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viewed across the Rotary world. Butler is
“Taking care of vulnerable people has
members and has helped form numer-
also known for his khaki pants covered
that every individual is important,” she
with Rotary logos, which spark conversa-
ous new clubs, including clubs to serve
says. “If people are given a chance, they
tions about Rotary wherever he goes.
veterans and seek an end to human
An avid endurance athlete, Butler has
trafficking. He united five clubs to form a
can flourish and become strong contrib-
Rotary Community Corps to serve hun-
utors to society.”
completed 18 marathons and numerous
dreds of refugees, led one of the clubs in
In 2011, Gísladóttir was invited by
triathlons, including Ironman. He has
nearly finished a project to run all the
the UK’s then-Prime Minister David
his district to achieve 100 percent Paul
Harris Fellow Club status, and brought
streets in Jacksonville, covering thou-
Cameron to speak about the award-
together multiple districts to secure the
winning Social Return model at the
sands of streets and thousands of miles.
The effort has given him insight into
Nordic Baltic Summit in London.
bid for Minneapolis to host the 2028
She joined Rotary in 2012 and has
Rotary International Convention.
community needs and Rotary’s role in
served in numerous leadership roles,
serving them.
Gump serves as the co-chair of the
including district governor, assistant
Butler has received The Rotary Foun-
Host Organization Committee for the
2028 convention. He previously served
Rotary membership coordinator, RI
dation Citation for Meritorious Service.
president’s representative, and learn-
He and his wife, Karen, support the always been my focus because I believe “Together, we.” He has brought in many
as aide to the RI president, an Inter-
Foundation as Major Donors and mem- ing facilitator. Through Rotary, she has national Assembly learning facilitator,
bers of the Bequest Society, Paul Harris volunteered on projects that support and a president’s representative. He
Society, and PolioPlus Society. They have immigrant and refugee integration in has chaired RI’s Membership Growth
two grown daughters, Emily and Maggie. Iceland and with her club is currently Committee and the MDP Alliance, a
consortium of multidistrict presidents-
Emily recently joined her father’s club, developing the Skúlagata walking trail, ቃϋึٙ˴፬ᛆf ͵ಀ཯೯ഗ͚౷Ϟ̌؂ਕᆤ
National Park) ―― ٙଣԫึ
continuing the family’s legacy of service. which will link historic sites across the elect learning events.
ϓࡰf
͚౷ዄ΂ 2028 ϋϋึήary
country’s northeast. Gump is committed to The Rot ˸ʿೌʃՅ௦ຌ˰ޢਜਹ؂
Foundation, his club’s foundation, and
In 2022, Gísladóttir chaired the ˴ᘪ௪։ࡰึٙਓ˴։f˼Ϥ ਕᆤf
ЪމɓΤൺӉฌλ٫d
Soffía Gísladóttir Rotary institute in Reykjavík, welcom- the service projects they fund. He has
Λ౶זε໛ဧಀҁϓɓఙ 160
Director 2026-28 ing 500 Rotarians for a summit that ۃಀዄ΂਷ყҧቃٟڗतпe І 2013 ϋৎd͚౷ϓމ
worked on or led more than 20 district
Rotary Club included a keynote address by the ਷ყᑺ୦ึኪ୦ˏኬɛdʿٟ A-1 ༟ପ၍ଣʮ̡ (A-1 Asset
and club grants totaling more than US$4
ʮԢٙ൴ॴ৵זؒdዑ༨Ώࢥ
of Húsavík president of Iceland and paired learning million. He is also committed to Rotary’s Foundation, Helman initiated an effort to
ogy Committee of Rotary International
Brian Hall
͟Ώʇe˦ʆ࿴ϓٙ੠࿄ή
Management) ٙܵϞɛʿ੬ਕ
fight to eradicate polio. After meeting
Nordurthing, with service projects across Rotary’s ڗ˾ڌf˼ಀዄ΂਷ყҧቃٟ and The Rotary Foundation, with a support the Sakuji Tanaka Rotary Peace
Director 2025-27
frontline polio workers in Pakistan, he
Iceland areas of focus. Beyond Rotary, she has ࡰϓڗ։ࡰึ˴։d˸ʿεή focus on strengthening Rotary’s infor- Fellowship, which raised US$1 million
຾ߏɛdவ݊ɓ࢕З׵׼̵ԭ
Җfμၾɩ˃̚ᅃႆӁဧ‧̚
Rotary Club
served on multiple boards, including as says, “It’s not an if; it’s when.” mation technology infrastructure and for the Rotary Peace Centers.
of Covington,
تл౶ٙਠุגήପʮ̡f˼
ᅃႆᅃಌ (Gudmundur Baldvin
Soffía Gísladót- chair of the Akureyri Theater Company ਜٟڗ຅፯ɛኪ୦ݺਗᑌຑ digital strategy. Helman is a member of the Arch
Gump and his wife have provided
Louisiana
tir, whose name during its merger with a new cultural (MDP Alliance) ٙ˴։f Νࣛɰ݊ί 4 ࡈψኹϞੂุੂ Klumph Society, Paul Harris Society, and
for an endowment gift through their
“The real story of your time as a
Gudmundsson) ޫމҧቃਿږ
means Soffía, daughter of Gísla, is a labor center, as a member of the Húsavík estate that will establish the Thomas leader is not told while you’re in that PolioPlus Society. She received the Foun-
Brian Hall is
ึ̶ٙᕘਿږ࣏ᘠɛf
͚౷Όːߧɢ׵ҧቃਿ
market specialist at Iceland’s Directorate town council, and as a board member of and Catherine Gump Family Peace Fund. ๫ٙܛࢪf dation Distinguished Service Award. She
director of devel-
position,” he says. “The story is told
of Labour, where she connects entre- Vatnajökull National Park, a UNESCO ږึeה᙮ҧቃٟٙਿږึd afterward, in the results, and it’s told in and Frank were charter members of the
They support The Rotary Foundation as
opment at Attivo
Major Donors, Bequest Society members,
preneurs and startups with potential World Heritage Site. ERP, where he specializes in integrat- the people that follow you who say, ‘You Legacy Society of the Foundation.
˸ʿ̴ࡁה༟пٙ΢ධ؂ਕਖ਼
employees across Iceland and Europe. 甘普 ing business systems. After earning his inspired me.’”
A runner, Gísladóttir has completed a
multiple Paul Harris Fellows, Benefac-
赫爾曼
ࣩf˼ಀਞၾא˴ኬə 20 ε
She previously served as a deputy mem- 160-kilometer (99-mile) ultramarathon accounting degree from Mississippi Martha Peak Helman
Thomas Anthony Gump
tors, Sustaining Members, and PolioPlus
Hall is a recipient of Rotary’s Service
Society members.
ber of Parliament. across Iceland’s rugged terrain of glaciers ධήਜʿҧቃٟᆤпږਖ਼ࣩd Above Self Award. He has also received Jung-Hyun Lee
College in Clinton, Mississippi, he set out
2026-28 年理事
2026-28 年理事
Gísladóttir is from Húsavík, a north- and volcanoes. She and her husband, to become a certified public accountant The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Director 2025-27
The Gump family has hosted seven
ᐼږᕘ൴ཀ 400 ຬߕʩf˼ɰ
美國明尼蘇達州
美國緬因州
eastern coastal town and the site of an Gudmundur Baldvin Gudmundsson, are but later transitioned into computer Meritorious Service, and he and his wife, Rotary Club of
long-term Rotary Youth Exchange
students. Outside Rotary, Gump is ac-
early Viking settlement. She holds a Major Donors to The Rotary Foundation. programming and enterprise resource Lynn, are Major Donors. Hwasung Taean,
Boothbay Harbor 扶輪社
Edina/Morningside 扶輪社
Όɢҳɝҧቃ࣬ৰʃՅ௦ຌٙ
tive in his church, has served as Edina
master’s degree in education from the planning, eventually co-founding AIM Korea
ʈЪfίˋਿ౶վፋІึԈୋ
Community Foundation president, and
University of Akureyri. Technologies in 2000.
has carried the Olympic torch in two
Thomas Anthony
She spent a decade as director of ಷီɻ‧͚ After a personal health scare, Hall ီ୶‧Ⴚဧ Jung-Hyun Lee
Martha Peak
ɓᇞٙʃՅ௦ຌʈЪɛࡰܝd
social services in northeastern Iceland, Gump was driven by a desire to make a greater Helman has dedicated
Olympic Games.
˼Ⴍj˜வʔ݊œν؈ঐਂ
Gump received RI’s Service Above
focusing on child welfare and disabil- ౷੬Ⴍdҧ impact. He traveled to Russia, where he ਟٙᔖุ͛ his life to edu-
Director 2026-28
Director 2026-28
Self Award and is a Gold Member of its
ity services. She established a center ቃ௰ߕλٙ volunteered in orphanages, and returned ૹ˴ࠅዄ΂ cation, beginning his career as a high
Rotary Club of
ՑdϾ݊œОࣛঐྼତf™
Rotary Club of
in northern Iceland using the Social Edina/Morningside, Membership Society for New Member Boothbay Harbor, school teacher. He went on to become
home with a deepened commitment to
͚౷ၾֈɿʊீཀՉ፲
Sponsors. The Rotary Foundation has
Minnesota
Return model, a holistic rehabilitation ௅ʱఱ݊Ы service. It was while he was establishing Άุ৷ච˴ an instructor at prestigious prepara-
Maine
awarded Gump its Citation for Meritori-
and vocational model that promotes הഐʹٙ؃ a nonprofit to support humanitarian ef- ၍ٙᅠᇃ tory schools for college entrance exams,
ପ஝ྌɓഅ͑ɮਿږ࣏ᘠd͊
ous Service and Regional Service Award
equal opportunities for disadvantaged ʾf˼ಀմ forts that he connected with members of ɛdԨಀί playing a pivotal role in shaping Seoul’s
Tom Gump says
Marty Helman
Ըਗ਼ϓͭ˜ಷီɻၾ௱๾೙‧
people. She later held several national the best part of the Rotary Club of Covington, which he spent her career as renowned Noryangjin school district.
for a Polio-Free World.
௥ࣸ௶Ҏဧ (McGraw Hill) ̈و
༷ҧቃ˰ޢdԨϓމ଺εҧቃas
͚౷࢕ૄձ̻ਿږ™f˼ࡁΌ
Since 2013, Gump has been the owner
government roles, including project Rotary is the friends you make. He h joined in 2007. a writer for business executives and as a As part of this effort, Lee founded his
management with the Ministry of Social traveled the Rotary world, becoming an His first leadership role in Rotary was magazine editor at McGraw Hill and the own institution, the Hwaseong Hans-
and managing broker of A-1 Asset Man-
ٟٙ࿲ᚑٟࡰf
ʮ̡ʿߕ਷၍ଣ՘ึ(American
ɢ˕ܵҧቃਿږึd̶݊ᕘਿ
agement, a commercial real estate firm in
Affairs and Housing, helping establish honorary member in numerous clubs. chairing a circus fundraiser. Since then, American Management Association. Later, sem Academy, where he continues to
͚౷ߧɢ׵ྼስҧቃᗴ
Management Association) ዄ΂
ږ࣏ᘠɛe፲ᗍึึࡰeεϣ
rehabilitation and vocational centers Gump strives to embody the first Hall has participated in and helped lead she served as president of the Otto and serve as chair of the board. His passion
Minneapolis. He is an attorney licensed
nationwide for people with disabilities. two words of Rotary’s vision statement: numerous initiatives. One of the most Fran Walter Foundation, a nonprofit that for empowering youth and expanding
in four states.
ᕏႦᇜ፨fᎇܝdμ̈΂̿
౻܁Ԋʕٙۃ̬ࡈοj˜Ңࡁ
࣏ᘠڭᖯ‧۞Ԣ౶ʘʾe͑ɮ
notable projects of his club is an annual has helped build schools in developing educational access led him to establish
ɓৎ™(Together, we)f˼ಀַ holiday meal program that provides fully nations, provided scholarships for young California University of Management and
ᚆhӜဧतਿږึ (Otto and
ਿږ࣏ᘠɛeܵᚃᗎпึࡰd
30 ROTARY JULY 2026
ᜡ஢εอٟࡰ̋ɝdԨ՘п௴ cooked turkey dinners for more than people, and supplied humanitarian aid to Sciences in San Diego. This institution,
Fran Walter Foundation) ٙ໨ԫ
˸ʿ࣬ৰʃՅ௦ຌഃशषࠇ೥
6,000 people each Christmas. Holocaust survivors, among other initia- designed with affordability in mind, offers
ͭ஢εอٟdՉʕܼ̍މৗͼ Hall has been an active leader in the tives. The Walter Foundation partnered scholarships and low tuition to students
ڗdவࡈڢᐄлዚ࿴ߧɢ׵ί
ึٙึࡰf
ක೯ʕ਷࢕՘пጳܔኪࣧeމ
ࠏɛ؂ਕd˸ʿరӋ࣬ৰɛɹ Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Rotary with The Rotary Foundation to fund the from developing regions, including in
͚౷࢕ૄಀટܙཀ 7 Зڗ
Rotary Peace Center that opened in 2025
jul26-D3-Directors.indd 30 Action Group for nearly a decade. “Bring- 5/22/26 18:15 Central and South America, the Middle
ன༶ٙҧቃٟf˼ಀᑌΥ 5 ࡈ ಂҧቃڡˇϋʹ౬ኪ͛fίҧ ϋჀ˰˾౤ԶᆤኪږdԨމɽ
ing clean water to a village is something at Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul. East, and Africa.
ҧቃٟϓͭəɓࡈҧቃٟਜ؂ that creates generational change,” he ਜ਼૨࠻π٫౤Զɛ༸હ౪ഃመ Lee has been a Rotary member since
ቃʘ̮d͚౷ᆠːਞၾ઺ึԫ
Helman and her late spouse, Frank,
ਕྠd˸؂ਕᅰϵΤᗭ͏i͵ says. “If you do the project so that it is joined the Rotary Club of Boothbay 2003. An avid supporter of and fund-
εഛᑘfӜतਿږึၾҧቃਿ
ਕdಀዄ΂ࡾࠔॶٟਜਿږึ
sustainable, you affect the trajectory of Harbor in 2003. She has served Rotary as raiser for The Rotary Foundation, he has
ږึᙳ˓ΥЪd΍Ν༟п 2025
ಀ੭ჯ˼ήਜٙɓࡈҧቃٟ༺ that village for generations.” Rotary Foundation trustee and as chair of served as assistant regional Rotary Foun-
˴ࢩdԨಀίՇ֣ෳ؍ʸд༶
ϓΌٟ 100% ڭᖯ‧۞Ԣ౶ʘ Since serving as governor of Dis- the Fund Development and Peace Major dation coordinator. During his tenure
ϋ׵ͺ౶վఝˋႺ෦Ҏဧɽኪ
ਗึʕዄ΂໋˦˦ދ˓f
trict 6840 in 2014-15, Hall has taken on Gifts Initiative committees. She chaired a as governor of District 3750 in 2014-15,
ʾٙࣿ࿲iϤ̮d˼һኑၳε multiple leadership roles, including as an working group designed to increase cor- he led a fundraising campaign, setting a
(Bahçeşehir University) ઼ٙ͜ҧ
͚౷ಀ࿲ᐏ਷ყҧቃ൴
ࡈήਜٙɢඎdϓ̌މ׼̵ԭ RI president’s representative, a learning porate gifts to The Rotary Foundation, record with more than US$1.5 million in
ቃձ̻ʕːf
Ң؂ਕᆤdɰ݊อٟࡰႾኬɛ
تл౶ن՟Ց 2028 ϋ਷ყҧ facilitator at the International Assembly, and she served on a task force with a goal contributions, nearly doubling the prior
Ⴚဧਟၾμٙɳ˃̿
՘ึٙරږึࡰfҧቃਿږึ
to better align Foundation grant policies
and a member of The Rotary Founda-
record. That campaign started a powerful
tion Cadre of Technical Advisers. One of with 21st century needs. She was a mem- philanthropic tradition for the district.
his favorite assignments was serving as ber of the teams that selected the sites for Each year since then, its total giving has
sergeant-at-arms at five Rotary Interna- the Rotary Peace Centers at Bahçeşehir never fallen below US$1.2 million.
28 臺灣扶輪 2026.7 tional Conventions. “That’s one of the University and at Symbiosis International Lee is also a champion of digital lit-
hardest, most physically demanding jobs University in Pune, India. eracy. Recognizing the need to bridge the
because it is from morning to night,” he Helman is a popular speaker on the digital divide, he initiated scholarships
says. “But you get to help people have an topics of the Rotary Peace Centers, The and launched free computer education
amazing convention.” Rotary Foundation, and growth. programs for underserved populations.
Hall has served on the Joint Technol- A keen fundraiser for The Rotary He has also extended digital literacy to
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