Polio Plus

Gretchen Bren is very involved in Rotary: a member and Club President of Omaha Night Rotary, District 5650 Polio Plus chair, District Co-Trainer and a co‐facilitator at the Zone Institutes for District Trainers. She has been on previous polio immunization trips to Nigeria, India, Mali, Chad, Madagascar, and Pakistan.  She is currently the chair for the Polio Survivors Rotary Action Group (www.rotarypoliosurvivors.org). In 2012, Gretchen received the Citation for Meritorious Service and in 2014 received the International Service Award for a Polio‐Free World from the Trustees of the Rotary Foundation. In 2019, she received the Cadwallader Award from her District, which recognized monumental contributions in one or more of the Avenues of Rotary Service. 

 

Gretchen currently works for Turner Technology doing training and project management. She is also a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Master Instructor and Microsoft Certified Professional. Since 1989, she has been married to Gary Bren who is past District 5650 Governor (2016‐2017) and also a very active Rotarian. Both are also active in Rotary Leadership Institute and RI Visioning as facilitators, and are multiple Paul Harris Fellows and major donors to the Foundation.  In 2019, Gretchen and Gary adopted twin kittens from the Humane Society – Artemis and Athena.