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Ca
rolin
as’
PETS March
16 ‐ 1
8, 201
7 Green
sboro, NC
Prep
arin
g Ro
tary
’s le
ader
s sin
ce 1
985
Page 2
March 16‐18
, 201
7
How This S
eminar W
orks ...
and
ps fo
r ge
ng th
e m
ost f
rom
you
r wee
kend
Pa
rcipa
nts a
re in
group
s except during mea
ls.
Mee
ngs b
y Distric
t (a
ende
es group
ed by distric
t)
There are three mee
ngs w
here par
cipa
nts a
re group
ed by distric
t. Th
ese mee
ngs focus on go
als a
nd you
r leade
rship role. Just com
pare
your distric
t num
ber to the table on
the last page of th
is agen
da fo
r you
r assig
ned mee
ng ro
oms. The
hotel floo
r plan is on
the rear in
side
cover.
Small G
roup
Sessio
ns (a
ende
es group
ed by offi
ce)
Just com
pare th
e le
er in th
e corner of you
r bad
ge to
the table on
the
last page of th
is agen
da fo
r you
r assigne
d mee
ng ro
oms.
Presiden
ts‐Elect
Presiden
ts Nom
inee
Assis
tant Governo
rs
Governo
rs Nom
inee
Focus o
n Ro
tary
Please give Ro
tary you
r und
ivided
aen
on th
is wee
kend
. If yo
u listen,
share ideas, an
d en
joy the fellowship of o
thers, you will fe
el th
e excite‐
men
t building with
in you
and
aroun
d yo
u. Take ne
w kno
wledg
e an
d en
‐thusiasm
back to you
r club an
d distric
t!
Techno
logy Restraint
Please re
frain from
cell pho
ne use during the seminar. Please re
spect
your neigh
bors, disc
ussio
n lead
ers a
nd keyno
te sp
eakers. Text later.
Be Pun
ctua
l Our plann
ing commiee
, disc
ussio
n lead
ers a
nd staff
work diligen
tly to
make this seminar ru
n sm
oothly and
on
me. Please be
in you
r seat p
rior
to th
e me indicated for e
ach session in th
is agen
da.
Vend
ors &
Exh
ibits
Approv
ed Rotary merchandise ven
dors and
other exhibito
rs are lo
cated
on th
e 3r
d floo
r; whe
re you
received
this bo
oklet. Visit a
nd learn ab
out
the man
y prom
oon
al and
inform
aon
al m
aterials available to you
r club.
Lost & Fou
nd
If yo
u lose or fi
nd so
mething
, let us k
now. Bring it or re
cover it —
at the
Ca
rolin
as’ P
ETS Office in th
e Riverdale Ro
om.
March 16‐18
, 201
7
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March 16‐18
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7
Mee
ngs b
y District
Dist
rict
Room
Di
rec
ons
7670
Au
ditoriu
m II
Escalator #
2 to 1
st Floor
7680
Au
ditoriu
m III
Escalator #
2 to 1
st Floor
7690
Au
ditoriu
m IV
Re
main on
3rd Floor
7710
Victoria BC
Remain on
3rd Floor
7720
Au
gusta
Remain on
3rd Floor
7730
Grand
over East
Remain on
3rd Floor
7750
Victoria A
Remain on
3rd Floor
Badg
e Le
er
Room
Di
rec
ons
A Sand
pipe
r Re
main on
3rd Floor
B Co
lony C
Remain on
3rd Floor
C Arrowhe
ad
Remain on
3rd Floor
D Co
lony A
Remain on
3rd Floor
E Co
lony B
Remain on
3rd Floor
F Tide
water
Remain on
3rd Floor
G Pe
bble Bea
ch
Remain on
3rd Floor
H Victoria BC
Remain on
3rd Floor
I Grand
over East
Remain on
3rd Floor
J Au
ditoriu
m IV
Re
main on
3rd Floor
K Grand
over W
est
Remain on
3rd Floor
L Au
gusta
Remain on
3rd Floor
R Victoria A
Remain on
3rd Floor
S Au
ditoriu
m II
Escalator #
2 to 1
st Floor
T Au
ditoriu
m III
Escalator #
2 to 1
st Floor
Small G
roup
Session
s
March 16‐18
, 201
7
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March 16‐18
, 201
7
Dear Rotarians,
Welcome to Carolinas’ P
ETS 20
17! Th
ank you for b
eing
with
us for wha
t we are confi
dent will be a very
mea
ning
ful experience. The
seven Distric
t Governo
rs‐
Elect respo
nsible fo
r this e
vent have plan
ned an
exci
ng agend
a — fu
ll of training
, inspira
on, and
fellowship. We ho
pe th
at you
will ta
ke advan
tage of
every minute!
The prim
ary focus is o
f cou
rse to prepa
re th
e Presiden
ts‐Elect to
be the
most impo
rtan
t person in all of Rotary — th
e Club
Presid
ent. W
e are also
pleased to provide
training se
ssions fo
r Presid
ents‐Nom
inee and
the
Assis
tant Governo
rs.
One
of the
highlights o
f our event is th
e ou
tstand
ing grou
p of keyno
te
spea
kers: R
I Gen
eral Secretary Jo
hn Hew
ko, P
ast R
I Presid
ent R
on Burton,
Past RI D
irector Larry Lun
sford, and
Winnie Morgan.
Than
k you again for b
eing present!
Harr
y Br
ogde
n, G
ener
al C
hair
Carolin
as’ P
ETS 20
17 —
Gov
erno
rs and
Gov
erno
rs‐Elect
Bill Bidd
le, G
overno
r 201
7‐20
18, D
istric
t 767
0 Ho
rse Sh
oe, N
C A mem
ber o
f the
Rotary Club
of A
sheville Brea
kfast
since 200
8, Bill se
rved
as G
SE Leade
r to the Ph
ilip‐
pine
s, whe
re he ha
s now
returned
six
mes to
provide
service to indigent Filipino
cizens in projects includ‐
ing whe
elchairs, clinics, literacy, clothing, and
more.
Gary Dills, G
overno
r 201
6‐20
17, D
istric
t 767
0 O
o, NC
A mem
ber o
f the
Rotary Club
of Franklin since 20
06,
Gary is very acve in com
mun
ity affa
irs. H
e is an acve
advocate of Y
outh Service and
Interna
onal involve‐
men
t with
a fo
cus o
n the Am
ericas. H
e an
d his w
ife,
Nan
cilee, are M
ajor Don
ors, an
d Be
nefactors.
March 16‐18
, 201
7
Page 17
Carolin
as’ P
ETS 20
17 —
Disc
ussio
n Lead
ers
Firoz Pe
era, Gov
erno
r 201
0‐20
11, D
istric
t 768
0 Ch
arlo
e, NC
A charter m
embe
r of the
Rotary Club
of B
allantyne,
Firoz is c
urrently su
ppor
ng fu
nd develop
men
t for th
e Ro
tary Fou
nda
on by serving as End
owmen
t/Major
Gis A
dvise
r for Zon
e 33
. His mul
ple distric
t assign‐
men
ts includ
e three years a
s Rotary Fo
unda
on Cha
ir.
Barry Ph
illips, Gov
erno
r 200
7‐20
08, D
istric
t 771
0 Hillsbo
roug
h, NC
Barry first jo
ined
Rotary in Bah
rain and
he ha
s worked
and lived
throug
hout th
e Middle East, Europ
e an
d the
USA
. Barry is co‐ow
ner o
f a business e
duca
on pub
‐lishing business tha
t resea
rche
s and
develop
s assess‐
men
t instrum
ents and
business s
imula
on program
s.
Bob Pipp
en, G
overno
r 201
5‐20
16, D
istric
t 772
0 Elizab
eth City, N
C A mem
ber o
f Elizab
eth City M
orning Rotary sin
ce
2006
, Bob
is a M
ajor Don
or, B
eque
st Society and
Paul
Harris Society mem
ber, and Be
nefactor. Re
red a
er
44 years in th
e woo
d prod
ucts indu
stry, B
ob se
rves on
nonp
rofits' Bo
ards, cou
nty go
vernmen
t, an
d church.
Terry Wea
ver, Go
vernor 201
5‐20
16, D
istric
t 775
0 Greer, SC
A mem
ber o
f Green
ville, SC Ro
tary, Terry is a M
ajor
Dono
r and
mem
ber o
f the
Beq
uest Society and
Pau
l Ha
rris Society. His 35
+ years in Ro
tary includ
e the
club
s of S
t. Louis, Milw
aukee an
d Atlanta. Terry and
his w
ife Pam
have 2 children an
d 4 grandchildren.
Page 16
March 16‐18
, 201
7
Carolin
as’ P
ETS 20
17 —
Disc
ussio
n Lead
ers
Vane
ssa Ervin, Gov
erno
r 201
4‐20
15, D
istric
t 773
0 Jacksonville, NC
A mem
ber o
f the
Rotary Club
of Jackson
ville since
1992
, Van
essa is a re
cipien
t of the
Service Abo
ve Self
Award. W
hile GSE Team Leade
r to Distric
t 703
0, sh
e pa
rcipa
ted in lo
cal projects. She is a mem
ber o
f the
Be
quest S
ociety and
is a m
ulple Pa
ul Harris Fellow.
Leigh Hu
dson
, Gov
erno
r 201
3‐20
14, D
istric
t 771
0 Ra
leigh, NC
Leigh joined
the Garne
r Rotary Club
in 198
1 an
d then
the Clayton Ro
tary Club in 198
5. He is a mem
ber o
f the Pa
ul Harris
Society and
is a RLI fa
culty
mem
ber. He
an
d his w
ife, P
ug, are acve in th
eir c
ommun
ity and
ha
ve bee
n recognized
with
several civic awards.
Ma
hew Kan
e, Gov
erno
r 201
4‐20
15, D
istric
t 771
0 Ra
leigh, NC
Ma
hew joined
the North Raleigh Club in 199
6. A
er
learning
how
Rotary pe
rfectly blend
s fellowship with
service, he go
t acve in grant projects a
nd com
mun
ity
service. He was tw
ice selected
as C
lub Ro
taria
n of th
e Year and
is a m
embe
r of the
Pau
l Harris Society.
Larry Lassite
r, Go
vernor 201
5‐20
16, D
istric
t 769
0 Troy, N
C A mem
ber o
f the
Troy Ro
tary Club, Larry has se
rved
as
Presiden
t twice, Assistan
t Governo
r for th
ree years
and is a Major Don
or, P
aul H
arris
Society M
embe
r and
a Be
nefactor. H
e an
d his w
ife, D
eloris, have three chil‐
dren
and
six gran
dchildren
March 16‐18
, 201
7
Page 5
Carolin
as’ P
ETS 20
17 —
Gov
erno
rs and
Gov
erno
rs‐Elect
Sco
Van
Der Linde
n, Gov
erno
r 201
7‐20
18, D
istric
t 76
80
Charlo
e, NC
A mem
ber o
f the
Rotary Club
of C
harlo
e‐South sin
ce
1992
, Sco
is a Paul H
arris Fellow, B
eque
st Society and
Pa
ul Harris Society M
embe
r, an
d Major Don
or. H
e an
d Judy clim
bed Mou
nt Kilimanjaro to
End
Polio Now
.
Tom Smith
, Gov
erno
r 201
6‐20
17, D
istric
t 768
0 Ma
hews, NC
Tom joined
the Ro
tary Club of Charlo
e So
uth in 199
4 an
d served
as its Presid
ent in 20
09‐201
0. He is a Major
Dono
r, Be
nefactor, B
eque
st Society and
Pau
l Harris
Society mem
ber. Tom and
his wife
Paula have four
children an
d five gran
dchildren.
Lloy
d Navarro, G
overno
r 201
7‐20
18, D
istric
t 769
0 Jackson Sprin
gs, N
C A mem
ber o
f the
San
dhills R
otary Club
since 19
99,
Lloyd ha
s received the RI Avenu
es of Service Cita
on
and Distric
t Service Award. A decorated
Arm
y Officer
durin
g his 2
6‐years o
f service, he an
d his w
ife Leslie
are Pa
ul Harris Fellows, Be
nefactors, Major Don
ors,
Paul Harris Society and
Beq
uest Society m
embe
rs.
Jon Sp
illman
, Gov
erno
r 201
6‐20
17, D
istric
t 769
0 Green
sboro, NC
A mem
ber o
f The
Rotary Club
of G
uilfo
rd since 20
04,
Jon ha
s served his d
istric
t in several roles, including
Assis
tant Governo
r, Go
vernor's Aide
and
Distric
t Grant
Chair. Jo
n an
d his w
ife Alison
have tw
o children who
also par
cipa
te in m
any Ro
tary se
rvice projects.
Page 6
March 16‐18
, 201
7
Carolin
as’ P
ETS 20
17 —
Gov
erno
rs and
Gov
erno
rs‐Elect
Shafi
Parekh, Gov
erno
r 201
7‐20
18, D
istric
t 771
0 Ra
leigh, NC
A Ro
taria
n sin
ce 197
2 and mem
ber o
f the
Rotary Club
of W
est R
aleigh, Sha
fi ha
s also
served
in Pakistan
, Michigan, and
Texas. Ha
ving par
cipa
ted in 25+
matching gran
ts as h
ost c
ountry and
Interna
onal
partne
r, Shafi
and
Marjan en
joyed ho
sng GSE.
Rusine
Sinclair, Go
vernor 201
6‐20
17, D
istric
t 771
0 Ra
leigh, NC
A 19
75 Amba
ssad
orial Scholar to
Singapo
re, R
usine
Joined
the Ro
tary Club of Raleigh in 200
8 an
d was
2010
Rotarian of th
e Ye
ar. She an
d he
r husba
nd, D
ick,
are Major Don
ors a
nd Pau
l Harris Society m
embe
rs. In
2012
, she
received
the NC Order of the
Lon
g Leaf Pine.
Stan
Kee
ler, Go
vernor 201
7‐20
18, D
istric
t 772
0 Ki
y Ha
wk, NC
A mem
ber o
f the
Firs
t Flight Rotary Club
(Kill Devil
Hills, N
C) since 20
13, Stan ha
s bee
n a Ro
taria
n sin
ce
2003
. He an
d his w
ife, P
atsy, are M
ajor Don
ors a
nd
Paul Harris
Society m
embe
rs. He
is a gradu
ate of th
e RLI Program
and
an ac
ve fa
cilitator.
Jim Findley, G
overno
r 201
6‐20
17, D
istric
t 772
0 New
Bern, NC
Jim joined
the Ro
tary Club of New
Bern in 200
7, and
was presid
ent in 20
11‐201
2. H
e is a grad
uate of the
RLI training program, a m
embe
r of the
RLI fa
culty
and
was Club Ro
taria
n of th
e Year in 201
4. He is a mul
ple
Paul Harris Fellow and
mem
ber o
f the
Beq
uest Society.
March 16‐18
, 201
7
Page 15
Carolin
as’ P
ETS 20
17 —
Disc
ussio
n Lead
ers
Lee Dixo
n, Gov
erno
r 200
8‐20
09, D
istric
t 773
0 Moreh
ead City, N
C Lee joined
the Moreh
ead City Noo
n Ro
tary Club in
1996
, is a
Major Don
or and
has par
cipa
ted in m
any
Rotary program
s, in par
cular G
roup
Study Exchang
e.
He is th
e Presiden
t of C
oastal Architecture, a fu
ll‐service Archite
ctural Design firm.
Russell D
uncan, Gov
erno
r 200
9‐20
10, D
istric
t 771
0 Ca
ry, N
C Joining the Lillington Ro
tary Club at th
e age of 24, Rus‐
sell is curren
tly a m
embe
r of the
Cary Ce
ntral club. He
has received the Ro
taria
n of th
e Year award, is a m
ul‐
ple Pa
ul Harris Fellow, a Ben
efactor, a Pa
ul Harris Soci‐
ety mem
ber a
nd has 32 years o
f perfect a
enda
nce.
Ken Dresser, Gov
erno
r 201
4‐20
15, D
istric
t 768
0 Co
rnelius, NC
A mem
ber o
f the
Rotary Club
of N
orth M
ecklen
burg
Coun
ty fo
r over 1
3 years, Ke
n is a mem
ber o
f the
Pau
l Ha
rris Society, th
e Be
quest S
ociety, a M
ajor Don
or, is
on th
e RLI Faculty and
is an Assis
tant Rotary Pu
blic
Image Co
ordina
tor for Zon
e 33
.
Patrick Ea
kes, Gov
erno
r 201
4‐20
15, D
istric
t 769
0 Green
sboro, NC
A mem
ber o
f Crescen
t Rotary, Patric
k ha
s served in
several distric
t roles, h
as re
ceived
the RI Cita
on fo
r Merito
rious Service and
serves Zon
e 33
as A
ssistan
t Ro
tary Fou
nda
on Coo
rdinator. H
e an
d his w
ife Kris‐
ten ha
ve tw
o children ac
ve in Rotary service projects.
Page 14
March 16‐18
, 201
7
Carolin
as’ P
ETS 20
17 —
Disc
ussio
n Lead
ers
Charles A
llen, Gov
erno
r 200
8‐20
09, D
istric
t 769
0 Ra
ndleman
, NC
A mem
ber o
f Rotary Club
of R
ando
lph sin
ce 199
3,
Charles a
nd San
dra are Mul
ple Pa
ul Harris
Fellows,
Sustaining M
embe
rs Ben
efactors, and
Major Don
ors.
Charles is a
lso a m
embe
r of the
Paul H
arris Society.
Charles e
njoys
me with
family and
travel.
Lorraine
Ang
elino, Gov
erno
r 201
3‐20
14, D
istric
t 775
0 Green
woo
d, SC
A mem
ber o
f the
Emerald City Rotary club
in Green
‐woo
d, SC since 20
02, Lorraine is a M
ajor Don
or, P
aul
Harris Fello
w, B
enefactor, Be
quest S
ociety m
embe
r, an
d a Pa
ul Harris Society Cha
rter m
embe
r. She
enjoy
s pa
rcipa
ng in Rotary even
ts aroun
d the glob
e.
Nan
cy Barbe
e, Gov
erno
r 200
9‐20
10, D
istric
t 773
0 Po
llocksville, NC
A mem
ber o
f the
Maysville Ro
tary Club sin
ce 200
0,
Nan
cy is a Sustaining Mem
ber, Pa
ul Harris Fellow, P
aul
Harris Society Ch
arter M
embe
r, Major Don
or, and
a
Bene
factor. N
ancy leads N
aon
al Im
mun
iza
on Days
to eradicate Polio in In
dia.
Billi Black, G
overno
r 201
5‐20
16, D
istric
t 767
0 Fran
klin, N
C Billi and
her husba
nd Ron
are m
embe
rs of F
rank
lin
Daybreak Rotary an
d the Arch Klumph
Society. B
illi is
Distric
t Pau
l Harris Cha
ir and ha
s just b
egun
serving as
an Assistan
t Rotary Co
ordina
tor. She is a mem
ber o
f the Da
Cdb ad
visory boa
rd and
a RLI fa
culty
mem
ber.
March 16‐18
, 201
7
Page 7
Carolin
as’ P
ETS 20
17 —
Gov
erno
rs and
Gov
erno
rs‐Elect
RB Riche
y, Gov
erno
r 201
7‐20
18, D
istric
t 773
0 Ha
mpstead
, NC
A mem
ber o
f the
Rotary Club
of W
ilmington
, RB joined
Ro
tary in 200
2 in M
organ City, LA. H
e is a Major Do‐
nor a
nd Pau
l Harris Society m
embe
r. Other volun
teer
acvi
es includ
e serving as Gua
rdian ad Lite
m and
men
torin
g UN
CW business s
choo
l jun
iors and
seniors.
John
Sciba
l, Go
vernor 201
6‐20
17, D
istric
t 773
0 Moreh
ead City, N
C John
has been a mem
ber o
f the
Moreh
ead City Noo
n Ro
tary Club for 2
7 years, an
d served
in m
any leader‐
ship ro
les, Jo
hn was a GSE te
am lead
er to
Bue
nos
Aires in 20
11. B
esides Rotary, Jo
hn enjoys s
pend
ing
me with
his family, and
supp
orng Duk
e ba
sketba
ll.
Ed Irick, Gov
erno
r 201
7‐20
18, D
istric
t 775
0 Green
ville, SC
A re
red US Army Officer a
nd cha
rter m
embe
r of the
Green
ville Evening Rotary Club
, Ed an
d his w
ife, C
arol,
volunteer w
ith M
eals on
Whe
els, visit grand
children
and supp
ort C
lemson. Ed is a Major Don
or, B
enefac‐
tor, Be
quest S
ociety and
Paul H
arris Society M
embe
r.
Lance Yo
ung, Gov
erno
r 201
6‐20
17, D
istric
t 775
0 Green
ville, SC
Lance joined
Rotary in 200
4 and is a mem
ber o
f the
Green
ville Evening Club. He is a Major Don
or, B
eque
st
Society mem
ber, Be
nefactor, P
aul H
arris Society m
em‐
ber, mul
ple Pa
ul Harris Fellow and
Veteran. H
e re‐
red as a Colon
el a
er 29 years in the Air F
orce.
Page 8
March 16‐18
, 201
7
8:30
am R
egistra
on ope
n [G
uilfo
rd P
refu
ncon
Are
a, 3
rd fl
oor]
Exhibits ope
n [G
uilfo
rd P
refu
ncon
Are
a, 3
rd fl
oor]
9:30
am M
eeng
s by Distric
t [ho
tel floo
r plan on
rear insid
e cover]
11:30
am B
reak fo
r Lun
ch
11:45
am G
ENER
AL SESSION I [
Gui
lford
Bal
lroom
ABC
, 1st
floo
r]
Welcome, In
voca
on, P
ledg
e of Allegian
ce, Introdu
con
s
DG
E Lloyd Navarro [D
‐769
0], P
resid
ing
Lunch
Introd
ucon
of K
eyno
te Spe
aker
John
Hew
ko
Rotary In
terna
onal Gen
eral Secretary
Evan
ston
, Illnois
“Rot
ary
Toda
y an
d To
mor
row
”
John
Hew
ko is th
e Gen
eral Secretary of R
otary
Interna
onal. B
efore joining Ro
tary, h
e was vice
presiden
t of o
pera
ons a
t the
Millen
nium
Cha
l‐leng
e Co
rpora
on, a US go
vernmen
t interna
on‐
al develop
men
t age
ncy. An a
orne
y, Jo
hn was a
partne
r with
the law firm
Baker & M
cKen
zie, working
in M
oscow, K
yiv
and Prague
and
specializing in interna
onal corpo
rate tran
sacon
s in
emerging m
arkets. In 19
91‐92, he assis
ted the Ukrainian Parliamen
t in
dra
ing the inial laws o
n foreign investmen
t, an
‐com
peon
and
cor‐
pora
ons. Jo
hn is a trustee of th
e Ukrainian
Catho
lic University
in Lviv,
Ukraine
.
Friday, M
arch 17
March 16‐18
, 201
7
Page 13
Winnie Morgan
Mo
vaon
al Spe
aker
Hillsbo
roug
h, North Carolina
“The
Jour
ney
— Y
ours
, Min
e, T
heirs
”
Winnie Morgan is a professio
nal spe
aker and
traine
r, specializing in program
s to im
prove eff
ec‐
vene
ss in th
e workp
lace and
with
in organiza‐
ons. A fo
rmer local governm
ent a
dministrator
and yo
uth de
velopm
ent spe
cialist, she
spea
ks
from
over 3
0 years o
f experience in sa
larie
d an
d vo
luntee
r man
agem
ent
roles. Du
ring he
r caree
r as a
you
th develop
men
t spe
cialist sh
e provided
lead
ership fo
r man
y commun
ity effo
rts m
anaged
by vo
lunteers.
Winnie’s p
resenta
on opp
ortuni
es have taken he
r across the
U. S. as
well as to Be
larus a
nd Ukraine
to help set u
p voluntee
r systems to ad
‐dress s
ocial issue
s. She
earne
d he
r B.S. d
egree from
East C
arolina Univer‐
sity in Green
ville and
an M.S. from Virg
inia Tech (VPISU
) in Ad
ult a
nd Con
‐nu
ing Ed
uca
on. She
is a qualifi
ed traine
r of the
Myers‐Brig
gs Type Indi‐
cator a
nd a Cer
fied Vo
luntee
r Manager.
An
noun
cemen
ts
DGE Sco
Van Der Linda
en
Ad
journ (app
roxim
ately 2:15
pm)
Saturday, M
arch 18
Carolin
as’ P
ETS 20
17 —
Disc
ussio
n Lead
ers
New
man
Agu
iar, Gov
erno
r 201
5‐20
16, D
istric
t 771
0 Du
rham
, NC
New
man joined
Durha
m Rotary in 200
4 an
d was re
c‐og
nized in 200
7 as "R
otarian of th
e Ye
ar." He an
d his
wife
, Ann
‐Lou
ise, are Pau
l Harris Fellows a
nd Beq
uest
Society mem
bers. W
ith th
eir son
Joshua
, the
y ha
ve
hosted
scho
lars, e
xcha
nge stud
ents and
GSE te
ams.
Page 12
March 16‐18
, 201
7
GEN
ERAL
SESSION III, c
onnu
ed
8:30
am A
djou
rn
Exhibits ope
n [G
uilfo
rd P
refu
ncon
Are
a, 3
rd fl
oor]
8:45
am M
eeng
s by Distric
t [sa
me
room
as F
riday
mor
ning
]
9:45
am B
reak, beverages available
Gui
lford
Pre
func
on A
rea,
3rd
floo
r
Au
dito
rium
s II &
III,
1st fl
oor
Sm
all G
roup
Sessio
ns [h
otel floo
r plan on
rear insid
e cover]
Re
port to
mee
ng ro
om per nam
e ba
dge le
er
•
Pres
iden
ts‐E
lect
•
Pres
iden
ts‐N
omin
ee
•
Assis
tant
Gov
erno
rs
•
Gov
erno
rs N
omin
ee
•
Gov
erno
rs N
omin
ee D
esig
nate
10:00
am Small G
roup
Sessio
n 3 [s
ame
room
as F
riday
aer
noon
]
11:00
am B
reak
11:15
am Small G
roup
Sessio
n 4 [r
etur
n to
sam
e ro
om a
s bef
ore
brea
k]
12:15
pm B
reak
12:30
pm Exhibits close
12:30
pm G
ENER
AL SESSION IV [
Guilf
ord
Ballr
oom
ABC
, 1st
floo
r]
Welcome, In
voca
on, Introdu
con
s
DG
E Sco
Van Der Linde
n [D‐768
0], P
resid
ing
Lunch
Introd
ucon
of K
eyno
te Spe
aker
see
next
pag
e
Saturday, M
arch 18
March 16‐18
, 201
7
Page 9
GEN
ERAL
SESSION I, c
onnu
ed
An
noun
cemen
ts
DGE Shafi Parekh [D‐771
0]
1:15
pm A
djou
rn
1:30
pm M
eeng
s by Distric
t [re
turn
to sa
me
room
as b
efor
e lu
nch]
2:30
pm B
reak
Sm
all G
roup
Sessio
ns [h
otel floo
r plan on
rear insid
e cover]
Re
port to
mee
ng ro
om per nam
e ba
dge le
er
•
Pres
iden
ts‐E
lect
(two topics to
day; tw
o tomorrow)
1. M
aking the Most o
f Rotary’s P
ublic Im
age
2. Eng
aging Yo
ur Com
mun
ity
3. M
embe
rship En
gagemen
t & Develop
men
t
4. You
r Rotary Fo
unda
on
•
Pres
iden
ts‐N
omin
ee
•
Assis
tant
Gov
erno
rs
•
Gov
erno
rs N
omin
ee
•
Gov
erno
rs N
omin
ee D
esig
nate
2:45
pm Small G
roup
Sessio
n 1 [h
otel floo
r plan on
rear in
side cover]
3:45
pm B
reak, beverages available
Gui
lford
Pre
func
on A
rea,
3rd
floo
r
Au
dito
rium
s II &
III,
1st fl
oor
4:00
pm Small G
roup
Sessio
n 2 [r
etur
n to
sam
e ro
om a
s bef
ore
brea
k]
5:00
pm Free Time [Best
me to che
ck‐in
at the
hotel fron
t desk]
6:15
pm R
ecep
on & Cash Ba
r [G
uilfo
rd P
refu
ncon
Are
a, 3
rd fl
oor]
7:00
pm G
ENER
AL SESSION II [G
uilfo
rd B
allro
om A
BC, 1
st fl
oor]
Welcome, Singing
, Invoca
on
DGE Bill Bidd
le [D
‐767
0], P
resid
ing
Dinn
er
Friday, M
arch 17
Page 10
March 16‐18
, 201
7
GEN
ERAL
SESSION II,
con
nued
Introd
ucon
of K
eyno
te Spe
aker
Ron Bu
rton
Rotary In
terna
onal Presid
ent 2
013‐20
14
Norman
, Oklah
oma
“Let
Me
Tell
You
Abou
t My
Foun
daon
”
Ron Bu
rton
, the
Rotary Interna
onal Presid
ent‐
Elect, re
red as Presid
ent o
f the
University
of
Oklah
oma Foun
daon
Inc. in
200
7. He is a mem
‐be
r of the
American
Bar Associa
on and
is ad‐
mied
to pracce before the U.S. Sup
reme Co
urt.
Ron is a foun
der a
nd past p
resid
ent o
f the
Norman Pub
lic Schoo
l Fou
nda‐
on, and
foun
der a
nd past b
oard m
embe
r of the
Norman Com
mun
ity
Foun
daon
. He was vice presiden
t of the
Last F
ron
er Cou
ncil of th
e Bo
y Scou
ts of A
merica and received
the Silver Bea
ver A
ward.
A Ro
taria
n sin
ce 197
9, he ha
s served as RI d
irector, R
otary Foun
daon
trustee vice cha
ir, In
terna
onal Assem
bly mod
erator, com
miee cha
ir,
Perm
anen
t Fun
d na
onal advise
r, region
al Rotary Foun
daon
coo
rdina‐
tor, an
d aide
to th
e presiden
t. Ro
n ha
s received the RI Service Abo
ve Self
Award an
d the Foun
daon
’s Disng
uished
Service Award and Interna‐
onal Service Award for a
Polio‐Free World. H
e an
d his w
ife, Je
a, have
two children an
d three gran
dchildren.
An
noun
cemen
ts
DGE Stan Ke
eler [D
‐772
0]
9:00
pm A
djou
rn
Friday, M
arch 17
March 16‐18
, 201
7
Page 11
7:15
am G
ENER
AL SESSION III [G
uilfo
rd B
allro
om A
BC, 1
st fl
oor]
Welcome, Singing
, Invoca
on, P
ledge of Allegian
ce
DGE RB
Riche
y [D‐773
0], P
resid
ing
Brea
kfast
Introd
ucon
of K
eyno
te Spe
aker
Larry Lunsford
Pa
st Rotary Interna
onal Dire
ctor
Chair, Execu
ve Com
miee
Ka
nsas City
, Miss
ouri
“You
Just
Nev
er K
now
”
A 19
82 Rotary Foun
daon
Amba
ssad
orial Scholar
to Australia, Larry se
rved
as R
I Dire
ctor 201
3‐20
15. H
e joined
Rotary in 199
1, was Presid
ent o
f the Ro
tary Club of Kan
sas C
ity‐Plaza, M
issou
ri in 199
7‐19
98, and
was Dis‐
trict G
overno
r of M
issou
ri D6
040 in 200
1‐20
02. H
e ha
s also
served
as
Interna
onal Assem
bly Lead
Trainer, R
I Presid
ent's Rep
resenta
ve, R
I Co
mmiee
mem
ber a
nd vice‐chair, an
d Facilitator at R
I Con
ven
ons.
Larry is a Major Don
or, a Ben
efactor, a Ch
arter M
embe
r of the
Beq
uest
Society an
d the D6
040 Pa
ul Harris Society, and
has bee
n aw
arde
d the
Rotary Fou
nda
on Cita
on fo
r Merito
rious Service and
the RI Service
Above Self Aw
ard.
A cerfie
d pu
blic accou
ntan
t, Larry is SV
P/CFO of B
ernstein‐Rein Ad
vers‐
ing, In
c. in Kan
sas C
ity, M
O. Larry and
his wife
of 2
8 years, Jill, ha
ve tw
o child
ren, Trent and
Cara, all of who
m are Paul H
arris Fellows. He
enjoys
blue
and
yellow M
&Ms, all spo
rts, travel, and
collecng sp
orts m
emora‐
bilia, and
waits pa
ently
for the
day whe
n the Ka
nsas City
Chiefs w
ill win
the Supe
r Bow
l.
An
noun
cemen
ts
DGE Ed
Irick [D‐775
0]
Saturday, M
arch 17
