Weekly Speakers

The Jefferson City Host Lions Club makes its meetings interesting and educational by having a speaker during most of its weekly meetings. 

Speakers talk about 20 minutes on non political topics.

Our speakers are given the opportunity to present to the JC Host Lions Club members and their visiting guests.  Being our Featured Speaker can be a great opportunity to promote your business or organization.  Speaking at our club is definitely a great way to become an influencer, find more followers, and build your connections. 

If you are interested in being a Featured Speaker, kindly contact:

       Sarah Windell, First Vice President 

        sarah.windell@usc.salvationarmy.org

       (573) 619-6575

UPCOMING SPEAKERS:

2024-2025  

• May 21: None -  Business Meeting.
• May 28:  Melinda Jennings - Salvation Army
• June 4:  Boys and Girls Club of Jefferson City
• June 11:  None (no meeting this week) because of Century of Service Celebration on June 13 & 14
• June 18:  None - Business Meeting
• June 25:  None - Installation of Officers

Past Speakers:

2020-2021

• July 8 - David Bandre - David represented one of the parties involved in the downtown building demolition.
• July 15 - Stephanie Johnson -   Stephanie will update us on the Boys and Girls Club.
• July 22 – Malik Hoskins LU Head Football Coach.
• July 29 – Cotton Walker current Associate Circuit Court Judge 19th Circuit.
• August 5 – Kylie Oberweather Chick Fil A.
• August 12 – Business Meeting.
• August 19 – John Moseley LU Head Basketball Coach.
• August 26 – Bob Gilbert Bartlett and West to discuss Adrian’s Island Bicentennial Bridge.
• September 2 – John Wheeler Cole County Sheriff.
• September 9 – Matt Schofield - JC Fire and Gary Hill - LUPD and POST Commission.
• September 16 – Business Meeting.
• September 23 – Chad John FBI.
• September 30 – Doug Alley from Ammo Alley.
• October 7 – Janet Wear-Enloe SSM Health.
• October 14 – Business Meeting / Participation Awards.
• October 21 – Ken Theroff, Jefferson Bank.
• October 28 – Sam Bushman, County of Cole.
• November 4 - Judge Brian Stumpe.
• November 11 – Business Meeting and Salvation Army about Lions Ringing the Bell (12/4).
• November 18 – Go 4 Gas Drawing.
• November 25 – No Meeting. Thanksgiving Holiday. 
• December 2 - Ehren Earlywine JCPS Activities Director.
• December 9 - Les Martin JCPD T.O.Y.S.
• December 16 – Business Meeting and New Member Induction.
• December 23 – No Meeting. Christmas Holiday.
• December 30 – No Meeting. New Year’s Holiday.
• January 6 – Kevin Riley, Riley Auto Group.  
•  January 13 – Business Meeting - Ham & Bean and Chili Plans. 
• January 20 – Jake Vogel, Coca-Cola.
• January 27 – Madeleine Leroux, News Tribune.
• February 3 – No Meeting – Ham & Bean and Chili Day.
• February 10 – Business Meeting and District Governor Don Soph.
• February 17 – Larry Vincent, Cole County Collector.
• February 24 – Todd Miller, Estate Planning.
• March 3 – Mathew Lindewirth, Cole County Emergency Medical Services.
• March 10 – Business Meeting – HBC Presentation / Awards. 
• March 17 – Katheryn Bailey and Julie Pipes, Red Cross (Blood Services).
• March 24 – Tyler Schwartz, Missouri Conservation Federation.
• March 31 – Dan Green, Cole County Circuit Court.
• April 7 – Dave Griffith, State Representative.
• April 14 – Business Meeting.
• April 21 – Christa Roehl, Alzheimer’s Association.
• April 28 – Ralph Jobe, Cole County Public Administrator.
• May 5 – Eric Peters, Cole County Treasurer.
• May 12 – Business Meeting.
• May 19 – Peanut Packing Day. NO MEETING. Join in at McClung Park!
• May 26 – Grant Shorthose, Jefferson City Flying Service.
• June 2 – Mark Schell, Diamond Pet Foods.
• June 9 – Mark Schaefferkoetter, Boys and Girls Club.
• June 16 – Business Meeting. 
• June 23 – No meeting. Installation / Social that evening.
• June 30 – Rick Mihalevich – Heartland Port Authority.

2021-2022

• July 7   - Jessi Troester - Service Animals (a dog and pony show).
• July 14 - No speaker (business meeting).
• July 21 - Janice Bonnot – Eyeglass Sorting.    
• July 28 – Gary Hill - LU Law Enforcement Training Academy (LULETA).
• August 4 – Regina Gar - Birds I View.
• August 11 – No speaker (business meeting).
• August 18 – Becca Bentlage - Lions Business Opportunities for Missouri Blind (LBOMB).
• August 25 – Kevin Lohraff - Runge Conservation Nature Center.
• September 1 – Jason Ambler – JCPD.
• September 8 – Carol Griffith - Special Olympics.
• September 15 - Malik Hoskins - LU Football.
• September 22 – No Speaker (business meeting).
• September 29 – Sara Peters – SSM Sleep Center.
• October 6 - Matt Schofield - JCFD.
• October 13  - No Speaker (business meeting).
• October 20 - Gene Gardner - Heritage Foundation.
• October 27 - Phyllis Krebs - Leader Dog.
• November 3 - Liz Cook - GIS for Every Day.
• November 10 - No Speaker (business meeting).
• November 17 - Mike Oldelehr - Saving Sight.
• November 24 - No Meeting (Thanksgiving break).
• December 1 - Captain Windell - Salvation Army Bell Ringing.
• December 8 - No Noon Meeting - Evening Holiday Happenings Social at McClug Park.
• December 15 - Business Meeting.
• December 22 - No meeting - Christmas Break.
• December 29 - No meeting - New Year's Break.
• January 5 - Pin Trading by Ron Jordan.
• January 12 - Business Meeting. 
• January 19 - Tom Mengwasser - Diabetes Care.
• January 26 - Jennifer Wenkel - Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association. 
• February 2 - No Meeting.  Lions Club Ham & Bean and Chili!
• February 9 - De Wayne Cartee - Renegades Baseball.
• February 16 - Business Meeting.
• February 23 - Michelle Wessler - JC Housing Authority. 
• March 2 - PDG Mark Schaeperkoetter - Lions Membership.
• March 9 - Jane Haslag - Missouri Prairie Foundation.
• March 16 - Business Meeting - HBC RECAP! 
• March 22 (Tues eve) - Spring Fling (no meeting that week).
• March 30 - Larry Merry - Concord Eye Mission.
• April 6 - Michelle Klebba - Better Business Bureau.
• April 13 - Business Meeting and Chris Joyner - JCPD Safety Patrol. 
• April 20 - Mark Schreiber - MSP 
• April 27 - Gary Moreau - Mobility Worldwide. 
• May 4 - Stephen Buchholz - Learning in Retirement.
• May 11 - Business Meeting.
• May 18 - No Meeting - Peanut Packing. 
• May 25 - John Mosely - LU. 
• June 1 - DG Melissa Anderson - District 26M7 Update.
• June 8 - Rock Island Trail.
• June 15 - Business Meeting.
• June 22 - Linda Martin - Hearing Testing.
• June 29 - Installation Event (evening).

2022-2023

• July 6 - Rusty Drewing - Drewing Chevrolet.
• July 13 - Business Meeting and New Member Induction.
• July 20 - Kristy Campbell - Cole County Health Department.
• July 27 - Lions Club International Exchange Students.
• August 3 - Chief Eric Wilde - JCPD.
• August 10 - Business Meeting.
• August 17 - Doug Wright - Building Community Bridges
• August 24 - David Bollinger - ClearSound Hearing
• August 31 - Coach Gales - LU Football
• 09/07/2022      Shauna Bax  St. Robert’s Society
• 09/14/2022      None          (Business Meeting)  
• 09/21/2022      None          (Western Roundup Social)
• 09/28/2022      Keith Asel     Fraud and identity theft
• 10/05/2022     General Compton Missouri National guard.
• 10/12/2022      None            (Business Meeting)  
•  10/19/2022 Lion Toni Mahoney Lions Youth Exchange
• 10/26/2022 Tami Holiday Governor Mansion Tours
• 11/2/2022 David Fox MO Show Me Games
• 11/9/2022 Don Hentges (President) JC Veteran’s Council
• 11/16/2022 None Business Meeting / Go 4 Gas
• 11/23/2022 None Thanksgiving Break
• 11/30/2022 Lion Sarah Windell Salvation Army
• 12/7/2022 None Holiday Dinner on 12/6
• 12/14/2022 None Business Meeting
• 12/21/2022 Sue Tussey Talking about her guide dog
• 12/28/2022 None Christmas Holiday Break
• 1/4/2023 None New Year's Break
• 1/11/2023 None Business Meeting
• 1/18/2023 Karen Scholes The Pantry JC  
• 2/1/2023 None - Ham & Bean and Chili Event.
• 2/8/2023 Bryan McGraw - JC School District.
• 2/15/2023 None Business Meeting.
• 3/1/2023 Gary Moreau Mobility Worldwide
• 3/8/2023 Sheila Sreedhara KidSight
• 3/15/2023 None Business Meeting HBC Awards
• 3/22/2023 Stephanie Thompson Central MO Community Action Agency
• 3/29/2023 None Spring Fling.
• 4/5/2023 Jami Wade Foodbank Central/Northeast MO
• 4/12/2023 None Business Meeting & Election Meeting
• 4/19/2023 Stan Horn Blue Tiger Athletic Club
• 4/26/2023 Aaron Jeffries MO Department of Conservation
• 5/3/2023 Lee Knernshield Big Brothers Big Sisters
• 5/10/2023 None Business Meeting
• 5/17/2023 None Peanut Packing
• 5/24/2023 Capt. Kevin Kelly MO State Highway Patrol
• 5/31/2023 John Christman Calvary Lutheran School
• 6/7/2023 Claudia Young MO River Regional Library
• 6/14/2023 None Business Meeting
• 6/21/2023 None Installation of Officers.  Evening Social.
• 6/28/2023 Diane Gillespie JC Convention & Visitors Bureau.

2023-2024

• July 12 - Business Meeting.
• July 19 - Lindsey Hux, Managing Director/Director of Comfort: Super Sam Foundation (Fighting Childhood Cancer)
• July 26 - Tony Mahoney, Lions Exchange Students
• August 2 - John Drake Robinson (Author)
• August 9 - Michelle Keller, Mary’s Meals USA
• August 16 - Business Meeting
• August 23, 2023: Guest speaker Ron Jordan - the first in a series Club History Sessions: "A Brief History of the Early Days in Lionism" 
• August 30: Sarah Scheffer - Executive Director, Capital Arts
• September 6: Jeremy Amick - Historian & Author
• September 13:  Business Meeting.
• September 20: Dan Bernskoetter - Club History Series #2: "Unique Record in Club Sponsorship"
• September 27:  Dewayne Cartee - Champion Renegades
• October 4:  Mike Bernskoetter, Mo State Senator - 6th District
• October 11: None - Business Meeting  
• October 18:    None - Fall Social
• October 25:    Lion Mike Oldelehr - Club History Series #3 (Sight)
• November 1:   Lion Jane Haslag - Missouri Prairie Foundation
• November 8:    Lion Bill Washburn - Club History Series #4
• November 15:   None - Business Meeting
• November 22:  None - Thanksgiving Break
• November 29:  Bob Priddy - State Historical Society
• December 6:  None - Holiday Party
• December 13:  None - Business Meeting.
• December 20:  Tom Scherrer - Great Woodridge Fire of 2022.
• December 27:  None - Holiday Break.
• January 3:  None - Holiday Break.
• January 10:  None – Business meeting.
• January 17:  Tony Wening – Aging Best.
• January 24: Lion Lisa Orf with CCHS Speech and Debate.
• January 31: Ann Bax – COAD.
• February 7: None – Ham & Bean and Chili.
• February 14: None – Business Meeting.
• February 21: Ron Vossen – President Helias Catholic High School.
• February 28: Lion Gary Hill – LU Law Enforcement.
• March 6:  Lori Smith-Schollmeyer – MU Amphitheater
• March 13: None – Business Meeting; Ham & Bean and Chili Wrap-up; Nomination meeting for 2024 - 2025 officers and board.
• March 20:  Bob Priddy – Historian.
• March 27:  Lion Ron Fitzwater - Mayor City of Jefferson.
• April 3: None – Rock N’ 2 Spring Social.  Evening.  McClung Park.
• April 10: None Business Meeting and Election Meeting.
• April 17: Steve Smith - St Raymond’s.
• April 24: Officer Chris Joyner - JCPD Cross Walk/Patrol Picnic.
• May 1:  Better Business Bureau.
• May 8:  Lion Dave Roberts - Club History.
• May 15:  None - Peanut Sacking
• May 22:  None - Business meeting (delayed a week because of peanut sacking)
• May 29:  Aaron Grefrath - JC Parks Director
• June 5:  Brian Crane - Jefferson City Administrator
• June 12:  None - Business meeting
• June 19:  None - Installation of Officers.  No noon meeting.  Evening Installation of Officers
• June 26:  Stephanie Johnson - Executive Director Special Learning Center

2024-2025

• July 3:   No Meeting - Independence Day Holiday break.
• July 10:  None - Business Meeting.
• July 17:   Tori Blair - SSM Health St. Marys Hospital.
• July 24 - Lions Youth Exchange.
• July 31: Sheriff (Lion) John Wheeler.
• August 7: Emily & Mark Roberts - JCHS & LCMS Archery.
• August 14: None - Business Meeting.
• August 21: Penny Smith - Show Me State Air Show.
• August 28: Cody Bashore - Director of Nichols Career Center.
• September 4: Bradley Kellerman - Boy Scouts.
• September 11:  None - Business meeting.
• September 18: Deborah Coots - Compassus Hospice.
• September 25: Dorsey Graham - CASA. 
• October 2:  No noon meeting - Evening Social.
• October 9:  Felicia Poettgen Director of ABLE Learning Center.
• October 16:  None - Business meeting.
• October 23: Steve Schnarr - Missouri River Relief.
• October 30: Major Justin Windell - The Salvation Army
• November 6: Denise Kuensting - Samaritan Center
• November 13: None - Business Meeting
• November 20: None - Holiday Ca$h Raffle Drawing
• November 27: None - Thanksgiving Break
• December 4:  None - Holiday social
• December 11: None - Business Meeting
• December 18: District Governor Melissa Anderson
• December 25:  None – Christmas break
• January 1:  None New Year’s break
• January 8 - Jefferson City High School Debate Team.
• January 15: Business Meeting.
• January 22: Chris Dawson - JC Public Schools.
• January 29: Ron Vossen and Spencer Allen - Helias Catholic High School.
• February 5: None - Ham & Bean & Chili.
• February 12: None - Business Meeting.
• February 19: Weather cancelation.
• February 26: Gage Cass - Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries.
• March 5: Chris Stevenson - CMA (Christian Motorcycle Association).
• March 12: None - Business Meeting and Ham & Bean and Chili Presentation.
• March 19: Hannah Gerard - United Way’s Give 5 Program.
• March 26:  None - Spring Fling evening social. 
• April 2:  Brenda Doyle - Senior Nutrition Council.  
• April 9: Sneaker Project.
• April 16: None -  Business Meeting.
• April 23: Vicki Culpepper - UPC Heartland.
• April 30: Darla Noble - JC History.
• May 7: Sarah Wood - Homemaker Healthcare.
• May 14: None – Peanut Packing.