Guest Speakers

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting on Thursday, September 12, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The guest speakers were LaKisha Miller and Amanda Huddleston with a Fireside Chat: Empowering Kentucky’s Workforce – Leading the Way in Talent Development. This meeting will also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. Join Workforce Center Executive Director LaKisha Miller and Board Chair Amanda Huddleston as they discuss the current landscape of Kentucky’s workforce. Learn how the [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting on Thursday, September 5, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The guest speaker was  Richard Gibbens, CEO, Bluegrass  REALTORS® and Imagine MLS in Lexington, Kentucky. This meeting will also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. The traditionally staid world of real estate has, no doubt to its consternation, found itself in the spotlight in recent years, as the industry deals with a variety of challenges.  These include [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will hold its weekly meeting on Thursday, August 22, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The guest speaker is  Shane Ensminger, Senior Vice President, Director of Financial Intelligence & Security Unit, Central Bank & Trust Co. His presentation will be " The State of Fraud in Kentucky." This meeting will also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. With us today to talk about the Kentucky landscape when it comes to fraud [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting on Thursday, August 1, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The guest speaker was  Alexander Stewart, Governor, Rotary District 6740. This meeting will also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. The Rotary Club of Lexington welcomes Xandy Stewart, District Governor for Rotary District 6740. Xandy will articulate his overriding themes for District 6740’s coming year: Membership, Culture of Giving, Public Image, and New/Renewed Clubs. Alexander C. Stewart [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting on Thursday, August 1, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The guest speaker was  Jeff Ashley, President and Founder, Ashley/Roundtree and Associates. This meeting will also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. Jeffrey L. Ashley, Founder and President Ashley|Rountree and Associates With more than 30 years of leadership, giving, fundraising, and nonprofit experience, Jeff has assisted hundreds of organizations in raising well over $1 billion throughout his [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will hold its weekly meeting on Thursday, July 25, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The guest speaker is  Brad White, Football Defensive Coordinator, the University of Kentucky. This meeting will also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. Brad White is in his seventh season as the outside linebackers coach at Kentucky, and his sixth as the Cats’ defensive coordinator, in 2024. He was elevated to the defensive coordinator position by [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington held its weekly meeting on Thursday, July 18, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program included the Installation of Officers and Directors and President Bret Anderson addressed the club with his vision for 2024-25. This meeting will also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. Bret Anderson, a dedicated Lexingtonian, is set to assume the role of president of The Rotary Club of Lexington. As the president of Cohesion LLC, a [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington  held its weekly meeting on Thursday, June 27, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The program featuredPresident Kim Johnson reviewing her year and recognizing members who have gone above and beyond service to the club. This meeting will also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. REFLECTIONS ON A YEAR OF GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT As my tenure as president of the Rotary Club of Lexington concludes, I have had moments of reflection [...]

LEXINGTON, KY – The Rotary Club of Lexington will hold its weekly meeting on Thursday, June 13, at The Mane on Main, Chase Bank building on Main St. The guest speakers will be Frank Minnifield, Executive Director of the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame (HOF) and Kay Collier McLaughlin, the daughter of the late University of Kentucky and Cleveland Browns head football coach Blanton Collier, Board Chair of the HOF. This meeting will also be on Zoom. For the Zoom link please email, trafton@rotarylexky.org. If you would like to have lunch, please contact Jenny@rotarylexky.org to reserve your meal. Lexington Rotarians will [...]