MEET YOUR ROTARY COORDINATOR TEAM
Dian Edwards, PDG 2012-2013
District 5630, Rotary Beyond Borders Satellite eClub of Rotary Club of Kearney Dawn, NE USA
Dian Edwards is a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy in Austin, Texas and received her Bachelor of Liberal Studies Degree in Public Administration from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.
Dian is a member of the District 5630 Beyond Borders eClub Satellite.
Her Rotary service includes: Rotary Club President; District Assistant Governor; District Trainer; District Governor (2012-2013); and Assistant Rotary Coordinator (2017-2019). She chaired the 2014 Multi-district High Country President Elect Training Seminar, served as General Chair of the 2016 Rotary Zones 21B-27 Institute, and represented District 5630 as a delegate to the 2016 Council on Legislation.
She currently serves as Region 34 Rotary Coordinator, Training Coordinator for the 2019 Zones 25B-29 Institute, and District 5630 Coordinator for the Rotary Leadership Institute – Rocky Mountain Division.
Dian achieved Major Donor status through her sustaining membership in the Paul Harris Society.
Deborah High, PDG 2016-2017
District 5930, Rotary of Southside Corpus Christi, TX USA
Deborah High is an educator, entrepreneur, and Immediate Past President, Palisades Retreat Club, Colorado, a 99-year-old “recreational” fishing club. She’s the former Project Manager, University Research Alliance, West Texas A&M University. Debbie is a graduate of The American University Kogod School of Business, Business Executive Program.
Debbie is a Past District Governor District 5930, Assistant Rotary Coordinator, Assistant Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Membership.
Debbie is a Rotary Coordinator for Zone 25B. She also serves as the Secretary and on the Board of Directors for Rotary Leadership Institute Lone Star Division.
Under the leadership of Governor High, 2016-2017, District 5930 was recognized for the highest net membership growth percentage in Zone 21B and for the Above and Beyond Award.
Debbie is a Cliff Dochterman Award recipient by the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians.
Debbie is a member of the Rotary Club of Southside Corpus Christi, Texas. She is a Bequest Society Member and Major Donor of The Rotary Foundation.
She is also a Rotary Leadership Institute graduate and facilitator. She previously served on the Lone Star Present-Elects Training Seminar Strategic Planning Committee.
Debbie believes together we should Fly High with Rotary to awaken the possibilities, so we do not let Rotary become extinct.
Shannon Scheffel, PDG 2014-2015
District 6420, Rotary of Loves Park, IL USA
Shannon Scheffel serves as Rotary Coordinator for Zone 29. She joined Rotary in 2002 and has been very active as a Rotarian in her club and her District. She has served in a variety of club officer positions, on its Charitable Foundation Board, and helped the club start a satellite club. She served as District Governor for District 6420 in 2014-2015. Shannon’s other Rotary activities include ChiZone Leadership Development Summit Vice-Chair 2017, Youth Protection Officer, Youth Exchange District Committee, Zone Club Extension Chair, and Secretary of Midwest PETS. Shannon has traveled to Nigeria to work on project development and was Team Leader for a 2016 Vocational Training Team to Uganda.
Shannon attended the University of Iowa where she earned her BA degrees (Sociology and Political Science) and her Master’s of Social Work degree. She is the Executive Director of the Harlem Community Center – a multi-purpose center that provides recreational, social, and educational programs and a state-licensed childcare facility. Shannon is active in the community serving as a past Junior League of Rockford member, past board member of the Rockford Woman magazine, and past Board member of the Rockford Network of Professional Women.
Shannon has three teenagers - Alyssa, Madeline, and Jeremy. All three of her children are Paul Harris Fellows. Alyssa just returned from her year in Chile as a youth exchange student. When she was District Governor, Shannon tried to bring one of her children to as many official club visits as possible. The children also attended the International Convention in Sydney, Australia and Hamburg, Germany. They have become quite versed in the Rotary world!