rotary District 5680 Governor
Aug 22, 2023 12:00 PM
I live in a world that allows me to see new places, experience different cultures, make my community better and meet new friends. That world is Rotary for me.
My family is 4 generations of Rotarians. My Dad was in Rotary over 50 years, my daughter is a Rotarian and my grandchildren are Interactors. The moment that defined me as a Rotarian happened as I was trudging up mountains in the Pantanatic community of Guatemala putting in water filtration systems. I realized then how many lives Rotary changes. I knew then I was a Rotarian for life.
I joined Rotary in 2001 in Beloit and later transferred to the Russell Club. There I have served as Secretary, President and Interact Leader. I have been fortunate to serve the District in the past as New Generations Chairperson and served as the District Anti Human Trafficking Chair. I was awarded our Clubs 2019 Outstanding Rotarian Award. In the Russell Community I have served as Chairperson for Russell Main Street, served on the Russell Chamber of Commerce Board and Russell Pride. I have received the Russell Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Community Service Award.
I am an entrepreneur and a general contractor. I have rental properties in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska and work on flip houses in Kansas. I also own a True Value Store in Lexington, NE. In 2007, I was named Kansas Small Business of the year. In 2012, I received the Kansas Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Award for Women in Business. I have served on the National Board of the Association of progressive Rental Dealers. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management and in Organizational Development.
My husband Jim Schwien is a farmer/stockman who works hard to feed others. We have seven children who amaze me every day of what they have accomplished in life and 13 truly wonderful grandchildren. In life, I have always followed the path less trodden. I embrace change and love to open new doors but have a genuine respect for those that have paved a path for us. As your District Governor, I am excited to move forward with Rotary’s emphasis on mental health, growing our clubs, ending polo and getting to know more Rotarians in our District.
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National Institute for Culinary and Hospitality Education (NICHE) - WSU Tech
Aug 29, 2023 12:00 PM
From London to New York, from Virginia to Napa, from North Carolina to Kansas, John Michael's career in service has broached 30 years and over 20 establishments including patisseries, cafes, restaurants, bistros, country clubs, hotels, wine shops, wine bars, wineries and finally to education, which he finds to be a service and a pleasure all its own. |
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Aug 29, 2023 12:00 PM
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Sep 05, 2023 12:00 PM
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Sep 12, 2023 12:00 PM
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Wichita Public Schools
Sep 12, 2023 12:00 PM
Kelly Bielefeld's responsibilities as Superintendent of Wichita Public Schools formally began on July 1, 2023. Mr. Bielefeld previously served as the Wichita Public Schools Executive Director of College and Career Readiness, where his work supported secondary schools with Career and Technical Education leadership, college credit expansion, and increasing the number of students earning industry credentials. He was instrumental in helping shape the district’s Future Ready Centers in Advanced Manufacturing and Health Science. These centers provide opportunities for students to gain technical skills so they will be able to enter the workforce after graduation. He received his Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Kansas State University, his Masters of Building Leadership from Wichita State University, and his District Level Endorsement from Fort Hays State University.
Mr. Bielefeld and his wife, Angie, are the proud parents of eight children who are WPS students in elementary, middle, and high schools.
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Sep 18, 2023 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Sep 19, 2023 12:00 PM
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Wichita Foundation
Sep 19, 2023 12:00 PM
Shelly has led the Wichita Foundation as President & CEO since 2012, deepening its community impact through the stewardship of more than $100 million in charitable community assets. She interacts with donors to help them direct their charitable giving and collaborates with staff and Board to spark change.
Shelly grew up on a farm outside of Newton, where she learned the value of community at a young age. She earned a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from K-State and spent several years moving throughout the mid-West working in marketing and communications. Some stops included The Indianapolis Zoo, the Illinois Board of Regents, and Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Youth Entrepreneurs of Kansas and Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland where she managed the merger of seven Girl Scout councils.
When she’s not working for a better Wichita, Shelly enjoys baking, reading, playing the cello, walking her dog, and going to K-State football games.
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Sep 26, 2023 12:00 PM
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Westlink Branch Library
Sep 26, 2023 12:00 PM
Tracie Partridge is the Manager of the Westlink Branch Library of the Wichita Public Library system. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Wichita State University and a Master’s degree in Library Science from Emporia State University. Tracie has worked for the Wichita Public Library system for 24 years. She started as a Clerk at the Westlink Branch in 1998. After a couple of months, she received a full-time position as a Library Assistant in the Central Library Children’s Room where she eventually served as the Children’s Room Manager. Tracie left the Children’s Room when offered the position of Manager of the Westlink Branch Library, her childhood library.
Tracie’s presentation will focus on the Westlink Branch’s upcoming expansion and remodeling project. She will share what’s possible at the branch’s temporary site at Central and Ridge. She will ensure that attendees are aware of the new resources and services that the Library continues to add. Tracie will conclude her presentation by issuing library cards to interested parties. Identification with proof of address is needed.
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Oct 03, 2023 12:00 PM
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The Outreach Program
Oct 03, 2023 12:00 PM
It is rare for nonprofits to merge, but today’s speaker will share his first-hand experience with the recent merging of a local Kansas nonprofit into a larger Iowa-based nonprofit with overlapping missions.
Delane Butler’s nonprofit merging experience involves El Dorado-based Numana, of which he served as President since 2021, and The Outreach Program based in Union, Iowa. Numana’s mission was to empower people to serve the hungry and they accomplished this by conducting volunteer meal-packaging events in Kansas and across the United States. The Outreach Program also serves the hungry through meal-packaging events in addition to providing safe water, education and medical help to those in need.
During the presentation, Delane will share highlights of his experience with managing Numana’s side of merging into The Outreach Program and its four areas of nonprofit work.
Delane has a passion for consistent branding and has extensive experience in the nonprofit world. Previous to the Numana position, he served as Vice President of Marketing at United Way of the Plains in Wichita for 24 years and Communications Associate at United Way of Central Indiana in Indianapolis. He has served on the boards of the Kansas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and the American Advertising Federation of Wichita, and on the elder board at Pathway Church.
He obtained a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Texas Tech University. He is married to Alicia Butler, Wichita Area Director for Safe Families for Children, a Chicago-based nonprofit, and they have five children.
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Oct 07, 2023 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
6:30 pm - Doors open and Silent Auction begins
6:45 pm - Welcome Wine & Hors D' Oeuvres
NEW: Bourbon Tasting: Sample three high-end Bourbon Whiskeys with a food pairing. $25 per person.
7:30 pm - Dinner and $20 wine pull
Live Auction with emcee Dr. Michael Ludlow
Wine Dinner Tickets: $85 each
Table of 6: $500 includes reserved seating
Sponsorships are available. Contact John Mosley at jmosley1@cox.net
Contact Diane Walker for a reservation form or with any questions: dwalkr@sbcglobal.net
Proceeds from this event are used to fund a variety of charitable activities in our community!
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Next Element Consulting
Oct 10, 2023 12:00 PM
Nate Regier, PhD, is the CEO and founder of Next Element Consulting, a global leadership consulting and training firm helping build cultures of compassionate accountability. Dr. Regier is a former practicing psychologist and expert in social-emotional intelligence, interpersonal communication, conflict skills, and leadership. Nate is a sought-after keynote presenter, recognized as a Top 100 keynote speaker. Nate is the author of four books: Beyond Drama; Conflict without Casualties; Seeing People Through; and his newest book, Compassionate Accountability. He hosts a podcast called “On Compassion with Dr. Nate,” writes a weekly blog, contributes to multiple industry publications, and is a regular guest on podcasts.
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Oct 10, 2023 12:00 PM
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Oct 16, 2023 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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“How to Hire and Retain the Best and Brightest"
Oct 17, 2023 12:00 PM
Bob Broeckelman grew up on a farm in a family of twelve north of Oakley, Kansas. He attended Kansas State University majoring in Ag Education and graduated in 1970 with his Bachelor’s Degree and his Masters Degree in 1972 in Adult and Occupational Education. He taught Vocational Ag in Norton, Kansas for five years and was named the Kansas Outstanding Vocational Ag Teacher in 1976.
He became the Executive Secretary for the State FFA Association at Kansas State University for five years and in 1981 was hired into Farm Credit as Assistant Director of Marketing for the Federal Land Bank. For the next 33 years, Bob worked in the Farm Credit System developing and validating selection systems that dropped turnover from 28.7% down to 3-4% in five years, saving the Farm Credit System millions of dollars in recruiting and selection expense. Interviews were developed for selecting loan officers, appraisers, credit analyst, support personnel, staff, manager supervisors and IT employees. By using these interviews and Predictive Index, they are able to match applicants with the right jobs approximately 92% of the time.
In 2007, Bob helped Agri-businesses build interview for additional job interviews such as Truck Drivers, Custom Applicators and Sales Professionals by studying the best Agri-business personnel in the various positions and developing profiles of what to look for when hiring new employees.
In 1988, Bob completed his PhD in Adult and Occupational Education and has worked for years training management teams and Boards to become more effective.
Bob and Bunny have three children: Ashley Wiltse (Sean) teaches 3rd grade in Maize, Kansas, Brooks is a Commercial Airline Pilot for Delta and Barry is a Pediatrician in Kansas City, Kansas. Each of their three children has blessed them with two grandsons.
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Oct 17, 2023 12:00 PM
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Footprints ICT
Oct 24, 2023 12:00 PM
Marsha Potvin is the Founder and CEO of Footprints ICT, a 501c3 non-profit here in Wichita. Marsha grew up in Manhattan, Kansas but moved to Wichita in the mid 70’s. During her career, she helped manufacturing companies build their products faster, better, cheaper as a business systems consultant. She and her husband retired in 2016 and traveled the country in their motor home, but settled back down in Wichita when they missed their granddaughter too much. Marsha’s sister started working with a non-profit out of Denver collecting NEW socks for those in-need in Manhattan. Marsha liked the idea, and was affiliated with the same Denver non-profit for a short time. In 2019, she decided she wanted to be able to make her own decisions, so she started her own 501c3 and called it Footprints ICT. Marsha had no idea how huge the need in Wichita was for something as simple as a pair of NEW socks. She started with one outreach event in Riverside Park and put a sock drawer in the first Title 1 School in 2019. Four short years later, Footprints ICT now furnishes NEW socks at multiple outreach events, has sock drawers in over 80 schools, and has distributed over 43,000 pairs of NEW socks. When she’s not handing a pair of socks to someone in-need, she enjoys traveling with her husband Michael and their beagle Sofie. |
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Oct 24, 2023 12:00 PM
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Oct 31, 2023 12:00 PM
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Annual Fundraiser for ShelterBox
Nov 07, 2023 12:00 PM
Join us today at Venue 3130, 3130 W. Central (don't go to RHCC!) for our Annual Soup Luncheon to raise funds for ShelterBox. Bring dollar bills to cast your votes for your favorite soups & desserts. ShelterBox Mission: We provide shelter, essential items and technical assistance to help some of the world’s most vulnerable people recover and rebuild their homes after disaster. We listen and adapt our support to the needs of each community, working together with those affected by disaster, alongside our supporters and partners. ShelterBox and Rotary officially became project partners in disaster relief in 2012. This partnership is instrumental to Rotary's disaster response strategy. One of the most important elements of the relationship is the opportunity for Rotary members to serve countries affected by disasters. Ed Frey is our Rotary District coordinator for ShelterBox. Thanks to the following members for volunteering to bring a food item: Soup or Chili: Jacob Beckman, Rick Oglesby, Randy Bowles, Colby Reynolds, Mindy Wagner, Sharon West, Colin McKenney, DeAnn Sullivan & Lori Taylor. Dessert: Christy Barnett, Roger Bowles, Paul Blissett, Joe Terick & Lori Taylor. Bread, rolls or crackers: Suzy Chapman, Vern Klassen & Annie Pfeifer For those bringing a food item: Please arrive by 11:45 to get it arranged on the table before the buffet starts at noon. Don't forget to bring a serving utensil. |
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Nov 07, 2023 12:00 PM
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