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Congratulations on your selection as Governor-Elect! This will be one of the most exciting and rewarding years in your Rotary journey. This page is intended to provide you will information and updates from the Governor Elect Learning Seminar (GELS) team. It is designed to help you develop a strong foundation of information and skills and to make your year as Governor effective by assisting you in leading and inspiring your clubs to the next level of success.
Summit 2024
Register for the 2024 Zones 33/34 Summit Today!
If you have not already done so, register for the 2024 Zones 33/34 Leadership Summit, taking place October 23-27 at the Sheraton Hotel at Station Square in Pittsburgh, PA.
Registration is OPEN and the deadline for EARLY REGISTRATION is 15th August 2024
GELS 2024 Facilitators
Our GELS 2024 Team!
Our Team is excited to be working with you!
Help us make your year as District Governor-Elect and beyond the very best years possible.
Please reach out to us if you have any questions or if we can help in any way.
GELS 2024 Schedule – Save The Dates
What’s you can expect at GELS 2024!
The GELS 2024 program is filled with superb speakers, insightful information, and fantastic fellowship!
We need everyone’s commitment and participation to make this an irresistible occasion!
Prior to the 2024 Leadership Summit in Pittsburgh, there will be five (5) online GELS sessions all of which will be held monthly on the 3rd Tuesday from 5:30pm (ET).
The format will include 60 minutes of learning and facilitated discussion on various topics,
followed by +/- 15 minutes of fellowship and fun!
Session 1
Tuesday
May 21, 2024
Building Bridges
and
Preparing for Pittsburgh
Session 2
Tuesday
June 18, 2024
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Public Image
with
Billi Black
and
Susan Courter
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Rotary PI Coordinators
and Special Guest
RIDE Patrick Eakes
Session 3
Tuesday
July 16, 2024
Club and District Support
with
Alicia Pijal-Avila
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RI Representative
and Special Guest
RIPN Mário César Martins
Session 4
Tuesday
August 20, 2024
Membership Action Plan (MAP)
with
Tom Gump
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Aide to RIP Stephanie Urchick
Session 5
Tuesday
September 17, 2024
Foundation Action Plan (FAP)
with
Sandra Hemstead
and
Lorraine Angelino
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Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators
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GELS 2024 Speakers
Our 2024 Keynote Speakers
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Mário
DE CAMARGO
Rotary International President
2025-2026
Mario Cesar Martins de Camargo is business consultant to the printing industry and former director of Gráfica Bandeirantes, a printing company founded by his father. Under his leadership, he expanded the company to be a supplier of printed material for clients in Brazil and South America including Visa, Ford, Volkswagen…
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Patrick
EAKES
Rotary International Director
2024-2026, Zones 33/34
Patrick Eakes, the 2014-15 Governor of District 7690, is the Chair of the Leadership Seminar for our Impact Summit. In this role, Patrick coordinates training for the current and next two Governor classes, the partners of those Governors, and our Emerging Leaders. A Rotarian since 1998, Patrick has served Zone 33 as Rotary Coordinator…
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Tom
GUMP
Aide to RIP Stephanie Urchick
2024-2025
Tom Gump serves as Presidential Advisor to RI’s 2025 International Convention Committee – Calgary and the 2025 Presidential Peace Conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Tom will Chair Rotary’s Membership Growth Committee in 2025-26. He has personally brought in more than 100 members to Rotary. He founded, co-founded, helped form…
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Billi
BLACK
Rotary Public Image Coordinator
2022-2025, Zone 33
Billi Black is retired from Drake Software where she served as the Education Director for ten years. Before that she taught all levels at the elementary school level in Fauquier County, Virginia. She is a graduate of Penn State University with a BS in Education and an MA from George Mason University in Curriculum and Development…
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Susan
COURTER
Rotary Public Image Coordinator
2023-2026, Zone 34
Susan Courter is a 17-year Rotarian and Past President of the Rotary Club of West Plains Sunrise, Missouri and Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch, Florida. At the District level she has served as Assistant Governor and Public Image Chair, and as a member of multiple other committees with a focus on enhancing their marketing and communication strategies…
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Sandra
HEMSTEAD
Rotary Regional Foundation Coordinator
2022-2025, Zone 34
Sandra Hemstead joined Rotary in 2006 after attending a Rotary District Foundation seminar and realized the scope of what the Rotary does. Sandra jumped right in after joining The Rotary Club of Bonita Springs. She had a passion for global service. She took on leadership roles on some of her club’s global grant initiatives.
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Why GELS?
Network and Learn from Leaders in Rotary to Become a Leader yourself in your District!
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Learn
Improve Your Leadership Knowledge and Skills
Have you completed the necessary courses and learning plans for Governors in the Rotary Learning Center?
Planning
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Communicating
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Engaging
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