For Immediate Release: July 12, 2023
Contact: Luke Thomas, press secretary, [email protected]
Evening will include the graduation ceremony for the 2023 cohort of the Indiana Republican Diversity Leadership Series
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 12, 2023) – The Indiana Republican Party today announced that Congressman and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Banks will keynote its state dinner on August 10, 2023, at the JW Marriott Indianapolis.
The evening will also include the graduation ceremony of the 2023 cohort of the Indiana Republican Diversity Leadership Series, a seminar and leadership training program that provides the preparation and resources to increase the engagement of minority Republican leaders across the state. Bowie Mayor Pro Tem and City Councilwoman Roxy Ndebumadu, the youngest woman elected to serve on the Bowie, Maryland, City Council and the first African American woman to represent her district, will address the graduates.
This will be the program's third graduating cohort.
"We’re excited to announce Indiana’s own Congressman Jim Banks as the keynote speaker for our upcoming state dinner and to celebrate the newest graduates of the Indiana Republican Diversity Leadership Series,” stated Kyle Hupfer, chairman of the Indiana Republican Party.
“Congressman Banks is unabashedly a proud Hoosier conservative and unafraid of a fight. Throughout his career of service, both in the halls of the statehouse and the halls of Congress, he has been a leader in fighting for and promoting our shared Republican values."
"Now having been through the program, I look forward to seeing how this year's cohort will use the experience to likewise become leaders in our party and in their communities," added Chairman Hupfer. "This will be a night you won't want to miss."
For event and ticket information, click here.
###
About Congressman Jim Banks: Congressman Jim Banks is a native Hoosier, born and raised in Columbia City. He earned an undergraduate degree from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration from Grace College. While serving in the Indiana State Senate from 2010 to 2016, he chaired the Senate Veteran Affairs and the Military Committee where he led the charge on many significant pro-growth, pro-family, and pro-veteran reforms.
For a complete biography of Congressman Jim Banks, click here.
About the Indiana Republican Diversity Leadership Series: Launched in 2020, the Indiana Republican Diversity Leadership Series (IRDLS) is a seminar and leadership training program helping minority Republicans across the state step into party and civic leadership roles. The series involves monthly classes, which cover topics such as multicultural messaging, authentic communications, diversity and civic engagement, local and state policy, and much more. The class concludes with a group capstone project and a trip to Washington, D.C.
For a list of the 2023 cohort of the IRDLS, click here.
To learn more about the program, click here.
About Bowie Mayor Pro Tem and Councilwoman Roxy Ndebumadu: Roxy Ndebumadu is a fighter and survivor. In November 2019, she made history by becoming the youngest woman elected to serve on the Bowie, Maryland, City Council and the first African American woman to represent District Four within the state of Maryland; she is also mayor pro tem of the city. Mayor Pro Tem Ndebumadu is a Rodel and Vital Voices Fellow and was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan and County Executive Angela Alsobrooks to the Maryland State Board of Waterworks, and most recently, the Maryland State Board of Affordable Housing. She is a Howard University graduate, an angel investor, and a corporate executive in big tech focused on the ethical use of AI and regulatory impacts of consumer insights. Mayor Pro Tem Roxy Ndebumadu worked in cyber security and for Microsoft and Twitch prior to starting her own software and consulting company, auderesonder.