Virtual Coffee

Virtual Coffee:

Jeanne Baer

Rotary Club Bio

Our speaker this week is Jeanne Baer. Jeanne earned her degree in photography from UNL about “a million years ago,” as she put it, but she only began selling her work in the last 5 years.

A native Nebraskan, Jeanne lived in Virginia, South Carolina, Italy, and Greece after college. Once she returned to Lincoln, she founded Creative Training Solutions.  For 25 years, she designed and delivered training in interpersonal skills for companies around the U.S.  She also authored business books and articles for publishers such as Harvard Business School Press, McGraw Hill, and Pfeiffer International.

But by 2015, Jeanne was ready to get back to her first love, photography! Since then she’s had 6-7 one-woman shows and many group shows at Lincoln galleries.  She also sells books, jewelry, greeting cards, coasters, t-shirts, and other items featuring her photos.

In her spare time, she volunteers for Lincoln Literacy, teaching classes and tutoring individuals from all over the world.

Like Rotarians, Jeanne appreciates the value of making strong personal connections. Photography allows her to do this, and also lets her capture other people enjoying connections of their own.

She will show us some of the photographs she has taken around the world, and discuss “The Call of Connection” at our meeting.