Rotary Leadership Round-Up: A look at the new leadership for community Rotary Clubs
The first Rotary Club was launched on Feb. 23, 1905 by Chicago attorney Paul Harris as a club where “professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships.” Since then, it evolved into a global network of clubs with 1.4 million members who contribute roughly 47 million annual volunteer hours. In northeast Florida — Rotary District 6970 — there are more than 60 clubs with approximately 500 clubs statewide.
Each year, leadership of these clubs passes to new hands. Here is a round-up of the new officers for the 2022-23 year for some of our Rotary Clubs in the Jacksonville area:
Rotary Club Jacksonville (Downtown): President: James W. Agee, President-Elect: Marie Foster Gnage, President-Nominee: Howard Wanamaker, Vice President, Programs Chair: Scott L. Eder, Vice President, Membership Chair: Peter Hicks, Secretary: Chris Michalakis, Treasurer: Peter M. Denholm, Sergeant-at-Arms: G. Russell Creighton, Immediate Past President: Bill Sorenson
Rotary Club of Riverside: President: Jonathan Cagan, President-Elect: Tim B. Gaskin, Treasurer: Eric S. Sherman, Secretary: Thomas White, Sergeants-at-Arms: Joshua Richard and Timothy D. Ware, Immediate Past President: Gene Morris
Rotary Club of West Jacksonville: President: Shawn Corrigan Asmuth, President-Elect: Dane Jensen, Treasurer: Timothy H. Johnson, Secretary: Rahul Sharma, Sergeant-at-Arms: Carter Rosenbloom, Immediate Past President: Ike W. Sherlock
Rotary Club of South Jacksonville: President: Charles G. Cofer, resident-Elect: Leslie Miller Redd, Secretary Treasurer: Greg Anderson, Sergeant-at-Arms: Lisamarie Winslow, Immediate Past President: Richard Warren Dow
Rotary Club of San Marco-Jacksonville: President: Thomas A. Delegal III, President-Elect: Chris Folds, Secretary Treasurer Executive Secretary: Ruth Ann Hepler, Sergeant-at-Arms: Anthony J. Potochick, Immediate Past President: Logan K. McEwan