Ian Risely for RI President in 2017-2018

It was announced this week that the RI President for the Rotary year 2017/18 will be PP Ian Riseley from the Rotary Club of Sandringham - subject to the usual opportunities for objections. How wonderful to have an Australian fill this important roll. "We have the programs and personnel, and others have available resources,” says Riseley. “Doing good in the world is everyone’s goal. We must learn from the experience of the polio eradication program to maximize our public awareness exposure for future partnerships.”

A member since 1978, Riseley has served Rotary as treasurer, director, trustee, RI Board Executive Committee member, task force member, committee member and chair, and district governor.

He is also a former member of the Australian Polio Eradication Private Sector Campaign and a recipient of The Rotary Foundation’s Service Award for a Polio-Free World. He and his wife, Juliet, are Multiple Paul Harris Fellows, Major Donors, and Bequest Society members.