District Governor Nominee 2010-11,
Roger Schulte
Roger
Schulte was born in Oakland, California and grew up east of the Berkeley
Hills in the town of Danville when it was still a farming community. He
holds an undergraduate degree in English from the University of California
at Davis and an MA in education from Stanford University. His career spanned
40 years in California public education, first as an English/drama teacher
and then as a school administrator. His favorite assignment was a 20 year
gig as a junior high school principal in the Upland Unified School District.
In 1991 he was selected as the California Middle School Principal of the
Year by the Association of California School Administrators. Prior to
retiring in 2006, he was the school district�s director in charge of
technology, data analysis, and student assessment.
Roger joined the Upland Rotary Club in 1978 and over the years held many
leadership positions. He was president of the club under Governor Myron
Stolp in 1984-85. His club involvement focuses mainly on membership
development, The Rotary Foundation, and youth service committees. In 1997-98
he was selected as Rotarian of the Year and the recipient of the Rotary
Service Award from RI President Glen Kinross.
Roger enjoys meeting and working with Rotarians throughout the District and
has been privileged to serve many governors in a wide variety of roles. At
the request of three District Governors, he initiated three major District
programs: RYLA in 1987, the Interact Symposium in 1994, and the Teen
Leadership Camp in 2000. He has chaired the District Assembly, the
Presidents� Advance, the Foundation Dinner, and various District Avenues of
Service. He has also served in the capacity of Governor�s Representative,
Assistant Governor, the District Attendance Officer, the District Training
Officer, and most recently the Executive Aide to Governor Charles Barr. He
has volunteered as a member on numerous District committees and put on
workshops and presentations at Assemblies, conferences, and other Rotary
events.
Roger is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and Foundation Benefactor. He has
served as the counselor for five Ambassadorial Scholars and in 2008
participated in Rotary�s effort to eradicate polio by traveling to the
impoverished village of Chahalka, 50 km west of Delhi, India. There he was
part of an international team of Rotary volunteers that not only distributed
vaccine to all children under the age of five but also rehabilitated two
buildings, one into a classroom for preschoolers and as a place to teach
women cottage-industry skills, the other into a technology center for
jobless young men. Both of his adult children are Paul Harris Fellows.
Roger is proud to be a Rotarian and is eager to serve District 5300 as its
Governor in 2010-2011. He looks forward to the opportunity to develop a
District team in support of Rotarians� efforts in serving their communities
both at home and around
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District Governor Nominee Designate 2011-2012,
Douglas G. Fowler
Doug Fowler,
a native of Southern California, grew up in the beach community of Oceanside,
CA.
He began his banking career in San Diego
County after graduating
from the School
of Business Administration
at San Diego
State
University.
Doug�s banking career of almost 34 years includes 14
years in San Diego County before
relocating to the High
Desert in
1989 to accept a banking position with a local community bank with offices
throughout the area.
To further enhance his banking education he attended
and graduated from Pacific
Coast
Banking
School,
(PCBS), The Premier National Graduate School of Banking located at the
University of
Washington
in 2001.
Doug currently serves American Security Bank as a
Senior Vice President and Manager of the Spirit River Office in
Apple Valley.
Doug has been an active member of
the Rotary Club of Apple Valley since 1995.
In his tenure with the Rotary Club of Apple Valley, he
has filled many leadership roles, including Club President in 2000-2001, and
was named Rotarian of the Year in 2000 and 2004.
Doug started the teacher mini-grant program for the
Rotary Club of Apple Valley and has spearheaded
Apple Valley�s
co-sponsorship in matching grants to Mexico and
Turkey.
Doug has participated in GSE for several
years representing the High Desert Area as both a host family as well as on
the planning committee. He has served as the alternate GSE Team Leader for 2
years and chosen GSE Team Leader for our District exchange with RI District
2430 located in the Republic of
Turkey
scheduled for May 2009.
Additionally, Doug has served as District Awards Chair
for 2008-2009, Executive Assistant Governor for Governor Charlie Barr, and
Governor Chris Montan, and serves on the District Facilitation Committee.
Doug has been actively involved in the
community and professional organizations since relocating to the
High
Desert.
He is currently or previously served in leadership roles with The Apple
Valley Chamber of Commerce, The Barstow Area Chamber of Commerce, The High
Desert Handicap Services, The Inland Empire Risk Management Association, The
High Desert Chapter of the Red Cross, The Inland Empire Small Business
Development Corporation, and The Southern California Small Business
Development Corporation.
He currently lives in
Apple Valley
with his Rotary Partner, Deborah, an elementary school teacher and past
president of the Rotary Club of Victor Valley Sunrise.
Doug and Deborah are approaching their 24th wedding
anniversary this summer after meeting on a Caribbean Cruise in 1984.
Son, Zachary is a junior at UCLA and daughter, Alisha
is a sophomore at UNLV. Both had the privilege of attending TLC and RYLA.
Doug is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow. Deborah,
Zachary, and Alisha are Paul Harris Fellows.
District Governor Nominee Designate 2012-2013,
Sylvia Whitlock
Sylvia
Whitlock was born in New York City but was educated, through high school, in
Kingston, Jamaica. After returning to New York City she earned a B.A. in
Psychology from Hunter College. Sylvia worked for the United Nations, as a
Statistical Clerk, at the Secretariat Building in New York, before moving to
California to start a career in Education. In California she went on to earn
a Masters Degree, cum laude, in Education from Cal Poly, Pomona, and a
Ph.D., cum laude, in Education, from Claremont Graduate School.
Subsequently, she earned another Masters Degree, in Marriage and Family
Therapy, from Azusa Pacific University, and began a second career as a
therapist. She is licensed by the Board of Behavioral Sciences in
California.
In 1982, while an Elementary School Principal in Duarte,
CA., she was invited to join the history-making Ex-Rotary Club of Duarte.
Sylvia became President of that club in 1987, the year the United States
Supreme Court ruled that the club be reinstated, thus making her the first
woman in the Rotary World to head a club as President. She has served as
President twice, Secretary, Treasurer, and Foundation Representative. At
district level, she chaired the Four Way Test Speech committee for six
years, the Ambassadorial Scholarship Committee for six years, receiving a
Service Award from DG Don Aikin, and Simplified Grants for two years. She
has been an assistant governor, presenter in Governors Institutes, and
speaker in Rotary Clubs conventions and meetings, here and overseas,
including South Africa, Jamaica, Washington and Texas.
Other
community activities have included being a member of the Board of the
Spanish Trails Girl Scout Council, volunteer at Pomona Valley Hospital,
Recorder for the Blind and Dyslexic, and Commissioner at TriCity Mental
Health Agency. In 2000 she was named Woman of the Year by NAACP and in 1998
she was named Distinguished Alumna by Cal Poly, Pomona. She also chairs
Western Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation teams and has
been, for eight years, a member of the Committee on Credentialing for
California State Department of Education. She attends Trinity United
Methodist Church where she is often a lay reader.
Sylvia considers
Rotary to be the best vehicle she knows for humanitarian ventures in service
to mankind. Some favorite club projects, while in Duarte, have included
sinking water wells in Nigeria, setting up an AIDS Center in Jamaica and
supporting an orphanage in Mexico. She continues to be inspired by the many
Rotarians who have taken the organization to the edge of tomorrow and is
committed to using the opportunity she has been given to further the cause
of Rotary, in her community, in her country, and in the world.
Sylvia is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and benefactor. She has three
adult children - Meredith - a Paul Harris Fellow, BG � deputy county counsel
in San Mateo County, and Arlan. She considers raising her children the most
satisfying and enjoyable job she has ever had.
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