Presidential appointees
R
otarians appointed by the RI president help guide clubs and share their strengths through Rotary service.
Senior coordinators and special liaisons
Senior Coordinator for Membership and Communications
The senior coordinator shall coordinate the work and communications of the Membership Development and Retention Committee, Communications Committee, and Ad Hoc Committee on Developing a Rotary Social Network.
K.R. Ravindran
Chair for New Generations Promotion
The chair shall serve as a liaison to the Rotaract/Interact Committee and Youth Exchange Committee, to assist them in the promotion and growth of the Interact, Rotaract, and Youth Exchange programs.
Sushil Gupta
Committees
2012 Bangkok Convention Committee
This committee shall assist the 2011-12 president in planning the 2012 convention in accordance with the primary purpose of the international convention and RI policies governing conventions. The committee shall create a program that helps promote the priorities and goals of the RI Strategic Plan.
Chair
O.P. Vaish
Vice Chair
John F. Germ
Members
Jackson San-Lien Hsieh
David D. Morgan
Noraseth Pathmanand
José Antonio Salazar-Cruz
Advisers
Peter Bundgaard
Julio Sorjús
Liaison Director
Kalyan Banerjee
Liaison Trustee
Bill Boyd
2012 Bangkok Convention Promotion Committee
This committee shall promote attendance at the Rotary International Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, in May 2012.
Chair
John F. Germ
Vice Chair
Monty J. Audenart
Members
Iftekharul Alam
Carlos Alberto Arango Gutierrez
Rodney A. Belton
Ravishankar B. Bhooplapur
Jun Hong Choi
Mohamed Delawar
Madhukar B. Deodhar
Luis Enrique Espinoza
Alvise Farina
William J. Ferreira
Johannes M. Iriks
Donald W. Irvine
Diane Kessel Knight
Rufino Y. Luna
R. Gordon R. McInally
Aziz Memon
Martha M. Mocanu
Carsten D. Nielsen
Vishram J. Patel
Barry R. Philps
George T. Pinheiro
Harriett H. Schloer
Jennifer A. Scott
Yoshihiro Sekiba
J. Barry Smith
Vivek K. Tankha
G. Vasikaran
June C. Webber
2012 International Assembly Committee
This committee shall assist the 2012-13 president in planning the International Assembly in accordance with RI policies and ensure effective and consistent training of incoming governors. The committee should create a program that helps promote the priorities and goals of the RI Strategic Plan.
Chair
Sakuji Tanaka
Vice Chair
Paul A. Netzel
Members
Theodore D. Griley
Julio Sorjús
Steve K. Yoshida
Liaison Director
Kalyan Banerjee
Liaison Trustee
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
2012 International Institute (Bangkok) Committee
This committee shall, under the direction of the president, develop the program of and promote attendance by past and current governors worldwide at the 2012 International Institute in Bangkok, Thailand.
Chair
José A. Pretoni
Members
Keith Barnard-Jones
Kenneth E. Collins
Francisco Creo
Donald L. Mebus
Abdul Rauf Rohaila
Ashis K. Roy
Ómar Steindórsson
Liaison Director
José Antonio F. Antiório
2013 Lisbon Convention Committee
This committee shall assist the 2012-13 president in planning the 2013 convention in accordance with the primary purpose of the international convention and RI policies governing conventions. The committee should create a program that helps promote the priorities and goals of the RI Strategic Plan.
Chair
Edwin H. Futa
Members
Donald W. Cox
Luis Miguel L. Duarte
Sushil Gupta
Ekkehart Pandel
Yoshimasa Watanabe
Advisers
Theodore D. Griley
Michael D. McCullough
José Alfredo Pretoni
Liaison Director
Sakuji Tanaka
Liaison Trustee
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
Audit Committee
This committee shall review and report to the board as appropriate on RI and Rotary Foundation financial reports, the external audit, the system of internal control, internal audit, and other matters connected therewith.
Chair
Samuel F. Owori
Vice Chair
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
Members
Yash Pal Das
Lynn A. Hammond
Barbara T. Hargroves
Kenneth M. Schuppert
Peter K.T. Wan
Communications Committee
This committee shall provide guidance and advice to the Board on ways to effectively communicate the mission, program, and activities of Rotary to Rotarians, clubs, districts, and the general public. It will advise the Board on all RI communication tools, including printed publications, electronic communication, and audiovisual materials for Rotarians and the general public. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan priorities and goals of enhancing Rotary's public image, engaging leadership at all levels in telling the world about RI's commitments, and emphasizing the five Avenues of Service as a way to expand service opportunities.
Chair
John T. Blount
Vice Chair
Jennifer E. Jones
Members
Vince Aversano
Irving J. Brown
Rodolfo R. Harwardt
Anne L. Matthews
Gulam A. Vahanvaty
Liaison Director
Allan O. Jagger
Constitution and Bylaws Committee
This committee, mandated by the RI Bylaws, shall serve as counsel to the Board regarding all matters pertaining to the constitutional documents and legislative procedures of Rotary. The terms of appointment for the members will be staggered. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan in its work.
Chair
Carolyn E. Jones
Members
Ramesh P. Agarwalla
William D. Benton
Liaison Director
Kenneth M. Schuppert
Developing a Rotary Social Network
This committee shall develop a proposal and recommendations on initiating a Rotary-specific social networking site for the RI Board’s review.
Chair
Barry Matheson
Members
Tamie Sue Babb
Raúl Giraldez Rojo
Gregory L. Landry
Luiz Paulo de Moura
Mario Paladini
Stephanie Tsomakaeva
Liaison Directors
Noel A. Bajat
John C. Smarge
Development and Extension of Rotary in Eastern European/Western Asian Countries
This committee shall advise the RI Board of Directors on matters related to the development of Rotary in Eastern European/Western Asian Countries. The committee shall promote the RI Strategic Plan priority of expanding Rotary membership in both numbers and quality and align its recommendations to the plan.
Chair
Peter H. Gut
Members
Ali Akinci
Petros Apostolides
Andriy Bahanych
Ivan E. Bloch
Dragomir Mirovic
Nadezhda M. Papp
John C. Strongylos
Liaison Director
Kenneth W. Grabeau
Districting Committee
This committee, mandated by the RI Bylaws, shall review minimum standards for districts and shall recommend to the Board any needed adjustments of district boundaries for optimum effectiveness.
Chair
Michael J. Johns
Members
Barry Matheson
Jose Alfredo Sepulveda F.
Election Review Committee
This committee, as mandated by the RI Bylaws, shall review all cases referred to it involving complaints or disputes over an election to any office in RI, including all charges of canvassing, campaigning or electioneering, and any related matters.
Chair
Horst H. Hellge
Vice Chair
Themistocles A.C. Pinho
Members
Jayantilal K. Chande
Sushil Gupta
David R. Oliver
John Michael Pinson
Liaison Director
Kenneth R. Boyd
Finance Committee
This committee, mandated by the RI Bylaws, shall advise the Board on all finances of RI. It will recommend the annual budget and five-year financial forecast, review financial statement activity, monitor revenues and expenses, recommend investment policies, and monitor the performance of investment managers. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan in its financial advisory role.
Chair
Michael F. Webb
Vice Chair
Thomas A. Branum
Members
Ronald L. Beaubien
Elio Cerini
Elizabeth S. Demaray
Jayendra B. Kamdar
Larry A. Lunsford
Barry Rassin
Membership and Development Retention Committee
The committee shall provide guidance and advice to the Board on matters related to membership development, retention, and education. It shall consider matters related to developing programs to recruit new members, educate, and retain new as well as existing members, and encourage the formation of new Rotary clubs in current Rotary countries. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan priority of expanding Rotary membership in both numbers and quality, and align its recommendations to the plan.
Chair
Monty J. Audenart
Vice Chair
Manoj D. Desai
Members
James A. Castley
Patrick D. Chisanga
Ovidiu V. Cos
Mário Cesar de Camargo
Christine Etienne
Bradford R. Howard
Isao Ichikawa
Advisers
Eva Brodehl
Katie Ischkin
Sonia LorenaYañez
Liaison Director
Barry Matheson
New Generations Committee
This committee shall advise the Board on matters related to Rotary's Fifth Avenue of Service.
Chair
Sushil Gupta
Members
Mikael Ahlberg
Aloysius Purwa
Deepak N. Raizaday
Philip J. Silvers
Donna I. Wallbank
Liaison Director
José Antonio F. Antiório
Operations Review Committee
This committee, mandated by the RI Bylaws, may review all financial matters, including but not limited to RI financial reports, the external audit, the system of internal accounting control, and internal audit, and shall review the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, administrative procedures, standards of conduct, and other operational and financial matters as necessary. It shall act in an advisory capacity to the Board. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan and align its recommendations to the plan.
Chair
G. Kenneth Morgan
Vice Chair
Robert A. Stuart
Members
Örsçelik Balkan
John C. Carrick
Rudolf Hörndler
José Alfredo Pretoni
Liaison Director
Kenneth R. Boyd
Liaison Trustee
Lynn Hammond
President's Advisory Committee
This committee shall assist the president in the work of his year as president of Rotary International. The committee should counsel the president on the need to align his/her annual goals and programs with the RI Strategic Plan.
Chair
Rajendra K. Saboo
Members
Iftekharul Alam
Safak Alpay
Jack B. Blane
Peter Bundgaard
Frank J. Devlyn
Luis Vicente Giay
Gary C.K. Huang
Glen W. Kinross
James L. Lacy
Jonathan B. Majiyagbe
Carlo Ravizza
Reach Out to Africa Committee
This committee shall enhance Rotary in Africa with an emphasis on service projects development, partnerships with Rotary clubs and districts in other countries, utilization of RI and Rotary Foundation resources, involvement in Rotary programs, and membership growth. Read more on its website.
Chair
Thomas A. Branum Sr.
Vice Chair
Örsçelik Balkan
North Region
Mohamed Delawar (Chair)
Ridha Souissi (Vice Chair)
South Region
June C. Webber (Chair)
Joshua Chimhanda (Vice Chair)
East Region
Nelson Kawalya (Chair)
Kaushik Manek (Vice Chair)
West Region
Michael Olawale-Cole (Chair)
Yaovi Tigoé (Vice Chair)
Members at Large
Kjell-Åke Åkesson
Yen-Shen Hsieh
R. Gordon R. McInally
Rajiv M. Pradhan
Philip J. Silvers
Sang Koo Yun
Advisers
Dong Kurn Lee
Rajendra K. Saboo
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
Liaison Director
Samuel F. Owori
Liaison Trustee
Sam Okudzeto
RI/USAID Steering Committee
Chair
William B. Boyd
Vice Chair
Thomas M. Thorfinnson
Members
F. Ronald Denham
James Robinson
Rotaract/Interact Committee
This committee shall provide guidance and advice to the Board on all aspects of the Rotaract and Interact programs. It will review issues, projects, and suggestions related to these programs. Under the direction of the president, it shall plan and develop program content for the Rotaract Preconvention Meeting in connection with the international convention and promote attendance for this meeting. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan in its efforts.
Chair
Martin H.F. Bridge
Vice Chair
José Luiz Toro da Silva
Members
Filippo M. Pirisi
Kamal C. Sanghvi
Faik Tokatlioglu
Juan Pedro Torroba
Rotaract Representatives
Mitchum Owen
Sabrina Palmer-Isaac
Parminder Sharma
Andrea Tirone
Emily Wood
Liaison Director
Juin Park
Rotarian Action Groups Committee
This committee shall provide guidance and advice to the Board on all aspects of the Rotary Action Groups program. It will assist groups wishing to receive official Rotarian Action Group status with the application process. This committee will consider requests from Rotarian Action Groups for alternative funding models for referral to the RI Board and shall consider the RI Strategic Plan to improve service opportunities for Rotarians and align its recommendations to the plan.
Chair
Kenneth W. Grabeau
Members
Marcus P. Doyle
Will Files
Antonio Hallage
Ekkehart Pandel
Juin Park
John C. Smarge
Rotary Fellowships Committee
This committee shall provide guidance and advice to the Board on all aspects of the Rotary Fellowships program. It will assist groups wishing to receive official fellowship status with the application process. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan goal of enhancing and emphasizing the family of Rotary throughout the Rotary world and align its recommendations to the plan.
Chair
Stephen D. Leonard
Vice Chair
Diana K. Barden
Members
Michael A. Jackson
Peter K. More
Stella Russell
Terance J. Stretton
Liaison Director
Paul Knyff
RYLA Committee
This committee shall provide support and guidance to Rotarians carrying out RYLA programs in their districts, and encourage RYLA training at the zone and district levels to expand the scope and strengthen the effectiveness of RYLA worldwide. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan in its efforts.
Chair
Antony Fryer
Vice Chair
Rolando Cuadrado
Members
Greg Garofolo
Michiko Kainuma
Marcos R. Klitzke
Sam Movva
Liaison
Elizabeth S. Demaray
Strategic Planning Committee
This committee, mandated by the RI Bylaws, shall develop, recommend, and update a strategic plan for consideration by the Board. It shall survey Rotarians and clubs not less than every three years in discharge of its duties to review and make recommendations to the Board pertaining to the strategic plan. It shall also review and counsel the president-elect on the program for the upcoming year to determine whether such program is consistent with the strategic plan, and undertake other duties assigned by the Board. It shall take into account studies of the change in the number of potential Rotarians on each continent, including in countries that may open soon to expansion, in order to predict the impact of such change on the membership in each zone.
Chair
Stuart B. Heal
Vice Chair
Duane R. Sterling
Members
Hugh Gregory
Shekhar Mehta
Yoshikazu Minamisono
Thomas M. Thorfinnson
Resource Person
Madhava V. Mohan
Liaison Trustee
Ian H.S. Riseley
Vocational Service Promotion Committee
This committee shall advise the Board on strategies for promoting vocational service. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan to improve service opportunities for Rotarians and align its recommendations to the plan.
Chair
Masahiro Kuroda
Vice Chair
Paul A. Netzel
Members
Eric E. Lacoste Adamson
Celia Giay
Ashok Gupta
André J. Merlin
Liaison Director
Masaomi Kondo
Youth Exchange Committee
This committee shall provide guidance and advice to the Board on all aspects of the Rotary Youth Exchange program. It shall, under the direction of the president, develop the program content for the annual Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention Meeting and promote attendance at this meeting. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan in its efforts.
Chair
Neil I. McDonald
M embers
Francisco L. Araújo
Danielle M. Baltus
Peter T. Kaye
Vikram B. Sanghani
Alan D. Wylie
Liaison Director
Paul Knyff
Regional Coordinators
Rotary Coordinators
Rotary coordinators shall provide information and assistance to clubs and districts regarding all aspects of Rotary International. They are to serve as trainers, motivators, coaches, counselors, and resource persons for club and district leaders and as a vital link between the Secretariat and the Rotarians in their assigned regions. They also are to be available for assistance at Rotary institutes, governors-elect training seminars, and other zone-level meetings.
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Rotary Public Image Coordinators
Rotary public image coordinators shall provide enhanced information and assistance from RI to the clubs and districts in the area of public relations. They will assist clubs and districts in telling Rotary’s success stories to all media, local government leaders, communities, civic leaders, and similar entities. They are to serve as trainers, motivators, coaches, counselors, and resource persons for the club and district leaders in their assigned regions. They also are to be available for assistance at Rotary institutes, governors-elect training seminars, and other zone-level meetings.
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Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators
Regional Rotary Foundation coordinators support district governors and governors-nominee in selecting Rotary Foundation committees and establishing and accomplishing district Foundation goals. They are selected by the Foundation Trustees in consultation with the RI president and president-elect. They conduct regional Rotary Foundation seminars, provide specialized training at zone-level governors-elect training seminars, and support district governors in planning district Rotary Foundation seminars. They also serve as Foundation speakers for district conferences, presidents-elect training seminars, district assemblies, and other Foundation-related events.
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