District Trustee Don Dudey Biography
The Individual	Don L. Dudey, married to wife Janice for 40 years Two children, Sheryl, Linthium, MD and Jason, Hollywood, CA Have two grandchildren Kyle and Tyler. A resident of Owings Mills, Maryland for 32 years after moving to the Baltimore area from Wichita, Kansas in 1973.
Kiwanis History	Joined Kiwanis in 1982 in the Reisterstown Club, Reisterstown, Maryland Board member, Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown, 1984-1986 Club President, Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown, 1986-87 Distinguished Lt. Governor, 12^th Division, 1989-90 12^th Division, Capital District Foundation Representative, 1996-1999 Kiwanis International Certified Trainer, 1998 – present Treasurer, Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown, 1998 – present District Chair, Education and Development Committee, 2001 – present Kiwanis International Master Certified Trainer, 2002-present Have attended every Capital District Convention and Midwinter Conference since 1985 Have attended seven Kiwanis International Conventions 2005 District Convention Chairman, located in Hunt Valley, MD
Professional History	Began professional career in insurance in 1965 as an insurance underwriter Changed professional emphasis in insurance to educator in 1974 until present Currently a Training Consultant for MetLife Auto and Home’s Baltimore Regional Office Prior similar position with USF&G, Maryland Casualty Company and the St. Paul Companies all in Baltimore. Additional activities include teaching insurance related courses to insurance professional in the Baltimore area as evening courses. Have obtained seven major insurance designations i.e. CPCU, AIC, AIM, AIS, API, ARM, AU.
Additional Activities	Been a member of the Reisters Towne Festival committee for 8 years Currently, Immediate Past President and Booth Chairman Member of the Reisterstown United Methodist Church
Military History	Retired after 32 years as a LTC, Finance Corp, U.S. Army Reserve
	Currently a Senior Volunteer Resource Instructor for the 99th Readiness Reserve Command’s Family Readiness Group – Pittsburg, PA.
	I am torn between two allegiance today: I thoroughly enjoy the position I currently hold – the District Chair – Education and Development Committee. ·  I oversee the activities of 25 Certified Instructors who throughout the year, conduct training classes like o PEPC for incoming President-elects, o CLE for incoming club officers, o MKS – for club membership committees and chairs and o Midwinter Convention and the o District Convention each year. · In addition, I enjoy the opportunity to conduct several of these session myself, working with and learning to know many of the Kiwanians throughout the Capital District. · I would venture to say that I have had many of you in this room in one of my classes. The Reshaping of our District is a major milestone in the Capital District. ·  This is going to be a challenging and perhaps one of the most difficult years for our District. o Not everyone is sold on this concept, so I think that the leaders of this District are going to have to prove to everyone that this is not a mistake, that this is the way of the future, and that with the right people, and a little hard work and positive and effective consulting  this District will succeed o I can bring to the table, my experience as a leader, trainer and an involved Kiwanian that will help make this District become a very outstanding District. · As trustee, I will work with our three Division LTG’s to make our region the best region in the District. o We are not too large to be able to bring all three divisions together and build upon each other’s strengths, to overcome our deficiencies and make others want to join our Kiwanis Clubs. o Come join me in this journey – support your club, your division, and your region to make Kiwanis something others cannot wait to join and reap the benefits we all enjoy. Thank you for your time listening to me talk about Kiwanis. Something I thoroughly enjoy.