Speakers - Mid-America PETS

Associate City Attorney
City of Atlanta, Georgia  USA

Kristi D.A. Matthews, Esq. is an Associate City Attorney for the City of Atlanta in the Employment and Litigation practice group. Matthews is a 2006 graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.  Matthews earned her BA in Political Science and Theatre from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA in 2001.  She was a recipient of the 2002-2003 Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Fellowship.

Glen Ward is a professional humorist and inspirational speaker. His engagements take him all across America addressing corporations; national, regional, and state associations; government agencies; chambers of commerce; schools; civic organizations; and churches.

Senior Planned Giving Officer at The Rotary Foundation

Karena Bierman JD is the Senior Planned Giving Officer at The Rotary Foundation. She specializes in Charitable Remainder Trusts, Split Interest Agreements, donor advised funds, contracts, endowed gift agreements, real estate transfers, tax-efficient charitable giving through wills, trusts and other financial resources

Jim Owen speaks from the heart about the relevance of Old West values— like honor, loyalty, and courage — to the challengesof 21st-century life. In words, images, and music, he shows why the cowboy is such an enduring American icon — and why "everybody needs a code to live by..