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DG Holli Seabury 

 

Holli Seabury joined the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne in 2009. Professionally, she is the Executive Director of the Delta Dental Foundation and has spent her career in the non-profit sector, directing agencies with a focus on education and public health. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Defiance College and a doctorate in Educational Technology from the University of Florida.
 
Holli found her passion in Rotary through international service and the global grants program. Partnering with Rotary clubs in India and the Sai Sanjeevani free children’s hospitals, the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne has participated in over $4 million of funded projects. Holli currently serves as the Global Grant Resource for Zone 30.
 
In 2021, Holli was the recipient of the William and Miriam Cable Award for Service to the Rotary Foundation. She and her husband  are major donors and members of the Paul Harris Society.
 
 Holli and her husband Mark love to travel and spend time with family and friends. They share seven children, three grandchildren, and three rambunctious dogs.
 

DGE Brent Sheppard

Brent has been a member of the Granger Sunrise Rotary Club in Indiana since 1991. He has held many offices including club President in 1997 and 2002, Secretary, Sgt-at-Arms, Foundation Chair, and Youth Exchange Officer (YEO).

Brent has served District 6540 as one of the first Assistant Governors, District Trainer 2000-2004, Website Administrator, Youth Exchange Inbound Coordinator and District Chair.  He and Susan hosted their first youth exchange student in 1995 which led to a great passion for Rotary Youth Exchange. Brent served as the Multi-District Youth Exchange Chair for Central States Rotary Youth Exchange covering 20 Districts in nine states and three areas in Canada from 2018-2023.

Brent is a multiple Paul Harris fellow, Sustaining Member since 2003, Paul Harris Society since 2003. Major Donor Level 4, a Rotary Foundation Benefactor, and Bequest Society Level 2. In 2017-18 Brent received the Richard A. Angle Lifetime Achievement Award.

He is the founder and President of Xanatek, Inc., a software development company specializing in Agency Management Software for Independent Insurance Agents throughout the United States.

Brent and his wife Susan, have two daughters Mia and Laci. Susan is also great supporter of Rotary and its’ mission. She was a member from 1992-2002, and is a past President of the Granger Sunrise club and became an honorary member in 2002 because of their two girls (someone had to put them on the bus).. In his free time, he enjoys
working out, riding motorcycles, occasionally playing the drums, traveling, and visiting with former Rotary youth exchange students.
 

DGN Terri Rickel

Terri was born in Louisville, Kentucky and grew up in Jeffersonville, Indiana.  She started her working career with her 3 siblings at the age of 5 when they got up at 4:00 am to help in the family’s dairy operation.  She worked on the farm until moving to Muncie, Indiana to finish her college degree at Ball State University.
 
Terri holds a B.S. degree with majors in finance and business administration.
 
She started her banking career at American National Bank in Muncie, before relocating to Elkhart in 2005.  After 30 plus years in banking she retired from Lake City Bank in 2015.
 
Terri joined the Elkhart Rotary club in 2005 and was elected to the board in 2008.  She served in all officer positions on the Board and served as the Club president during the 2015-2016 year.  She continues to be very active on various committees within the club and is especially proud to be a Paul Harris Fellow.
 
Within the Rotary District she has served as Assistant District Governor for several terms working with Concord, Elkhart, Goshen, and Plymouth clubs.  Additionally, she has served on the Administrative Council and Membership Committee.   She and her husband have attended four international conventions.
 
Terri enjoys giving back to the community and has served (and serves) on numerous boards including, Council on Aging, Michiana Heart Reach, Church Community Services, Wellfield Botanic Gardens, ETHOS and Elkhart Sesquicentennial event in 2008.
 
She was honored to receive Elkhart Chamber of Commerce’s, “Businesswomen of the Year” award in 2016.
 
Terri is married to Bob, and has two fantastic stepchildren and two grown grandchildren. 
 

DGND Mike Pruitt

 

 

Born a country boy, Mike has always been self-employed and growing up on a blueberry farm taught him the importance of Hardwork and daily routines. He always knew that he was a server and always works to give his fellow man a Hand up, not necessarily a handout. He began his service in ministry his dad was a pastor and  at a young age he started doing youth work and wound up being a state youth Director in two different states traveling as many as 5000 miles a month and speaking over 30 times. Service requires commitment and a lot of energy!

Mike is currently owner of Precision Glass LLC, an auto, residential and commercial focused business. He also runs a locksmith business that helps with hardware, keying systems and surveillance.

Mike was born with a hair lip and cleft palate and at an early age realized he was very different, often ridiculed and bullied but maintained a positive and energetic outlook on life. He is  most driven by helping other people with similar emotional issues and somewhat of a life coach and positive influence where some may feel less than or paralyzed by some insufficiency. Mike's greatest high is leaving someone with a smile they did not have when he met them. Also he enjoys the success of others.

Joining Rensselaer Rotary Club in 2014 has given him the opportunity to help people wherever there is a need. At this stage in his  life he is doing everything he can especially in the area of harelip cleft palate to raise awareness and funds to specifically help with surgeries for children in Mexico and other places.  

Mike has served as Area Governor, District Service chair, Club President and Club Service Chair. He is a  Rotary Benefactor, Bequest Society 2, Paul Harris, a Sustaining member and a member of theInternational Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians North America (IFMR-NA). He enjoys riding his motorcycles, camping and grandkids. 

His mission statement “I choose to leave the world better than I found it and make a mark that is lasting way beyond my days. “



Mike Pruitt
Club Service Co-chair
2024-25
Club President
2021-22
6540 Area Governor 
2022-25
6540 Service Chair
2024-25
6540 DGND
2024-25
 

PDG

Our Past District Governors

 

Name Year   Club Theme
Herbert C. Angster* 1915-16 8 Chicago  
Frank P. Manly* 1916-17 8 Indianapolis
Percival G. Rennick* 1917-18 11 Peoria, IL
John P. Dyer* 1918-19 11 Vincennes
Charles E. Watkins* 1919-20 11 Muncie
Walter E. Pittsford* 1920-21 11 Indianapolis
C.H. Willis* 1921-22 11 Kokomo
Frank A. Hatfield* 1922-23 20 Evansville
Arthur A. Sapp* 1923-24 20 Huntington
Robert E. Heun* 1924-25 20 Richmond
Benjamin Sherwood* 1925-26 20 Bedford
William R. Barr* 1926-27 20 Bluffton
Charles O. Grafton* 1927-28 20 Muncie
Worth W. Pepple* 1928-29 20 Michigan City
Leslie C. Sammons* 1929-30 20 Shelbyville
William F. Hodges* 1930-31 20 Gary
John H. Beeson* 1931-32 20 Crawfordsville
Carl Bimel* 1932-33 20 Portland
Oscar H. Cravens* 1933-34 20 Bloomington
Raymond E. Willis* 1934-35 20 Angola
Ralph Thompson* 1935-36 20 Seymour
C. Seymour Bullock* 1936-37 20 South Bend
A. Elliston Cole* 1937-38 20 Bloomington
Paul E. Chalfont* 1938-39 154 Columbia City
G. Edson Murray* 1939-40 154 Rensselaer
H. H. Kleinschmidt* 1940-41 154 Gary
William C. Rastetter Jr. * 1941-42 154 Fort Wayne
Arthur W. Raabe* 1942-43 154 Warsaw
Howard W. Moody* 1943-44 154 Valparaiso
Jack Yarian* 1944-45 154 Logansport
Carl J. Klepper* 1945-46 154 Huntington
Rollis S. Weesner* 1946-47 154 Hammond
W. McKean White* 1947-48 154 Elkhart
William S. Chinworth* 1948-49 154 Warsaw
John J. Laskosky* 1949-50 224 Glen Park
Louis C. Rastetter* 1950-51 224 Fort Wayne
Hermon Phillips* 1951-52 224 Angola
Raymond S. Kastendieck* 1952-53 224 Gary
Glen R. O’Laverty* 1953-54 224 Bluffton
Ray Elledge* 1954-55 224 Hammond
Fred Mussleman* 1955-56 224 Delphi
Jacob L. Brenn* 1956-57 224 Huntington
Clarence P. Ziner* 1957-58 654 Decatur Enlist-Extend-Explore-Serve
D. Frank Helvie* 1958-59 654 South Bend Help Shape the Future
John S. Jackson* 1959-60 654 Rensselaer Vitalize! Personalize! Build Bridges of Friendship!
Clarence W. Goris* 1960-61 654 Gary You are Rotary-Live it! Express it! Expand it!
J. Loren Elliott* 1961-62 654 Wabash Act, Aim for Action, Communicate for Understanding, Test for Leadership
Joseph R. Roe* 1962-63 654 Columbia City The Spark Within
John M. Kissinger* 1963-64 654 Elkhart Meeting Rotary’s Challenge in the Space Age
Riley L. Case* 1964-65 654 LaGrange Live Rotary.
Truman E. Caylor* 1965-66 654 Bluffton Action, Consolidation and Continuity
Arnold Schipper* 1966-67 654 Plymouth Better World Through Rotary
James Keough* 1967-68 654 Glen Park Make Your Rotary Membership Effective
Fred Von Gunten* 1968-69  654 Berne Participate!
John Snell* 1969-70  654 Warsaw Review and Renew
Raymond K. White* 1970-71  654 Gary Bridge the Gaps
Rev. L. Wayne Smith* 1971-72  654 Rensselaer Goodwill Begins With You
Phillip E. Legge* 1972-73  654 Plymouth Let’s Take a New Look-and Act
William Steinmetz* 1973-74  654 South Bend A Time for Action
Perry Haskins* 1974-75  654 Monticello Renew the Spirit of Rotary
James E. Knight* 1975-76  654 Crown Point To Dignify the Human Being
Ted Kosiba* 1976-77  654 Gary I Believe in Rotary
Cotton Gall* 1977-78  654 Columbia City Serve to Unite Mankind
James W. Buchanan* 1978-79  654 Hammond Reach Out
Will McLaughlin* 1979-80  654 Wabash Let Service Light the Way
William Borgmann* 1980-81  654 Fort Wayne Take Time to Serve
Gene Wilczynski* 1981-82  654 Merrillville World of Understanding and Peace
William H. Cable* 1982-83  654 Syracuse Through Rotary
Mankind is One-Build Bridge of
Edson Murray 1983-84  654 Rensselaer Friendship Throughout the World Share Rotary-Serve People
Rufus B. King* 1984-85  654 North Manchester Discover a New World of Service
Dale Pence 1985-86  654 Columbia City You are the Key
William H. Heinhuis* 1986-87  654 Elkhart Rotary Brings Hope
George Dingledy 1987-88  654 Wabash Rotarians-United in Service-Dedicated to
John R. Leal 1988-89  654 Fort Wayne Peace
Put Life Into Rotary-Your Life
Phillip Magner* 1989-90  654 Wabash Enjoy Rotary
Malcolm McClure* 1990-91  654 Monticello Honor Rotary with Faith and Enthusiasm
John Egan* 1991-92  6540 6540 Rensselaer Look Beyond Yourself
Dick Kemper 1992-93  6540 6540 Concord Real Happiness is Helping Others
Bill Screes* 1993-94  6540 6540 Granger Believe in What You Do- Do What You
Bill Screes* 1994-95  6540 6540 Granger Believe In. Be a Friend
Everett D. Colvin* 1995-96  6540 6540 Plymouth Act with Integrity, Serve with Love, Work for
Arthur S. Malasto* 1996-97  6540 6540 Valparaiso Peace.
Build the Future with Action and  Vision.
Albert E. Alazraki* 1997-98  6540 6540 Angola Show Rotary Cares.
Gordon C. Smith* 1998-99  6540 6540 Peru Follow Your Rotary Dream
Terry A. McKay* 1999-00  6540 6540 Elkhart Rotary 2000: Act with Consistency,
Bob Richardson 2000-01  6540 6540 Concord Credibility, Continuity
Our Mission-Create Awareness, Take
Peggy Soderberg* 2001-02  6540 6540 South Bend Action
Mankind is our Business
David Wilson 2002-03  6540 6540 Kendallville Sow the Seeds of Love
Rich Angle* 2003-04  6540 6540 Fowler Lend a Hand
Bill Baldwin 2004-05  6540 6540 Gary Celebrate Rotary
John Wendel 2005-06  6540 6540 Michigan City Service Above Self
Fred Bettner 2006-07  6540 6540 South Gateway Lead the Way
Jim Jeselnick 2007-08  6540 6540 Chesterton-Porter Rotary Shares
John Balvich 2008-09  6540 6540 Rensselaer Make Dreams Real
Floyd Lancia 2009-10  6540 6540 Anthony Wayne The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands
Steve Van Scoik 2010-11  6540 6540 Concord Building Communities, Bridging Continents
Michael Crabill* 2011-12  6540 6540 Elkhart Morning Reach within to Embrace Humanity
Judith A. Walker 2012-13  6540 6540 Hammond Peace Through Service
Christina Dougherty 2013-14  6540 6540 LaPorte Engage Rotary-Change Lives
Steve Sorenson* 2014-15  6540 6540 Fowler Light Up Rotary
Roger Sims* 2015-16  6540 6540 Munster Be a Gift to the World
Ranjan B. Kini 2016-17  6540 6540 Schererville Rotary Serving Humanity
Lisa Waterman 2017-18  6540 6540 Fort Wayne Rotary: Making a Difference.
Dan Ryan 2018-19  6540 6540 DeMotte-Kankakee Valley Be the Inspiration
Alfred Brothers 2019-20  6540 6540 Anthony Wayne Rotary Connects the World
John Frishie 2020-21  6540 6540 Kentland Rotary Opens Opportunities
Jane Roush 2021-22  6540 6540 Albion Serve to Change Lives
Timothy  Gibson 2022-23  6540 6540 Fort Wayne Imagine Rotary
Ed van Wijk 2023-24  6540 6540 DeMotte-Kankakee Valley Create Hope in the World
Holli Seabury 2024-25  6540 6540 Fort Wayne The Magic of Rotary
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