The Mesquite Rotary conducted induction ceremonies for the group’s 2025-2026 officers and board members at their meeting on August 12th.
The Mesquite Rotary conducted induction ceremonies for the group’s 2025-2026 officers and board members at their meeting on August 12th. Rotary District 5810 Assistant District Governor Walt McCool officiated. All 33,000 local clubs in Rotary International change their leadership each year. This provides for fresh vision and energy throughout the worldwide organization of business and professional leaders, which was established in 1905.
The leaders who will serve during the 2025-2026 Rotary year are club president Lindsay Paris, president-elect Eric Gallt, past president Brad Davis, vice-president Yolanda Shepard, treasurer Jim Wade, club secretary Dr. James Griffin, club service director Cynthia Patino, community service directors Dr. Leslie Feinglas and Evelyn Williams, vocational service director Dr. Jennifer Hammett, international service director Dr. Olga Stepanchenko, and membership and fundraising director Dr. Jones Doughton.
In her remarks, Mesquite Rotary Club president Lindsay Paris emphasized that the club would work to continue the Mesquite club’s excellent record of fundraising through the group’s annual Rodeo Road Rally bike ride. The group will work this year to increase membership. They will also continue this year in granting scholarships, supporting the work of many local groups, and will continue to focus on assisting Rotary International programs. Those include efforts to eradicate polio in the world, build sources and systems giving access to clean water, and more.