Our Club Board
Beth Wallace, President
Steven Dale, President Elect
Jerry Albert, Past President
Mary Rogers, Secretary
Kathy Sollien, Treasurer
Cindy Hudson-Knapp, Community Service Chair
Doug Krause, Youth Services
Michael Day, Club Service
Jim Thibodeau, Sergeant at Arms
Betsy Rathbun-Gunn, International Chair
The Board of the Bennington Rotary Club starts work on July 1st with the usual mixture of new and old Board members. They will be forming committees to do what needs doing within the community as Rotarians maintain their mission of Service Above Self.
Membership continues to be important and Rotarians will want to invite people in the community to join who subscribe to the principals of the Four Way Test.
There is a Club Assembly at the end of June and at that time the Board Members will probably outline some of their goals for the coming year. The new District Governor will also be visiting the club within the next few months.
Member Bio. - Coming Soon!
Member Bio. - Coming Soon!
Jerry has worked in the heat transfer industry for 45 years. He is a graduate of the US Army Engineers School, Ft. Belvoir, Va, and has a degree in Industrial Technology from CCV. He is a certified member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society and a professional member of HVAC.COM.
He has handed control of Bennington Cooling and Heating, a company he founded in 1979, over to his son Richard. Jerry is still an advisor to that company. The Vermont licenses he holds are for electrical, plumbing, propane and oil. Also he is certified by the EPA for refrigerant usage.
Mary Lou, his wife and he have been married for 42 years and have resided on Main Street since 1980. They are parents of 4 children. Jerry has served as the Club's Sergeant-at Arms and is a Paul Harris Fellow.
Mary grew up in Wilmington
Delaware, which was bigger than
Bennington, and close to Philadelphia.
She went to the University of
Delaware as an undergraduate and
did graduate work at Virginia Poly
Tech which was completed at the
University of Delaware.
Mary and her second husband, Mark,
have been married for eight years.
They built their home on Matt Drive
in North Bennington. seven years ago.
Mary has a son, Philip, from her
first marriage
Mary's passions are gardening and
running. She is starting to get into
Yoga. She was an avid reader and is
starting again, enjoying histories.
Mary joined Rotary because she
wanted to be involved in the town
that she considers the best in the
country. Her primary goal is to get
to know who is who and what are
the issues and what are the needs
and what can be done to help people.
Although Mary feels you shouldn't
bite off more than you can chew,
she has many good ideas for
service above self in terms of both
the young and older people. We
look forward to working with her
on some of these ideas.
Kathy is a native of Texas who relocated to Bennington with her husband Alan in 1990 and has never looked back. Staying active in her community by way of Rotary; the Better Bennington Corp and the Chamber of Commerce has kept her busy and in the middle of what is happening in Bennington. She is a Real Estate Broker and co owner of RE/MAX Maple Leaf Realty.
Member Bio. - Coming Soon!
Doug lives in Old Bennington with his wife Marny; and has been a Rotarian actively involved in the Coordination of Rotary Exchange Programs for many years.
Member Bio. - Coming Soon!
Jim owns the local State Farm Office in Bennington. Jim is a very active Rotarian. He lives in North Bennington with his family.
A former teacher; Betsy is responsible for developing and implementing the four major components for the Head Start Program: health; education; social services, and parent development. Her additional duties include budget development; local and statewide community networking on early childhood programs; and supervision of The UCS Infant Toddler Center and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bennington County.
