Local Artist Panel Moderated by Joe Shaw and Featuring Margaret Berry, Chuck Schroeder, and Jevon Woods
Q&A covering topics such as 1) How did you get your start as an artist? 2) What would you consider your greatest accomplishment as an artist? 3) What differences do you see in the world of art today? 4) What advice would you give young art enthusiasts, etc.
Kelita Svoboda Bak is honored to serve as the Vice President for Development for CEDARS, whose mission is to help our community’s most vulnerable children and youth achieve safety, stability, and enduring family relationships. She began the position in November 2022 after moving back to Nebraska. Kelita proudly hails from Lincoln and is an alumna of Randolph, Lefler, and Lincoln High.
A strong advocate for youth, Kelita has spent most of her career in Washington, DC with one of her first roles as an intern for U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey. She also served as Director of Government Relations for Youth Service America, National Vice President for Camp Fire USA, and five years as Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Leadership Council, based in Saint Paul, MN. She earned a BA in Political Science from American University and an MBA from The George Washington University.
She is delighted to be back home in Lincoln with her husband of 23 years, Dave, and their dog, Layla.
The Read Aloud program at Everett Elementary is where Rotary 14 volunteers read to preschoolers and then the children get their own copy of the book to take home.
The Rotary International Convention will be in Singapore from May 25 to 29, 2024. Register by December 15, 2023, to take advantage of the early registration discount! Click here for more information and to register.
R. Gordon R. McInally is president of Rotary International. He was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh and at the University of Dundee, where he earned his graduate degree in dental surgery. He operated his own dental practice in Edinburgh until 2016. Gordon was chair of the East of Scotland branch of the British Paedodontic Society and has held various academic positions. He has also served as a presbytery elder, chair of the Queensferry parish congregational board, and commissioner to the general assembly of the Church of Scotland. Read President McInally's biography.
Watch the video below of President McInally's address to the Rotary International Assembly:
Kelita Svoboda Bak is honored to serve as the Vice President for Development for CEDARS, whose mission is to help our community’s most vulnerable children and youth achieve safety, stability, and enduring family relationships. She began the position in November 2022 after moving back to Nebraska. Kelita proudly hails from Lincoln and is an alumna of Randolph, Lefler, and Lincoln High.
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