New Sunrisers Inducted
Posted by A. Gabriella Fraser
Congratulations to recently inducted new Sunrisers,William Campbell, Venetia Dekle-Maura and Elsworth Johnson. Underscoring the growing diversity and changing face of Rotary around the world ...
Underscoring the growing diversity and changing face of Rotary around the world, The Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise recently inducted three new members. The newly named Rotarians include: Magistrate William Campbell, Banker Venetia Dekle-Maura and Attorney Elsworth Johnson.
Jamaican born Campbell is a sitting Magistrate at the Nassau St. Courts. He has been a Magistrate in The Bahamas since 2001, working primarily in Coroner's Court Inquests until 2005. Campbell explains that "I joined Rotary to serve. One must really want to serve and Rotary is the best way to ensure that one's time is used in such a meaningful way."
While it wasn't until 1989 when Rotary worldwide opened its membership to women for the very first time, Dekle-Maura as one of the newest Sunrisers becomes a second generation Rotarian in her family, following in the footsteps of her father, Bill Dekle, a Past President and long time member of the Rotary Club of East Nassau.
Mrs. Dekle-Maura is an Associate Director and Head of Document Management at Banco del Gottardo's Branch here in Nassau, and joins other female Rotarians who make up more than 10% of the organisation's global membership.
Also subscribing to Rotary's philosophy of "Service Above Self" and its emphasis on community, is new Sunriser Attorney Elsworth Johnson. Johnson who heads the Bahamas Human Rights Network, is no stranger to community activism. He is also a Tutor at the Eugene Dupuch Law School and an Attorney with the Legal Aid Clinic.
Said Felix Stubbs, President of the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise, "we are certainly very pleased to welcome Venetia, Elsworth and William into our membership. We look forward to their contributions not only to our Club, but to the body of work of Rotary in the community at large, as we continue to uphold our commitment to the mandate of Service Above Self."
The Sunrise Club is one of the Bahamas Rotary Clubs in District 7020. The District comprises a membership of under 3,000 Rotarians in some 68 Clubs throughout 10 countries in the Caribbean, including The Bahamas.
Jamaican born Campbell is a sitting Magistrate at the Nassau St. Courts. He has been a Magistrate in The Bahamas since 2001, working primarily in Coroner's Court Inquests until 2005. Campbell explains that "I joined Rotary to serve. One must really want to serve and Rotary is the best way to ensure that one's time is used in such a meaningful way."
While it wasn't until 1989 when Rotary worldwide opened its membership to women for the very first time, Dekle-Maura as one of the newest Sunrisers becomes a second generation Rotarian in her family, following in the footsteps of her father, Bill Dekle, a Past President and long time member of the Rotary Club of East Nassau.
Mrs. Dekle-Maura is an Associate Director and Head of Document Management at Banco del Gottardo's Branch here in Nassau, and joins other female Rotarians who make up more than 10% of the organisation's global membership.
Also subscribing to Rotary's philosophy of "Service Above Self" and its emphasis on community, is new Sunriser Attorney Elsworth Johnson. Johnson who heads the Bahamas Human Rights Network, is no stranger to community activism. He is also a Tutor at the Eugene Dupuch Law School and an Attorney with the Legal Aid Clinic.
Said Felix Stubbs, President of the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise, "we are certainly very pleased to welcome Venetia, Elsworth and William into our membership. We look forward to their contributions not only to our Club, but to the body of work of Rotary in the community at large, as we continue to uphold our commitment to the mandate of Service Above Self."
The Sunrise Club is one of the Bahamas Rotary Clubs in District 7020. The District comprises a membership of under 3,000 Rotarians in some 68 Clubs throughout 10 countries in the Caribbean, including The Bahamas.