Andrea Mitchell Omnibus series visit canceled

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Andrea Mitchell's Nov. 18 Omnibus Speaker Series presentation at Purdue University Fort Wayne has been canceled.

The series will return after the start of the new year with two exciting guests, Atlanta Hawks executive Melissa Proctor on Feb. 12, and podcaster and citizen journalist V Spehar on March 23.

Proctor’s dream was to become the first female coach in the NBA, but is now the executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena, serving in both positions since 2016. Proctor's journey was detailed in her book “From Ball Girl to CMO.” She began her rise working for Turner Broadcasting System in 2010.

Known for “Under the Desk News,” Spehar started out working in the culinary and hospitality industries. While lying under a desk during the Jan. 6 Insurrection in 2021, Spehar created a short video addressed to then-Vice President Mike Pence. The video took off, and Spehar found a niche simply explaining current events.

The Omnibus Speaker Series is underwritten by a generous contribution from the English-Bonter-Mitchell Foundation, which has sponsored every season since the series' 1995 introduction

For more information on the other 2025–26 speakers—and the series itself—visit PFW.edu/omnibus.