William J Ferreira

William J Ferreira - Guest Speaker with our President Maria Coons

Our first speaker of the day was Mr. Bill Ferreira our former District 6440 Governor.  Bill was here to promote attending our International conference being held in Atlanta this year.
More than 40,00 Rotarians are expected to attend.
 
Bill Ferreira has been a Rotarian since 1994 and is a Charter member of the Rotary Club of Long Grove., IL USA. He has served his club as President, Vice President, Club Service Chair, Membership Chair, Foundation Chair, a Board Member for 14 years and is currently Chair of his club’s worldwide fundraising project for polioeradication. In 2004, under Bill’s Leadership, the Club achieved 100% Paul Harris Fellow status and has continued to maintain this level every year. At the District level, Bill has served as Chair of the Ambassadorial Scholarship Selection Committee for seven years and as Assistant Governor and AG Coordinator for five years. 
 
At the 2005 Rotary International Centennial Convention in Chicago, Bill served as Chair of the Welcome/Reception Committee and as Editor and Publisher of the Commemorative Centennial Attendees Directory. Bill served as District Governor(2009-2010) for the Home District 6440 and Marketing Manager for the 2010 Zone Institute in Rochester, NY. Bill was a member of the Rotary International Bangkok Convention Promotion Committee ,Chair of Zones 28 and 29 Promotion Committee and Chair of the Bangkok Convention International Institute Findings Committee. He has also served as a President’s Rep. for three years. Bill served as RI Training leader at the 2014 and 2015 Rotary International Assembly in San Diego. Bill is a Major Donor to TRF and a founding member of his district’s Paul Harris Fellow Society. Bill is President of PebbleCreek Company.-- an information firm, serving the Supply Chain, Logistics and Health Care Industries. Prior to starting his own company in 1992, Bill was VP for the Davis Group in Chicago and for World ComNet Inc. in Costa Mesa, CA. Bill also served as the Director of Marketing for the NutraSweet Company and has held Marketing Management and Finance positions for G.D. Searle & Co., Chicago, Bausch & Lomb Inc. Rochester, NY, and Chesebrough-Ponds Inc., Greenwich, CT. Bill is originally from Bombay, India and upon graduation from High School, came to Dallas, TX on the American Field Service International Scholarship program. Bill received his B.A. in Economics and Statistics from the University of Bombay and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from (SMU) Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. He has been a resident of the US for over 45 years. Bill is a firm believer in giving back by sharing his time and talents to help others. He has served on the Business Advisory Council at the Lake Forest Graduate School of
 
Management for 7 years. Bill serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Transportation & Logistics, Arlington, VA.and is currently the Vice-Chair. He has also served on the Board of the Transportation Sales & Marketing Association, Atlanta, GA. Bill served as a member of the International Operations Task Force at the University of Notre Dame. Bill has also been a member of the Association of Corporate Growth, Chicago, the Logistics Club of Chicago, Investment Analysts Society of Chicago and the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. Closer to home, Bill is actively involved at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Buffalo Grove where he served on the Finance committee and the Liturgy Committee. Bill was appointed by Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago, to serve on the Chicago Archdiocesan Pastoral Council where he is Chair of the Education Committee. Bill is also a member of the Edward Sorin Society at Notre Dame, IN. He has also served as an Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 140, the Technology Committee at Adlai E. Stevenson High School, the President of the Indian American Catholic