TRAINERS
GELS Team Leader
Yesim Yoney
Rotary Club E-club 2440
Club President 2002-2003
District Governor 2010-11,
International Service Chair 2003-2004, DRFC 2006-2009, RFE Team Leader to Sweden 2007-2008, DC org. Chair 2011-2012, Strategic Comm. Chair 2015-2016, District Training Leader 2016-2017, RFE Team Leader to Sri Lanka 2015-2016, Strategic Planning Comm. Chair 2019-2022
Zone: RRFC 2017-2020, ARC 2013-2016;
RI President’s Representative to District Conference: D1430 Finland 2014-2015,
Recognitions: Major Donor Level 1, TRF Meritorious Service Award, TRF Distinguished Service Award, Service Above Self Award
Training: Training Leader – RI International Assembly 2021&2022, GNTS Training Leader Bucharest 2023, GNTS Training Leader Limassol 2022, General Trainer Prague 2021, Trainer GETS: Cluj 2017, Jordon 2018, Dubrovnik 2019
GNLS Team Leader
Christina Covotsou-Patroclou, Rotary Club Limassol Berengaria Cosmopolitan
Club: President 2002-2003, 2005 -2006
District: DG 2017-18
AG, DC Organizing Committee Chair, Deputy DG for Cyprus, DRFC, Membership Chair.
Other: Host DG of WASH Presidential Peace Conference Feb 2018, member of the planning committee of the Istanbul Presidential Peace Conference 2025
Previously: 1977 Founder Interact Cyprus, 1986 Founder Rotaract Cyprus, 1988-89 DRR
Zone 21: ARC 2013-2016, EPNZC 2019-2020, RRFC 2020-2023; Chairman OC Institute Limassol 2022
RI President’s Representative to District Conference: D2490, D1913
Recognitions: Major Donor Level 1 and Benefactor. TRF Meritorious service award.
Training Leader: RI international Assembly 2020 & 2021, (2022 support)
GNTS Training Leader-2020, Training Team Leader GETS/GNTS - 2021, General Trainer- 2022, Team Leader GETS 2023
Lead Facilitator: RGLI 2022, GSS 2024
RPIC Mykola Stebljanko
Rotary E-Club of Ukraine
General Trainer
Mykola Stebljanko
Rotary E-Club of Ukraine
Club: Rotary Club Simferopol President 2013-14, Rotary E-Club Ukraine Charter President 2014-15
Previously: 1996 Rotaract Club Simferopol charter member
District: DG 2019-2020, District Rotary Public Image Chair 2010-13
Other: Regional ROTARIETS Magazine Publisher (since 2009)
Zone: RPIC 2021-24, Zone 16 ARPIC 2013-16, ARPIC 2016-19
RI: RI/TRF Communications Joint Committee Member 2024-27
Recognitions: Major Donor Level 1, Zone 16 Rotary International Alumni Service to Humanity Award 2016
Trainer GETS: Limassol 2022, Prague 2021
General Trainer: Bucharest 2023
Training Leader: RI International Assembly 2023 Orlando
Partners' Trainer
Mali Levi
Rotary Club:
Club: president 2002-03
District: District Governor 2014-15
District Membership Chair 2007-08, Vice Governor 2019-22, District Trainer 2006-07, 2008-09, 2012-13, GSE Leader with D5730 (Texas) 2009, Assistant Governor 2003-06, District Secretary 2010-11, D2490 RLI Trainer 2020
Zone: RRFC Region 24, 2018-21, Trainer and moderator of Foundation seminars 2018-21, Zone 21A&21B(part), Convener of Director Nominating Committee zone 21A, Ambassador of the Empowering Girls initiative zone 21A 2022- 2023
Other: RIP Representative in District 2290 Norway 2016,
Representative of the Council on Legislation Chicago 2019
Recognitions: Major Donor level 1, RIP 2019-2020 - Certificate of appreciation as RRFC, RIP 2020-2021 - Certificate of appreciation as RRFC, RID Certificate of Excellence 2012-2015 (Membership strategic plan)
Training: GETS, GNTS &Partners Zone 21 Trainer and Speaker, Limassol 2022, Athens 2020, Dubrovnik 2019
REGIONAL LEADERS
RRFC Kosmas Choutouriadis
Rotary Club Athinai-Goudi.
Chartered member of the R.C. Athinai-Goudi.
Assistant Governor (2008-9, 2010-11) and 2470 District Governor (2013-14)
Founding member of the District Institute for Young People Entrepreneurship
DRFC (2019-23), Member of Nominating Committee for Zone Director 2016 and ARRFC for Greece (2016-19), RRFC Region 25 (2023-26), Co-Chair for Athens Zone Institute 2020, Chair Athens Zone RLTTS 2023, 2470 PHS Chair (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) and CADRE Member from 2015 until today.
Participated: 9 Rotary Zone Institutes and 8 Rotary International Conventions.
Major Donor, PH and PolioPlus Societies for RD 2475.
Recognitions: Rotary Service Above Self Award, TRF Distinguished Service Award, TRF Citation for Meritorious Service, Regional Service Award for a Polio - Free World.
RRFC Haim Kennet
Rotary Club Ramat- Hasharon
Ramat Hasharon R.C Dist. 2490- Israel since 1990
Club President 1996-1997, 2013-2014,
Club Secretary 1993-1994, 2012-2013
District Governor 2021-22,
DRFC-District Rotary Foundation Chair- 2014-2020
District Club Avenue 1997-1998
District International Avenue 1999-2000
Assistant Governor- 2001/2, 2002/3, 2003/4,
District Legal Advisor and Governor councilor 2000-2020,2023-24,
District trainer-2011-2012, 2015-2016,
District Secretary 2007-2008,
RLI Trainer 2007-2025,
District treasurer 2014-2015, 2017-2018, 2020-2021,
COL- Delegate District 2490- Israel, 2023-2026,
District Foundation Legal Advisor 2000-2025 District Liaison.
Zone: RRFC-Rotary Reginal Foundation Coordinator Region 24, 2024-2027,
ARRFC-Region 24 Zone 21, 2020-2021,
ARC- Assistant Regional Rotary Coordinator Region 24, 2022-2024.
Recognitions: Major Donor Level 3,
Benefactor, PHS Member, Four Avenues citation for individual Rotarian Award
RC Walter Ebner
Rotary Club Gmunden
Member: RC Gmunden since 1987
Club: 2001-02 President, 1994-95 Club master, 1988/89 Secretary
District: 2003-11 Founder and Head of Rotary Academy D1920
2003-07 Assistant Governor
2007-11 District Trainer
2011-16 District Membership Chair
2018-21 Paul Harris Society Coordinator
2019-20 District Governor D1920
2020-23 DISC District International Service Chair
2022-25 ICC National Coordinator Austria
2022+23 District Service Above Self Award
Zone: 2020-23 ARC Assistant Rotary Coordinator R24
2022 Representative of RI President in Ukraine
2022 Speaker at Rotary Institute in Limassol
2023 Trainer for GETS/GNTS in Bucharest
2023 Speaker at Rotary Institute in Bucharest
2023-26 Rotary Coordinator of Region 24 in Zone 21
PHF +8, PHS Member, Benefactor
RPIC Altan Arslan
Rotary Club Ankara Kızılay
2005 - 2006 Ankara Kızılay Rotary Club President / Chair of the Board
2010 - 2011 D 2430 Assistant Governor / District Secretary
2011 - 2012 D 2430 (ROFÄ°FE) Rotary Short Film Festival Committee Chair
2012 - 2013 D 2430 (ROFÄ°FE) Rotary Short Film Festival Committee Chair
2013 - 2014 D 2430 Assistant Governor / Group Clubs
D 2430 Governor Special Representative / Ankara Ä°ncek Rotary Club founding
D 2430 (ROFÄ°FE) Rotary Short Film Festival Committee Chair
2014 - 2015 D 2430 Public Relations Committee Chair
2015 - 2016 D 2430 Memberships Committee Chair Zone 20 B Secretary General of the Zone Institute 2015-2016 / RID Åžafak Alpay AIDE
2018 - 2019 D 2430 Governor
2020 - 2021 Breakout Session Speaker in Taiwan – Taipei Virtual Convention
2020 - 2023 RI Zone 21B Assistant Public Image Committee Coordinator
2023 - 2024 Trainer for GETS/GENS in Bucharest Zone Institute
D 2430 Governor Special Representative / RC EÄŸitim Hayallerine Ä°nananlar
2024 – 2025 Trainer for GELS/GELS in Belgrade Zone Institute
2023 – 2026 Zone 21B Public Image Committee Coordinator
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Awards:
2005 - 2006 Presidential Citation
2006 - 2007 Four Avenues of Services Citation
2007 - 2008 The Rotary Foundation District Services Award
2008 - 2009 The Rotary Foundation District Services Award
2009 - 2010 The Rotary Foundation District Services Award
2012 - 2013 The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Services Award
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Contributor to;
2014 - 2015 RI “Rotary Day Video Contest” First Prize
2018 - 2019 RI Zone 20 B Most New Rotary Clubs Charted
RI Zone 20 B Most Rotaract Clubs
Club:
Member of Rotary Club Bucharest Excelsior
President 2020-2021
District:
D 2241 Rotary Public Image Chair (2020-2021)
Zone:
Zone 21A Rotary Public Image Coordinator (2024-2027)
Zone 21A Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinator (2021-2024)
Recognitions: PHF+2
RPIC Vlad Popovici
Rotary Club Bucharest Excelsior
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E/MGA Melitta Becker-Unger
Rotary Club Wien-Donau
Club:
Member: RC Wien-Donau D 1910 Club
2009-10 Club President
2021-25 Club Foundation Chair
District:
2012-15 Assistant Governor
2019-20 District Governor D 1910
2022-25 Community Service Chair
2022-25 Coordinator Ukraine Aid
2024-25 District Endowment/Major Gifts Subcommittee Chair
2022 District Service Above Self Award
2021-24 Board Member of the Stifung DER ROTARIER
Zone 21 – Region 24:
2019-21 Foundation Certificate of Excellence
2019-21 Rotary Fellowship Officer European Philosophy
2021-23 ARRFC Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator R24
2022 Speaker at Rotary Institute in Limassol
2023 Trainer for GETS/GNTS in Bucharest
2023-26 E/MGA Endowment/Major Gift Adviser of Region 24 in Zone 21
PHF +8, PHS Member, Benefactor, Member of Polio Plus Society
E/MGA Ahmad A. Husseini
IRotary Club of Lebanon International
Club:
President 2007-2008
District:
Assistant Governor, Deputy District Governor, New Club Development Chair, Grants Chair, Alumni Chair,
District 2452 Conference Chair 2022-2023
Other:
Organizing Committee WASH Presidential Peace Conference 2018
Cadre of Technical Advisers 2021-2027
Previously:
VDRR Rotaract D2452, 2001
GSE Member to USA, 2000
Zone 21:
Endowment & Major Gifts Advisor, 2024-2027
Assistant Rotary Coordinator, 2021-2024
Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator, 2018-2021
Recognitions: PHF, Major Donor, Benefactor.
Training: Trainer at Zone 21 GETS/GNTS and speaker at Zone 21 institutes and many District Conferences
EPNC Danijel Jozic
End Polio Now Coordinator, Region 24
Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator, Region 24, 2020-2021
Rotary Institute Dubrovnik 2019 – Vice Chair
RI Convention 2019 (Hamburg) – PHS Breakout Session - Panelist
RI District 2483, 2018 Training Day, Belgrade - Keynote Speaker
RI District 2483 – 2018 PETS, Palic, Serbia - Trainer
RI Convention 2015 (Sao Paulo), 2016 (Seoul), 2019 (Hamburg) - Attendee
District Governor 2019-2020
Paul Harris Society Coordinator 2018-2019
District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair 2015-2018
District Grants Subcommittee Chair 2014-2015
Awards and recognitions:
Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award
Member of Polio Plus Society
Major Donor
Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service
Member of Paul Harris Society
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EPNC Bernhard Baumgartner
EPNC Nikola Bozic
Rotary E-club of Serbia
Charter President of Rotary E-club of Serbia in 2015-2016.
District Governor of RID 2483 in 2022-2023.
District 2483: District Learning Facilitator, District Executive Secretary, Aide to 2018-19 RI President’s Representative, District Membership Attraction and Engagement Chair,
District Rotary Public Image Chair, Assistant Governor, District Rotaract Chair,
District Youth Exchange Chair, District Vocational Training Team Subcom. Chair.
Training leader: Rotary International learning facilitator at the 2025 International Assembly.
Zone 21B: End Polio Now Coordinator (2024-2027), Assistant Rotary Coordinator (2023-2024).
TRF: Cadre of Technical Advisers (Basic Education and Literacy) (2023-27), Cadre of Technical Advisers (Environment) (2023-27), VTT Member (2022-2027).
Other: Presenter at the Rotary Zone Institute in Bucharest 2023, Presenter at the TRF Seminar at the Zone Institute in Cyprus 2022, Moderator of the Panel at the Zone Institute (virtual) in Athens 2020. Treasurer of Rotary Zone 21 Belgrade Institute in 2024.
Recognitions: Major Donor Level 1, Paul Harris Fellow.
Rotary Programs: Group Study Exchange in Japan (2008).
Rotary Fellowships: European Philosophy Rotarian Fellowship – founder and member of the Executive Board.