M&M Mars Hosts Lecture Series

The M&M Mars Chocolate plant located in Elizabethtown, PA will host the M&M Mars Executive Lecture Series during the 2012-2013 academic year at Elizabethtown College. Guest speakers from local businesses, organizations and the College will speak on current interest topics ranging from business lending policies and politics to web marketing and global strategy. The lectures, which are open to the public, are free of charge and offered Friday morning beginning at 11 a.m. in the James B. Hoover Center for Business, Room 212, http://www.etown.edu/map/.

The schedule for the fall 2012 lecture series follows:

Friday, Sept. 7, 11 a.m.
Topic: Small Business Lending, Credit Policies and Procedures
Speaker: Robert Enck, Susquehanna Bank, Elizabethtown, PA

Friday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m.
Topic: The Future of Marketing-Social Media, Pay Per Click and Search Engine Optimization
Speakers: Dave Groff, President and CEO, WEBstauranstore.com; Reece O’Neill, Pay Per Click Analyst; Mike Donghia, Search Engine Optimization Analyst; Charlie Garber, Vice President, Marketing & Development

Friday, Sept. 28, 11 a.m.
Speaker: Ramon Escudero, Executive Director, Elizabethtown Chamber of Commerce

Friday, Oct. 5, 11 a.m.
Topic: From Huey Long to Joe the Plumber: Class Conflict in American Presidential Races
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Winpenny, Professor of History, Elizabethtown College

Friday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m.
Speaker: Carl Freeman, Site Director, M&M Mars Plant, Elizabethtown, PA

Friday, Nov. 2, 11 a.m.
Speaker: Brian Wassel, Partner, Trout, Ebersole & Groff, LLP

Friday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m.
Speaker: Dolores Reidenbach, M.A., RN, President, Jewel David Industries, Inc.

Friday, Nov. 30, 11 a.m.
Speaker: Jim Adams, CEO, Wenger Feeds; Jamie Rowley, Chief Administrative Officer, Wenger Feeds