Rotary Club of Edina will host Vocation Ethics Day April 24

All Area 3 Rotarians and guests are invited to the annual Vocational Ethics Day on Thursday, April 24, hosted by the Rotary Club of Edina at the Edina Country Club. The meeting, which will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., will feature keynote speaker Jermaine Davis. The program will discuss "Values-Based Leadership: What does that mean to me? Why is that important to me? How do I do that?"

Davis grew up on the west side of Chicago in the Henry Horner's housing projects, and was raised by a single mother of four children. After the unfortunate loss of six family members to violent deaths, he began studying motivational principles and success strategies and enrolled at Elmhurst College to change the direction of his life. He completed college, earning a BA in speech communication and completed a MA in speech communication, and a second Masters in education. He held several corporate positions out of college, but decided to honor his vocation and follow his passion of teaching individuals to communicate appropriately, competently, and effectively. He became a college professor of communications studies.

He has authored and co-authored 10 books in the area of academic success, diversity, motivation, inspiration, leadership, and women's leadership. Davis is CEO, founder and co-founder of two companies: Seminars & Workshops, Inc. and The Stand Out Leadership Company. He is a professor of communication studies at Century College, and is a doctoral candidate studying and researching in the area of organizational leadership. He is also a documentary film maker. Davis delivers keynotes and workshops to thousands of people each year and has worked with hundreds of organizations across the United States and internationally.

Specials guests at the meeting will be students from Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, and Richfield high schools.