Chair-elect
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
Rotary Club of Trenton, Ontario, Canada (2009-13)
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson was a founding partner of Wilkinson & Company, a public accounting firm. After retiring, Wilf served as the part-time executive director of the Quinte Ballet School of Canada. He has also been chair of the Belleville Cheshire Home for Physically Handicapped Adults and the Loyalist College Board.
A Rotarian since 1962, Wilf has served as RI president, vice president, director, and Foundation trustee. He has also been an International Assembly group discussion leader and 2005 Chicago Convention Committee chair, and is a member of the International PolioPlus Committee. He has participated in National Immunization Days in India, Kenya, and Tanzania, and administered polio vaccine to children of Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
Wilf was honored in 2001 by Pope John Paul II with the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal. In 2007, the governor general of Canada appointed him a Member to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor. During his year as RI president, he was honored by Italy, Madagascar, and Pakistan. He is also the recipient of The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award, the International Service Award for a Polio-Free World, and the RI Service Above Self Award.
Vice chair
Samuel A. Okudzeto
Rotary Club of Accra, Ghana (2008-12)
Sam Okudzeto is a senior advocate of Ghana and the proprietor of the law office Sena Chambers. He has served as president, treasurer, and assistant and acting secretary of the Ghana Bar Association. He has been national president of the Ghana Association of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, president of the Association of Recognized Professional Bodies of Ghana, and a member of the Constituent Assembly of Ghana. Sam was a member of Parliament and national chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Ghana and international member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. He has been a member of the Prisons Service Council of Ghana, the Judicial Council of Ghana, and the Central Bank Board.
Since becoming a Rotarian in 1967, Sam has served RI as district governor, International Assembly discussion leader, area coordinator, regional conference session leader, committee member and chair, and director. He is a member of the International PolioPlus Committee and the Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force, and a past member of the Africa PolioPlus Committee.
Trustee
Doh Bae
Rotary Club of Seoul Hanyang, Korea (2008-12)
Doh Bae has been an adviser to Hyosung Corporation since 1995. He has served as chairman of the Korea Chemical Fibers Association and as president of Tongyang Polyester Co. Ltd. Doh Bae has been recognized in Korea with awards including the Presidential Medal for $10 Billion Exports and the Order of Service Merit Red Stripes. He received a master’s degree from Seoul National University’s graduate school of public administration in 1973. He graduated from the university’s college of law in 1957.
Doh Bae joined the Rotary Club of Daegu in 1968 and the Rotary Club of Hanyang in 1990. He has served RI as district governor, committee chair, and task force member. He is a Rotary Foundation Major Donor, Benefactor, and Bequest Society member, and has received the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service.
Trustee
Stephen R. Brown
Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle, California, USA (2010-14)
Stephen R. Brown has practiced with the law firm of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps since 1972. He is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, the State Bar of California, and the San Diego Bankruptcy Forum, and is chair of the Triangle Trust. He has served as chair of the Golden Triangle Marketing Consortium, director of the Golden Triangle Arts Foundation, and member of the Stanford Law School Board of Visitors. He received the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award from the United Nations Association of San Diego.
A charter member of the Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle, he has served RI as a committee and task force chair, Future Vision Committee member, and Permanent Fund national adviser. He has worked on projects to establish a school in Afghanistan, a water system in Kenya, and a sewing center for Somali refugees in San Diego.
He is a recipient of The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award and the RI Service Above Self Award. Steve and his wife, Susan, are members of the Arch C. Klumph Society.
Trustee
John F. Germ
Rotary Club of Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA (2008-12)
John F. Germ is chief executive officer of Campbell and Associates Inc., consulting engineers. He joined the firm as an engineer in 1965 after four years in the U.S. Air Force. John is an active member of the Chattanooga community, where he has served as president of the chamber of commerce, Junior Achievement, and Boy Scouts, and as campaign chairman of United Way. He has also served as president of the Tennessee Jaycees and is a recipient of the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award.
John is chair of Rotary’s US$200 Million Challenge Committee. A Rotarian since 1976, he has also served Rotary International as vice president, director, committee member and chair, task force zone and area coordinator, Council on Legislation delegate and chair, International Assembly training leader and group discussion leader, and district governor . He was aide to 2007-08 RI President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson and served as 2010-11 trustee vice chair.
John is a recipient of the RI Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award.
Trustee
Antonio Hallage
Rotary Club of Curitiba-Leste, Paraná, Brazil (2011-15)
Antonio Hallage is a telecommunications engineer and president of SET Ltda., a telecommunications consulting company. He is also director of Brasilsat Harald, a manufacturing company, and professor of telecommunications systems at the Federal University of Paraná. He is a past adviser of the Paraná Engineering Institute.
A Rotarian since 1979, Antonio serves as an adviser to the Rotary regional magazine Brasil Rotário. He also has served Rotary as director, committee member and vice chair, Rotary Foundation alumni coordinator, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, president’s representative, and training leader. He has received The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and the City of Curitiba’s award for outstanding service to the community. Antonio and his wife, Rose, live in Curitiba.
Trustee
Lynn A. Hammond
Rotary Club of Loveland, Colorado, USA (2009-13)
Lynn A. Hammond is a past president of the Larimer County Bar Association and has served on the Colorado Bar Association’s Board of Governors, Executive Committee, Judicial Qualifications Committee, and Supreme Court Grievance Committee. He has served as president of the Loveland United Fund, Visiting Nurse Association, House of Neighborly Service, and Thompson R2-J School Board, and as a lay leader in his church.
A Rotarian since 1960, he has served RI as director, chair of the Board Executive Committee and RI Operations Review Committee, president’s representative, International Assembly group discussion leader, RI training leader, and Permanent Fund national adviser. He and his wife, Norma, are Benefactors of The Rotary Foundation and Major Donors.
Trustee
Jackson San-Lien Hsieh
Rotary Club of Taipei Sunrise, Taiwan (2011-15)
Jackson San-Lien Hsieh is president of Amin International Corp., former president of Sung Chiao Investment Co., and past director of WI Harper Group. He has been chair of the Taipei UNESCO Movement Association, honorary chair of the Taipei Lifeline Association, and executive director of the Taipei City Chapter of the General Association of the Scouts of China.
Jackson has served Rotary as director, vice chair of the Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative and Asian Presidential Conference (Taipei) Committee, committee and task force member, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, and training leader. He also has been editor of The Rotarian Monthly regional magazine. He is a Rotary Foundation Major Donor and Arch C. Klumph Society member. He has received the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award and the RI Service Above Self Award. He lives in Taipei with his wife, Juliet.
Trustee
John Kenny
Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Scotland (2011-15)
John Kenny is a past dean of his local law faculty, a judge, and a notary. He earned the Scouting Medal of Merit for helping to form new Scouting groups in Eastern Europe. An elder of the Church of Scotland, he has been deputy lieutenant to Queen Elizabeth II, president of the Forth Valley Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Scottish Junior Chambers of Commerce, and general legal counsel of Jaycees International.
A Rotarian since 1970, John is past president of Rotary International and past president and vice president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland. He also has served Rotary as director, Rotary Foundation trustee, committee chair and vice chair, and president’s representative. He has been a Council on Legislation representative, member at large, and parliamentarian. A Rotary Foundation Major Donor and Bequest Society member, John has received the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. He and his wife, June, live in Linlithgow.
Trustee
Dong Kurn Lee
Rotary Club of Seoul Hangang, Seoul, Korea (2010-14)
Dong Kurn Lee is chair of Bubang Co. Ltd. and Bubang Techron Co. Ltd., manufacturing companies in Seoul. He is a trustee of the Busan College of Information Technology and a past trustee of Seoul Bank. In 2005, he was appointed international goodwill ambassador by the president of Korea.
A Rotarian since 1971, D.K. has served RI as president, director, treasurer, Foundation trustee, committee member and chair, PolioPlus national advocacy adviser, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, zone and regional coordinator for membership development, and International Assembly training leader. He is chair of the Polio Eradication Private Sector Initiative in Korea and a recipient of the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service.
As 1995-96 district governor, D.K. was recognized for chartering 32 new clubs and adding nearly 1,800 new members, making his district the most successful in membership development that year. He lives in Seoul with his wife, Young.
Trustee
Ashok M. Mahajan
Rotary Club of Mulund, Maharashtra, India (2009-13)
Ashok M. Mahajan is senior partner in Raj Industries, a firm he founded in 1973. He is a member of the Punjab Kesari Club and Council for Fair Business Practice, and has served on the Civil Defense Advisory Committee Maharashtra.
Ashok joined the Rotary Club of Mulund in 1973. He has served RI as a director and task force and committee member, and at the 2001-02 India Presidential PolioPlus Summit. He is a member of the International PolioPlus Committee. He has received the RI Service Above Self Award as well as the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service, Distinguished Service Award, and Regional Service Award for a Polio-Free World. He is a Major Donor, Benefactor, and Paul Harris Society member.
Trustee
Anne L. Matthews
Rotary Club of Columbia East, South Carolina, USA (2010-14)
Anne L. Matthews is the president of Matthews and Associates, an educational consulting firm. She has served organizations including the National Business Education Association, Southern Business Education Association, and National Policies Commission for Business and Economic Education.
U.S. President Ronald Reagan appointed Anne to the National Advisory Council for Career Education in 1981 and to the Practitioners Task Force on the National Commission for Employment Policy in 1983. She has received the Diamond Award from the YWCA and the Women of Distinction Award from the Girl Scout Council.
Anne has served RI as a Future Vision Committee member, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, president’s representative, International Assembly training leader, and chair of the 2011 Rotary Reunion. She is an RI Board director-elect, and a Rotary Foundation Major Donor, Benefactor, and Bequest Society charter member. Anne has received the Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award and the RI Service Above Self Award, and was honored as her district’s Rotarian of the Year in 2006.
Trustee
Kazuhiko Ozawa
Rotary Club of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan (2010-14)
Kazuhiko Ozawa is the owner and president of the Kamakura Park Hotel and the manager of several restaurants. He is the former chair and current honorary chair of the Yokosuka Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Kaz is president of Yokosuka Transport, Port and Harbor Association; chair of the Advisory Board for Special Past Remuneration of Yokosuka City; and a member of the Kanagawa Public Safety Commission.
He has served as president of the Yokosuka Defense Association, honorary chair of the National Defense Academy of Japan supporters organization, and president of the Yokosuka Arts Theater. Kaz has received awards including the Medal with Blue Ribbon and the Order of the Rising Sun (Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon) from the Japanese government, and the Superior Public Service Award from the U.S. Navy.
A Rotarian since 1978, Kaz has served RI as a director and as a member of the RI Board Executive Committee, 2010 Montréal Convention Committee, and Permanent Fund Committee for Japan. He also has been a PolioPlus national advocacy adviser, RI membership zone coordinator, and president’s representative. Kaz is a Rotary Foundation Major Donor, Bequest Society member, and Benefactor.
Trustee
Ian H.S. Riseley
Rotary Club of Sandringham, Victoria, Australia (2011-15)
Ian H.S. Riseley has been the proprietor of Ian Riseley & Co., an accounting firm in Melbourne, since 1976. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, with postgraduate qualifications in taxation law and accounting, and has been a university lecturer in accounting and ethics. In 2002, the Australian government recognized him as a “peacebuilder” in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
Ian has served Rotary as director, treasurer, Rotary’s US$200 Million Challenge zone coordinator, and task force and committee member. As a member of the Australian Polio Eradication Private Sector Campaign, he received the Regional Service Award for a Polio-Free World in 2003-04. He is a Rotary Foundation Major Donor and Bequest Society member. He and his wife, Juliet, live in Moorooduc with their children, Andrew and Jill.
General Secretary
John Hewko
Evanston, Illinois, USA
John Hewko is the general secretary and chief executive officer of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Kyiv in Ukraine.
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