Mike McGovern
Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Mike serves as town manager of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. In this capacity, he is chief operating officer of a small 9,000 population community and oversees functions including police services, fire and emergency medical services, municipal planning, code enforcement, roads, environmental services, parks, a library, a museum, tax assessment and collection, municipal finances and intergovernmental relations. He also chairs a 40 community not for profit corporation that handles solid waste and recycling needs for the region.
The town manager position is appointed by the local council and the avergae tenure of a manager in a community is 7 years. Mike has served Cape Elizabeth since 1978 as assistant manager and as town manager since 1985. He began work in Cape Elizabeth two days after graduating from his university with a degree in public management. The council members and his co-workers have supported Mike as he assumed a number of Rotary positions including club president, district governor, international training leader, RI director, RI vice president, Rotary Foundation trustee and vice chair of the trustees. Mike also serves on the International PolioPlus Committee and has other Rotary committee assignments. He has been active in a number of non-Rotary organizations.
In both his Rotary service and in his work for the local government, Mike appreciates the focus on proper ethics, on service to others the promotion of exchanges to solve problems and to live peacefully.
David Morehen
Joined Rotary in New Malden, Surrey, (District 1140) England in 1973 under the classification Police Service when Chief Inspector in charge of that area of S.W. London. Was their Golden Jubilee President 1978-79. On retirement from the police service I joined Rotary as a paid employee at their HQ for Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland at Sheen in S.W. London, but after a very short period the HQ moved to Alcester, Warwickshire, as the result of a decision of their annual conference.
At Alcester I transferred my membership to the Rotary Club of Henley-in-Arden (District 1060) and was re-classified as Associations – RIBI becoming their President in 1993-94. I was editor of the club bulletin Hooray Henley for 13 years. In my position as Assistant Secretary of RIBI, I was responsible for organising major meetings such as the Assembly and the Annual Conference. It was fortunate that I was already a competent shorthand-typist and using computers came as a natural next step, so I joined ICUFR under the leadership of Roger Siddle for some guidance and education.
Retired from full-time Rotary employment in 1997 to Devon where I joined the Rotary Club of Dartmouth (District 1170) becoming their President 2009-10, under my original classification of Police Service. Have been editor of their club bulletin for about six years, using Microsoft Publisher. Was Assistant D.G. 2012-13.
Jailan El Shazly
My name is Jailan El Shazly. I am member and the treasurer of Rotary club of Giza Cosmopolitan, District 2451, Egypt. The only English speaking club in Cairo.
I am a pharmacist, graduated from faculty of Pharmacy and industrial pharmacy. Studying for PHD in Pharmacognosy.
I first joined Rotaract in 2006 Rotaract club El Tahrir then I transferred to Rotaract club of Cairo I was head of the community service Committee. I have accomplished in this year 21 projects most of them was joint with the WHO and UN. In the Rotarian Year 2008- 2009, I was 26 years old I joined Rotary club of Cairo upon their request. In the year 2012-2013 the saddest thing happened I have lost my God father Rtn. Amin Abd El Nour he was the oldest Rotarian In Egypt and was my protector since I entered Rotary I was the Youngest Rotarian in Egypt also I was the youngest in the club till I have transferred to Rotary club of Giza Cosmopolitan, on the 8th of October 2013.