Congratulations to students receiving scholarships from Dublin AM Rotary this year! Scholarship winners and their families were honored at the meeting. Dublin AM Rotary is pleased to offer annual scholarships to students who reside in the Dublin City School District and have been selected from a very competitive field based on their academic success, demonstrated leadership and community service, a pledge that they have led, and will continue to lead an alcohol and drug-free lifestyle, quality of a written essay, and financial need. More photos are on our Flickr photo website.
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Trent Smith has been the Executive Director of the Franklinton Board of Trade (FBOT) since January of 2010. FBOT serves as the chamber of commerce for the Franklinton neighborhood, but unlike a traditional chamber it is a 501c3 non-profit. This status gives FBOT the latitude to do important community work based on three pillars of focus: Advocate, Beautify, Connect. In addition to businessMore photos are on our Flickr photo website.
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Dana McDaniel, former City Manager of the City of Dublin, receiving an honorary Paul Harris Fellow award and pin for his many leadership efforts in the City of Dublin to promote goodwill and peace. Dana is pictured with Page Vornbrock and Claudia Trusty, who presented the pin.
Scott Lockhart spoke about the state of car markets and searching for a vehicle.More photos are on our Flickr photo website.
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Rotary Interact clubs bring together young people ages 12-18 to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Service Above Self. Interact clubs organize at least two projects every year, one that helps their school or community and one that promotes international understanding. In Dublin, Interact clubs are associated with our three area high schools and have even been started in the middle schools. This meeting will feature an update from the dedicated teachers/advisors who support the students as well as those youth who are the future of community service and Rotary in Dublin! Please come to applaud these young leaders for all the work they do here in our backyard and connections they make around the world.More photos are on our Flickr photo website.
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Megan O’Callaghan is Dublin’s sixth city manager, a role she assumed on October 1, 2022. O’Callaghan has been serving the City of Dublin since 2014, when she was hired as the City’s Public Service Director. Prior to her appointment to city manager, she served as the City’s deputy city manager/chief finance and development officer, deputy city manager/chief operating officer and director of public works. She has successfully formulated and executed strategic plans in areas including Finance, Development, Economic Development, Building Standards and Transportation & Mobility, a division she created in 2020 to advance the City’s Connected Dublin initiatives.
O’Callaghan has overseen nearly all of the City’s departments and divisions including Engineering, Street & Utilities Operations, Fleet & Facilities Management, Park Operations, Parks and Recreation, and Asset Management. During her tenure, she has planned and executed the City’s Capital Improvements Program, including many highlights such as her passionate involvement, oversight and project management of the Dublin Link pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Scioto River.
O’Callaghan is a graduate of The Ohio State University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree. She attended Capital University Law School, where she graduated magna cum laude and earned her Juris Doctorate while she was working as a full-time engineer. She is a registered Professional Engineer and attorney in the State of Ohio. Before joining the Dublin team, O’Callaghan worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) as a Deputy Director responsible for delivering the Department’s nearly $2 billion annual construction program.
Throughout her career, O’Callaghan has demonstrated a commitment to innovation and technology - learn more on Friday!
Outside of work, O’Callaghan is a Dublin resident with two children. She and her family love going to the Dublin parks, riding bikes
on the paths, and attending as many city events as possible.
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Joe Fox, Director of the Miracle League of Central Ohio was our featured speaker. He has been involved with the Miracle League for 14 years and has served as the league's director since 2011. Joe and his wife Susan have lived in Dublin since 1994. They have 4 grown children and 9 grandchildren.More photos are on our Flickr photo website.
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Imran is a multilingual, cross-cultural expert, interfaith-outreach ambassador and community leader. He is a staunch believer in service to others. While his professional career in engineering and systems management is impressive, Imran focused his talk on his role as Chairman of the Dublin Community Inclusion Advisor Committee, or CIAC. Imran has served on many advisory boards including those for Dublin Police Chief Justin Paez, Veterans Interfaith Bridge of Ohio, First Social Justice Park of America, and as a founding member of Safe Alliance of Interfaith Leaders (SAIL) of Northwest Columbus region. Imran was a finalist for the Every Day Hero Award in 2019, received the Community Service Leadership Award in 2016 from the Asian American Commerce Group of Ohio and the Jefferson Award in 2015 for interfaith and outreach efforts in Central Ohio to help build bridges between faith and cultural diversities.
In this meeting Betsy Liska Goldstein spoke about the Impact of Intel on Central Ohio. Betsy has nearly two decades of experience in the building industry and as Founder and CEO of Betsy Goldstein Consulting has made a career of community engagement and connecting people together in partnerships to create the most effective outcomes. After learning early about the Intel project, Betsy met with various elected officials, community stakeholders, and business leaders while researching the Intel impact in other cities. In the past year she has shared her presentations more than 50 times, helping various organizations, communities, firms, and nonprofits prepare for Central Ohio’s once in a lifetime transformation.
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In reflecting on one-year since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the club was honored to have Sarah Douglas, PhD, of The Ohio State University speak.Dr. Sarah K Douglas graduated with bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in history from The Ohio State University. Her specialties include European history, world history, climate and disease history, and military history. In addition to serving on a myriad of University councils, organizing several national and international history conference at OSU, and presenting at six such conferences herself, Dr. Douglas has served as a Fellow at the West Point Summer Seminar in Military History, and she has received eight OSU College of Arts and Sciences and Department of History Awards/Fellowships. She serves as a lecturer for the OSU Department of History, Central State University’s Department of Humanities, Wright State University’s Department of History, and Norwich University’s graduate MA program in military history.
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If you missed this meeting, please watch it on YouTube! It may have been the longest meeting of the year as the questions flowed for speaker Michael Wilkos of United Way of Central Ohio, who presented on central Ohio growth patterns and demographics, a presentation he has been working on for about 40 years! Michael Wilkos is Senior Vice President of Community Impact at United Way of Central Ohio. His team develops strategies to invest in and improve our community. Prior to his current role at United Way, Michael was Director of Community Research at The Columbus Foundation. During his tenure at the Foundation he initiated and managed competitive grant-making to support holistic community revitalization in the Weinland Park neighborhood. Throughout his career he has also led many initiatives to coordinate volunteers and funders in developing and implementing strategies supporting housing and community safety programs.
Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography and a Master of City and Regional Planning degree from The Ohio State University. He has served on many boards including: United Neighborhood Centers of America, Columbus Landmarks Foundation and Columbus Neighborhood Design Center.
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This meeting featured a surprise visit from district governor Price Finley and a feature presentation from Katy Oberle, of Katy Oberle Creative. Katy's presentation on Creative Mindfulness came to us highly recommended from the Tri Village Rotary Club.
me with her family, and volunteering at other organizations. 
We also heard from Susan Robenalt and guests about the life-changing work of the Rett Syndrome Research Trust, which will be supported through proceeds of the upcoming Polar Bear Golf Outing.
blin AM Rotary Club pulled our hearts and hands together to complete a service project to assemble Therapeutic Care Kits for clients of CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence. CHOICES is a program of Lutheran Social Services and operates the only shelter geared toward victims of domestic violence in Franklin County. Not only do they offer emergency services 24/7, but CHOICES facilitates counseling and peer support groups. It was in support of these programs we assembled kits that included materials for journaling, goal setting, and stress relief. Our club committed to this project after CHOICES executive director Dr. Maria Houston spoke during a meeting in October. 
Thank you to our very own member and Past President, Dwight Seeley, for providing our club with an important and educational presentation on Medicare. 
This meeting featured comments from Steve Stivers, who was selected in May 2021 to lead the Ohio Chamber of Commerce as President and CEO. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce is the state’s leading business organization whose mission it is to aggressively champion free enterprise, economic competitiveness, and growth for the benefit of all Ohioans. The Ohio Chamber works with legislators, business leaders and government officials to pursue its vision of a growing and prosperous economic and business climate in Ohio.| President | Ingrid Fields |
| President Elect | Gene Oliver |
| Vice President | Peter Georgiton |
| Past President | Susan West |
| Treasurer | Rich Weber |
| Secretary | Claudia Trusty |
| Sgt at Arms | Dave Williamson |
| Membership | Kurt Brown |
| Club Services | Kent Underwood |
| Community Services | Trevor Donaldson |
| International Services | Sharon Kendall |
| Youth Services | Cap Clegg |
| Educational Services | Steve Schmitt |
| Communications | Roberta Kayne / Erin Prescott |
| At-Large | Cindy Groeniger |
| At-Large | Pete Cushnie |
| At-Large | Mike Isler |
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