Two inspiring speakers highlight these events on Nov. 12 and 13, in Battelle Grand (North). Doors open at 12:15 p.m., with the speakers taking the stage at 12:45 p.m.

Registration is $50 per luncheon; contact your treasurer to register. Monday’s sponsors are CompManagement Inc.; FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.; Peck, Shaffer & Williams LLP; and PNC Financial Services Group. Tuesday’s sponsors are Bricker & Eckler LLP; CompManagement Health Systems Inc.; Freund, Freeze & Arnold LPA; Huffmaster Crisis Management; OSBA Insurance Agency in partnership with Assurant Employee Benefits; and Piper Jaffary. Note the new location for the 2012 luncheons.

Rosalind Wiseman

Bullying expert

Monday, Nov. 12, 12:15 p.m.

Rosalind Wiseman is a best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on bullying, parenting and leadership. She is the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World, the basis for the movie “Mean Girls.” Wiseman spoke at the White House Summit on Bullying and is a frequent guest on the “Today Show” and “Anderson Cooper 360.”

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Chris Spielman

Ohio football legend

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 12:15 p.m. 

 Chris Spielman was a star football player at Massillon City’s Washington High School, The Ohio State University and in the NFL. Now an ESPN college football analyst, he retired from the NFL to care for his wife, Stefanie, who lost her 12-year battle with cancer in 2009. Together, they formed The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research in 1999 and have raised more than $10 million for cancer research. He is committed to his wife’s legacy of hope and finding a cure for cancer. Spielman’s recent memoir, That’s Why I’m Here: The Chris and Stefanie Spielman Story, tells his story of family, faith and perseverance.

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