With 25 years of experience working with children, teens, and families in youth outreach, domestic and foreign missions and as a 12-year police and undercover officer, Jessica Bartholomew, brings firsthand information and experience to the issues of child and teen sexual exploitation, abuse, and sex trafficking.Her mission is to take everything she knows about what leaves children and teens vulnerable to exploitation, the cultural and spiritual dynamics that fuel a dark market for child abuse and trafficking, and use it to educate and equip communities in prevention.
The Rotary Club of Edina was introduced to Jessica and her commitment to the protection of our youth when she participated as a panel expert in our sponsored Human Trafficking workshops. To learn more about A.C.T. United click HERE.
MEETING LOCATION - The District Edina!! Next Vocation/Avocation Happy Hour is Wednesday, April 5, 2023. 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. meet and greet. Our speaker and host will be Ted Goltzman, Commonwealth Development Corporation Vice President of Development. He works with local and state agencies, community partners and private lenders and investors to develop affordable housing facilitating all aspects of the development process from site selection, financial structuring, construction, and project lease-up. Read more below or click 
An Edina Rotarian who leads the Edina Rotary Global Scholars program at Edina High School was named the 2023 AFS-USA Global Educator of the Year.