Category: Programs

  • April 4: Gerry Dick, Inside INdiana Business

    Join the Rotary Club of Indianapolis on Tuesday, April 4, as we welcome Gerry Dick with Inside INdiana Business to Rotary.

    After 14 years as a principal reporter and field anchor at WRTV (ABC) in Indianapolis, news veteran Gerry A. Dick and technology entrepreneur Scott A. Jones formed Grow Indiana Media Ventures, LLC, a media company created to deliver Indiana business news and information through media sources. Mr. Dick is president and managing editor of Grow Indiana Media Ventures and Mr. Jones serves as chairman.

    Grow Indiana Media Ventures’ properties include Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, Indiana’s most watched local business television program; InsideIndianaBusiness.com; Inside INdiana Business Radio, The INside Edge Morning Briefing and INside Edge Mid-Day e-newsletters and a variety of interactive media products.

    Mr. Dick is a frequent keynote speaker and moderator on issues related to the Indiana economy and serves as a business analyst for WISH-TV 8 (CBS, Indianapolis) and 93.1 WIBC (Indianapolis).

    His proud accomplishments include the prestigious Sagamore of the Wabash, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, four Emmy nominations and Journalist of the Year by the Small Business Administration.

    Mr. Dick was born and raised in Vermilion County and is a graduate of Indiana State University. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement of Central Indiana. Gerry also serves on multiple higher education boards and associations, working to improve and support the business and communication sectors for future generations.

  • March 28: Ryan Vaughn, President, Indiana Sports Corp

    Join the Rotary Club of Indianapolis on Tuesday, March 28 as we welcome Ryan Vaughn, the President of the Indiana Sports Corps to Rotary!

    Ryan Vaughn was elected Indiana Sports Corp President in September of 2014. Previously, Ryan served as Chief of Staff for Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard where he oversaw development and implementation of Indy’s strategic planning initiatives, public policy development, financial security and management of the agency directors and Deputy Mayors. Ryan has also been a lawyer with Barnes and Thornburg, LLP and served from 2007-2012  as a Councillor for the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council.

    Indiana Sports Corp’s mission is to create positive impact by hosting world-class sporting events that enhance vibrancy in the community, build civic pride, drive economic impact and media exposure, and encourage opportunities for youth. Ryan’s presentation will discuss the history of the Indiana Sports Corps and the Indy sports strategy that continues to inspire growth and development in the city. Learn more on Tuesday at the Scottish Rite!

  • March 21: Peter Dunn, AKA, Pete the Planner

    March 21: Peter Dunn, AKA, Pete the Planner

    Join the Rotary Club of Indianapolis on Tuesday, March 21 as we welcome national media phenom Pete the Planner to Rotary!

    Peter Dunn a.k.a. Pete the Planner® is an award-winning comedian and financial mind. He’s a USA TODAY columnist and the author of ten books. As host of the popular radio show, The Pete the Planner Show, and the podcast Million Dollar Plan, Pete provides incredible advice on financial wellness.

    Pete will be presenting his program titled, “Money Has Nothing To Do With Math: How Behavior Makes or Breaks Your Financial Life”

    If you feel like your financial life will be either a success or a failure based on the amount of money you make and the quality of your investments, think again. Behavior will make or break your financial life whether you like it or not. By understanding how to manage your behavior you earn the right to never worry about money again.  Learn more on Tuesday at the Scottish Rite!

  • March 14: James Callaghan, President/CEO of Franciscan Health

    March 14: James Callaghan, President/CEO of Franciscan Health

    Join the Rotary Club of Indianapolis on Tuesday, March 14 as we welcome James Callaghan, President/CEO of Franciscan Health – Indianapolis, Mooresville and Carmel.

    Callaghan served as Franciscan Health-Michigan City president 2008-2015. In that role, he headed initiatives that led to the hospital earning national and local recognition for outstanding quality of care. In addition, in 2011, Callaghan led the formation of the Franciscan Health Clinical Operations Group, which works to improve the quality and lower the cost of care system-wide, and served as its first director.

    Previous to that, he served as that hospital’s chief operations officer and vice president of medical affairs. He led a physician multi-specialty group into a clinically integrated relationship with the hospital, and led the hospital to a financial turnaround.

    Dr. Callaghan practiced as a family physician in Michigan City and Chesterton, Indiana. Prior to this, he served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Callaghan resides in Indianapolis with his wife, Sue, and their four children.

  • February 28: Retired Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent Dickson

    Join the Rotary Club of Indianapolis as we host the 100th Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, Justice Brent E. Dickson to speak about the Indiana Constitution. While many may consider Constitutional Law a “dry” subject, the recent surge in interest in national and state Constitutional Law is an example of how important it is to understand and respect our founding documents.

    Justice Dickson was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court in 1986 by Governor Robert D. Orr.  Prior to being named a Justice, Dickson spent seventeen years as a general practice lawyer in Lafayette, Indiana, where he earned certification as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has served as a justice on the court longer than any other person since 1853, and served as Chief Justice of Indiana from May 2012 to August 2014. During his service as Chief Justice, he was selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the national Conference of Chief Justices and chaired the Conference’s Committee on Professionalism and Competence of the Bar. Justice Dickson retired on April 29, 2016.

    Justice Dickson will be joining us to speak about the Indiana Constitution.  For more than ten years, Justice Dickson served as an adjunct professor teaching evening courses in Indiana Constitutional Law at both Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law in Bloomington and its Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis.  He will again be teaching the course at McKinney beginning this fall. We look forward to hearing more from Justice Dickson!

  • February 21: Filmmaker, Ted Green

    February 21: Filmmaker, Ted Green

    Rotary Welcomes Filmmaker Ted Green

    With 6 documentaries under his belt, filmmaker Ted Green will join Rotary to discuss challenges and opportunities that exist in telling visual stories that carry the lessons and legacy of such great subjects as John Wooden, Crispus Attucks and Eva Kor. Ted’s honors include nine regional Emmys, including two for Best Documentary and the 2016 Indianapolis Urban League’s Servant Leadership Legacy Award. The presentation will include clips from Attucks: The School that Opened a City and Green’s newest film, Eva, which features Hoosier and Holocaust survivor Eva Kor. Come with questions- a robust Q&A session is encouraged.

    In 2010, Ted Green switched to filmmaking after 20 years as a newspaper journalist. Ted holds a BA from Princeton University and a Masters from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He and his wife, Jenny, the sports editor at the Indianapolis Star, live with their twin daughters in Indianapolis.

  • February 14: Jim Litten, President, F.C. Tucker

    February 14: Jim Litten, President, F.C. Tucker

    F.C. Tucker President Jim Litten will join Rotary on Tuesday, February 14 to talk housing trends in the Central Indiana residential real estate market. With over 1,500 agents statewide and over $3.2 billion in sales, The F.C. Tucker Company is the largest independent real estate firm in Indiana and is ranked among the largest independent real estate firms in the nation.

    After receiving his B.S. from Ohio University, Jim served a tour of duty in Vietnam. He moved to Indiana while working with Hunt-Wesson Food Company, and joined the F.C. Tucker Company in 1972, serving as a sales associate, manager, and now Owner/President of the Residential Real Estate Division. He is very active in the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors, currently serving as Co-Chairman of the Real Estate Business Magazine and the National Convention Committee.

    Jim was also the recipient of the 1997 Sagamore of the Wabash award from the Governor of Indiana.He remains active in the community through the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series, The Lawrence Township Foundation, The Arthritis Foundation, and the Advisory Task Force for Ivy Tech.

  • February 7: Troy Riggs, Vice President, The Sagamore Institute

    February 7: Troy Riggs, Vice President, The Sagamore Institute

    Join the Rotary Club of Indianapolis on Tuesday, February 7 as we welcome Troy Riggs, Vice President of The Sagamore Institute. He recently stepped down as Chief of Police and has served as Director of Public Safety in Indianapolis. In addition to his time here in Indianapolis, Riggs has held executive staff positions within Louisville, Kentucky, and Corpus Christi, Texas, governments. During his 27 years in public service he has been invited to participate in White House discussions regarding youth crime and has testified to Congress and in state houses in Indiana and Kentucky.

    Riggs will present a national review of crime and crime trends, with a focus on Indianapolis and the Midwest. He looks forward to robust conversation with the audience.

  • January 31: Pete Mills, CEO, The Indiana Railroad Company

    January 31: Pete Mills, CEO, The Indiana Railroad Company

    Join the Rotary Club of Indianapolis on Tuesday, January 31 as we welcome Pete Mills, the CEO of The Indiana Railroad Company (INRD) as our guest speaker.

    INRD is a privately-held, 250-mile route freight railroad, hauling more than 140,000 carloads of consumer, industrial and energy products (or more than 20 million tons of goods) annually. Mills will review the company’s business strategy, including new services and how transportation solutions create clear economic value, opportunities for global exchange and environmental benefits for all. For example, in 2013, the company inaugurated the only all-rail intermodal service for Asia-India trade in conjunction with CN Railway, via the west coast Canadian ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, BC.

    A native of Baltimore, Mills attended the University of Delaware, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees. During his career, he held numerous leadership positions for CSX, including managing director of investor relations and director of international sales and marketing for Europe.

    Elected to the Indiana Rail Road board of directors in 2004, Mills completed a ten-year term in 2014. Mills was reelected in 2015 and is currently chairman. In addition, Mills serves on the board of directors of the Association of American Railroads. Mills has also served on the boards of the Florida Theatre and San Jose Athletic Association.

  • January 24: Melissa Bean, JP Morgan Chase & Co Chairman of the Midwest

    On Tuesday at Rotary, we welcome JPMorgan Chase & Co Chairman of the Midwest Melissa Bean to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis.  She’ll be sharing perspectives on how workforce readiness issues impact the business community.  The U.S. economy is building momentum and there is opportunity for rational and thoughtful policy decisions that could spur growth, create jobs for Americans across the income spectrum and help communities. Over the next decade, the U.S. will create more than 16 million well-paying jobs for workers that have the right training but not necessarily a four-year degree.  This skills gap is especially severe for small businesses. We need to help individuals, especially young people, gain the skills they need to fill these and it won’t happen unless businesses, government, and nonprofits all work together to address this issue.

    Melissa Bean serves as the senior executive across all lines of business in the Midwest region. She partners closely with senior clients, community leaders, and JPMorgan Chase employees with a primary focus on client and talent development. Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bean served as President and CEO of the Executives’ Club of Chicago which followed her three terms as a Member of the U.S. Congress from 2005 to 2011. She represented Illinois’ 8th District and was an active leader on the House Financial Services and Small Business Committees.

    Earlier in her career, Bean spent almost twenty years in the high tech industry managing sales organizations at Dataflex, SynOptics, Motorola/UDS and Arrow Electronics. She serves on the boards of One Million Degrees, The Executives’ Club of Chicago, Junior Achievement of Chicago, and World Business Chicago.