Greenwood Rotary Club

09/17/2026

Another great Monday! Thank you, Matt, for visiting us!

Monday was a great day to be in Greenwood!

DG Matt Millies had the chance to visit Greenwood Rotary Club and learn more about their upcoming Clay Shoot next week!

08/24/2026

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This Monday's guest speaker is Mr. Beau Jackson, Managing Director of Modern Woodmen of America.

"Jackson, through his work as Managing Director of Modern Woodmen of America, partners with families, businesses, and non-profit organizations to align resources with purpose. He is the invited guest of Greenwood Rotarian Jennifer Clarkson Soster.

Mr. Jackson serves as a member of the Lilly Scholars Network Advisory Council. He presented the council's "Leadership Summit" in 2024 and will be presenting it again next month. Mr. Jackson is a graduate of Leadership Johnson County, where he now serves on the board of directors. He established and led the Glitter and Gratitude Gala, an annual celebration of nonprofit leaders serving the community. He and his wife, Jen, who is Franklin College's Head Women's soccer coach, have two children."

08/17/2026

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This Monday's guest speaker is Mr. Dan Cartwright, president of the Johnson County Parks and Recreation Board.

"Cartwright will be discussing a "Military Appreciation Day" that the parks department is sponsoring on Saturday, September 12, from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm. His presentation will be at the next meeting of the Rotary Club of Greenwood on Monday, August 17. The September 12 "Military Appreciation Day" event, which will be at Johnson County Park in Nineveh, Indiana, is a tribute to veterans, active military and their families. It is free and open to the public and will include music, games, food trucks, family activities and more.

In addition to serving in the Illinois National Guard for seven years, Mr. Cartwright has served in a variety of capacities in the public and private sectors. Previously, he was Town Manager of Edinburgh and Bargersville and performed construction consulting for the Johnson County Commissioners. He has owned a real estate development company that operated and managed retail offices, industrial and multifamily properties. He was owner of Rawhide Ranch USA, a guest ranch in Brown County also. He has served as chair of the Johnson County Plan Commission and as a member of the Johnson County Board of Zoning Appeals. He is currently a consultant to the Brown County Commissioners and serves on the Johnson County Senior Services board."

08/10/2026

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This Monday's guest speaker is Mark R. Schoettmer, Vice President, Government Loan Program Manager at Horizon Bank.

"Schoettmer provides oversight of all government guaranteed commercial programs, including Small Business Administration (SBA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and state economic development loan programs. Mr. Schoettmer is the invited guest of Greenwood Rotarian Mr. Anthony (Tony) Lara, Vice President, Senior Commercial Loan Officer at Horizon Bank. Greenwood Rotarian Mrs. Jennifer Clarkson Soster will be chairing the meeting.

Mr. Schoettmer, who has been with Horizon Bank since 2022, has over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, the last 13 years of which he has specialized in government lending. He earned an undergraduate degree from Ball State with a major in Finance. He has also completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Horizon Bank is a "SBA preferred lender and actively utilizes the benefits of the 7(a) and 504 programs as well as USDA and state collateral programs to help its business customers with a variety of financial transactions including equipment and real estate purchases, business acquisitions and expansions, working capital term loans and lines of credit and many other eligible purposes."

08/03/2026

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This Monday's guest speaker is David W. Hyatt, MHA, FACHE, President of the South Region of Community Health!

"Hyatt is one of four regional presidents led by Ms. Beth Tharp, president of hospital services and the network's chief nursing officer. Mr. Hyatt is the guest of Greenwood Rotarian Mr. Erik Bare, Executive Director of Oncology Services at Community Health Network at Community Hospital South. Community Health's south region includes Community Hospital South."

07/20/2026

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This Monday's guest speakers are Christian Maslowski, President and CEO, and Mrs. Amanda Rubadue, Vice President of Economic Development. Together, they will be presenting Aspire of Johnson County's new economic strategic plan.

"This will be the organization's first public announcement of the plan. Aspire Johnson County, officially known as Aspire Economic Development + Chamber Alliance, is the premier organization representing businesses in Johnson County and southern Marion County. It supports existing businesses, attracts new businesses to the area and advocates for pro-business policies. It runs other programs that make the area one of the best places to live, work and play.

Mr. Maslowski helped spearhead the merger of the county's economic development organization and the Greater Greenwood Chamber of Commerce in 2020. Under his leadership, revenue has doubled, a formal business retention and expansion program has been created, company attraction marketing has increased and talent attraction heightened. Prior to the formation of Aspire, Mr. Maslowski served as CEO of the Greater Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. He earned an undergraduate degree from Manchester University and a master's degree in business administration from the Indiana Institute of Technology.

Mrs. Rubadue manages the attraction of new companies to Johnson County and assists existing employers grow their businesses. She previously was the Economic Development Director for the City of Westfield. Prior to that, she was the Compliance Manager for Location Advisory and Incentive Services at Cassidy Turley, now Cushman and Wakefield. She earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Indianapolis and is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute, the premier economic development program in the nation. She holds a Certified Economic Developers designation from the International Economic Development Council, also."

07/13/2026

Greenwood Rotarian Mr. Paul C. St. Pierre, President of St. Pierre Family Funeral and Cremation Services, will provide "exciting news" and an update on the planned Veterans Memorial Park at the Monday, July 13, Noon to 1:00 pm meeting of the Rotary Club of Greenwood. The veterans park was the dream of former Greenwood Rotarian and community leader Mr. Paul Totten, who passed away in 2018. Mr. St. Pierre, a good friend of Mr. Totten, joined with him and other veterans and community leaders in pursuit of that dream more than six years ago.

Mr. Totten was one of Indiana's most decorated World War II veterans, having received seven medals, including two Bronze Star medals and the coveted combat Infantryman's Badge. He received a Testimonial Award and the Philippine Liberation Medal from the Republic of the Philippines. A park in the Philippine Islands was named after him. Mr. Totten spent four months in a Japanese prisoner of war camp after he and 17 other soldiers were captured on a secret mission. He and his fellow soldiers were freed less than a year before the end of the war.

The park will be located north of the Greenwood Fieldhouse on Surina Way west of Meridian Street in Greenwood. The Greenwood Community Development Corporation granted permission earlier this year to move forward on construction of the memorial.

Mr. St. Pierre, a longtime Greenwood Rotarian, has been working for about three decades in the funeral service business. He is President of Selected Independent Funeral Homes, the world's leading association of family-owned funeral homes. He is past Chairman of the Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery service and past President of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association. He earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Xavier University and a degree from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.

06/22/2026

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This Monday's guest speaker is Fellow Rotarian Jordon Morrow, Executive Director of Greenwood Village South (GVS).

"Mr. Morrow will provide an overview of the community that includes cottage home expansions, campus improvements, a new entryway and numerous other amenities. GVS, located in the 1200 block area of US 31 South in Greenwood, is currently undergoing a $100 million expansion. Mr. Morrow, who has been with GVS since 2019, has 15 years of experience as a senior living professional. He previously served as Licensed Health Facility Administrator and Director of Health and Wellness at Westminster Village. He serves on the LeadingAge Indiana board of directors and its executive committee. He is a graduate of the Life Care Services (LCS) Executive Leadership Development Program and the LeadingAge Larry Minnix Leadership Academy Fellowship. LCS, an award-winning senior living management company, provides professional services for GVS. Mr. Morrow earned an undergraduate degree from Purdue University in health and kinesiology, a MBA degree in health care administration from Indiana Wesleyan University, and he is a licensed Indiana Health Facility Administrator. He and his wife, who live in Johnson County, have three children.

GVS, home to about 500 residents, has earned numerous recognitions for its quality, care, service and resident satisfaction. That includes the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Five-Star ratings, deficiency-free health center surveys, J.D. Power Awards and recognition from other organizations like A Place For Mom, U.S. News and World Report and Newsweek. To learn more about GVS, visit this site: http://www.greenwoodvillagesouth.com"

06/14/2026

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This Monday's guest speaker is Mr. Mark Messick, White River Township Trustee, Johnson County.

"Messick will discuss township government in general, White River Township in particular, and legislative changes that have affected township government.

Mr. Messick has served as White River Township Trustee for 16 years. He was a member of the township board for 10 years previously. During his tenure, he served as Central Area Director for the Indiana Township Association (ITA), a position to which he was elected to serve by all members of the ITA. The ITA is a nonprofit association serving township government through education, support services and advocacy. Mr. Messick is regularly consulted as a subject-matter expert on township government.

Mr. Messick's career includes serving as an executive financial planner for a brokerage firm for 20 years. He also owned two different architectural glass and metal companies, one in Indiana and one in Florida.White River Township, with a population or about 45,000, which is one of the more populous townships in the state, is located in the northwest corner of Johnson County. There are six other county townships in Johnson County: Clark, Blue River, Hensley, Nineveh, Pleasant and the consolidated FUN township which merged Franklin, Union and Needham townships in 2022. Indiana has over 1,000 townships in its 92 counties, each administered by a township trustee. https://lnkd.in/ei5Rvdwj"

06/05/2026

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This Monday's guest speaker is Mr. Brumbarger, who is an entrepreneur, successful businessman, author, educator, consultant, mentor, and community leader.

"Brumbarger is President of Struinova Innovation, "a consulting practice helping leaders and organizations tackle complex challenges through structured creative problem-solving, design thinking and business strategy . . . " He was Founder, President and CEO of BitWise Solutions, a successful, respected IT firm, before selling it after 27 years of ownership.

In 2013, he founded Apprentice University to help address the technology talent shortage in Indiana. After serving about 250 students, he exited Apprentice University in 2023. Mr. Brumbarger will talk about “apprenticeships and how we need to open our aperture of imagination for preparing the workforce we need today and tomorrow for knowledge-based jobs.”