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Last updated on Wednesday, September 19, 2018
(BEDFORD) - The Lawrence County Community Foundation will celebrate 25 years of philanthropy at its annual banquet Oct. 11 at the St. Vincent Shamrock Center.
This year's theme is "a rising tide lifts all boats."
Those attending will cast a ballot for their favorite charity to receive a grant. The top nonprofit will claim $2,500 and five others $2,000 each.
Tickets are $25 and available for purchase through Oct. 4 at the LCCF office at 1324 K St., Suite 150, in Bedford. Seating is limited to 300.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and the dinner will be served at 6 p.m.
The Keynote speaker will be Dr. Brett A. Seidle, technical director at NSWC Crane.
A 1988 graduate of General Motors Institute, he began his career in the private sector working as an electrical engineer for General Motors. After serving as maintenance supervisor, general supervisor of manufacturing, and facility engineering manager, he was awarded a GM Fellowship to attend Stanford University, where he obtained his Master of Science in electrical engineering.
Upon his return to General Motors in 1992, he became die cast manufacturing manager of the GM Powertrain Bedford facility. In 1995, Seidle shifted to northern Indiana to become plant manager of the CMI-Precision Mold casting facility. He accepted a similar position with Alcoa's Kentucky Casting Center.
Seidle entered the public sector with NSWC Crane in 2000, working intimately with the Strategic Systems Program's Failure and Material Analysis Laboratory. His responsibilities increased in 2004 when he was named deputy director of the Mission Support Services Department. Three years later he was awarded a fellowship from NSWC Crane to pursue his Ph.D. in Public Policy at Indiana University, which he completed in 2010.
Upon returning, Seidle assumed the role of deputy director in the Applied Science Department, before being selected in 2012 as the department director for Mission Support Services Department, with responsibility for providing business planning, financial services, IT services, facility planning, human resource services, and other support functions to the NSWC Crane Command.
Then, in 2013, he was selected as NSWC Crane Division's deputy technical director, providing technical leadership and supervision for the entire organization regarding strategy and technical relevance. Three years later he was appointed as a member of the senior executive service and named the division technical director (TD) at NSWC Crane. He now is responsible for an organization comprised of approximately 3,400 civilian employees focused on providing engineering and technical expertise to the nation's warfighters.
For additional details call (812) 279-2215.
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