Past Speakers
FFBC members enjoy breakfast and a speaker during our monthly gatherings. Breakfast begins promptly at 7:00am. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are at Hoyt Sherman Place. To view upcoming speakers, click here.
Hoyt Sherman Place (Web site)
1501 Woodland Avenue
Des Moines,IA 50309

December 4, 2015
John Clayton,
Representative of the Al Gore Foundation and ‘The Climate Reality Project’

November 6, 2015
Jeremy Rosen,
Executive Director of ACLU Iowa

October 2, 2015
Robbie Mook,
Campaign Manager for Hillary Rodham Clinton 2016

September 4, 2015
Mike Draper
President and Owner of Raygun

August 7, 2015
Marty Martin,
Drake University President

July 3, 2015
Dana Wingert,
New Des Moines Police Chief

June 5, 2015
Reverend Dr. Larry Sonner
United Methodist Minister

May 1, 2015
Jennifer Harvey,
Drake University Associate Professor of Religion

April 2, 2015
Bill LaHay and Paul Koeniguer,
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)

March 6, 2015
Dr. Richard Deming,
Founder, Above + Beyond Cancer

February 6, 2015
Dr. Frank Filippelli,
Medical Director, MECCA Services

January 2, 2015
Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad,
D, Iowa House District 35 and Islamic Imam