Nick Smith is a Global Events Learning Specialist for Rotary International. For the past 5 years, Nick has designed an annual two-day in-person leadership development training seminar for more than 500 senior volunteers in roughly 18 locations around the world. In 2019, he expanded these seminars to include more sessions and an additional 500 volunteers. He supports approximately 150 trainers each year, providing resources and training on best practices to facilitators in eight languages. Alongside Rotary’s L&D team, he’s developed a number of eLearning courses and designed learning plans for various volunteer audiences. He also serves as an occasional facilitator of professional development classes and as a mentor for Rotary staff. He lives with his partner and a 3-legged dog in Chicago, IL, where he is always trying to catch up on his “to-be-read” pile. He achieved his APTD certification in September 2020.