Presidential appointees

R otarians appointed by the RI president help guide clubs and share their strengths through Rotary service.

2013 International Assembly Committee

This committee shall assist the president-elect 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
Ron D. Burton

Vice Chair
Mike Pinson

Members
Monty J. Audenart
Theodore D. Griley
Juan Pedro Torroba

Liaison Director
Sakuji Tanaka

Liaison Trustee
D.K. Lee

2013 International Institute (Lisbon) 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 2013 International Institute in Lisbon, Portugal.

Chair
Serge Gouteyron

Vice Chair
Seiji Kita

Members
Elio Cerini
Mário C. de Camargo
Won-Pyo Kim
Gerald A. Meigs
Christopher M. Offer
Ian W. Thomson
Guiller E. Tumangan

Liaison Director
Anne Matthews

Liaison Trustee
Julio Sorjús

2013 Lisbon Convention Committee

This committee shall assist the 2012-13 president in planning the 2013 RI 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

2013 Lisbon Convention Promotion Committee

This committee shall promote attendance at the RI Convention in Lisbon, Portugal.

Chairs
Francesco Arezzo
Mike Pinson

Members
Brian A. Andersen
Madhura M. Chatrapathy
Janice C. Gage
Gustavo P. Giay
Sadaki Goto
Serge Gouteyron
Robert L. Hall
Jackson San-Lien Hsieh
Jennifer E. Jones
Sueli N. Kaiser
Luis M. Moniz
Yasuharu Nakamura
Peter L. Offer
Young K. Park

2014 Sydney Convention Committee

This committee shall assist the 2013-14 president in planning the 2014 RI 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
Mark Daniel Maloney

Vice Chair
Krishnamoorthi R. Ravindran

Members
Simone G. Carot Collins
James R. Ives
Barry Matheson
Barry Thompson

Advisers
Monty J. Audenart
Kazuhiko Ozawa
José A. Salazar-Cruz

Liaison Director
Ron D. Burton

Liaison Trustee
D.K. Lee

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
Ann-Britt Åsebol

Members
Barbara T. Hargroves
Paul Knyff
Michael K. McGovern
Gideon Peiper
Peter K. 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
John W. Porter
Dae-Jin Shin
Gulam A. Vahanvaty

Advisers
Robert J. Aitken
John B. Boag
John F. Germ
Allan O. Jagger
Barry Matheson
Kazuhiko Ozawa

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
William Duane Benton

Members
Ramesh P. Agarwalla
Wesley W. Drinkard
Carolyn E. Jones

Liaison Director
John B. Boag

Liaison Trustee
Lynn Hammond

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
Barry Matheson

Members
Jose A. Sepulveda Fayad
Bryn Styles

Liaison Director
Paul Knyff

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
Mike Pinson

Vice Chair
David R. Oliver

Members
Jayantilal K. Chande
Sushil Gupta
Byoung Kook Min
Sydney S. Parker

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
Barry Rassin

Vice Chair
Larry A. Lunsford

Members
Ronald L. Beaubien
Michael J. Colasurdo
Elizabeth S. Demaray
Jayendra B. Kamdar
Robert C. Knuepfer
Andy Smallwood

Membership Development and 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
Ashok M. Mahajan

Vice Chair
J. David Roper

Members
Eva Brodehl
Patrick D. Chisanga
Mário C. de Camargo
Manoj D. Desai
Sushil Gupta
Bradford R. Howard
Isao Ichikawa
Jae Yoon Lee

Adviser
Monty J. Audenart

Liaison Director
Allan O. Jagger

Liaison Trustee
John Kenny

New Generations Committee

This committee shall advise the Board on matters related to Rotary’s fifth Avenue of Service.

Chair
Diana White

Members
Ryusetsu Esaki
Holger Knaack
Michael J. McCarthy
Deepak N. Raizaday
Donna I. Wallbank
Deepa B. Willingham

Liaison Director
Bryn Styles

Liaison Trustee
Ian Riseley

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
Robert A. Stuart

Vice Chair
Mark Daniel Maloney

Members
Örsçelik Balkan
Masahiro Kuroda
G. Kenneth Morgan
José Alfredo Pretoni

Liaison Director
Shekhar Mehta

Liaison Trustee
Lynn Hammond

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 TRF resources, involvement in Rotary programs, and membership growth. Read more on its website.

Chair
Thomas A. Branum

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)

Advisers
Sam Okudzeto
Samuel F. Owori
Rajendra K. Saboo

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 develop program content for and plan the Rotaract preconvention meeting in connection with the RI Convention and promote attendance for this meeting. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan in its efforts.

Chair
José L. Silva

Vice Chair
Juan Pedro Torroba

Members
Alberto Cecchini
Michiko Kainuma
Kamal C. Sanghvi
Faik Tokatlioglu

Rotaract Representatives
Wan-Hsin Chen
Joanna Kwong
Jae Jun Lee
Emily Wood

Liaison Director
José Antonio F. Antiório

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
John C. Smarge

Members
Kenneth R. Boyd
Stephen R. Brown
F. Ron Denham
Takeshi Matsumiya
Juin Park
Brian Stoyel

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 and align its recommendations to the plan.

Chair
Stella Russell

Vice Chair
Diana Barden

Members
Jerry L. Hall
Michael A. Jackson
Genjoh Katoh
Terance J. Stretton

Liaison Director
Shekhar Mehta

Liaison Trustee
Stephanie Urchick

Rotary Peace Forums Committee

This committee shall, under the direction of the 2012-13 president, plan and support the individual peace forum local programs and committees during 2012-13.

Chair
Luis V. Giay

Vice Chair
Edwin H. Futa

Members
Theodore D. Griley
Jiro Kawatsuma
Holger Knaack
Steve K. Yoshida

Liaison Director
Sakuji Tanaka

Liaison Trustee
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson

RYLA Committee

This committee shall provide guidance and advice to the Board on all aspects of the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program. It shall, under the direction of the president, develop the program content for the RYLA preconvention meeting and promote attendance at this meeting. The committee shall consider the RI Strategic Plan in its efforts.

Chair
Antony Fryer

Vice Chair
Greg Garofolo

Members
Andrew A. Cowling
Marcos R. Klitzke
David Lusty
Michiko Mitarai
Sam Movva Liaison

Liaison Director
Gideon Peiper

Sergeant-at-Arms Committee

This committee shall review the sergeant-at-arms manuals and update the qualified sergeant-at-arms leadership candidate lists. The committee shall advise the president, president-elect, and president-nominee in making appointments and decisions related to sergeant-at-arms activities at international Rotary meetings.

Chair
Michael D. McCullough

Vice Chair
Steve K. Yoshida

Member
John T. Capps

Advisers
William H. Bradfield
Hugh Gregory
Juan Pedro Torroba

Liaison Director
Yash Pal Das

Strategic Planning Committee

This committee, mandated by the RI Bylaws, shall develop, recommend, and update a strategic plan for consideration by the Board; 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; 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
Duane R. Sterling

Vice Chair
Hugh Gregory

Members
Yoshikazu Minamisono
Juin Park
Kenneth M. Schuppert
Thomas M. Thorfinnson

Advisers
Stuart B. Heal
Madhava V. Mohan

Liaison Trustee
Ray Klinginsmith

Vocational Service Promotion Committee

This committee shall provide guidance and advice to 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
Paul A. Netzel

Vice Chair
Celia Giay

Members
Eric E. Adamson
Ashok Gupta
Masaomi Kondo
Theodore T. Robin

Liaison Director
Takeshi Matsumiya

Liaison Trustee
Ashok Mahajan

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
F. Leandro Araújo

Vice Chair
Vikram B. Sanghani

Members
Danielle M. Baltus
John M. Brodbeck
Kenji Sakurai
Alan D. Wylie

Liaison Director
Ann-Britt Åsebol

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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