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DGE Biography RI President's Bio |
Biographies
District Governor
Russell Cain
Cherre is a Realtor, a certified relocation specialist, and owns Ella Belles Boutiques located in Kerrville, Port Lavaca, and Rockport along with www.ellabelles.com. Cherre serves as a board member to promote and support Texas Tourism. Texas Independence Trail – director 2000-2005 Texas Settlement Region – 17 county Heritage tourism – Pres. 2002-2005, current Calhoun County Rural Rail District - Texas Rural Development 2002- 2004 Calhoun County Museum Board- Chairman 2003 -2005, current Friends of the Calhoun County Museum- director Chairman of Calhoun County Historical Commission 2005- current President of Calhoun County Board of Realtors 2001, Named Realtor of the Year 2001 "Women of the YEAR 2000" Calhoun County Cherre has two daughters and their families are: Kelle and Tom Wortham , parents of Travis and Walker Wortham. Kamme and Hugh Jons, parents of Alivia Grace and Tres Jons. Cherre is a Life member of the Paul Harris Society and belongs to the Calhoun County Rotary Club. She has served as a mentor to CCISD and is hoping to help create and market new interests in our district for Interact Clubs. Cherre established the Junior Historian Club for CCHC / CCISD which won Texas Historical Commission award for 2006. She looks forward to helping establish the program for the 17 counties Texas Settlement Region and possibly Earlyact. Russell Cain is a Real Estate broker and owner of COLDWELL BANKER Russell Cain Real Estate with offices in Port Lavaca, Port O’Connor, Palacios, and Seadrift. He is current President 2007-08 of the Calhoun Board of Realtors and past president several terms. He also has been awarded Realtor of the Year. He is a member of NAR; TAR. COLDWELL BANKER Russell Cain was recently awarded # 1 COLDWELL BANKER company in the nation for 2006 with 1 to 10 agents for closing more real estate transactions than any other franchise. Rotary District 5930 Governor Nominee 2008-2009 Assistant District Governor, Area One 2003- 2005 – Past Club president 1997-1998 Port Lavaca Rotary Club Member since 1979 with perfect attendance for 14 years. District 5930 Award for Meritorious Service 2000 Chair Rotary Golf Tournament 20 years Life member of Paul Harris Society La Salle Water Board 2006-Memorial Medical Hospital Foundation – Chairman 2002 – current Calhoun County Economic Development Corporation – director 2004 - current Gulf Bend Center MHMR - director 13 years, Chairman 1996- 1999 American Cancer Society – director 20 years, President 5 years Bluebonnet Youth Ranch – director 7 years, Lifetime Honorary director Port Lavaca Main Street Theater – gifted to City of Port Lavaca Port Lavaca Main Street- director and President 17 years Hatch Bend Country Club – President 6 years Calhoun County Work Activity Center – director Chamber of Commerce – Man of the Year 1992, Community Service award 1995 Calhoun County’s 20th Century Most Influential Citizen Award 2000 (1 of 25) VFW Citizen of the Year 1993 American Business Women’s Association – Man of the Year 2006. Russell is known for his avid interest in golf and he has been chairman of many fund raising Golf tournaments over the past 20 years. He and Cherre are members of Grace Episcopal Church where he has served as Senior Warden and Vestry member. Russell recently gifted land in honor of his wife Cherre to Habitat for Humanity. Top District Governor-Elect Dennis Roberts
Dong-Kurn Lee is Chairman of Bu-Bang Co., Ltd. and Bubang Techron Co., Ltd., manufacturing companies in Seoul. A graduate of Yonsei University with a degree in political science and diplomacy, Lee currently serves as Trustee to the Busan College of Information Technology and has served as past president of both his high school and college alumni associations. He has served as a Trustee to the bank of Seoul and honorary consul of Italy in Korea. In 2005, he was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador by the President of the Republic of Korea. Rotarian Lee joined the Rotary Club of Seoul-Hangang in 1971 and has served RI as director, treasurer, trustee, district governor and International Assembly training leader. He also has served as regional Rotary Foundation coordinator and zone and regional coordinator for membership development. He is chairman of the Polio Eradication Private Sector Initiative in Korea. He is a recipient of the foundation’s citation for meritorious service. in 1996, as district governor, Lee was recognized at the 87th RI Convention as the winner of the ‘Calgary Challenge’ for the most successful membership development efforts, chartering 32 new clubs and adding nearly 1,800 new members, making his district the leader across the Rotary world that year. Lee lives in Seoul, Korea with his wife Young Ja and has four adult children and four grandchildren. Top |
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