UPCOMING PROGRAMS
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
All meetings are currently being held in-person at The Mane on Main, 201 E. Main St., 15th Fl., Chase Bank Building, Lexington, KY. All meetings are also on ZOOM. If you would like the Zoom link email trafton@rotarylexky.org. To view a past meeting go to www.youtube.com/user/rotarylexky
July 7 – NO MEETING –
June 30 Bill Wilson, President’s Day
June 23 Jerry Tipton, Sportswriter, Lexington Herald-Leader
June 16 Jay Blanton, Chief Communications Officer, University of Kentucky
June 9 Maggie Chism, Public Relations Director, Kerrington’s Heart
June 2 Devine Carama, Director, Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Youth Anti Violence Program
May 26 Memorial Day Program, Cameron Boutin, Park Guide, Camp Nelson National Monument
May 19 Annual Scholarship Day–Scott Neal, Chair, Scholarship Committee
May 12 Robert Farley, Senior Lecturer, UK Patterson School of Diplomacy & International Commerce
May 5 Shannon Arvin, President & CEO, Keeneland Association
Apr 28 – Amy Sohner, Executive Director, Bluegrass Greensource
Apr 21 – Tommy Bell Award Day
Apr 14 – Lindsey Burke, AM, JD, Founder, Micah Legal
Apr 7 – Membership Meeting
March 31 – Dr. Eli Cpailouto, Presdient, University of Kentucky, OFF SITE MEETING AT UK GATTON STUDENT CENTER
March 24 – Brittney M. Roethemeier, Executive Director, Fayette Alliance
March 17 – Carol Stiler, Executive Director, Women Leading Kentucky
March 10 – Dr. David McFaddin, President, Eastern Kentucky University
March 3 – Mayor Linda Gorton, Lexington-Fayette County Government
February 24 – Christopher Miller, Sr., Director of Education, National Underground Railroad Museum
February 17 – Ray Daniels, Chair, Lexington for Everybody
February 10 – Tiffany Brown, Equity and Information Officer, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
February 3 – Yvonne Giles, The Cemetery Lady
January 27 – Rob Rumpke, CEO, Bluegrass Tomorrow
January 20 – Mark Royse, Executive Director, RADIOLEX
January 13 – Bob Babbage , National Managing Partner, Babbage Cofounder
January 6 – Dave Hatter, Cyber Security Consultant, Intruct, IT
December 23 & 30 – No Meetings
December 16 – Annual Holdiay Celebration
December 9 – Dr. Mark Newman, Executive Vice-President, University of Kentucky HealthCare
December 2 – Tim Johnson, President & CEO, United Way of the Bluegrass
November 25 – Thanksgiving – No Meeting
November 18 – Michael Noftsger, District Governor, Rotary District 6740
November 11 – Brigadier General Kevin J. Nally, Chief Information Officer, United States Secret Service
November 4 – Susan May Griffith – Associate Hospital Administrator, eastern State Hospital
October 28 – Bill Goodman, Executiv Director, Kentucky Humanities Council
October 21 – Jim Host, Founder, Host Communications, CEO, ihigh.com
October 14 – Peter Baniak, Publisher, Lexington – Herald Leader
October 7 – John Calipari, Head Coach, University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball
September 30 – Fifth Thursday, NOON – AG Day, LOCATION: E. S. Good Barn, University of Kentucky
September 23 – Mark Whitworth, VP for Athletics Asbury, Former Asst. Director Southeastern Conference
September 16 – Eric Brooks, Curator and Site Manager, Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate
September 9 – Kate Savage, Executive Director, Arts Connect Lexington, LOCATION: THE MANE ON MAIN
September 2 – Steve McCalin, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Kentucky Retail Federation
August 26 – Chris Eddie, Co-owner, Smiley Pete Publishing
August 19 – Mark Stoops, Head Coach, University of Kentucky Football
August 12- Chad Needham, Owner, Needham Properties, Development of Greyline
August 5 – David Helmers, Producer, Railbird Music Festival
July 27 -FIFTH THURSDAY: No noon meeting – 5 PM – SOCIAL HOUR AT GOODWOOD BREWPUB, 200 Lexington green Circle, Lexington, KY 40503
July 22 – Brien Lewis, President, Transylvania University, Meeting held at Transylvania University
July 15 – Eric Gregory, President Kentucky Distillers’ Association
July 8 – Installation of Officers, Bill Wilson’s Vision for 2021-2022
July 1 – NO MEETING- 4th of July Holiday
June 24 – Red Mile – President’s Day with President Jamie Schrader.
June 17- Matt Gosnell, Director of Development, APPHARVEST
June 10 – Rotary Outdoors, Noon, Lexington Legends, Lexington Legends Ball Park
June 3 – Bill Owen, President & CEO, Lexington Conference Center. Meeting held at new convention center, High Street.
May 27 – Craig Skinner, Head Coach, Women’s Volleyball, University of Kentucky
May 20 – Tommy Bell Day, Honoring an Outstanding High School Student Athlete with Pete Perlman, Nationally Recognized Trial Lawyer
May 13 – Rotary Club of Lexington’s Scholarship Day
May 6 – Andy Beshear, Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky & Mike Berry, Secretary of Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet
April 29 – Shannon Arvin, President & CEO, Keeneland Association
April 22 – Rob Morphonios, President and CEO, Kentucky Wired & David Flessas, CEO, Accelecom
April 15 – The Rotary Foundation Day, Celeste Herbert, Major Gifts Officer, Rotary International
April 8 – Michel A. Smith, MD, Director of Ultrasound & Senior Attending Physician, Medstar Washington Hospital; Center; Langston D. Smith, DMD, Captain (ret), US Navy Dental Corp, Chair (ret), Department of Endodontics, Howard University College of Dentistry
April 1 – Jamie Dockery, Horticulture Extension Agent, Fayette County Cooperative Extension; Dr. Dan Potter, Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
March 25 – Dr. Rob Farley, Senior Lecturer, University of Kentucky Patterson School of Diplomacy
March 18 – Mathew Kaplan, Radio Producer and Host, the Planetary Society
March 11 – Jonathan Matos, Senior Manager, Blue Origin
March 4 – Ron Harris, Vice-President, Diversity, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
February 25 – Dr. Rudolph G. Buchheit, Dean, University of Kentucky College of Engineering
February 18 – Reverend L. Clark Williams, Director of Ministries, Shiloh Baptist Church
February 11 – Roszalyn Akins, Dr. Gerald Smith, Co-Chairs, Mayor’s Commission for Racial Justice and Equality
February 4 – Rufus Friday, CEO, Rufus Friday Consulting, LLC
January 28 – Dr. Mark Dougherty, Epidemiologist, Central Baptist Hospital
January 21 – Congress Andy Barr, Kentucky 6th District
January 14 – Janae Green, Community Relations , C-SPAN
January 7 – Derrick Feldmann, Corporate Responsibility
December 24th & 31st – NO MEETINGS
December 17 – Annual Holiday Celebration
December 10 – Patrick Lewis, The Flison Historical Sociaety
December 3 – Nick Rowe, President, Kentucky American Water
November 19 – Eric Frankl, Executive Director, Blue Grass Airport
November 12 – Rotary International President Holger Knaack will address the Rotary Club of Lexington and District 6740.
November 4 – John Calipari, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, University of Kentucky
October 29 – Commerce Lexington President & CEO Bob Quick and Chief Communications Officer Mark Turner
October 22 – James Glass, Rotary District 6740 Governor
October 15 – Robert G. Clark, Founder & President, Sustainable Business Ventures
October 8 – Councilmembers Jennifer Mossotti and Kathy Plomin, Breaking the Bronze Ceiling
October 1 – Michael Adams, Secretary of State, Commonwealth of Kentucky
September 24 – Matthew Mitchell, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, University of Kentucky
September 17 – Mark Stoops, Head Football Coach, University of Kentucky
September 10 – Lyle Hanna, President, Hanna Resource Group
September 3 – Bill Thomason, President & CEO, Keeneland Association
August 27 – Kelly Knight Craft, US Ambassador to the United Nations
August 20 – Dr. Janie Heath, Dean and Warwick Professor of Nursing, University of Kentucky College of Nursing
August 13 – Dr. Mark Dougherty, Infectious Disease Consultant and Epidemiologist, Central Baptist Hospital
August 6 – Lawrence Weathers, Chief, Lexington Police Department
July 30 – On-Line Meeting – Mitch Barnhart, Athletics Director, University of Kentucky
July 23 – On-Line Meeting – Susan Elkington, President/CEO, Toyota Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.
July 16 – On-Line Meeting – Dr. OJ Oleka, President, Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities
July 9 – On-Line Meeting -Austin Simms, Executive Director, Lexington Housing Authority
July 2 – NO MEETING -HAPPY 4th OF JULY
June 24 – On-Line Meeting- President’s Day, President Gerald Marvel Presiding
June 18- On-Line Meeting – Mike Halligan, CEO , God’s Pantry Food Bank
June 11 – On-Line Meeting – TBA
June 4 – On-Line Meeting – Paul Wagner, Executive Producer, Black in Blue
May 28 – On-Line Meeting – Lark Doley, Immediate Past President, Toastmasters International
May 21 – On-Line Meeting – Federal Reserve
May 14- On-Line Meeting – Scholarship Day
May 7 – On-Line Meeting – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear
April 30 – On-Line Meeting – Dr. Aaron Thompson, President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
April 23 -On-Line Meeting – Tom Eblen, Journalist and Photographer
April 16 – On-Line Meeting – It’s Time to Cook!, Gwyn Everly, Owner J. Render’s Southern Table and Bar
April 9 – On-Line Meeting – Jack “Goose” Givens
April 2- On- Line Meeting – Hitting Your Stride, Shelia Kalas, Physical Trainer and Owner Fitness Plus, Inc.
March 26 – On- Line Meeting – Lee and Hayley Show
March 19 – On-Line Presentation by Lexington -Fayette County Health Department
March 12 – Meeting Cancelled
March 5 – Carrie Butler, General Manager, Lextran
February 27 – Amy Samples, Director of Culture, AppHarvest
February 20 – Engineering Day
February 13 – Ouite Michel, Chef & Owner, Outia Michel Family of Restaurants
February 6 – Ryan Quarles, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commonwealth of Kentucky
January 30 – Gregg Hall, PhD., Assistant Professor, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky, “State of the World”
January 23 – Stuart Foster, PhD., State Climatologist, Commonwealth of Kentucky
January 16 – Rod and Diane Perez, Founders & Owners, DV8 Kitchen, Life Changing Food
January 9 – Alex Waldrop, President & CEO, National Thoroughbred Racing Association
January 2 – No Meeting
