Area 1

Chemung Sunrise

Corning

Elmira

Elmira Heights

Horseheads

Watkins-Montour

Jim Dix

jdix6@stny.rr.com

Area 2

Belmont

Canisteo

Fillmore

Friendship

Hornell

Wellsville

Shirley Levernier

levernier13@gmail.com

Shirley joined Rotary in 1988, becoming the first woman in the Friendship Rotary Club. She served as President twice, most recently with Governor Charlie Clemens for Rotary's Centennial year, and is currently serving as secretary. Shirley served PDGs Ed Cullen, Mahendra Shaw, and Bob Hunt as a Governor's Aide. She is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow. She is retired from the Friendship Central School in 2009 after 35 years as an LMS.

Area 3

Bath

Hammondsport

Naples

Prattsburgh

Prattsburg

Skip Miller

millermt53@yahoo.com

 Skip joined the Naples Rotary Club in 1985 at the urging of his father-in-law Bruce Clawson. Skip has served in many capacities including Treasurer and President for two terms, 1988-1989 and 2005-2006. He is currently serving as Chairperson of the Naples Fundraising committee. The Miller family hosted a Belgium exchange student in 1989 and an exchnage student from Spain in 1993.

Skip has maintained perfect attendnace for 24 years and has been awarded a Paul Harris fellow. His proudest moment was being chosen as his club's Robert Allen Award for a second time. Robert Allen was the first president of the Naples Club and this award is given for "Service Above Self."

Area 4

Dansville

Geneseo

Mt. Morris

Nunda

Perry

 Chris Rider

cdrnbm@frontiernet.net

After retiring in 1998, Chris joined the Geneseo Rotary Club in 2003. He was named Quad Cities Rotary Clubs (Avon, Caledonia-Mumford, Geneseo, and Livonia) Rookie of the Year for 2004. In 2006, he became a director of the Geneseo Rotary Club and served the club as President in 2008-09. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and is pleased to follow Rich DeAsis as Assistant Governor.

Area 5

Brighton

Bloomfield

Honeoye Lake

Honeoye Falls-Mendon

Lima

Pittsford

Lynnn Freshman

 Lynn joined the Pittsford Rotary Club in 2001 and has held serveral offices within the club. She was President in 2006/2007 and was awarded a paul Harris fellow in the sping of 2007. Lynn is a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute and ahs completed a Graduate Session. She also participated in a national Immunization Day in India in February of 2008. Lynn is a substitue teacher in the Pittsford School District and also teaches piano privately. Lynn is married to manny and they have 4 grwon children. Together they enjoy music, travel, the outdoors and spening time with their two pug dogs.

Area 6

Canandaigua

Clifton Springs

Gorham

Red Jacket

Victor-Farmington

Lisa Ventura-Stanton

lstanton@highacresatsenecalake.com

Lisa joined the Geneva Rotary Club in 2003.  She has held several offices including President 2007-2008.  Her club has recognized her with a Paul Harris Fellow award.  Lisa is a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute and has completed a graduate session. She is currently the Marketing Director for High Acres at Seneca Lake. Lisa and her family have hosted several Rotary foreign exchange students over the years. Lisa is married to Jeff and they have 3 daughters: Danielle, Cady (Patrick) Keller and MacKenzie.

Area 7

Dundee

Geneva

Penn Yan

Seneca Falls

Waterloo

Tom Rogers

trogers@frontiernet.net

Tom joined the Canandaigua Rotary Club in 1980.  His initial Rotary experience was participation in the District 7120 GSE team to England in 1979. Tom served on the Board of Directors in 1987 to 1989 and took a leave of absence in 1989 after accepting a position at a Rochester corporation.  Returning to Canandaigua in 1993, Tom renewed his efforts at the local Club level. Serving as a director from 2000 to 2008, Tom was Club President in 2006-2007, serving during the term of Canandaigua Rotarian, PDG Jim Holden.  Tom was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow in 2005 and is a multiple PHF. 

Tom is the owner of Herrmanns Business Service in Canandaigua.  Married to Sandie, they have three grown children.  

Area 8

Avon

Caledonia-Mumford

Livonia

Rush-Henrietta

Scottsville

South Monroe

(Provisional)

Walt Springer

wsprin7688@aol.com

Walt joined Rush Henrietta Rotary in 1986.  He served as Club President in 1989-90, 2007-08 and 2008-09.  He has also served as club secretary, vice president and club RI Foundation chair.  Walt has served District 7120 as a Governor's Aide, District Membership Director and as a member of the District RI Foundation Committee. For the past two years Walt has worked on the Hike For Haccamo steering committee. He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and a Benefactor of the Rotary Foundation. Walt retired from Rochester Gas and Electric Corp in 1994.  He and his wife, Eileen, have three grown children and seven grandchildren. His interests other than Rotary include golf, travel and reading about American History.

Area 9

Brockport

Gates-Chili

Greece

Hilton

Rochester AM

Spencerport

Bill Gormont

bill@empiremagic.com

Bill joined the Greece Rotary Club in 2004, served two terms as Club Secretary, and was President in 2009-2010.  He became a Paul Harris Fellow in 2009.  Bill is a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute, completing two postgraduate sessions.  He currently presents the Club Program Success Workshop for District 7120 and is the Chief Locomotive Engineer for the Camp Haccamo Railroad, holding that position since 2005.  After 34 years with Eastman Kodak Company, Bill retired and is now a professional magician and owner of Empire Magic as well as a motivational speaker and owner of Motivational Vision.  Married to Helen, they live in Greece and have two grown children.  Together, they enjoy cooking, travel and bicycling.

Area 10

East Rochester

Fairport

Irondequoit

Penfield

Rochester

Webster

Herb Gauch

Gauchht@eamaps.com

Herb joined the Webster Rotary Club in 1979, where he served as Club Secretary, Vice President, and Member of the Board of Directors. He has twice been President of the club. Herb continues to chair a number of the Webster Club’s service and fund raising projects.

Herb retired from Erdman Anthony Associate a local engineering company in 2006 after forty-one years of service. He was manager of the firms Aerial Mapping Department and also served as Corporate Secretary during his tenure on the Board of Directors. Prior to beginning his career in engineering, Herb served from 1961 to 1965 in the United States Navy. Shortly after retiring Herb and several associates purchased the aerial mapping group from Erdman Anthony and formed EA Maps, LLC. He is presently Vice President of Sales & Marketing for the new company which has offices in Rochester, New York and Phoenix, Arizona.

Herb is a member of the Management Association of Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS) the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), the American Legion and the CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation. He also serves on the Curriculum Advisor Board at Alfred State College, School of Engineering Technology.

Herb and his wife Mary are long time Webster residents and have two grown daughters and four grand children. They are active members in St. Paul’s Catholic Church Community in Webster. Mary is retired from HSBC Bank and is active in the Webster Women Club, RAMS East and the local TWIG group as well as the Webster Rotary Club. Both Herb and Mary are Paul Harris Fellows.

Area 11

Gananda

Newark

Ontario-Walworth

Palmyra-Macedon

Williamson

Tim King

tking47@rochester.rr.com

Tim retired from Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation in August 2008 after 38 years with the company as the Fossil/Hydro Training Manager.  He joined the Ontario-Walworth Rotary Club in March of 2004 and has served on various club committees and projects with perfect attendance.  He developed a new member and mentor program for the club while serving on the membership committee.  He also developed the club’s vocational service’s Business of the Year Program.  He was Club president for 2007-2008 and is currently serving as Club Treasurer.  Tim is a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute, a Rotary Foundation Benefactor and became a Paul Harris Fellow in 2008.  His outside interests include serving as the President, Board of Directors, Ontario Food Pantry, Inc. and a member of American Legion Post 428.

Area 12

Clyde

Lyons

Red Creek

Sodus

Wolcott

Barbara Harper

b28j02@tds.net

Barb joined the Clyde Rotary Club in 1988 along with Ellen Bellizzi as the first women in that club.  She is now retired having worked 35 years with Wayne Economic Development Corp./Wayne County Industrial Development Agency, 16 of those years as Executive Director.  She has served three times as her club president and is presently Treasurer.  She is a Paul Harris fellow and Rotary benefactor.  She has also served at the District level on Ryla and Foundation committees.  She is married with 5 children, 11 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. 

Area 13

Rochester

Rochester AM

Rochester Deaf

Rochester Latino

Rochester NW

Luisa Baars

lbaars@rochester.rr.com

Luisa is a member of the IRochester NW  Club, She transfered from IrondequoitClub where she served as President for the year, 2008/2009. After retiring from her job as director of a center for the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction, she has devoted her time to her company. Luisa is the President/Owner of MAS Translation Services. She has been providing translation and interpretation services since 1988. Her Rotary involvement began in 1992 with the Rochester Club. After he retirement she took a year off and then joined the Irondequoit Club where she has served as secretary and vice president before becoming President. Liusa is active with various organizations as committee chair and / or as a board member to the Catholic Family Center, Latino Alliance, Hispanic Health Coalition, St Margaret Mary Church Socail Commitee, United Way and the Restart Treatment Center.