Events

MENTORING

Rotary #14 supports the development of young people by serving and encouraging others to serve as positive role models for students who would benefit from an additional caring adult in their lives. Our Mentoring Committee works to recruit, sustain and celebrate mentors at organizations throughout the community including TeamMates, Big Brothers Big Sisters Lincoln, City Impact and others. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, visit one of these websites to learn more:

• lincolnteammates.org
• bbbslincoln.org
• cityimpact.org
• lancaster.unl.edu/4h

Meet with your Engagement Groups today!

No regular meeting. 

A Taste & Tour

5:30 p.m.

Junto Winery

1356 182nd, Seward, NE 68434,

402-646-0515

info@juntowine.com

Cost is $20/person

This group can accommodate: 3-5 additional guests

Please RSVP to: lorie.cookbenjamin@doane.edu by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 28, 2022

Learn about the Lied Place Residences (the "cereal box") and the new football complex design from home-grown Husker, Erleen Hatfield.

Erleen Hatfield is the Managing Partner of the Hatfield Group.  She has over 25 years of experience in the design of complex structures worldwide. She is both a licensed engineer and architect with a deep appreciation of the value of design and technical excellence.  Her open minded approach to design enables clients to explore options to find the best fit for their project.  Erleen brings an extensive understanding of the evolving state of industry research and building codes, sitting on code committees and engineering research non-profits boards. 

The Flatwater Free Press is Nebraska’s first independent, nonprofit newsroom focused on investigations and feature stories that matter.

Matt Wynn is the Executive Director of the Nebraska Journalism Trust, which launched and funds the Flatwater Free Press. Most recently, he was an editor on the investigative desk at USA Today, where his investigation into the proliferation of model bills in statehouses was awarded the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. Prior to that, he was the Director of Investigative and Enterprise at MedPage Today. He also spent time as a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and other newspapers. An Omaha Central alum, he graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He lives in Omaha with his wife, Sarah, and three children.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Kroese brings 20 years of experience in transportation and logistics, including executive level experience at Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska. As a past Fortune 150 company executive, her supply chain management experience also includes marketing and sales components combined with valuable experience at Nebraska Business.

Kroese majored in management at Nebraska, graduated in 1996 and received her MBA from Creighton University. She stayed involved at the College of Business and when she was the lead recruiter for Union Pacific for more than 15 years, she hired many university students for marketing and sales jobs. In 2010, she helped Rob Simon, associate professor of practice in marketing, develop a course for better preparing students for their careers, which still continues to be offered.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

Since 2010 Christie Hinrichs has served as president and CEO of Tabitha, a nonprofit, mission-centered provider of health care services for older adults, headquartered in Lincoln and serving 28 Nebraska counties. With 1,000 TEAMembers, 1,200 active volunteers and countless faithful donors, Tabitha serves more than 2,000 Seniors and their families every single day.

Hinrichs began her career in compassion in 1993 as a Tabitha Hospice social worker before advancing to leadership roles within Tabitha Hospice and the organization’s in-home support program. Hinrichs then served as the Nebraska Heart Hospital’s chief operating officer and as a branch manager with Coram Healthcare. She served on Tabitha’s corporate board of directors from November 2004 through May 2006 and returned to Tabitha that same year as vice president of clinical services.

This meeting will be in a hybrid format.  NO RSVP Required.  

Lunch price: $16. Lunch includes a buffet with an entree, garden salad with dressing, seasonal vegetables, starch, roll, coffee/tea/water. 

Meeting only: $0

John Pugliese serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Landscapes Unlimited. In his role, John is responsible for leading the operations and strategic direction, financial and investment activities and corporate and business development initiatives across the LU family of companies. He joined the Landscapes team in 2011 and works closely with the leads of each of the companies within the Landscapes Unlimited umbrella to ensure that the company’s mission, values and industry leading expertise produce tangible value for our clients and rewarding work environments for our people.

John has a background in real estate, finance and small business operations. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, and his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.