Unlock the Joy of Learning
Halloween Event Oct. 31st
Every Wednesday Morning at 7:30 a.m. Optimists meet at Mugshots Coffee behind Cub Foods at France and Old Shakopee to socialize, plan events for kids and host interesting speakers. You are welcome to attend.
We invite speakers from the community who are interested in civic life and share their passions and interests with members.
Upcoming Events and Speakers
Speakers
Oct. 15: Kendall Qualls, Candidate for Minnesota Governor
Oct: 22: Nathan Coulter, MN Rep. from Bloomington.
Oct 29: Bloomington School Board Members
Oct 31: Halloween Party Event (See Flyer).
Kendall Qualls is a U.S. Army veteran, former executive in the healthcare industry and former Republican candidate for Governor of Minnesota in the 2022 election cycle.
Mr. Qualls is also the Founder/President of the non-profit foundation TakeCharge, an organization that promotes that the promise of America is available to everyone regardless of race or social standing.
Mr. Qualls has a unique vantage point to convey that message and to plant the seeds of change desperately needed. Mr. Qualls was raised in a broken home in poverty. He worked full-time to pay for college, served as an officer in the U.S. Army, and later earned his MBA from the University of Michigan. He worked his way up the ranks at several Fortune 100 healthcare companies.
Nathan Coulter grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and received his bachelor's degree in political science and music from St. Olaf College. He earned a Master of Public Administration in health, housing, education policy and leadership from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.[1]
Coulter worked at the Minnesota Senate for ten years as a legislative assistant and DFL researcher. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education and twice as a commissioner of the Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority, from 2015 to 2019 and from 2022 to 2023.[1]
Coulter served on the Bloomington City Council from 2018 until he was elected to the legislature.[1][3][4] While on the council in 2022, Coulter said he supported a city mask mandate to slow the spread of COVID-19, but that a statewide mandate.
