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December Luncheon on December 06

December Luncheon

Date and time:

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST

Location: Ritz Charles

12156 North Meridian Street

Carmel, IN 46032

Join us for our December Luncheon "Chamber at the Zoo" with the Indianapolis Zoo!

More About our Speaker Dr. Rob:

Dr. Robert W. Shumaker is an evolutionary biologist who specializes in the study of behavior and cognition. 

He started his career at the Smithsonian National Zoo.  During his 20-year tenure there, Dr. Shumaker worked as an animal keeper, curator, biologist, exhibit designer, and scientist. He spent several years at the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa as the senior scientist supervising all research with orangutans. In 2010 he moved to the Indianapolis Zoo where he is now the President & CEO.  

Dr. Shumaker has been a faculty member at George Mason University and Drake University, and an affiliate faculty member at Iowa State University. He is an external research associate at the Krasnow Institute and an adjunct professor at Indiana University.

Dr. Shumaker has authored or co-authored numerous scientific publications, books, and articles for the popular press. His most recent book is Saving Endangered Species: Lessons in Wildlife Conservation from Indianapolis Prize Winners.  His work has been featured in National Geographic, NPR, the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, PBS, Time magazine, and the BBC.

Closer to home, he is a proud to be a board member of Visit Indy.  

Dr. Shumaker serves on the science advisory board of the Balikpapan Orangutan Society (BOS) which is based in Indonesia, in the same capacity for BOS Canada in Toronto, and as a board member of the Orangutan Conservancy, based in the United States. He is internationally recognized as an expert on orangutan behavior and cognition.

Agenda

11:00am Guests arrive to check in, visit display tables, and connect with other chamber members.

11:30am Lunch and program begin promptly at 11:30.

Interested in promoting your business at a luncheon? Showcase and display tables are are available at this and other luncheons.  Email Leah@onezonecommerce.com

Attendees

Name                  Organization

Ranjit Puthran    Allstate Insurance Agency of Carmel, Ranjit Puthran

Anne Bowen    Apex Benefits

David Baker    IndyStar | LOCALiQ

Lindsay Raifsnider    STAR Financial Bank

Melissa St. John    Relocation Strategies

Rex St. John    Dairy Dream

Shannon Wise    Insperity

Leigh Ann Clayton    Advisors Mortgage Group

Jeff Watkins    EP Consulting, LLC

Leah York    Talbott Talent

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