Chair: Barry Rassin
Vice Chair: Dean Rohrs
Director Liaisons:
Virpi Honkala
Bharat S. Pandya
Adviser: Ligaya Corpus
Members:
Ian Riseley
John Smarge
Larry Lunsford
Marcelo Haick
Gowri Rajan
SHAPING ROTARY’S FUTURE COMMITTEE
How We Got Here • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Desire for Regionalization
• Responsibilities of Leadership Positions
• Action Plan
2020 Triennial Strategic Plan Survey - Rotarians
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Increase Our Impact Expand Our Reach Enhance ParticipantEngagement
Increase Adaptability
Priority - Very Important
2020-21 Regional Leader Gender Data
Total Men Women % Men% Women
E/MGA 42 35 7 83% 17%
RC 41 32 9 78% 22%
RPIC 42 28 14 67% 33%
RRFC 42 35 7 83% 17%
ARC 197 149 48 76% 24%
ARPIC 160 103 57 64% 36%
ARRFC 183 153 30 84% 16%
Value Proposition • Better Rotarian and Rotaractor engagement
through direct and regionalized support
• Regionalization of our products and services
• More diversity in leadership
• Clearly defined path for leadership
development and growth
• Election disputes handled on a regional level
• Greater efficiencies
Proposed Governance Model
REGIONAL LEVEL
PROPOSED VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREHIGH LEVEL
DISTRICT LEVEL
CLUB LEVEL
PARTICIPANT LEVEL
GLOBAL LEVEL
Rotary International
Board of Directors
The Rotary Foundation
Board of Trustees
Global Volunteer Cadre
Secretariat /
Resource Centers
Regional CouncilRegional Council
Committees
Section Leader
(Club Adviser)Section Leader-elect
Club
RotarianRotaractor Non-Club Participant
20-40 regions globally.
Provide the flexibility to address
specific needs for participants, which
leads to a better experience.
Regional councils and staff will be
more effective by grouping participants
into regions that have similar:
• Culture
• Language
• Needs and Focus
• Geography
• Efficiency
REGIONAL LEVEL
Proposed Regions - Size Comparisons
Sections Total 1,874 sections
Most Sections 145 (Southern India)
Fewest Sections 41 (AESEAN+)
Most Participants 141,755 (Southern India)
Fewest Participants 20,750 (Pakistan & Bangladesh)
Largest Clubs 3,621 (Southern India)
Fewest Clubs 858 (Canada)
Most Districts 34 (Japan)
Fewest Districts 4 (Pakistan & Bangladesh)