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Districts of
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7210 - Rockland, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Green, Columbia, Sullivan & Putnam Counties in New York State. 7230 - Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island in New York City, Westchester County in New York State & Bermuda. 7370 - Central Pennsylvania Route 80 corridor west of Route 81. 7410 – Ten Counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania: Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, Pike, Wayne, Monroe, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Carbon counties. 7470 - Northwestern, New Jersey from Newark to the PA border. (includes - Essex, Morris, Sussex, Warren Counties and part of Somerset County. 7490 - Northeastern, New Jersey including Bergen, Hudson and Passaic Counties. |
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2008-2009 District
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District 7210 - Jeffrey Keahon, DG 2008-09 |
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Jeffrey has a long career of Volunteer work, beginning as the founder of the Georgetown University Community Action program in 1962. Upon graduation he spent two years in Alaska, the first as a Vista Volunteer on Nunivak Island, the second as an administrator with the Alaska Rural Development Agency along the Kuskokwim Delta. Presently, he serves as the Chairman of Jawonio - New Jersey. He is also a Director of Hi-Tor Animal Shelter, Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation, and the American Heart Association Leadership Council. He has received a variety of awards for his civic work : The Rockland Development Council’s “Philanthropist of the Year”, Jawonio’s “Friends Award”, the Mental Health Association’s “Joseph R. Bernstein Memorial Award”, the Association for Visually Impaired “Distinguished Citizen Award”and the Arthritis Foundation’s “Rockland Leaders Award”. Jeffrey joined the Rotary Club of Pearl River in 1977. He became President in 1988.He has served the Club as Rotary Foundation Chairman since 1989 and is a Level 4 Donor himself . He was the original District 7210 Coordinator for Polio Plus and helped the District raise over a million dollars to end Polio. He participated in a National Day of Immunization in Mexico and immunized two out of the 10 million infants immunized that day ( Jan 6,1987). Along with being Polio Plus Coordinator, Jeffrey has served the District as Task Force Coordinator and as Assistant Governor. Currently he is District Governor Nominee for District 7210 , Annual Giving Chair and Region 8 Assistant Governor. Presently, Jeffrey is retired from being an owner of a ready-mix concrete supply firm. He lives in Pearl River in the house he was born in, along with Angela and two Siamese cats, Blue and Patrick. |
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District 7230 -
Eric Storberg, DG
2008-09 |
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Eric joined the Rotary Club of South Shore (Staten Island, NY) in August of 1991. Since then, Eric has served the club in a variety of capacities, including Board Member, Treasurer for 2 years and President from 2001-02. Eric is also a current member of the South Shore Rotary Family Chorus. Eric was honored by his club by being awarded the Paul Harris Fellow Award in 2003. Eric has served the District as the Area 7 Assistant Governor in 2003-04, and most recently served as District Membership Co-Chair. Eric has been very active through the years outside of Rotary. He has served as a board member of the Staten Island AIDS Task Force for 10 years, including board chairman for 5 years. He was on the founding board of Staten Island Cares. He was also on the founding board of Rainbows Hope Inc. In 2000, Eric was honored by American Express as a "Great Citizen", a one-time only award celebrating American Express' 150th anniversary by recognizing the top 150 American Express associates around the globe who have "done something extraordinary to better our world." Professionally, Eric is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Inc. He has attended Rutgers University, Wagner College, and has a B.S. in Economics from the College of Staten Island. Eric attained his Certified Financial Planner designation through the College for Financial Planning, and and also attended the Wharton School through the University of Pennsylvania where he earned his Certified Investment Management Analyst designation.. Prior to this, Eric worked with his family in the harness racing business, earning his trainers license through the United States Trotting Association, allowing him to train racing trotters and pacers. Eric lives on Staten Island with his wife Kristine. He has 3 sons, Ryan, Kevin, and Paul, and a baby daughter Anna. |
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District 7370 - A. James Gruber, DG 2008-09 |
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In District 7370, he is a graduate of Rotary Leadership Institute and has served as Assistant Governor to the Ashland, Elysburg, Mt. Carmel and Shamokin Rotary Clubs, and as District Membership Chair since 2003 to 2007. Jim is the owner of Darcie-Ja, Inc. Bulk Vending. He was Cubmaster of Ashland Cub Pack #749 for many years and currently serves as Committee Chairman of the Ashland Scouting program. He is past president of the Ashland Recreation Board, has served on Ashland Borough Council and as director for both Citizens National Bank and Community Banks. Jim & Darcie have been married since April 1960. Both active Rotarians, they are co-chairpersons of District 7370 Membership Committee, both are Major Donors, multiple Paul Harris Fellows and Benefactors of the Rotary Foundation. They are the proud parents of three children, Deborah, Donna and John, all Paul Harris Fellows and have been blessed with three wonderful grandchildren, Sarah, Wesley and David.. |
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‘Jim’
has been a member of the Ashland Area Rotary Club since June of 1993. He has
served the club as V.P. 1994~1995 & 1997~1998, 2 terms as President
1995~1996 & 1998~1999, Club Treasurer since July 2001 to July 2007, Club
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District 7410 - Paul
Muczynski,
Ed.D., DG 2008-09 |
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Paul’s Rotary service began in 1976 when he became a member of the Rotary Club of Plains, PA. He served as Club Secretary from 1976 to 1982. In 1982, he accepted a position in Saudi Arabia where he worked for the next 22 years. In 2004, Paul rejoined the Rotary Club of Plains and served as Club President from 2005 to 2007.
Paul was the Assistant Governor and Foundation Coordinator for Cluster 8, and member of the District Conference committee. He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, Benefactor and member of the Bequest Society and a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute.
He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Industrial and Vocational Education from Temple University and earned a Professional Doctorate degree in the field of Education from Hamilton University.
During his 22 years in Saudi Arabia he held management positions with the Royal Saudi Arabian Naval Forces Schools. He served as a consultant on employee development and job certification within Saudi Aramco. In 1992 he was hired on directly by Saudi Aramco and was responsible for implementing a Corporate Individual Development Tracking system for over 48,000 Industrial and Administrative employees. Paul was promoted to Supervisor of the System and Support Unit where he researched, procured and implemented the Web based Saudi Aramco Enterprise Employee Development system for professional employees. Prior to retirement he was assigned as the Change Management Coordinator for the SAP Human Resource module implementation. Paul was a member of the Arabian Society for Human Resource Management and served as its 1994 Treasurer.
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District 7470 -
Janice Teetsell,
Esq., DG 2008-09 |
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Janice was invited to join Rotary by the South Orange Welcome Wagon lady. Having just moved her law office to a space over the Dunkin’ Donuts, Janice was looking for a way to meet people in town. Four years later in 1999 she attended PETS and her desire to be a District Governor was born. Janice was South Orange President again 2006-2007, the same year she was selected as District Governor Nominee. Janice served three terms as an Assistant Governor, one term as Chair of the District Public Relations Committee, one term as chair of the Club Service Committee, and was a member of the Youth Exchange Committee and the PolioPlus Committee. Janice is a member of the Editorial Board of the District newsletter In-Flight, and author of the regular column “Teetsell Tattles”.
Professionally Janice is a solo attorney in South Orange, focusing on family law, real estate and immigration. Prior to working full-time as an attorney, Janice was Public Information Officer for the City of Newark, Legislative Liaison for the Division on Women in the NJ Department of Community Affairs, Interim Director of the NJ Division on Women, and Communications Officer at the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. While working for Newark she was producer and host of the weekly television program, “Newark & Reality”, broadcast on Channel 9 from 1974 to 1985. She also produced and hosted the radio program “Newark Report” for 18 years. In the mid-90s she was host of the award-winning weekly cable show, “New Jersey Issues”.
Janice is married to Bob Teetsell, and after nine years of marriage has three grown children and three grandsons. Bob and Jan live in East Orange with their four family members: Cleo (chow mix), Foxy (chow chow), Mikey and Idjit (felines extraodinare).
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District 7490 - Dominic Jengo, DG 2008-09 |
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