Presiding Officer: Sean Connolly Secretary: Gretchen Harvey Invocation & Pledge: Pastor Heidi McGinness Music: Jim Scott-Miller
Digital Experience: Adam Leong Sgt at Arms: Steve McCollister Navigator: Pastor Heidi McGinness
Registration/Cashier: Harrison Abbott & Michael Schlickbernd
Admin Support: Kevin Baitey
In-Person Greeters: Jason Lenagh & Spencer Secor
Speaker Host: Alexis Boulos
Speaker: Sean Olson
In-Person Meeting:
No need to pre-register, just show up
Field Club 3615 Woolworth Avenue Omaha, NE
2/22/23 menu: (main entree TBD), green mix salad, bread, vegetables, fruits, and cookies for dessert. Lunch price: $9 for members, $14 for visiting Rotarians and guests.
Sean is currently Vice President of Client Services for Sonburst Communication. He oversees all client communication, budget/detail management and sales for the organization.
A 28 year veteran of the Omaha Community, he is currently involved with many organizations including co-founder of Strike Out Hunger Food Drive, President of the Omaha Downtown Rotary Club Foundation and member of the Leadership Omaha Alumni Association. Other former organizations include Meeting Professionals International Heartland Chapter, Chair of the Omaha Young Professionals Council, President of Omaha Downtown Rotary, Millard Public Schools Foundation Golf Committee, Toastmasters International Heartland Communicators, and Greater Omaha Chamber Board of Directors.
Sean was a member of Leadership Omaha – Class 29, a Ten Outstanding Omahan in 2007 and a Midlands Business Journal 40 Under 40 in 2009.
His past employment included stints at the University of Nebraska-Omaha Athletic Department, Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority and the Omaha Storm Chasers.
A graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Sean is married to his wife Michelle and has two grown children, Kelsey (22) and Zachary (20). In his free time he enjoys watching sports, traveling, playing golf and refereeing youth and high school basketball.
Late release of Steve McCollister's recent travel in Belize en route to the Panama Canal. Please share with Yolanda your photos of your travels. You do get attendance credit when visiting a Rotary Club during your travels.
Your Service Fund in Action! Recently, Omaha Downtown Rotary participated in a multi-club grant project of purchasing and packaging nutritious meals for the food insecure in our immediate community. Omaha Downtown Rotary, Omaha West Rotary, and Millard Rotary, with Rotarians, family, and friends, packaged 25,000 meals in partnership with Kids Against Hunger. Here's a video recap.
Rotary District 5650 Conference 2023 March 31 and April 1 in Lincoln NE
Play, Engage, Serve and Recognize. Let's renew friendships and meet new friends ... urban, rural, large clubs and small clubs! We will welcome honored guest Dr. Sylvia Whitlock, the first woman in Rotary.
Rotarians are making a difference at Stephen Center. CLICK HERE to sign up.
Stephen Center partners with the community, families and individuals to overcome homelessness, addiction and poverty. Stephen Center has served the homeless and low-income in Omaha since 1984 through their three programs: Emergency Shelter, HERO Program and Transitional Living Program.
The Omaha Downtown Rotary partners with Stephens Center in serving hot meals to its residents.
Connecting with fellow Rotarians is made easy with club service. Plus, you get attendance credit. It's a great deal! If you are a new Rotarian, it counts toward your Red Badge requirements. You may sign up as Greeter, Virtual Greeter, Check-in/Registration, Navigator, and Invocator. Click hereto sign up.
Pictured here are Treasurer Jim Stewart and Harrison Abbott of Kiewit Corporation.
Here's a sneak peek of a weekly meeting at Omaha Downtown Rotary. It starts with a live concert with Jim Scott-Miller on the piano with certified singers, the Omaha Downtown Rotarians! Watch this video. You can feel the energy!