Speakers

Speaker	Date	Topic
Mike Hackett, Harbour Trust & Investment Mgmt	Jan 21, 2021 12:00 PM	Annual Stock Market Update *Michael K. Hackett • Senior Vice President & Director of Personal Trust* & Marketing • 26 Years in the Financial Service Industry** After graduating from Ball State University in 1993, Mike began his career in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Harbour Trust in 2001, Mike spent eight years serving as a Personal Trust Administrator with JP Morgan Chase. There, he was responsible for both personal trust and employee benefit accounts. Mike has successfully completed the Personal Trust School program through Cannon Financial Institute at the University of Notre Dame. He earned the designation of Certified Trust Financial Advisor in 1997 and has enthusiastically worked to maintain this designation, as well as expand his knowledge of financial planning and investment management. In an effort to further broaden his knowledge of the trust and investment field, in 2012 Mike successfully passed the CISP exam and became a Certified IRA Services Professional through the Institute of Certified Bankers. He is the head of New Business Development at Harbour Trust and serves as head of the IRA Division. Born and raised in Michigan City, Mike has two daughters and has served 3 terms as president of the Michigan City Rotary Club and as Rotary District 6540 Assistant District Governor. Mike is the acting board president for the Lubeznik Center for the Arts.
Seth Spencer, Owner Sera Solutions	Jan 28, 2021 12:00 PM	Digital Marketing Tips SERA Solutions has been a leader in website design since 2014 and is a leading Google Partner in Northwest Indiana. We are a unique group of creative and analytical thinkers who understand the importance of a modern, informative, mobile responsive, and engaging website. Our goal is simple: creating websites that make an impact.
Vitaliy Bezrodnov	Feb 04, 2021	Founder and Coordinator of the Rotary Childrens Fund The "Rotary Childrens Fund" exists to promote goodwill between countries by funding organizations that contribute to peace, cultural understanding and appreciation through the arts. RCF provides principal funding to the Cultural Exchange Program "Golden Gates," which provides a structure for talented young people from around the world to share their talents, be cultural ambassadors of their country and learn about the United States of America. It offers audiences an entertaining and authentic glimpse into the represented country and its regions through music, song and dance. It has been building bridges across cultures for almost a decade. By introducing their culture to the people around the world, young cultural ambassadors get a great opportunity to learn American and world culture, history and people. Vitaliy Bezrodnov was born in the South of Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan), went to Music College and Conservatory in Russia, and immigrated to the United States in 1994. He was introduced to Rotary on the Russian-American district Conference in the 90th in Denver, Colorado. He became a member of the Lakewood-Rocky River Rotary Club (Cleveland area) Ohio in 1997.
Alinsky Award	Feb 11, 2021 12:00 PM
Patti Shields	Feb 18, 2021 12:00 PM	Ivy Tech-Career Coaching & Employer Connections
Eric Tonk	Feb 25, 2021	1,000 mile bicycle trip around Lake Michigan Gary Rotarian