Past RI Director Don Mebus is President’s Rep at District Conference in June

Rotary International Director 2006-2008, Zones 25 & 26

RI Director, Don Mebus has been a Rotarian since 1974 when his father invited him into the Rotary Club of Arlington, Texas under the classification of Insurance- Fire and Casualty. Don’s father and grandfather were both members and past presidents of the club. He has served on many committees in the club and is currently a member of the Webb Elementary School Committee as a mentor and represented his club in Honduras working on projects for medical clinics and education in the remote La Moskitia area.

For District 5790, he has lead a GSE Team to Germany, worked on a committee for shipment of medical supplies to Children’s Sanatoriums in Soci, Russia, and was a delegate to the 1998 Council on Legislation. Following the COL in India, he and Carolyn traveled to Nepal where they participated in an National Immunization Day (NID).

Multi district activities include a five year stint on the Lone Star P.E.T.S. board of trustees where he was curriculum chair, operating chair and finished as President of the board. He continues to be involved as a training leader.

In Zone 26, he has been the coordinator for Member Education, area coordinator for Community Concerns, Task Force Coordinator for Avoidable Blindness, National Permanent Fund Advisor, and Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator. He has served several times as Zone Trainer for incoming District Governors as well as the operating chair for the Zone Institute in Fort Worth, Texas. In addition, he served two terms as International Training Leader and in 2003, was a trainer of the Training Leaders in Anaheim prior to the International Assembly. He has been elected as a member of the Rotary International Board of Directors to serve July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2008.

He is a Major Donor, a Bequest Society member and has received the Rotary International Service Above Self Award. Carolyn and Don own and operate Business Insurance Technologies. They have been married for 40 years, have one married daughter and two grandchildren.

Carolyn has accompanied Don on many Rotary adventures including the National Immunization Day in Nepal and she has served as a round table discussion leader at the International Assembly. She traveled to Nicaragua in early March to the Children of the Dump Rotary mission. Carolyn is a member of the board of Directors for Hope and Relief International, a non profit corporation to promote health and education in Nicaragua.