Join us on Tuesday as we hear from  Ben Trockman, Diversity and Inclusion Outreach Specialist with Old National Bank. Ben has been challenged to assist Old National to become a leader in disability employment and inclusion through education and awareness, while working to enhance recruiting efforts and rethinking the hiring processes to successfully recruit, on-board and employ people with disabilities. Ben also manages the Achieve Ability professional mentoring program at Old National Bank.

Ben is active within the disability advocacy community, and works with legislators in Washington DC and Indianapolis to improve employment opportunities, airline accessibility and healthcare options for people with disabilities. He previously served as a National Ambassador for Easter Seals.

In 2015, Trockman was presented with the “Spirit of Ability Award” by BraunAbility in recognition of his efforts at Old National. In July 2016, Ben was nominated as an “Honorary Torchbearer” for the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay. Ben was presented with the “Individual Achievement Award” by Leadership Evansville and, most recently, he was nominated by the Evansville Business Journal as a “20 under 40.”

Ben serves on the Easter Seals Southwestern Indiana board, the Alumni Council of University of Southern Indiana, the Indiana ABLE Authority board, and has been a passionate supporter of Habitat for Humanity of Evansville.

All are welcome at Rotary programs. The lunch buffet opens at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. See you there!

Join us on Tuesday as we hear from fellow Rotarian Grant Mendenhall, Special Agent in Charge for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Indianapolis Division. He will give us an overview of FBI priorities and focus in the State of Indiana.

Mr. Mendenhall joined the FBI as a special agent in 1990 and was first assigned to the Milwaukee Division, Kenosha Resident Agency, where he worked violent crime and gang investigations.

Throughout his career, Mr. Mendenhall has held leadership positions in the Salt Lake City Division, the Washington Field Office, as the FBI on-scene commander in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the deputy legal attaché in Baghdad, Iraq, as deputy director for law enforcement as the Joint Interagency Task Force-National Capital Region, and in the Counterterrorism Division.

Mr. Mendenhall is an Indiana native and a 1986 Ball State University graduate.

All are welcome at Rotary programs. The lunch buffet opens at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. See you there!

Join us on Tuesday as we hear from Andrew Green, Assistant Executive Director of the Shepherd Community Center, Adam Perkins, Community Police Officer and Shane Hardwick, Community Paramedic.

The opioid crisis has taken over the country and has become a huge issue throughout Indiana.The Shepherd Community Center has implemented a unique approach to this epidemic and has seen a huge success in the decrease of drug use, violent crimes and ambulance calls in their community.

Shepherd Community Center is a faith-based, non-profit organization established in 1984 with a simple but staggering goal: to break the cycle of poverty on the near east side of Indianapolis. Located centrally within the community it serves, Shepherd offers programs for children, teens, adults and families, helping to meet their physical, emotional, academic, and spiritual needs.

All are welcome at Rotary programs. The lunch buffet opens at Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. See you there!