Join us on Tuesday at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center or on Zoom to hear from Dr. Adrian Gardner. Dr. Gardner is the Associate Dean for Global Health and Director of the IU Center for Global Health and the Executive Director of AMPATH (Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare) Consortium.  Dr. Gardner attended the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He first traveled to Kenya as a medical student in 2001 during the time that the AMPATH HIV program was first being conceived by IU School of Medicine physician Joe Mamlin. This experience, along with clinical experience in the Rhode Island TB clinic, drove his interest in HIV and tuberculosis and had a huge impact on his life and career plans. He sought every opportunity to return to Kenya and served as the AMPATH Team Leader in 2006-07. Dr. Gardner then returned to Boston to complete a fellowship in infectious diseases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He earned a master of public health from Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Gardner joined Indiana University School of Medicine in 2012 as the executive field director of  AMPATH and was based full time in Eldoret, Kenya during his seven years in this role. During this time he worked closely with Kenyan program leadership to make strategic investments and policy decisions while also providing service to inpatients on the medical wards at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and outpatients in the HIV clinics and HIV resistance clinics. When in Indianapolis, he cared for patients at Eskenazi Hospital. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Gardner is the director of contact tracing for the IU Medical Response Team. All are welcome at Rotary programs. If attending in-person at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center reservations and prepayment are required. Due to current guidelines only 50 seats are available. Register on Square at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.  To join our meeting via Zoom starting at 12:15 p.m. go to https://zoom.us/j/710170874?pwd=bFE4ejJTc29IMlNzVmx1Wlg4MTA1UT09. While our Tuesday programs via Zoom are free to attend a suggested donation of $3 – $5 is appreciated in lieu of the typical room fee. These contributions help defray the cost of our hybrid meetings. Please note that donations to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis are not tax deductible. You can support our hybrid meetings at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/.  Registration is not required to join the meeting. If you’d like to join via your mobile phone or tablet you can download the free Zoom app.  Meeting ID: 710 170 874 Password: 821795 If joining via a mobile phone for audio only click one of the following numbers:  +13126266799,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (Chicago) +19292056099,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (New York) You can also join us from a landline phone.         +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)         +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)       Meeting ID: 710 170 874 Password: 821795

Join us on Tuesday at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center or on Zoom to hear from Kevin Hardie the Executive Director of the Friends of the White River (FOWR). A founding member of FOWR, Hardie has been active with the organization since its inception in 1985.

Hardie has a 30-plus-year history of involvement with ongoing efforts that raise awareness about the resource’s value.

His professional background is in the area of communications and community relations, with a career that includes work as a reporter and city editor for a daily newspaper, and as the public relations manager for WFYI, the local PBS station. A graduate of Purdue University, he and his wife were married on the banks of White River. They live near the river’s confluence with Williams Creek.

All are welcome at Rotary programs. If attending in-person at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center reservations and prepayment are required. Due to current guidelines only 50 seats are available. Register on Square at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/ by 5 p.m. Thursday to secure a lunch or by Monday evening for general attendance. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 

To join our meeting via Zoom starting at 12:15 p.m. go to https://zoom.us/j/710170874?pwd=bFE4ejJTc29IMlNzVmx1Wlg4MTA1UT09. While our Tuesday programs via Zoom are free to attend a suggested donation of $3 – $5 is appreciated in lieu of the typical room fee. These contributions help defray the cost of our hybrid meetings. Please note that donations to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis are not tax deductible. You can support our hybrid meetings at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/. 

Registration is not required to join the meeting. If you’d like to join via your mobile phone or tablet you can download the free Zoom app. 

Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

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Join us on Tuesday at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center or on Zoom to hear from Darryl Lockett the Executive Director of The Kennedy King Memorial Initiative (KKMI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to build on the historical events of April 4, 1968, to raise awareness, provoke thought and inspire action to eliminate division and injustice.

Before joining KKMI as its first full time Executive Director in January 2020, Lockett was the advisor to the president of AARP Foundation in Washington D.C. Focused upon tackling senior poverty and helping vulnerable older adults build economic opportunity and social connectedness, he developed and implemented the Foundation’s partnership-focused growth plan, managed external relations and strategic positioning and bolstered the organization’s efforts in strategic grantmaking, innovation, and business operations.

In previous positions, Lockett has served as a research and policy fellow at the Washington Development Industry Council (WDIC), project coordinator for Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (GQR) Research and Democracy Corps and development director for the National Diversity Council.

Passionate about increasing equity, opportunity and access for vulnerable and historically underresourced communities, Lockett has a wealth of experience in nonprofit management, political and philanthropic strategy, and diversity, equity and inclusion advocacy. Additionally, he has provided counsel in shared value and collective impact frameworks for public-private partnerships and human centered design and agile innovation principles to tech startups addressing issues of public health.

Lockett has volunteered and served on civic boards in Washington, DC, Houston, TX, and Philadelphia, PA, and currently serves as the Chair of the Steering Committee of the Central Indiana Racial Equity Fund (CIREF) in Indianapolis. CIREF supports organizations seeking to improve interactions between the Black community and local police in Indianapolis; address the disproportionate number of Black youth in the juvenile and criminal justice system by providing positive alternatives for education and employment; and increase employment, health and wealth opportunities for communities of color.

Lockett holds an undergraduate degree from Howard University and has completed graduate studies in an MA/MBA dual degree program at John Hopkins University’s Carey Business School and Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. He and his wife Dr. Amanda Washington Lockett are the proud parents of two amazing children, Landon and Olivia.

All are welcome at Rotary programs. If attending in-person at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center reservations and prepayment are required. Due to current guidelines only 50 seats are available. Register on Square at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/ by 5 p.m. Thursday to secure a lunch or by Monday evening for general attendance. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 

To join our meeting via Zoom starting at 12:15 p.m. go to https://zoom.us/j/710170874?pwd=bFE4ejJTc29IMlNzVmx1Wlg4MTA1UT09. While our Tuesday programs via Zoom are free to attend a suggested donation of $3 – $5 is appreciated in lieu of the typical room fee. These contributions help defray the cost of our hybrid meetings. Please note that donations to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis are not tax deductible. You can support our hybrid meetings at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/. 

Registration is not required to join the meeting. If you’d like to join via your mobile phone or tablet you can download the free Zoom app. 

Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

If joining via a mobile phone for audio only click one of the following numbers: 
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You can also join us from a landline phone.
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Meeting ID: 710 170 874
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Join us on Tuesday at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center or on Zoom to hear from Bart Peterson the President and CEO of Christel House International, an international network of primary and secondary schools serving children from predominantly disadvantaged backgrounds. Peterson retired in 2017 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Communications for Eli Lilly and Company, where he also served as a member of the company’s executive committee. Prior to joining Lilly, Peterson was Managing Director at Strategic Capital Partners, LLC, from June 2008 to June 2009.  Peterson received a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in 1980 and earned his law degree at the University of Michigan Law School in 1983.

From 2000 to 2007, Peterson served two terms as Mayor of Indianapolis. He also served as President of the National League of Cities in 2007. As mayor, Peterson led a transformation of public education in Indianapolis as the only mayor in America with the authority to create new schools by issuing charters. He was responsible for 16 charter schools and won Harvard University’s prestigious Innovations in American Government Award for the initiative in 2006. As mayor, along with Indiana University, Purdue University, Lilly, and the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, he created BioCrossroads, a focused effort to push Indianapolis to the forefront as a life sciences capital. He was also instrumental in the business expansions of FedEx, Rolls Royce, and Anthem in Indianapolis, and the construction and development of major projects such as Lucas Oil Stadium, the Conrad Indianapolis, Simon Property Group’s world headquarters, Indianapolis International Airport’s Col. H. Weir Cook terminal building, and the Indiana Convention Center expansion and J.W. Marriott Hotel.

During spring 2008, Peterson was a fellow with the Institute of Politics of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. During the 2008-2009 school year, Peterson was a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Policy at Ball State University. In 2012, he was appointed by the US State Department to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council and served through 2016. For twelve years, Peterson served as the founding Board Chair of The Mind Trust, an education reform and support organization, and he currently chairs the Board of Directors of the Regenstrief Foundation and the Advisory Board of the Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health. He is also a member of the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs Dean’s Council and serves on the 16 Tech Community Corporation Board of Directors, which guides the development of the 16 Tech innovation district located on Indianapolis’s near northwest side.

All are welcome at Rotary programs. If attending in-person at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center reservations and prepayment are required. Due to current guidelines only 50 seats are available. Register on Square at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 

To join our meeting via Zoom starting at 12:15 p.m. go to https://zoom.us/j/710170874?pwd=bFE4ejJTc29IMlNzVmx1Wlg4MTA1UT09. While our Tuesday programs via Zoom are free to attend a suggested donation of $3 – $5 is appreciated in lieu of the typical room fee. These contributions help defray the cost of our hybrid meetings. Please note that donations to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis are not tax deductible. You can support our hybrid meetings at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/. 

Registration is not required to join the meeting. If you’d like to join via your mobile phone or tablet you can download the free Zoom app. 

Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

If joining via a mobile phone for audio only click one of the following numbers: 
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You can also join us from a landline phone.
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Meeting ID: 710 170 874
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March is Women’s History Month. To commemorate the vital role of women in culture and society, the Rotary Club of Indianapolis has hosted women speakers from a wide range of backgrounds who embody the role of “contributor” throughout the month. 

Join us on Tuesday via Zoom to hear from Jackie Nytes the CEO of The Indianapolis Public Library. In January 2012, Nytes began her tenure as the 14th director in The Indianapolis Public Library’s illustrious history dating back to 1873. Prior to her current association with Indianapolis Public Library, Nytes served as  Associate Director of Management Services and then Chief Financial Officer from 1988 to 2001. In between those chapters, Nytes served 12 years as an elected member of the Indianapolis City-County Council, as well as a five-year term as Executive Director of the Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation in Indianapolis. Nytes was Director of the Carmel-Clay Public Library in Carmel, Indiana from 1981-1988. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin where she received a BA in Political Science and Masters in Library Science.  

Her current civic engagement includes serving on the Boards of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Immigrant Welcome Center, the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, and the Temple Bethel Restoration Committee. She is a recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash and has served as an International Homestay family since 1987, hosting over 130 international students in her home. These relationships have resulted in a deep appreciation for the value of the immigrant experience and the richness of cultures beyond our shores as we seek to build a truly inclusive city!
 All are welcome at Rotary programs.

To join our meeting via Zoom starting at 12:15 p.m. (join 10-15 minutes early to socialize and network) and ending promptly at 1:15 p.m. go to https://zoom.us/j/710170874?pwd=bFE4ejJTc29IMlNzVmx1Wlg4MTA1UT09.

Registration is not required to join the meeting. If you’d like to join via your mobile phone or tablet you can download the free Zoom app. 

Meeting ID: 710 170 874
Password: 821795

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Go here to view instructions on how to prepare for your first Zoom call. If you have questions about joining the meeting contact the office at info@indyrotary.org.