Speaker Date Topic
Steve Fox - Principal, T&LA Jun 07, 2023
US Business Inventories
US Business Inventories

Our fellow Rotarian, Steve Fox, a Principal at Transportation & Logistics Advisors, LLC, will provide us with an update on US inventory levels.  Key topics will including why inventories matter, how they impact and reflect the overall US economy, and recent trends that suggest different segments of the market could behave very differently.  

Mark Denzler, Illinois Manufacturers’ Association Jun 14, 2023
Manufacturing in Illinois: Now and the Future - An Update
Manufacturing in Illinois: Now and the Future - An Update

Mark Denzler is president & CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and Secretary/Treasurer of the IMA Education Foundation. Founded in 1893, the IMA is the oldest and one of the largest state manufacturing trade associations in the United States. Mark is the leading advocate for the state’s manufacturing companies and the 580,000 women and men who make things in Illinois. 

Prior to his appointment as IMA president & CEO, Mark served as the Vice President & COO of the organization where he oversaw government affairs, membership, and human resources. Mark’s previous experience including leading government affairs efforts in Illinois for State Farm Insurance, a Fortune 50 company headquartered in Bloomington. For more than six years, Mark worked as a legislative analyst for the House Republican Leader including serving as a caucus liaison to Governor Edgar’s Ikenberry Commission on education funding. In addition, Mark managed several campaigns across Illinois and also spent a brief time on the Washington D.C. staff of Congressman Tom Ewing. He’s been appointed to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board by three Governors, is also an appointee to the Illinois Department of Employment Security Advisory Board, and was an initial appointee to Secretary of State Jesse White’s Ethics Board.

Mark is very active in the community serving on a number of boards including the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois, Midwest affiliate of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Lincoln Public Library Board & Foundation. He was an inaugural member of the Crain’s Chicago Business Leadership Class and was named an Edgar Fellow at the University of Illinois in 2016. In 2018, Mark was inducted into the Gove Hall of Fame at the University of Illinois-Springfield. The Illinois Wesleyan University alum lives in Springfield with his wife Debbi.

Host:  Bill Shepherd

Donna Gulley - District 6440 Major Donor Chair Jun 21, 2023
ShelterBox Update
ShelterBox Update

Donna will provide us with an update on the ShelterBox program.

Host: Paul Lemieux

No Morning Meeting Jun 28, 2023
Changing of the Guard - Dinner and Officer Installation
Changing of the Guard - Dinner and Officer Installation
Zhuming Smith, Club President Jul 05, 2023
Club Assembly
Club Assembly
Host: Mark Pickett Jul 12, 2023
TBA
Steve Bugg, CEO, Great Lakes Credit Union Jul 19, 2023
Bank Failures
Bank Failures

Steve will provide insights into the recent bank failures.

Host: Steve Fox

Host: Kevin Magnuson Jul 26, 2023
TBA
No Morning Meeting Aug 02, 2023
Club Service Project - Lake Forest Day
Club Service Project - Lake Forest Day
Host: Jack Manierre Aug 09, 2023
TBA