Board of Directors
Alec Smythe

A listing of those who serve on the Club Board of Directors 

Buckhead Rotary Foundation
Chuck Kennedy

Sponsored by our club, this foundation was founded to support our local Buckhead community. All club contributions run through the foundation. Board of trustees, made up of past presidents of our club; determine amount and recipient of contributions. 

Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP)
Raymond Reynolds

Foundation supports international academic scholarships in Georgia. This year the Club will sponsor Ranjita Nair of the Fiji Islands. Since 1946, Rotarians in Georgia have promoted world peace through understanding by offering scholarships to international students for one year of study in Georgia colleges and universities. Each year about 80 students from all over the world make friends and learn about differing cultures and life styles. The Buckhead Atlanta Rotary Club has sponsored 52 students from 1958 until 2009.  

Rotary Foundation
Cheryl Richards-Mann

Foundation supports Ambassadorial Scholars, World Matching Grants, District Simplified Grants, Group Study Exchange, Polio Plus, etc. Goal - $34,000 in club contributions ($200 per capita), add Paul Harris Society members. 

Classification
Allison Johnson

Determine if prospective member's classification fits within the Club's classifications roster according to Rotary International policy. 

Member Recruiting
Elizabeth Gill

Responsiblity for recruiting new members for Buckhead Rotary among leaders across the community. 

Membership Development
Mark Chandler

Club currently has 168 members, including four honorary members, with a cap of 185. Goal: expand membership by asking members to bring one guest plus identify key members to target candidates. To encourage participation, new members indicate their committee interest on our application and will be invited to a board meeting. 

Red Badge Program
Scott Smith

Rotary Information
Means Davis

Review and improve our process to conduct Rotary Information for new member introduction. Develop and maintain orientation materials for new members. 

Photography
Bill Perkins

Take pictures of key events for publicity, website, Viewer, and scrapbook. 

Publicity
Shannon Price

Create interest among local media outlets and Rotary International magazine for publication of club's key service projects. 

Roster

Maintain roster on website. 

Viewer/Bulletin
Sheila Ryan

Publish and distribute Viewer weekly, current events and announcements of the club including summary of most recent speaker talk. Viewer posted on website. 

Website
Alec Smythe

Maintain website, repository for all club information. 

Awards

Caring Hands
Ed Vaught

Provide emotional support and address crisis, death, health, financial, etc. and personal problems that arise in the lives of our club members. Honor members through tributes and "Good News" days. 

Club Chaplain
George Ivey

Deliver invocation, and lead club in Pledge of Allegiance and Four Way Test at each meeting. 

Greeting
Greg Davis

Greet members when they arrive for weekly meetings ... a great way for new members to meet club members. 

Programs
Ashley Preisinger

Responsible for recruitment of speakers; create list of potential speakers with broad interests (Government, Business, Non-Profit, Education, Media, Sports, etc) 

Programs
Ted Speaker

Responsible for recruitment of speakers; create list of potential speakers with broad interests (Government, Business, Non-Profit, Education, Media, Sports, etc) 

Rev. Robert Ross Johnson Humanitarian Award
Jim Breedlove

Honor non-Rotarian who exemplifies the ideals of Rotary & who has had a significant impact on bettering the lives of others. 

Sunshine
Mark Johnson

Responsible for introducing visiting Rotarians and guests plus add a bit of humor to brighten everyone's day. 

Apple Polishing
Kelly Green

A tradition in our club, this is a Family of Rotary event with spouses, guests and children. In lieu of a regular meeting we meet for an evening of fellowship and polish apples for presentation to area schools. Apples are delivered to teachers in over 25 schools in the Buckhead area along with a thank you note and the Four Way Test. Teachers are requested to present the Four Way Test to their students. 

District Conference
Betsy Birkholz

The annual conference of the more than 70 clubs in District 6900. The conference in 2011 will be at Calloway Gardens. 

District Governer’s Reception
Betsy Birkholz

Family at Rotary (Child/Grandchild Day)

A special day for Rotarians to bring their children or grandchildren to a meeting at Anthony's 

Foundation Ball
Kay Quigley

Annual Black Tie Auction/Fundraiser at Ansley Golf Club. Proceeds fund the charitable giving for the club as well as the Buckhead Rotary Foundation. Goal - $20,000 in net proceeds. 

Foundation Ball
Shannon Price

Annual Black Tie Auction/Fundraiser at Ansley Golf Club. Proceeds fund the charitable giving for the club as well as the Buckhead Rotary Foundation. Goal - $20,000 in net proceeds. 

Holiday Party
Sally Dorsey

Our annual holiday event. This year it will be an evening event, rather than the traditional lunch. 

Rotary on the Town
Sam Alston

An opportunity for Buckhead Rotarians and spouses to socialize informally during the year. 

Shrimp Boil
Lee Whitfield

A tradition of our club, this is a Family of Rotary event with spouses, children and guests. In lieu of a regular meeting we meet for an evening of fellowship. 

Summer Celebration
Means Davis

A new fellowship opportunity to kick off the new Rotary year. 

Basketball League

A club tradition since 1965, we organize, fund and run a seventh grade basketball league for local private middle schools in the Buckhead area. The club provides clock keepers, scorekeepers, referees and trophies. Entry fees are used to fund the event's expenses. The championship team is recognized at one of our weekly meetings. 

Boy Scouts

Buckhead Rotary partially funds the cost of the Eagle Scout Badges for Boy Scouts in 13 counties of the metropolitan Atlanta area served by the Atlanta Area Council Boy Scouts of America. Badges are presented in a specially designed jewelry box with a congratulatory card from the club. 

Girl Scouts

Buckhead Rotary will increase the funding to the Girl Scouts to enhance the work that was begun last year as this was a new service area for 2006-2007. The club plans to sponsor several campership programs so that Girl Scouts who cannot afford to attend camp will be able to do so. 

Interact
Bill Dukes

Explore rejuvenating the club at North Atlanta High School. Consider other private schools in the Buckhead area for additional Interact clubs. Organize and cosponsor District Conclave. 

KIPP School
Michael Stimpert

Otis Jackson Scholarships
Jerry Hux

Sponsored by our club, this foundation started in honor of our late Past President, Otis Jackson, educator and graduate of Oglethorpe. Scholarship selection is patterned after the Rhodes Scholar. The foundation provides two, two year scholarships beginning with the student's junior year, providing $10,000 in tuition assistance to each student, paid in increments of $5,000 per year.  

Rotaract
Bill Dukes

Sponsor an active Rotaract Club, which meets twice monthly in Buckhead and is comprised of young adults in the workplace. Encourage Rotarians to make-up at these Rotaract meetings. Our Rotaract Club will be involved with our tennis tournament, habitat house and other activities that need volunteers. 

Tennis Tournament
Julia Chabannes

The April, 2010 tournament will be the event's 30th anniversary for the largest privately sponsored high school tournament in the Southeast comprised of 48 high school boys and girls tennis teams from Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, with participation in excess of 375 players representing 24 to 26 schools. Tournament is funded through entry fees and corporate sponsors. Over 20 club volunteers participate in the event. 

Aging & Health
Jimmy Paulk

Evaluate whether to continue project from 2008-2009 or implement a new project to assist the elderly. 

AIDS Awareness
Jimmy Paulk

Sponsor speakers with AIDS illness at five City of Atlanta schools coordinated through AID Atlanta. 

Habitat House

Re-hab Habitat house with club and Rotaract volunteers. 

Ambassadorial Scholarship

Since 1947, 37,000 young people from 100 nations have studied abroad under Ambassadorial Scholarships. The primary objective of the program is to promote international understanding; the scholars are expected to serve as ambassadors of goodwill during the scholarship term. Buckhead Rotary's scholar candidates study at metro-Atlanta colleges or are legal residents of Atlanta. Undergraduate candidates fare best if they have reached at least their sophomore year; graduate-level students are also encouraged to apply. Applications are due to Buckhead Rotary about May 1st each year. The program awards up to $23,000 for study abroad; scholarship types include three- and six-month cultural programs and one- and two-year academic programs. Buckhead recommends candidates to the District 6900 scholarship selection committee which makes the final scholarship awards. District interviews are conducted during July and August.  

Group Study Exchange

The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40. The program provides travel grants for teams of participants to exchange visits in different countries. Team members come a variety of profit and non profit businesses and agencies. Buckhead Rotary Club is the leading club in the district. We annually propose team members for the outbound teams and volunteer to host the inbound teams.  

GRSP Host
Mark Meltzer

Foundation supports international academic scholarships in Georgia. This year the club is sponsoring Ranjita Nair of the Fiji Islands, who will attend Oglethorpe University. Candace Klein will serve as her host. 

Sister Club
Jack Hellriegel

President Means will maintain connection with our sister club, the Suva Rotary Club of Fiji. 

World Community Service Matching Grant

This is our second year of a three year sister-club relationship established with District 9920 Rotary Club of Suva in the Fiji Islands. The World Community Service program was officially launched in 1967. The program offers grants to support clubs and districts as they undertake humanitarian and service projects internationally. The WCS program links Rotary clubs needing extra help with clubs in other countries that are willing to provide funds, materials, and technical and professional assistance. Since 1967, thousands of WCS projects involving Rotarians around the world have been completed. Each year, Rotary clubs provide an estimated US$96 million in funds and supplies. 

District Service

Certain members of our club are active at the District level.