Governor's
Advisory Council:
Purpose: To advise and make recommendations
to the Governor about leadership of the District and its support
of the individual clubs. The council will meet four times
during the Rotary Year (1 July to 30 June).
• Chairperson:
-
James [Jim] Gascon - Marcellus
RC
• Vice-Chair: Louis “Lou”
Steppello, DGE - Utica RC
•
Governor Nominee - Dennis Schonewetter
- Sherrill RC
• Governor Nominee Designate: TBD
• Immediate Past Governor: Paul “PJ” Scott
-
Eastwood RC
Assistant Governors
• AREA 1: Anthony “Tony”
Piana (2012) — Clubs include Adirondack Foothills, Dolgeville,
Herkimer, Kuyahoora Valley, Little Falls
• AREA 2: Charles “Chuck” Tomaselli (2014)
— Clubs include Greater Utica Sunrise, New Hartford,
North Utica/Whitestown, Rotary eClub NY1, Sauquoit, Utica
• AREA 3: Roger Skinner (2013) — Clubs include
Hamilton, Oriskany Falls, Waterville, West Winfield
• AREA 4: Jana Haldenwang (2014) — Clubs include
Camden, Canastota, Chittenango, Oneida, Rome, Sherrill
• AREA 5: Gerald “Jerry” O’Donnell
(2013) — Clubs include Liverpool, Oneida Shores, Solvay-Geddes,
Syracuse Sunrise
• AREA 6: Richard “Dick” Silverman (2012)
— Clubs include Cazenovia, DeWitt, Eastwood, Fayetteville-Manlius,
Syracuse, Syracuse Inner City
• AREA 7: Deborah “Deb” Glisson (2012) —
Clubs include Camillus, Marcellus, Skaneateles, Skaneateles
Sunrise, Tully
• AREA 8: Joette Deane (2012) — Clubs include
Baldwinsville, Fulton, Fulton Sunrise, Oswego, Oswego Sunrise
• AREA 9: Henry “Mac” MacDonald (2014) —
Clubs include Auburn, Aurora, Cato, Moravia
Leadership Directors
•
District Trainer: Lawrence “Larry” Calabrese,
PDG (2013)
• District Treasurer:
Susan “Sue” Reisman (2014)
• District Secretary:
Dennis Schonewetter, (2012)
• Council of PDG Chair:
Donald “Don” Reese, PDG (2013)
• Membership Chair: Joseph
“Joe” McCarthy, PDG (2013)
• Public Relations Chair:
Robert “Bob” Stronach (2011)
• Service Programs Chair:
Herbert “Herb” Jerry, PDG (2011)
• Rotary Foundation Chair:
Gerald “Jerry” Gortner, PDG (2013)
Council of Governors:
• Past, Present, Future Governors on the Council
1983-1984 John Luchsinger, Jr.
1988-1989 William Grossman [D7120]
1985-1986 Michael Occhipinti
1991-1992 George Booth
1994-1995 Joseph McCarthy
1996-1997 Ned Mann
1997-1998 David Peterson
1998-1999 Edward Paparella
1999-2000 Herbert Jerry
2000-2001 Ward Vuillemot
2002-2003 Don Reese
2004-2005 James Austin
2005-2006 Gerald Gortner
2006-2007 Carol Anthony
2007-2008 Marlene Brown
2008-2009 Larry Calabrese
2009-2010 Fred Cholet
2010-2011 Paul Scott
2011-2012 James Gascon
2012-2013 Louis Steppello
2013-2014 Dennis Schonewetter
District Orgnization:
• DISTRICT GOVERNOR: James “Jim” Gascon
DG (2011-2012)
•ADMINISTRATION: Louis “Lou” Steppello,
DGE
• MEMBERSHIP: Joseph “Joe” McCarthy, PDG
• PUBLIC RELATIONS: Robert “Bob” Stronach
• PROJECTS: Herbert “Herb” Jerry, PDG
• ROTARY FOUNDATION: Gerald “Jerry” Gortner,
PDG
ADMINISTRATION
• DISTRICT GOVERNOR ELECT: Louis “Lou” Steppello,
DGE (2012-2013)
• DISTRICT TRAINER: Lawrence “Larry” Calabrese,
PDG (2013)
• ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION: Bangkok, Thailand
6-9 May 2012
• DISTRICT SECRETARY: Dennis Schonewetter, DGN (2012)
• ATTENDANCE: Jonathan Knight, DS-E
• DISTRICT DATABASE:
• WEBSITE ADMINISTRATION: Marlene Brown, PDG
• NEWSLETTER (CREDO), Ward Vuillemot, PDG (2012)
• DISTRICT DIRECTORY: District Secretary
• DISTRICT TREASURER: Susan “Sue” Reisman
(2014)
• ASSISTANT TREASURER, DISTRICT: TBD
• ASSISTANT TREASURER, YOUTH EXCHANGE: Stuart Wood
• FINANCE COMMITTEE
• Treasurer
• Assistant Treasurers
• District Governor
• District Governor Elect (Non voting)
• District Governor Nominee (Non voting)
• District Governor Nominee Designate (Non voting)
• Committee Member: Wendy Gratien (2012)
• Committee Member: TBD (2013)
• Committee Member: TBD (2014)
• Budget Committee: John Howard
AUDIT COMMITTEE
• Committee Member: TBD (2012):
• Committee Member: Harry Hood (2013)
• Committee Member: TBD (2014):
• DISTRICT GOVERNOR (2013-2014) Dennis Schonewetter
• NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Paul “PJ” Scott,
IPDG
• STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE: Dennis Schonewetter
• POLICY & PROCEDURE: Mike VanStrander (2014)
• DISTRICT GOVERNOR (2014-2015) TBD
• CHANGING OF THE GUARD EVENT
COMMITTEES
• MEMBERSHIP: Joseph “Joe” McCarthy, PDG
(2013)
• CLUB EXTENSION: TBD
• DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP REGIONAL COMMITTEE: Roger Gates,
Hank Leo, Don Reed, Doug Rutan, Ann Smiley , Tony Vennera
• PUBLIC RELATIONS: Robert “Bob” Stronach
• CLUB RECOGNITION & ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: Dana Jerrard
• GRANTS & MEDIA RESPONSE: Robert “Bob”
Stronach
• DISTRICT NEWSLETTER: Ward Vuillemot, PDG (2012)
• DISTRICT WEBSITE: Marlene Brown, PDG
• ROTARY FOUNDATION: Gerald “Jerry” Gortner,
PDG (2013)
• ALUMNI SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR: Jenny Doane
• AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLAR SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR: Bob Batley
• ANNUAL GIVING SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR: Jim Austin, PDG
• DISTRICT SIMPLIFIED GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR: PJ
Scott, PDG
• DISTRICT SIMPLIFIED GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE VICE-CHAIR:
Peter Cardamone
• GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR: Tom Collins
• MAJOR GIFTS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR: Ward Vuillemot, PDG
• PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY CHAIR: Marlene Brown, PDG
• PERMANENT FUND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR: TBD
• POLIOPLUS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR: Michael Occhipinti,
PDG
• WORLD GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR: Don Reese, PDG
• EX-OFFICO: District Governor
• EX-OFFICO: District Governor Elect
• EX-OFFICO: District Governor Nominee
• EX-OFFICO: District Governor Nominee Designate
SERVICE PROGRAMS: Herbert “Herb”
Jerry, PDG
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
• BFTW: Ward Vuillemot, Chair, PDG
• Materials: Hal
Brown
• Warehouse: Ward
Vuillemot, PDG
• Auburn Region:
Paul Barrus
• Trans Advisor:
Mike Kuhn
• Reg. Coor: Skaneateles
Region: Ward Vuillemot, PDG
• Reg. Coor: Fulton/Oswego
Region: Dick Kemmis
• Reg. Coor: Syracuse
Region: David Kennedy
• Reg. Coor: Utica
Region: Larry Calabrese, PDG
• Reg. Coor: Syracuse
North Region: PJ Scott, PDG
• PR Coordinator:
Larry Richardson
• Ex-Offico: Literacy
Chair
• Ex-Offico: District
Governor
• Chile Playground Project: HILE PLAYGROUND PROJECT:
Don Reese, PDG
• Gift of Vision: James “Jim” Gascon, DG
• Water Resource Projects: Joette Deane, AG
o Dominican Republic Water Project: James “Jim”
Gascon, DG
o Honduras Water & Sanitation Project: Joette Deane, AG
o Sudan Water & Sanitation Project: Charles “Chuck”
Tomaselli, AG
o Zimbabwe Water & Sanitation Project: Rev. Blessed Sikhosana
COMMUNITY SERVICE
• LITERACY: TBD
• PRIDE OF WORKMANSHIP: RICHARD KEMMIS
• TAKES A MAN TO BE A DAD: Chuck Tomaselli
o NEW GENERATIONS
• EARLYACT: TBD
• INTERACT: Susan “Sue” Thomas
• ROTARACT CLUBS: Susan “Sue” Witmer
• RYLA: Larry Richardson
• YOUTH EXCHANGE: Sally Fedrizzi, Chair
• DoS/RI/CSIET Compliance Officer: Ray Allen
• Inbound Programs: Tom Taylor
• Legal Chair: William Getman
• Outbound Programs: Randy Cooke, Vice Chair
• Secretary: Bill Stevens
• Student Protection Officer: Pam Fallesen
• Summer Program Chair: Scott Wisner
• Treasurer: Stuart Wood
• Country Representatives
• Argentina, Spain — Norma Widman, Baldwinsville,
(315) 638-4786
• Austria, Germany, Switzerland — Shawki Elgarhi,
Utica, (315) 731-7762
• Belgium — Andrea DeLisle Heath, Herkimer, (315)
866-0813
• Brazil — Heather Moksness, Utica, (315) 507-2032
• Chile, Ecuador — Randy Cooke, Fayetteville-Manlius,
(315) 637-4620
• Finland, Denmark, Sweden — Bill Getman, Waterville,
(315) 841-8209
• France, Netherlands — Sally Fedrizzi, Baldwinsville,
(315) 638-7902
• Hungary — Colleen Wood, Tully, (315) 224-0270
• India — Randy Wilson, Sauquoit, (315) 737-8303
• Italy — Bill Stevens, Skaneateles, (315) 685-6628
• Japan, Thailand, Taiwan — Scott Wisner, Skaneateles,
(315) 469-3939
• Mexico, Venezuela — Tom Taylor, E Club NY1,
695-3144
• Poland — Clarence Farrier, Sauquoit, (315) 269-6879
Club Youth Exchange Officers
• Adirondack Foothills — John P. Secor, 831-2942
• Auburn — Mike Ferro
• Aurora — None
• Baldwinsville — Norma Widmann, 638-4786
• Camden — None
• Camillus — Tony Adorante, 487-5839
• Canastota — John Hunt, 697-7965
• Cato — Barbara Wynkoop, 626-2979
• Cazenovia — Anna Marie Neuland, 655-9182
• Chittenango — Marilyn Anderson, 687-6540
• DeWitt — Steve Woiler, 445-9449 & Rich Robb,
463-6474
• Dolgeville — None
• Eastwood — Herb Jerry, 475-0245
• Fayetteville-Manlius — Randall Cooke, 637-4620
• Fulton/Fulton Sunrise — Judy Young, 593-1888
• Fulton/Fulton Sunrise — Mike Schroeder, 593-2353
• Greater Utica Sunrise — None
• Hamilton — Lorna Wilson, 824-0800
• Herkimer — Andria DeLisle Heath, 866-0813
• Kuyahoora Valley — Jon Speich, 896-2943
• Little Falls — Christine VanMeter, 823-9968
• Liverpool — None
• Marcellus — Phyllis Danks, 463-9993
• Mohawk Valley YE Consortium — Jack Altdoerffer,
768-8295
• Moravia — Stuart Wood Jr, 497-3475
• Morrisville — None
• New Hartford — None
• North Utica-Whitestown — George Penree, 724-2698
• Oneida — O. Perry Tooker IV, 363-2592
• Oneida Shores — None
• Oriskany Falls — None
• Oswego — Sabine Ingerson, 342-7853
• Oswego Sunrise — None
• Rome — Nancy & Chris Neiley, 827-4303
• Sauquoit — Carol Malloy, 732-5888
• Sherrill — None
• Skaneateles — Lee Bennett, 685-3937
• Skaneateles Sunrise — Lori Ruhlman, 685-0201
• Solvay-Geddes — none
• Syracuse — none
• Syracuse Inter-City — Al Turner, 317-6677
• Syracuse Sunrise — Connie Decker, 445-1534
• Tully — Denise Cardamone, 696-5599
• Utica — Pam Matt, 269-3941
• Waterville — Bill Getman, 841-8209
• West Winfield — Sandra Smith, 822-6418
District
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