Richard Rowland

 

Richard is Past President of Omaha Suburban Rotary, with a total of 13 years in Rotary.  He has been active on the fund-raising committees of the club and has Chaired the Membership Committee for the Club and District.  Richard has been in Rotary for 13 years, previously in Ponca City, Oklahoma.  Rich’s father, Raymond, has been in Rotary for 32 years and Rich’s son Andrew is in Rotary – both in the Kansas City Club #13.
Rich has been married to Tracy for 36 years.  Besides Andrew they have a daughter Jennifer.  Rich has worked for Penney’s since college at Central Missouri State University, currently manager of the West Roads store. During his 37-year career at Penney’s, Rich worked in New York, Houston, Ponca City Oklahoma, Topeka Kansas, Kansas City and Dallas before moving to Omaha.
An Eagle Scout, Rich has been an Executive Board Member of the Mid America Council Boy Scouts and Chairman of the Council Scout Shop.  He is Board Member and past chairman of the Nebraska Retail Federation and Past Board Member of the Omaha National Safety Council.  He is Past Trustee and Current Elder of Dundee Presbyterian Church. 
Rich and his Wife are Paul Harris Fellows and Bequest Society Members.  Rich’s Father and son are also Paul Harris Fellows. (Tracie)

Sandra Schley

Sandy spent the first half of her career in education (retiring as a college administrator – Director of Research and Development).  Shortly after completing a PhD and Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship, she made a career change, joining the computer industry as a sales/marketing executive.
A community volunteer for nearly forty years, Sandy has been recognized for her efforts by the Mayor of Edina, the Governor of Minnesota, and two Presidents of the United States. 
Sandy enjoys participating in active outdoor sports with Duane and she has an insatiable desire to travel internationally, including visiting Rotary projects and potential projects throughout the world. 
Her husband, a world traveler, Duane has circumnavigated the globe, crewed for a trans-Atlantic sailing voyage, and camped and hiked along the Rift Valley Wall in Tanzania.  Duane loves being involved with international projects and cherishes the friendships he has made through Rotary.
Sandy looks forward to serving Rotary as Governor of District 5950 in 2009-2010 and plans to build upon the “Legacy of Leadership” that she developed as Club President and as Area Three Assistant Governor.(Duane)

Newell Krogmann

Jerry Retzlaff

Calvin Litwiller

Cal is a native Iowan who received his BS from Eastern Mennonite College, Harrisonburg, Va, and his Masters Degree in education from the University of Iowa.  His 36 year career in science education has taken him to the American School of The Hague, Netherlands for 3 school years, before moving to Mt Pleasant Community High School where they still reside.  Cal has been nominated by former students to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers for each of the past twelve years.  In the spring of 2006 he was selected to be the “Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year”, as nominated by students, community and administration.  Cal has been the “Voice of the Panthers” for Mt Pleasant High School athletic events since 1978.  In 2003 Cal received the “Award for Excellence in Public Address Announcing” from the Iowa High School Athletic Assoc. as well as similar awards from numerous Mt Pleasant Athletic organizations.  
            Cal and Rachel have served on numerous committees in their local United Methodist Church.  Rachel is a member of the local PEO chapter, the Mentors and Questers.  They have been married 40 year and have 2 children, Cherie (an educator; Angola, Africa) and Tony (pharmacist, medical sales; Charlotte, NC).
            Cal and Rachel are both Rotarians.  Cal has served as Assistant Gov., Chair of the World Community Service Comm. And District Simplified Grant Comm.  Rachel is presently serving as Assistant Gov., and District Matching Grant Coordinator for Asia.  Both Cal and Rachel are multiple Paul Harris Fellows.
            Rotary is included in the Litwiller’s travel plans wherever they go.  They have visited Rotary clubs in Bahrain, Newfoundland, Iceland, New Zealand, Holland, India, Alaska and Canada’s Northwest Territory.  They were on a District 6000 Friendship Exchange to New Zealand in l996 and in January of 2006 they traveled to India, visiting Rotary Clubs and looking at Matching Grants funded by District 6000.(Rachel)

Mary Schwaiger

I joined the Rotary Club of Eagle River, Wisconsin in June of 1992.  Since that time I have served in various capacities at both the Club and District levels.  In 1994 I was elected to serve as Club Secretary, then President-Elect, and finally President in 1996/1997.  My year as President under District Governor Wally Pearson inspired me to be an Assistant District Governor for the years 1997/1998 and 1998/1999.  Beginning in 1999, I became the Treasurer for District 6220.  I served in that position through the year 2005/2006.  I am currently serving on the District Board as the Finance Committee Chair.  My years of involvement at the District level have given me a better understanding of what Rotary is all about, and the desire to continue on to be District Governor.
I was born and raised in Hinsdale, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.  I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics in 1978 from Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois.  I moved to northern Wisconsin in the fall of 1978 and married Cliff Schwaiger the following summer.  We have two children:  Merlin who lives and works in Minneapolis in computer software installations and customizations, and Kestrel who will be attending graduate school this fall in Berkeley, CA in Chemistry. 
In June, 1990 my current business partner and I opened an accounting firm in Eagle River, Wisconsin.  I had been taking additional courses in accounting and sat for the CPA exam in the fall of 1995.  I received my CPA license the following spring.  Our firm has grown and we now employ 11 total accounting professionals and support staff, and maintain a satellite office in Minocqua, Wisconsin.
I joined the Rotary Club of Eagle River, Wisconsin in June of 1992.  Since that time I have served in various capacities at both the Club and District levels.  In 1994 I was elected to serve as Club Secretary, then President-Elect, and finally President in 1996/1997.  My year as President under District Governor Wally Pearson inspired me to be an Assistant District Governor for the years 1997/1998 and 1998/1999.  Beginning in 1999, I became the Treasurer for District 6220.  I served in that position through the year 2005/2006.  I am currently serving on the District Board as the Finance Committee Chair.  My years of involvement at the District level have given me a better understanding of what Rotary is all about, and the desire to continue on to be District Governor.
Her husband, Cliff, was born and raised in Hinsdale, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.  I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics in 1978 from Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois.  I moved to northern Wisconsin in the fall of 1978 and married Cliff Schwaiger the following summer.  We have two children:  Merlin who lives and works in Minneapolis in computer software installations and customizations, and Kestrel who will be attending graduate school this fall in Berkeley, CA in Chemistry. 
In June, 1990 my current business partner and I opened an accounting firm in Eagle River, Wisconsin.  I had been taking additional courses in accounting and sat for the CPA exam in the fall of 1995.  I received my CPA license the following spring.  Our firm has grown and we now employ 11 total accounting professionals and support staff, and maintain a satellite office in Minocqua, Wisconsin. (Cliff)

Dean Dickinson

Bill Wresch

Bill Wresch is the Associate Dean of the College of Business at UW Oshkosh. He has published eight books and over 40 articles on technology topics. In 1993 he spent a year as a Fulbright Scholar teaching computer science at the University of Namibia in Southern Africa. His main research area is the impact of the Internet of developing countries, research that has taken him to Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Trinidad, and Guyana. 
Bill and his wife Sue have been married for 27 years and have three grown children. His oldest daughter just returned from Iraq with the Army National Guard, his son just joined the Navy, and his youngest daughter is a college sophomore.
His wife, Sue is the mother of two daughters, Jenny and Joanna, and a son, Jeremy.  Jenny is now on her own, Jeremy is in the Navy, and Joanna is a college student. She spent the kids' early years as a stay-at-home mom, although for one year, "home" was Namibia where she got her kids back and forth to grade school (and learned to drive on the wrong side of the road)while also working for a phone directory company.   She has also been "mom" to 4 RYE students, two from Japan and two from Thailand.
She is a long-standing member of Inner Wheel, and has held leadership positions in P.E.O and in her church, where she also is a member of the handbell choir.
Bill has been active in Rotary since 1987. He was president of the Stevens Point Rotary club from 1996 to 1997, and president of the Oshkosh Southwest Rotary Club from 2001 to 2002. He and his wife have hosted four RYE students, and his oldest daughter has been an outbound RYE student to Australia. For the last six years he has served on the board of the World Affairs Seminar, and he is a member of the newly formed district Youth Protection Committee. Bill has also been very active with Habitat for Humanity and with his church.(Sue)

Elise Cadigan

Elise entered the Downtown Rockford Rotary Club in September 1988 with the classification of "Hospital - Clinic Professional". She served as the club's first woman president in 1999-2000, and previously had served as club membership chair and group study exchange chair. Elise participated in the development of the club's signature project, the Rotary Academy and in chartering the Rotary Club at Rockford College. She has had perfect attendance since 1990 and in 1991 did a Rotary make-up in Moscow, Russia while traveling with a People to People Mission.
In 1998, Elise served as District Conference Chair and has chaired the Short-term Exchange Committee 2005-2007, the District Governor Nominating Committee (1999), and the Youth Protection Committee (2005-2007). She is a member of the District Group Study Exchange Committee. Elise served as 1999-2001 Assistant Governor for Area I: as 2001-2005 District Leadership Trainer, and as Youth Protection Officer for 2005-2007.
In the Rockford area, Elise has volunteered as a member of the Rockford Woman's Club, Junior League of Rockford, Board of Counselors at Rockford College. Senior Warden of St. Anskar's Episcopal Church, Board of Directors of the United Way of Rock River Valley, Board of Directors of Children's Development Center (past President) and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Elise currently serves on the Winnebago County Head Start Advisory Council, the Winnebago County Medical Emergency Corp, is a trustee of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, and attends Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. She is listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Woman.
A graduate of Washburn University (Topeka, Kansas) and the University of Dansas (M.S.W.,1977), Elise has lived in Northern Illinois since 1979, and has had a private practice in clinical social work at Glenwood Center in Rockford since 1980. From 1982-1988, she developed and managed the adolescent inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse treatment programs at Swedish American Hospital.
Elise is a Rotary Foundation Benefactor and member of the 711 Club and she and her husband Glenn Koski, are Paul Harris Fellows, as is their son Andrew. Glenn and Elise have been host parents for long and short-term exchange students, for international students at Rockford College, and have hosted GSE team members and team members from the Russian Agricultural Exchange. Elise enjoys Kansas University athletics, skiing in Colorado, wandering Chicago, and traveling with Glenn anyplace. Elise has attended six international conventions, including Singapore and Osaka, and eight Zone 27 institutes. (Glen)      

William Ferreira

James Czerwionka

Mundelein, his master’s work in rehabilitation counseling and child development at the University of Pittsburgh, and then earned a doctorate in cognitive psychology. His professional career was dedicated to directing treatment centers for emotionally disturbed adolescents, and later on, for adults with developmental disabilities. His part-time avocation was teaching child development, research design, and business planning as an adjunct professor for various colleges and universities.
Joining the Rotary Club of Bradley-Bourbonnais in 1996, Jim served the club as YouthExchange Officer, Youth Exchange Counselor, International Service Chairperson, Foundation Chairperson, and Club President. Following a remarkable trip to Lithuania in 1999 as part of an all-Rotarian Group Study Exchange (GSE), Jim organized a club-to-club youth exchange project with Lithuania, plus a matching grant project to train rehabilitation professionals in Lithuania.
For our District 6450, Jim served as GSE Chairperson for exchanges with Israel, Germany, the Philippines, India, and Brazil; served as District Vocational Chairperson, as member of the Governor Nominating Committee, and as an Assistant Governor. He and his wife, Marcia, hosted seven youth exchange students over the years, participated in a Sun Oven and Literacy mission to Panama, and served as translators for a medical mission to Peru. Both are Paul Harris Fellows and are members of the Rotary Foundation Bequest Society.
Jim and Marcia have three children and three grandchildren. Their children have been involved in youth exchange to Mexico and to Venezuela, and have been active in Interact, Rotaract, and the Ambassadorial Scholarship program.(Marcia)

John Salan

Jim Brozzo

Tanya Wolff-Molson

Kathleen Tosco

Judy Carver

 

Neil McBeth

John Balvich

David Daugherty

John Bosco

John was born and raised in Northeastern Ohio. He graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and earned his Juris Doctorate from Cleveland State University John Marshall College of Law. John is a general practice attorney with an emphasis in family and criminal law. He has served as a Magistrate and is a member of both the Ohio State and Lake County Bar Associations.
John joined the Rotary Club of Hillcrest in 1975 and served as President in both 1979-80 and 2003-04. He has served as program and club services chairman, vice-president, and chairman of the Art Auction. He currently serves as a Trustee for the Hillcrest Rotary Foundation. Having been named Rotarian of the Year for 2006, John remains active in his club with Meals on Wheels, Taste of Hillcrest, and Special Olympics.
John served as Assistant District Governor for Geauga County from 2004-2007 during which time the ‘cluster’ flourished. Among their achievements were many projects to provide Hurricane Katrina relief. He served in District Conference committees as both Registration and Sponsorship chairman and as co-chairperson for the 2007 District Conference.
John has been a Paul Harris Fellow since 1984 and has attended eight International Conventions.
John is the father of two adult sons, Michael and John. He has four grandchildren. John resides in Lyndhurst with Laurene and her daughter Elizabeth.

Suchak Pravin

Pravin was born on December 31, 1942 in Zanzibar, Tanzania and came to the United States on a US AID scholarship in 1963. He is a graduate of State University College at Buffalo and Ohio State University. Pravin returned to Tanzania in 1969 and worked in the field of Information Technology for 15 years in Tanzania, Zambia and Botswana. In 1984, he moved to Western New York to work for a family computer software business. Since his retirement from Suchak Data Systems, Inc. in 2000, Pravin has been providing income tax services and teaches tax classes. Pravin joined Rotary in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania and was member of Rotary clubs in Tanzania, Zambia and Botswana. He was a participant at the first Rotary Goodwill Conference in Zimbabwe in September 1980. He joined the Rotary Club of Amherst North in 1984. At the District level, Pravin has served as Area Representative and as Assistant Governor for three years. He has chaired Vocational, Centennial and Membership District committees and was the 1994 District Conference co-chair. He has also served as a member on several other District committees. At the Zone level, Pravin was Assistant Coordinator of Zone 28 World Community Service Task Force and Zone 28 Polio Plus Task Force. He was at presenter at RI President Richard King’s Presidential Conference in Toronto in August 2001 and Zone28 Membership Seminar in 2002. At the recent Summit at the Falls, the Multi Zone Training Institute, he was Transportation Coordinator for the US side of the District. He is also the Vice President (IUSA) for Gift of Life. In 2006-2007, he served as the District Governor Richard Earne’s AIDE on the US side. Pravin is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow. Pravin is a founding member of Amherst Coalition For Diversity and organized the Martin Luther King Day celebration in Amherst for two years. He has served as a Trustee on the Amherst Museum Board and currently serves on the Town of Amherst Information Technology Advisory Committee. Pravin is a member of the Executive Board of the India Association of Buffalo and is Public Relations director. He is the Founder of Western New York Indian American Political Education Committee. Pravin is married to Sheela, a Buffalo School teacher, since September 1971 and they have three grown children and two grand children. His hobbies include cooking, travel and going to music festivals. (Sheela)

Ronald Errett

Ronald J. Errett is the President and CEO of the Community Action Partnership of Mercer County, a 501 C 3 non-profit corporation focused on programs to assist low income families. Ron started his career with the community action agency in Altoona, PA in 1972, worked at the community action agency in Johnstown beginning in 1977 and moved into his current position in Mercer County in 1984.
Ron was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Uniontown, Pa. He is a graduate of St. John High School and received an Associates degree from Penn State. Over his 35 years in Community Action he has completed numerous professional development programs. He is a past President of the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania and of the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania.
In the Sharon Rotary Club he is a past Board member, a past Club President, and as Co-chair of the Rotary Foundation Committee has helped his Club achieve Every Rotarian Every Year status for two consecutive years. From 2004 to 2007 Ron has been an Assistant Governor.
In his local community Ron is the President of the Board of the Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce and sits on the Advisory Board of Penn State Shenango. He also has hosted a nightly two hour talk show on radio station 790 WPIC AM since 1988.
Ron and his wife Linda have six children and one grandchild. (Linda)

Rick Martin

Rick was asked to join Rotary in 1983 by Don Custer, his former Scoutmaster.   His first experience of Rotary beyond the club level was the next year when the club hosted the Group Study Exchange from Brisbane, Australia.   That experience has stuck with him throughout his Rotary years.
Rick served his club as president in 1988-89.   The club finished as a top ten club for the first time.   Rick served as the governor’s representative for PDG Mark Brilmyer and as Beaver County area chair for the GSE Team from The Netherlands.  As a member of a small club Rick served on and chaired all the various committees of the club.    He has served his club as secretary for ten times in the past twelve years and treasurer for eight of the last ten years.   He is the Towpath newsletter editor and the club foundation chair.   Rick is a Paul Harris Fellow plus eight, a Major Donor and a Benefactor to our Foundation.   Rick has hosted several Group Study Exchange Team Leaders and Members throughout the years. Rick also served as a host counselor for an Ambassadorial Scholar, Federico Furnari from Argentina.   
Rick served the District as Secretary twice for PDG Chuck Simmons and PDG Dick Beck.  He was Director of Club Service for PDG Carl Gaddis.   Rick served as Assistant District Governor for PDG Joel Nagel.   He served two different terms on the District Finance Committee and twice he served as the chair for the Group Study Exchange Committee.    Do to his activities on this committee Rick was invited to the Rotary 4890 District Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1996.    Rick attended International Conventions in Philadelphia, Buenos Aires, and Chicago.
Rick has a degree in education from Clarion.    Rick also has a degree from the Central Atlantic Advanced School of Banking at Bucknell University.    Rick earned his securities license in 2004 and has been a license broker in investment, insurance and mortgages for Fortune Financial Services, Inc.
Rick has been involved in many community organizations.  He is currently a Trustee and Treasurer for a foundation based on service and leadership.  Rick is a trustee for the New Brighton Public Library, Clerk of Session and Financial Secretary for his church.   Rick is a past Scoutmaster and Boy Scout leader.   He was awarded the Silver Beaver by the local Boy Scout Council in 1985.