Past Speakers
FFBC members enjoy breakfast and a speaker during our monthly gatherings. Breakfast begins promptly at 7:00am. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are at Hoyt Sherman Place. To view upcoming speakers, click here.
Hoyt Sherman Place (Web site)
1501 Woodland Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
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| May 3, 2019 | Zach Wahls, Iowa Senator audio pending |
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| April 5, 2019 | Justin Mandelbaum, Principal of Mandelbaum Properties Click here for audio |
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| March 1, 2019 | John-Paul Chaisson-Cardena, Consultant/Owner at Transition Facilitator Group Click here for audio |
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| February 1, 2019 | Brad Anderson, Executive Director of AARP of Iowa Click here for audio |
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| January 4, 2019 | Randy Mayer, Director, Office of Cannabidiol Click here for audio |
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| December 7, 2018 | Rev. Debbie Griffin, Downtown Disciples Church Click here for audio |
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| November 2, 2018 | Cindy Axne, US House Candidate Click here for audio |
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| October 5, 2018 | Samuel Brinton, Head of Advocacy & Government Affairs for The Trevor Project Click here for audio |
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| September 7, 2018 | Brad Clark , Executive Director of Gill Foundation Click here for audio |
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| August 3, 2018 | Teree Caldwell-Johnson , Board Chair, Des Moines Public Schools Click here for audio |
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| July 6, 2018 | Tom Vilsac , Democrat, 40th Governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007 and former United States Secretary of Agriculture. Click here for audio |
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| June 1, 2018 | Nate Monson, Executive Director of Iowa Safe Schools |
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| May 4, 2018 | Keith Snow, CEO of the personal data “mining” firm, B2E Data Marketing, Inc. Click here for audio |
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| April 6, 2018 | Sergeant Paul Parizek, Public Information Officer for the Des Moines Police Department. Click here for audio |
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| March 2, 2018 | Ann Selzer, founder of Selzer and Associates, a polling firm. Click here for audio |
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| February 2, 2018 | Carol Hunter, Executive Editor for the Des Moines Register. Click here for audio |
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| January 5, 2018 | Matt McCoy, Incumbent Democratic Iowa State Senator from the 21st District. Click here for audio |
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| December 1, 2017 | Matt Mardis-LeCroy, Senior Minister of Plymouth United Church of Christ. Click here for audio |
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| November 3, 2017 | Dean Lerner, retired attorney who spent 30 years in Iowa public service as Assistant Attorney General, Chief Deputy Secretary of State, and Deputy/Director of the Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals Click here for audio Additional Resources |
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| October 6, 2017 | Reverend Mark Stringer, current pastor of First Unitarian Church who recently announced his retirement and will be taking a leadership position at the Iowa chapter of the ACLU. Click here for audio |
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| September 1, 2017 | Michelle Book, President and CEO of Food Bank of Iowa. Click here for audio |
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| August 4, 2017 | Ryan Berg, author of 'No House to Call My Home,' and an advocate for homeless LGBTQ youth. Click here for audio |
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| July 7, 2017 | Dr. Loren Olson, psychiatrist and book author. Click here for audio |
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| June 2, 2017 | Reverend Anna Blaedel, Executive Director of the University of Iowa Wesley Student Center and self-avowed and avid practicing lesbian, whose complaint filed against her in June, 2016 by three Iowa Conference clergymen, was dismissed on Aug. 30 by Bishop Julius C. Trimble. Click here for audio |
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| May 5, 2017 | Bob Hopper, CEO at Boy Scouts of America, Mid-Iowa Council Click here for audio |
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| April 7, 2017 | Daniel Hoffman-Zinnel, the new Executive Director for One Iowa Click here for audio |
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| March 3, 2017 | Robert Warren, Executive Director for Hoyt Sherman Place Click here for audio |
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| February 3, 2017 | Dennis Goldford, Professor of Political Science and Department Chair at Drake University. Click here for audio |
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| January 6, 2017 | Bill Moulder, former Police Chief of Des Moines, Iowa who now owns and operates Moulder and Associates Police Management Consultants. Click here for audio |
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| December 2, 2016 | Mel Duncan Executive Director and Cofounder of the Nonviolent Peaceforce, the Preeminent International Unarmed Civilian Protection Advocacy Agency, based in Brussels, Belgium. Click here for audio |
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| November 4, 2016 | Dr. Maria Filippone, D.O. Advocate for Physicians for Social Responsibility, who recently journeyed to the Gaza Strip. Click here for audio |
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| October 7, 2016 | Jim Mowrer Democratic Candidate for United States Representative for Iowa's 3rd District. Click here for audio |
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| September 2, 2016 | Jack Schuler, a trans male Iowa high school English teacher. Click here for audio |
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| August 5, 2016 | Shadley Grei, local filmmaker and performance artist. |
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| July 1, 2016 | Congressman David Young, U.S. Representative for Iowa's 3rd District. Click here for audio |
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| June 3, 2016 | Joshua Barr, the new Human Rights Director for the City of Des Moines. Click here for audio |
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| May 6, 2016 | Tyler McCubbin, who Dowling Catholic High School declined to hire as a teacher because he is gay and getting married. Click here for audio |
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| April 1, 2016 | Joseph Bolkcom, Iowa Senator who introduced an Iowa Death With Dignity statute. Click here for audio |
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| March 4, 2016 | Andy Mcguire, head of the Iowa Democratic Party for a post-mortem on the Iowa Caucuses. |
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| February 5, 2016 | Suzanna De Baca, President/CEO Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Click here for audio |
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| January 8, 2015 | Governor Martin O'Malley, Democratic Presidential Candidate 2016 Click here for audio |
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| December 4, 2015 | John Clayton, Representative of the Al Gore Foundation and 'The Climate Reality Project' Click here for audio |
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| November 6, 2015 | Jeremy Rosen, Executive Director of ACLU Iowa Click here for audio |
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| October 2, 2015 | Robbie Mook, Campaign Manager for Hillary Rodham Clinton 2016 Click here for audio |
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| September 4, 2015 | Mike Draper President and Owner of Raygun |
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| August 7, 2015 | Marty Martin, Drake University President Click here for audio |
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| July 3, 2015 | Dana Wingert, New Des Moines Police Chief Click here for audio |
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| June 5, 2015 | Reverend Dr. Larry Sonner, United Methodist Minister Click here for audio |
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| May 1, 2015 | Jennifer Harvey, Drake University Associate Professor of Religion Click here for audio |
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| April 2, 2015 | Bill LaHay and Paul Koeniguer, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) Click here for audio |
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| March 6, 2015 | Dr. Richard Deming, Founder, Above + Beyond Cancer Click here for audio |
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| February 6, 2015 | Dr. Frank Filippelli, Medical Director, MECCA Services |
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| January 2, 2015 | Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, D, Iowa House District 35 and Islamic Imam Click here for audio |
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| December 5, 2014 | Bishop Richard Pates, Des Moines Catholic Diocese Click here for audio |
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| November 7, 2014 | Kathie Obradovich, Des Moines Register political columnist Click here for audio |
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| October 3, 2014 | U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley (D, IA 1st District), Candidate for US Senate |
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| September 5, 2014 | Michael Keegan, President, People for the American Way Click here for audio |
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| August 1, 2014 | Steve "The Round Guy" Pilchen, Stand Up Comedian and former "Biggest Loser" contestant. Steve will perform his comedy for us. Click here for audio |
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| June 6, 2014 | Michael Gartner, Journalist and Businessman Click here for audio |
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| May 2, 2014 | Zack Bunkers, State of Iowa Archivist Click here for audio |
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| April 4, 2014 | Jack Hatch (D), Iowa Gubernatorial Candidate Click here for audio |
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| March 7, 2014 | Donna Red Wing, Executive Director of One Iowa Click here for audio |
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| February 7, 2014 | Brad Buck, Director of the Iowa Department of Education Click here for audio |
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| January 3, 2014 | Anne Starr, CEO of Orchard Place Des Moines Click here for audio |
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| December 6, 2013 | Rabbi Edelman-Blank, Tifereth Synagogue, Des Moines Click here for audio |
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| November 1, 2013 | Jody Jenner, President and CEO of Broadlawns Medical Center Click here for audio |
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| October 4, 2013 | Brad Anderson, Candidate for Iowa Secretary of State Click here for audio |
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| September 6, 2013 | Zachary Mannheimer, Executive Director, Des Moines Social Club Click here for audio |
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| August 2, 2013 | Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, Executive Director, World Food Prize |
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| June 7, 2013 | Dr. Jason Glass, Executive Director of the Iowa Department of Education Click here for audio |
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| May 3, 2013 | Sean Faircloth, Executive Director of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Science and Reason Click here for audio |
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| April 5, 2013 | Rep. Daniel Lundby (D), Openly Gay Iowa House Representative from Cedar Rapids/Marion Click here for audio |
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| March 1, 2013 | Greg Gross, Director of Project HIM (AIDS Project of Central Iowa) Click here to see the YouTube clip Greg showed during his presentation. Click here for audio |
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| February 1, 2013 | Sean Strub, Founder of POZ Magazine and filmmaker, with his guest speaker Nick Rhoades. Click here to see the YouTube clip Sean showed during his presentation. Click here for audio |
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| January 4, 2013 | Senator Mike Gronstal, Iowa Senate Majority Leader D-District 50 (Council Bluffs) Click here for audio |
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| December 7, 2012 | Reverend Jonathan Page, Ames United Church of Christ Click here for audio |
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| November 2, 2012 | Bill McCarthy, Polk County Sheriff Click here for audio |
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| October 5, 2012 | Carol Greta, Legal counsel to the Iowa Department of Education Click here for audio |
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| September 7, 2012 | Justice Michael Streit, Former Iowa Supreme Court Justice, JFK Profiles In Courage Award recipient Click here for audio |
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| August 3, 2012 | Donna Red Wing, Executive Director of One Iowa Click here for audio |
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| July 6, 2012 | Matt Russell, Drake University Agronomist Click here for audio |
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| June 1, 2012 | Rabbi David Horowitz, National president of PFLAG |
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| May 4, 2012 | Scott Schoettes, The regional head of Lambda Legal Click here for audio |
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| April 6, 2012 | Dr. Steven Leath, President of Iowa State University |
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| March 2, 2012 | Ellen Krug, Lawyer and contributor to AccessLine |
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| February 3, 2012 | John Berry, Director of the White House Office of Personnel Management |
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| January 6, 2012 | Senator Liz Mathis, Iowa Senator |
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| December 2, 2011 | Rev. Dr. Welton Gaddy, National President of The Interfaith Alliance |
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| November 4, 2011 | Senator Jeff Angelo founder of Republicans for Freedom |
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| October 7, 2011 | Rebecca Gruber Director of the Des Moines Gay men's Chorus |
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| September 2, 2011 | Dr. Dwight Watson Dean of the University of Northern Iowa |
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215 10th St, Suite 1300
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
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