Rotary Foundation's Peace and Conflict Resolution Program

Carolyn A. Schuetz is a Past District Governor of District 5170. She was a member of Hayward South Rotary from 1987 to 2004 and served as President in 1993-94. She is currently a member of Alameda Rotary Club. She has held a number of District positions such as International Service Chair, Foundation Annual Giving Chair, Foundation Chair, Area Assistant Governor, District Trainer, Dean of the District Leadership Academy, and Chair of the Club Visioning Program. Her year as District Governor was 1996-97.

Among Carolyn's significant accomplishments in Rotary are the following: She raised over $700,000 in each of her two years as Foundation Annual Giving Chair. She served as District Chair for The Rotary Foundation 2004-07 and will be Chair again in 2010-2013 as District 5170 participated as a Pilot District in the Future Vision plan. As District Trainer, she developed and conducted Leadership 5170, a series of leadership training seminars for current and potential District leaders. In addition to serving at the Club and District levels to coordinate World Community Service projects and activities, Carolyn has been personally responsible for numerous Matching Grant projects in Ghana, Mexico, Honduras, India, and Chile. She was chair of a Rotary Foundation $400,000+ 3-H Grant to offer rehabilitative services to burned children in South America, as well as to conduct prevention campaigns and training of health professionals. In connection with international projects, she has traveled extensively to South America and Central America. She also participated in the District 5170 National Immunization Day in Ghana in 1998. In September of 2000 she traveled to India as a Site Visitor for The Rotary Foundation to evaluate a 3-H Grant application for a polio rehabilitation project. In 2001 she was part of a Rotary International team providing training for The Rotary Foundation for Rotarians in Nigeria.

On the Zone and International levels of Rotary, Carolyn served as Zone Coordinator for President Devlyn's Task Force on Population and Development. She also served on the Task Force for President Lacy's Dream for the Future. In 2001-2003, she was a Membership Zone Coordinator for Rotary International. She has been a committee member, presenter, workshop leader, and trainer at a number of Zone and International Institutes, two International Assemblies, and two International Conventions. She represented Rotary International President Frank Devlyn at the District 4970 Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 2001; represented President Rick King at District 4500 in Joao Pessao, Brazil, in 2002; President Bhichai Rattakul at District 5080 in Idaho USA in 2003, President Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar at District 6360 in Michigan USA in 2006, President Bill Boyd at District 6380 in Michigan USA in 2007, and President John Kenny in District 5390, Montana USA in 2010. She is currently a member of Rotary International’s Strategic Planning Committee and was a member of The Rotary Foundation’s Committee for Rotary Centers for Peace and Conflict Resolution from 2006-09..

Carolyn and her husband Lloyd Baysdorfer are both retired educators. Both Carolyn and Lloyd are Major Donors to The Rotary Foundation, as well as Benefactors. Carolyn was the 1999 recipient of her District 5170's Richard D. King Award for "the individual who made the greatest personal commitment to the programs of The Rotary Foundation." For the Rotary year 2002-2003 she was named the Outstanding Rotarian in District 5170. She is also the recipient of Rotary International’s Service Above Self Award, The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service, and The Rotary Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award. Carleton College gave her an alumni Distinguished Achievement Award in 2001. In 2008, District 5170 created the Carolyn Schuetz Award for outstanding training and made her the first annual recipient.