Local chambers of commerce welcome Dr. Rachel Kartz for July ‘Eggs & Issues’

Dr. Rachel Kartz will be the presenter for Eggs & Issues in July.

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Eggs & Issues is a monthly morning program with presenters and topics that make an impact in Hamilton County. This program is made up of OneZone, Northern Hamilton County, and Westfield Chamber of Commerce and is presented by Church Church Hittle and Antrim.

Dr. Rachel Kartz serves Ivy Tech Hamilton County as interim Chancellor and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. She joined the College in 2014 as Assistant Department Chair and Assistant Professor of English. She has held successive roles at the College since then, serving as English Department Chair and then Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Education, achieving Full Professor during this time.

Dr. Kartz has over 15 years of experience in higher education. Prior to Ivy Tech, she taught at the University of Indianapolis, Gonzaga University, Spokane Falls Community College, and Eastern Washington University.

Raised in Milwaukee, Wis., she was the first in her family to attend college. She has a bachelor’s in business administration and human resources from Marquette University, a master’s in creative writing from Eastern Washington University, and recently defended her dissertation for her doctorate in Higher Education Leadership from Indiana State University.

This event will be held at from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, July 14 at Chatham Hills, 1100 Chatham Hills Blvd., Westfield.

Registration is required by noon on Friday, July 7. Members and non-members are invited to attend, and the cost is $28. Reservations can be made at onezonechamber.com or by calling (317) 436-4653.