RotaRy InteRnatIonal DIstRIct 5470 DIRectoRy 2010-2011 www.rotary.org www.rotary5470.org District Governor Steve Berg Table Of COnTenTs Rotary International President’s Address .........................Page 5 Rotary International President ........................................ Page 8 Rotary International Zone Director ..................................Page 9 International and District Goals ......................................Page 10 District Governor’s Message .......................................... Page 11 District Leadership Team ....................................... Pages 12 - 15 District Organizational Chart ..........................................Page 16 District Officers & Committee Chairs ..................... Pages 17 - 21 District Committees ............................................... Pages 22 - 29 District Youth Exchange Dates .......................................Page 26 District RYLA Dates ......................................................... Page 27 District Area Governors (AGs) ............................... Pages 30 - 35 Schedule of Governor’s Visits By Date................... Pages 36 - 37 Schedule of Governor’s visits by Club ................... Pages 37 - 38 Club Leadership ..................................................... Pages 39 - 68 Past District Governors .......................................... Pages 71 - 72 District 5470 Awards ...................................................... Page 73 Rotary International Presidential Citation ............. Pages 74 - 76 The Rotary Foundation ..........................................Pages 77 - 82 Rotary International Awards ................................. Pages 82 - 83 Rotary International Themes ................................. Pages 84 - 85 Rotary Insurance Information.........................................Page 86 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) .................. Pages 87 - 93 Rotary International Contact Information ......................Page 93 Index Of Names ................................................... Pages 94 - 106 3 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 5470 To All: Club Presidents and Secretaries District Committee Chairs Assistant Governors Executive Committee Here is your copy of the District 5470 Directory for the year 2009-2010. It is hoped you will find it useful for planning and coordinating your activities within the District. We have tried to include information on key club positions. In addition there is information on Rotary International officers, programs, Rotary Foundation and historical information of value. The Directory is intended for Rotary business only and is†Ωßell as some information that will quickly become out of date. Those clubs or individuals wishing to correct information should make the corrections through the district website at www.rotary5470.org. Our thanks to all who helped provide information. Steve Berg Laura Thompson 4 Rotary International President, 2010-2011 RaY KlInGInsMITH President Ray Klinginsmith’s address To The 101st Convention of Rotary International, June 23, 2010, Montreal, Canada Thank you for your warm reception, both for me and my family. I am honored to serve as the 100th president of Rotary, and I genuinely appreciate the support of the nominating committee, which selected me almost two years ago, and the delegates, which elected me last year at the Birmingham convention. I also want to thank the many Rotarians who have graciously hosted me at various Rotary meetings around the world during the past two years. All of you have confirmed my faith and confidence in Rotary! I joined Rotary two weeks after returning from my study in South Africa as a Rotary scholar, and I am pleased and proud to have been a rank and file Rotarian for almost 50 years. I am occasionally asked how a person becomes president of Rotary, and I respond with the explanation offered by Woody Allen, who once said that “80 percent of success is just showing up.” By that measure, I have been showing up for Rotary meetings for 50 years, and I hope to have earned the job! Thanks also for your kind reception of “cowboy logic.” I recognize that cowboys are an American phenomenon and that this is an international audience. However, other countries have cattle ranchers similar to cowboys and there have been so many western movies about cowboys, so I hope that all of you will understand the universal message of cowboy logic. The song you heard as I was introduced has become my theme song for several reasons, and I hope you like the happy sound of the country music. In addition,If it’s the a job, words do it. capture Put your the back common in to it sense of cowboy logic. My favorite part of the’Cause song ais littlethe following bit of dirt’s verse: gonna wash off in the rain If it’s a horse, ride it. If it hurts, hide it Dust yourself off and get back on again That’s cowboy logic, every cowboy’s got it He’s got a simple solution to just about anything I like the idea of simple solutions, and it reminds me that when I became a Rotarian in 1961, I often heard the phrase “Keep Rotary simple.” I have not heard that sentiment in recent years, and I hope we can return to our roots by trying to keep Rotary simple — particularly in our clubs and districts. Cowboy Ethics“Cowboy Logic” is the name of the Michael Martin Murphey song you heard a few minutes ago, and the same logic is reflected in a recent book named by James P. Owen, who lives in Austin, Texas. The book is the work of the author to distill the leading principles of the American Code of the West, which was known and practiced by cowboys as an oral code without ever being reduced to written form. Three of the principles identified5 by Jim Owens are clearly applicable to Rotary, and I particularly like the one that says to Take Pride in Your Work. Our most successful clubs are the ones that conduct significant projects, which thereby give the club members pride in the success of their clubs. And if the projects are highly visible in their communities, then the local citizens become much more aware of what Rotary clubs do, and they are more likely to accept invitations to join the sponsor clubs. It is a powerful cycle of good work and goodwill that helps clubs to grow and prosper when the club members take pride in their work. I must confess that one of the goals found in the Code of the West does not fit Rotary very well. That admonition is to Talk Less and Say More! Rotarians in general — and past district governors in particular — like to talk at length about Rotary, and the idea of talking less while saying more may be beyond our reach. Further evidence of that difficulty is the story told by Past RI President Luis Giay that there are just two kinds of past district governors — those who talk too much, and those in the cemetery! Another of the advisories from the Code of the West is a perfect fit for Rotary, and it is also a simple statement: Do What Has to Be Done. This precept is a challenge to Rotary at every level because it is easier to do “what we have always done” than to do what needs to be done. Unfortunately, we often continue to follow past practices even when the results are disappointing and unproductive. Which calls to mind the adage that one of the definitions of insanity is to continue doing the same things but to expect different results! Or as the cowboys say, “If you keeping on doing what you have been doing, you are going to keep on getting what you got.” We have several practices in Rotary that are no longer best practices, and we need to develop the confidence and courage to examine all of our practices for efficiency and efficacy. At the same time, we must maintain our core values of service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, and leadership. They are the basis for our existence, and they must be maintained. Not surprisingly, the Code of the West also speaks to importance of our core values with another simple phrase: Remember That Some Things Are not for Sale. Indeed, our core values are not for sale, or subject to change! However, I believe that in most cases, the acceptance of new and better practices for our clubs and districts — and for RI — will strengthen, not weaken, our core values. Now let’s pause for a moment to note two centennial milestones. The first is the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Winnipeg in Canada, which was the first club outside the United States, and which thereby started the internationality of Rotary. The second centennial milestone is that the first convention of Rotary clubs was held in August of 1910 with 16 clubs and 60 Rotarians in attendance. As a result, our history as an association of Rotary clubs started with that meeting in 1910, and we are now commencing the second century of service for Rotary International. Only those organizations that are vibrant and viable survive for 100 years, and we should be extremely proud of our history and heritage. But we now face the inevitable question: Should we spend next year in celebrating the first 100 years? Or should we focus on preparing Rotary for the second 100 years of fellowship and service? I am a traditionalist, and I like to honor and celebrate the past. But I am also a pragmatist, and I recognize that a failure to plan for the future in today’s world is tantamount to having no future. Therefore, I have worked during the last year 6 to develop a culture of innovation that will permit clubs, districts, zones, and Rotary International to look into the future and to try new ideas that will work better than our traditional practices.