Welcome to the Rotary Club of Charleston!
Please watch the video below to learn more about our club, explore parts of this website for more information, or find contact information for all of the board members and committees below.
Board of Directors
July 2023 - June 2024
Michelle Foster
President,
Patricia Schumann
President-Elect, Grants Committee Chair
Justin Southern
Immediate Past President
Kim Zwier
Secretary
Wallace Suttle II
Treasurer
Bryan Cokeley
Assistant Governor
Michael Cadle
Board of Directors
Jessica Silber
Board of Directors, Fellowship Committee Chair
Corleen Patterson
Board of Directors, Rotary Foundation / Scholarship Committee Chair
Melissa Pemberton
Board of Directors, Membership Recruitment Committee Chair
Arthur B. Rubin
Board of Directors
Gerald D. Roueché
Sergeant-at-Arms
Brian Sloan
Board of Directors
Craig Glover
Board of Directors
Reid Bracken
Club Programs Chair
Terrell Ellis
Community Investment Committee Chair
Olubunmi "Bunmi" Kusimo-Frazier
DEI Committee Chair
Casey Mosrie
Membership Programs Chair
Rick Ferris
Rotary International Committee Chair
Chris Wallace
Public Image Chair
James "Jim" Long
Orientation Chair
Committees
We have a wide range of committees in our Rotary Club that provide a wide range of services. Please consider volunteering for a committee to help this club be the best it can be. Click on the committee to send an email to the Committee Chair.
Program Committee
This committee shall prepare and arrange the programs for the regular and special meetings of the club.
Email this Committee
Membership Committee
This committee shall consider all proposals for membership and shall thoroughly investigate the character, business, social and community standing and general eligibility of all persons proposed for membership and shall report their decisions on all applications to the Board of Directors.
Email this Committee
Fellowship Committee
This Committee shall promote acquaintance and friendship among the members, promote participation by members in organized Rotary recreational and social activities, and do such work in pursuance of the general object of the club as may be assigned by the President or the Board of Directors.
Email this Committee
Public Image
This committee shall devise and carry into effect, plans to give the public general information about Rotary, its history, object and scope; and to secure proper publicity for the club utilizing approved marketing, outreach, or other media.
Email this Committee
Community Investment
This committee shall be responsible for selecting and carrying out service projects in the community which are consistent with the overall mission of Rotary and in alignment with the priorities of the Board of Directors.
Email this Committee
International Committee
This committee shall be responsible for reviewing, reporting on, and implementing projects of an international scope that have been approved by the Board of Directors for participation in by the club.
Email this Committee
Youth Programs Committee
This committee will work with the youth in the community to carry out the mission of Rotary through participation in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotary Interact and Rotaract Clubs.
Email this Committee
Grants Committee
This committee shall undertake all grant work desired by the club. The committee chair, or approved designee, shall maintain attendance at Rotary International, District, Foundation, or other meetings as required for participation in Rotary grant programs, and shall follow required filing and reporting guidelines. Any funds received or dispersed shall follow Article III, Section 4.
Email this Committee
Orientation Committee
This committee shall from time to time meet with new members and provide an orientation session that will inform the new members of the history of Rotary and the club, that will advise the new members of the club structure and ways to become involved, and that will educate new members on the requirements of Rotary membership.
Email this Committee