At Ease USA Benefit Luncheon
Join us for a benefit luncheon honoring service with honorary chair, Heath Mello & keynote speaker, William Summers.
When:
November 4th
11:30am-1pm
Where:
CHI Health Center
455 N 10th St.
Keynote Speaker:
William Summers
Honorary Chair:
Heath Mello
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William Summers
Keynote Speaker
Will Summers was a Special Forces Communication Sergeant, and an Infantry Officer during his 25 years of service. He was assigned to 5th Special Forces Group as a member of ODA 595, nicknamed The Horse Soldiers and recognized as the most successful Unconventional Warfare team in modern history. Their mission inspired the America’s Response Monument and the movie 12 STRONG. Will and his wife of 26 years, Dawn, live on a small farm in East Texas with ten of their eleven children, while their eldest son, with his family, are on active duty in the 82nd Airborne Division.
Heath Mello
Honorary Chair
Heath Mello, a former state senator and higher education executive, began his role as the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce President & CEO in August 2023.
As President & CEO, Mello is responsible for the overall day-to-day management of the Greater Omaha Chamber, with a focus on economic development, public policy, workforce and community partnerships across an eight-county service region.
Mello currently serves as a gubernatorial appointee to the Nebraska Highway Commission and serves as a member of the U.S. Strategic Command Consultation Committee and the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition Nebraska Advisory Committee. Mello also serves on numerous boards including the Business Ethics Alliance and Aksarben Foundation Board of Councilors.
An Omaha native, Mello earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.