R. Gordon R. McInally was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh and at the University of Dundee, where he earned his graduate degree in dental surgery. He operated his own dental practice in Edinburgh until 2016. McInally was chair of the East of Scotland branch of the British Paedodontic Society and has held various academic positions. He has also served as a presbytery elder, chair of the Queensferry parish congregational board, and commissioner to the general assembly of the Church of Scotland.

Gordon joined Rotary in 1984 at age 26. A member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, he has served as president and vice president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland. He has also served RI as a director and on several committees, most recently as an adviser to the 2022 Houston Convention Committee and chair of the Operations Review Committee.

Gordon says he looks forward to working with members to build new Rotary clubs and groups. “My vision is that Rotary should exist everywhere in a style to suit everyone who has the desire to be part of us and to help us do good in the world,” he says.

He is a patron of the UK-based nonprofit Hope and Homes for Children and led a partnership between that organization and RIBI to support children in Rwanda who had been orphaned in the genocide there. He is a patron of Trade-Aid, an initiative of the Rotary Club of Grantham Kesteven, England, that provides sustainable humanitarian aid to individuals, families, and businesses in the developing world. He is also an ambassador for Bipolar UK, a national mental health organization. In August 2022, he was made a laureate of the Sino Phil Asia International Peace Awards Foundation.

In his free time, Gordon enjoys rugby, good food and wine, and stick dressing, the traditional Scottish craft of making walking sticks.

Gordon describes The Rotary Foundation as “the engine that provides the energy to do Rotary service.” He and his spouse, Heather, also a Rotarian, are Paul Harris Fellows, Major Donors, Benefactors of The Rotary Foundation, and members of the Bequest Society.

Gordon wishes to dedicate his presidency to making the world a better place for his granddaughters, Ivy and Florence, and all the children of the world, to live and thrive.

Barry Rassin is a director and former president of Doctors Hospital Health System in Nassau, Bahamas, where he retired after a 38-year career. He was the first fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives in the Bahamas and was honored with the National Award of Health Hero by the Bahamas Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organization.

A Rotarian since 1980, Rassin served as RI president in 2018-19, when he advocated for closer partnership between Rotary and Rotaract clubs and presented the measure that broadened the definition of membership in Rotary International to include Rotaract clubs at the 2019 Council on Legislation. He has served RI in many other capacities, including as RI director, Rotary Foundation trustee and vice chair, chair of both the Finance and the Shaping Rotary’s Future committees, RI training leader, and seminar trainer. In 2010, Rassin coordinated Rotary’s disaster relief efforts in Haiti after a devastating earthquake. That included supervising the completion of 105 relief and development projects throughout Haiti that were made possible by the $6.5 million raised by Rotary members worldwide. He is currently active on the Bahamas Rotary Disaster Relief Committee and working on relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Outside of Rotary, Rassin chairs Volunteer Bahamas, a national program to create a culture of volunteerism in the country. He also helped found the Haiti National Clean Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Strategy (HANWASH), a collaborative program to bring potable water and adequate sanitation to all the citizens of Haiti. In 2018, the government of the Bahamas named him as an Officer of the Order of Distinction.

Rassin has received the Service Above Self Award. He and his spouse, Esther, are Rotary Foundation Major Donors, Benefactors, Paul Harris Fellows, and members of the Paul Harris Society.

Beth Stubbs is a certified public accountant who earned her degree at Plymouth State College. After working as a CPA at a Maryville firm, she set up her private practice in 1994, focusing on consulting to small-business owners on account management, finances, and exit strategies. She also worked as chief financial officer for her husband’s business, Trinity Benefit Advisors, for 14 years. Stubbs is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Tennessee Society of Public Accountants.

Stubbs, who first started frequenting Rotary club meetings at age 8 with her father, joined the Rotary Club of Maryville in 1991. She served her district in several capacities, including as chair of its finance, Foundation, and leadership development and education committees. Stubbs has attended 21 international conventions, traveled to New York City for Rotary Day at the United Nations, served in a National Immunization Day in India, traveled to Mexico for club partnership projects, and attended various zone meetings around the country.

During a zone meeting in New Orleans that she attended with a Rotary friend — before either had yet served as club president — she learned about Ambassadorial Scholarships and Group Study Exchange. Inspired after the meeting, she and her friend worked together to help set up these activities in her district. “We saw there was a whole world to Rotary, and we wanted to bring it to Maryville,” Stubbs says.

In addition to bagging and delivering food with her “small but mighty” Maryville club to school children, Stubbs has worked with her district to raise $1.3 million for polio eradication through the sale of “purple pinky” donuts and other fundraisers. The satellite club she helped start in her district is still going strong. “I look forward to applying my skills as a CFO on the Board, and to working with clubs in my zones to build the knowledge base about Rotary and its possibilities,” Stubbs says.

She has served on the boards of local nonprofits, including Michael Dunn Center, which helps people with developmental disabilities, and Asbury Place, a regional retirement community organization. She also served in officer positions in Toastmasters International and is active on several committees at her church. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, and attending football and basketball games at the University of Tennessee.

She and her husband, Tony, support The Rotary Foundation as Arch Klumph Society members.

Past District Governor (DG) and Past Rotaractor, Dr. Geetha Jayaram is the Foundation Chair (DRFC) for District 7620. As Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins, she founded the Maanasi Clinic in Karnataka, India, providing rural mental health care to 212 villages. Her national gold- award- winning, low- cost- model of integrated community psychiatry, has been duplicated in Lithuania and Kenya. In 24 years, her work has impacted millions of households on 4 continents, through Rotary philanthropy and scores of District and Global Grants.

She is the recipient of the:
Rotary’s unique Service Above Self -Award
The prestigious TRF Global Alumnus Service- to- Humanity Award 2015
World Bank honors for International Women’s day 2018.
She is a Major Donor level 3, Paul Harris Society member, Paul Harris Fellow x8.

During her year as DG, she raised with the DRFC $2,525,825 million for the Rotary Foundation, was one of 3 Districts that raised membership levels, and female Rotary membership in the District to 40%. The number of Paul Harris Fellows increased to the highest in the Zone for the year numbering 395.
Under her leadership as DG and DRFC, the District has been in the top 2 in 2 Zones for giving, for membership growth, for new Rotaract clubs, the highest attendance at the Rotary International conference, & stable and reliable fiscal management of District funds. Over 50% of all clubs in the district exceeded the per capita giving of $100 and 47 of 60 clubs qualified for District Grants. The District has added money to the District Legacy Fund at RI, enabling more grant funds to be added to the DDF.

She leads globally as a Co- Founder of the Rotary Action Group on Mental Health Initiatives (www.ragonmentalhealth.org) and has addressed incoming DGs, Zone Institutes, regional Rotary gatherings, many District Conferences as an invited speaker, President’s representative and trainer in the US, Asia and Europe. She is featured on the Rotary website, and her work has been tapped by President Elect of Rotary International, Gordon McInally for Global training and mentoring of Rotary leaders for his year.

Few select professional honors are:
Scientific Program Chair x2 for the American Psychiatric Association for 21000 and 27,000 attendees
Past President- Association of Women Psychiatrists, & Past President, American Association of Psychiatric Administrators
Elected Trustee- American Psychiatric Association Board of Trustees for a 3 year term
Maryland Psychiatric Society Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Kun Po Soo Award for contributions to Asian American Psychiatry
American Association of Psychiatric Administrators Award for leadership and administration
2010- 2021 Super Doctors, Washington, DC-Baltimore-Northern Virginia and Best Doctors in America
Maryland Psychiatric Society Lifetime Achievement Award
Inducted into the Distinguished Teachers’ Society of Johns Hopkins (only 5 of all attending MDs)

Against all odds on a gridiron in South Bend, Indiana, Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger carved his name into history books as perhaps the most inspiring graduate of the University of Notre Dame. As fans cheered “RU-DY!, RU-DY!,” (which is now considered to be the underdog chant of a life time) this “five-foot nothin’, a hundred and nothin’ … without a speck of athletic ability”, sacked the quarterback in the last 27 seconds of the only play in the only game of his college football career. He is the first player in the school’s history to be carried off the field on the shoulders of his teammates.

As the son of an oil refinery worker and the third of 14 children, Rudy rose from valleys of discouragement and despair to the pinnacles of success. It took years of fierce determination to overcon1e obstacles and criticism, yet Rudy achieved his first dream – to attend Notre Dame and play football for the Fighting Irish.

In 1993, TRISTAR Productions immortalized Rudy’s life story with the blockbuster film, RUDY. Written and directed by Angelo Pizzo and David Anspaugh, the award-winning team who brought us HOOSIERS, the critically acclaimed RUDY received “Two Thumbs Up” from Siskel and Ebert, is considered one of the “Most Inspirational Movies of All Time” by Fandango, IMDB, Ranker and countless other websites. USA TODAY ranked RUDY as the #1 “Best Football movie of All Time.” The film continues to inspire millions ,worldwide.

Today, RUDY RUETTIGER. is an Emmy Award-Winning motivational Keynote Speaker, author, and producer with over 25 years of experience speaking for corporations, Universities, Sports Teams, and Special Events. His captivating personality and powerful message of “NEVER QUIT” and “YES I CAN” comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph and lasts a lifeti1ne. Time and time again, Rudy’s appearances receive thunderous applause and standing ovations as he inspires groups of 200 to 20,000 around the world.

Recently, Rudy offered his message in his original production, DREAM BIG: Rudy Ruettiger Live on Broad1vay, presented at the Samuel Fried1nan Theatre, along with his daughter Jessica Noel Ruettiger ,who made her Broadway debut performing her original song, “This Is My Dream” in the show’s finale. Dream Big has plans to tour to other cities, including Chicago, Boston, and Las Vegas.

In Celebration of the 25th ANNIVERSARY of the Movie RUDY, the film was presented on the big screen at the Microsoft Theatre in LA while the Famous Hollywood Orchestra performed the film’s musical score live in perfect time during a sold-out screening of the film.

Rudy’s candid nature and willingness to connect with every person he meets with a bold, refreshing and relevant message has poised him to exemplify his message in his real life, over-coming obstacles, persevering through adversity and making every second count. He is a willing, able and inspirational speaker who is looking forward to being a part of your next event. Millions have been inspired by the movie RUDY. Now let the man behind the movie inspire you!

Gary Parrish is a columnist and studio analyst for CBS Sports, the host of the award-winning CBS Sports Eye On College Basketball podcast, and the host of the award-winning “Gary Parrish Show” on Grind City Media in Memphis. He previously worked at The Commercial Appeal newspaper, where he covered the University of Memphis basketball program from 2001 to 2006. From 2010 to 2022, Parrish hosted the “Gary Parrish Show” on 92.9 FM ESPN in Memphis, where it consistently registered as one of the highest-rated sports radio shows in the nation. Parrish is 47 years old and lives with his wife (Kelly) and three children (Aiden, Oliver, Louis) in suburban Memphis.