Judi Beard Strubing - Zone 25 RRIMC 2008-2011

Judi Beard-Strubing is a native Oregonian. She is married to Bob Strubing and has three married children and three precious granddaughters.

She joined Merrill Lynch in 1983, where she was Assistant Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor prior to her retirement in 2008. Judi remains a partner in the Allen-Strubing Group within the company, and continues consulting with her partner, as a PIA portfolio manager.

Judi has been an active volunteer in the Eugene community for some 35 years. Currently, she serves as a Trustee on the Board of Northwest Christian University. In 2001, Merrill Lynch named Judi the recipient of the National Life Time Achievement in Community Service Award.

As a 1993 charter member of The Rotary Club of Eugene Airport, Judi served as club president during 1998-1999 and has served in many district capacities. She served as Governor for District 5110 during the Rotary Centennial Year, 2004-2005.

She traveled to Honduras in 1999 as part of a Rotary Discovery Grant team, Bolivia in 2004 as part of a Rotaplast medical team, and in 2006 she traveled with a team building fuel-efficient stoves in the highlands of Guatemala. She returned to Bolivia in 2008 to oversee the completion of some grant-funded projects and explore other possible projects to benefit the Bolivian people. She is a member of the Paul Harris Society, Major Donor, and the Rotary Bequest Society. Judi has served as GNATS and GETS Instructor, GETS Administrative Chair, International Trainer and twice as RI President’s Representative. She is the Regional RI Membership Coordinator for Zone 25.

Judi and Bob enjoy time in the Southwest and Latin America exploring their interests in Native art. The fall weekends find them at every University of 0regon football game, whether at home or out of town. Their real joy is family time spent with their children and granddaughters.

Barbara Risher Welch - RRIMC Zone 26 2007-2010

Barbara was President of the Montebello Rotary Club in 1996-1997 and was the first woman President in the history of the club since its charter in 1924. She joined the Montebello Rotary Club in 1991 and has had perfect attendance ever since her induction. She is very proud of the fact that her father is also a Past President of the same club in 1973-74 and reached 46 years of perfect attendance.

Barbara held numerous board positions within her club. At the district level, she has held the office of Assistant Governor, District Community Service Chair, RYLA Chair and RYLA committee, District Governor nominating committee and fundraising committee, and finally District Governor for District 5300 in 2003-2004. She was one of the organizers of the first District 5300 Teen Leadership Camp in 2000, a RYLA camp for 8th grade students.

Barbara is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a Rotary Foundation Benefactor and began the Paul Harris Society in District 5300, and has been a member since 2004. She is a PRLS recipient, Rotarian of the Year for 3 years, and is on the District 5300 Board of Governors. Barbara was the Rotary International Membership Coordinator (RIMZC) for Zone 24 from 2004-2006 and is currently serving a 3 year term as Regional Rotary International Membership Coordinator (RRIMC) for Zone 26. She has served on the faculty for the Governor Elect Training Seminar (GETS) for Zones 23 and 24 from 2005 to present, a trainer for the 2006 Southern California/Nevada President Elect Training Seminar (PETS), and has been on the Zone 23/24 Institute committee for 2 years.

Barbara recently was a member of the Host Organizing Committee for the RI convention in Los Angeles. During her Governor year she led the first district-wide service project to Puerta Vallarta to deliver containers of wheelchairs through the Wheelchair Foundation. Barbara has had the distinct honor of representing RI President Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar at the District 6600 Conference in Ohio and RI President Wilf Wilkinson at the District 5830 Conference in Texas.

Barbara was raised in Montebello and lived there until 1992 when she and her husband and children moved to Seal Beach. She attended UCLA after high school, transferred to CSULA where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1981. Barbara works as an emergency room RN in Montebello, though her main profession is working in her family's funeral home, Risher Montebello Mortuary as a licensed funeral director.

Barbara is also involved in her community as a member of the Montebello Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and past Chairwoman. She was also the Chairwoman of the Montebello Chamber Ambassadors. Barbara is in her 2nd term as President of the Beverly Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, a Beverly Hospital guild member, and was a charter member of the Business and Education Partnership Foundation. Barbara also assists with both of her daughter’s Girls Scout troops, and was an AWANA leader for her children's youth group at church.

Barbara and Greg were married in 1982 and have four children, Nathan, Zachary, Kaylie and Jenna ranging in age from 12-21 years. Together they have traveled to nine Rotary International conventions, and Nathan had the privilege of riding on the Rotary Rose Parade Float as a RYLA student in 2004. As a family they enjoy snow skiing, water skiing, wakeboarding, scuba diving and motorcycle dirt bike riding. She also enjoys playing tennis, running, kickboxing, scrapbooking and being a soccer mom.

Greg Podd

Greg Podd is a C.P.A. (Certified Public Accountant) and a P.F.S. (Personal Financial Specialist) having operated his own practice since June 1979. During his professional tenure, he has written four professional continuing education courses and has been the keynote speaker and chairperson at five national conferences.

Greg has taught many courses as a guest professor at Arizona State University in the Master of Taxation program and has made presentations to over 20,000 Certified Public Accountants and Chartered Accountants from the United States and foreign countries. He was also the President and owner of a very large metal fabrication firm for the telecommunication industry and a healthcare software development firm.

Greg became a Rotarian in May 1982 and is a member of the Evergreen Rotary Club. He is currently serving as a member of the of the Rotary International Investment Committee for the term July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2015 and as a Regional Rotary International Membership Coordinator for the term of July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2011. He also chaired the Rotary International Presidential Membership Conference in Phoenix, Arizona – January, 2009 and will be chairing the Zone 27 Institute 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

He served as a member of the Rotary International Finance committee for the term July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2009, as a member of the Rotary Foundation Investment Advisory Committee for the term July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 and as a Rotary International Membership Zone Coordinator for the term June 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008. Greg also served as a Rotary Foundation Major Gifts Advisor for the term of July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 and established his District’s Million Dollar Dinner raising over $3,100,000 for the Rotary Foundation in one night.

Greg was the Group Study Exchange Leader to District 3790 – Philippines in February, 2006. He has served as the President’s Representative for Rotary International every year since 2005 and was District 5510’s representative to the Rotary International Council on Legislation – 2007. Greg also established and chairs the "Rocky Mountain Rotary Leadership Institute" training seminar for all Rotarians in the western part of the United States (2007 – 2010).

Greg has served as a member of the Zone 25, 26 Executive committee (2004, 2005, and 2008) and Treasurer for the Zone Institute for 2004 and 2005. During the Zone Institute for 2006, 2007 and 2008, he served as the District Governor Nominee trainer and author of the course material. During the Zone Institute for 2004, 2005 and 2008 he served as a District Governor-Elect trainer, and author of course material and as a District Governor trainer and author of the course material. Greg has been a speaker at many District Conferences, President Elect Training Seminars, Membership Seminars and Foundation Seminars.

Greg is the recipient of the "Service Above Self Award" and The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service Award. Greg and his wife Pam have been married for 34 years, and have three beautiful children; Kyle, Melanie and Bryan and one grandchild, Carter. All members of the family are Paul Harris Fellows with Greg and Pam being Multi Paul Harris Fellows, Paul Harris Society Members, Rotary Foundation Sustaining, Bequest Society Members and Major Donors.