District Governor (2023 - 2024).  Marjolein Lloyd, Kelowna Sunrise (Sean)
 
Marjolein joined Rotary in 2001, and was president of Westbank Rotary Club, District 5060 (2009-10).  She joined Kelowna Sunrise in 2017.
Born in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, Marjolein immigrated to Canada with her parents and three older brothers as a young toddler. Landing in Montreal, the family loaded into a motorhome and travelled across the country before settling in Maple Ridge, British Columbia…what better way to see the country?! She Graduated from Pitt Meadows Secondary near the top of her class and then immediately pursued a degree at Simon Fraser University. But her life path quickly changed when she met a boy (who later became her husband)!
 
In 1998, Sean and Marjolein relocated to the Okanagan Valley and became franchisees for Little Caesars Pizza. Marjolein worked in the restaurants, but also dabbled in marketing and some of the administrative work as well. Over a 12 year period their business grew to 13 locations throughout BC and even into northern Alberta.  They raised their family in the Okanagan and still reside there, but as different opportunities arose and the restaurants were sold, Marjolein’s career path also changed over the years in an effort to be able to spend time with the children when they were young.  She spent time as a travel consultant for a number of years and was able to work from home.
 
Marjolein is a member of the Rotary Club of Kelowna Sunrise, has been a Rotarian since 2001 and has been involved in the Club, District and Zone levels of the organization.  Some of her roles have included Club President, Assistant District Governor, Chair of the District Strategic Assistance Committee, ShelterBox Canada Ambassador and the Assistant Public Image Coordinator for Rotary Zone 28.  Marjolein’s passion lies in facilitation; she has been a Facilitator for Pacific Northwest PETS (Presidents Elect Training Seminar), RLI (Rotary Learning Institute), Multi-Year Planning (formerly Club Visioning), the District Facilitator Training Seminar and the “Membership Matters” seminar. She is also a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and has been recognized by her club and community with several awards. Marjolein is honored to have the opportunity to serve the District as Governor for the 2023/2024 Rotary year.
 
Marjolein has been married to Sean (who is now a business owner in the construction industry) since 2000. She has 2 sons, a step-daughter, son-in-law and a grandson who she loves to hang out with. When not volunteering for Rotary, you will find her at Cobs Bread baking in the early morning hours. She has also enjoyed being a Marriage Commissioner in the Central Okanagan since 2013 and performs about 150 weddings in the area every year.  She enjoys golfing, hiking, swimming, camping, sewing and reading.   
Contact Marjolein - marjolein.lloyd@icloud.com
 
District Governor Elect  (2024-2025) - Tom Tochterman, 
Lake Chelan Rotary
 
Personal
Tom has been married to Julie Tochterman since 1981.  They have three adult children, two grandchildren, and now enjoy the “empty nester” lifestyle.  Tom is a fourth generation Puget Sounder with family roots in northern Switzerland.  Tom and Julie have owned a second home in Chelan since 2004 and moved full-time to Chelan in 2017.  Tom’s hobbies include traveling, camping, motorcycling, and generally all outdoor activities.
 
Professional
Tom began his adult career as a military policeman in the United States Air Force and served between the years 1981 and 1987.  He and Julie spent three years of service in Holland followed by three years in Arkansas.  Tom’s military career was cut short after six years when he was recruited to join the family business, Tochterman Investment Company.  After spending 30 years in the family business, a commercial real estate asset company specializing exclusively in class ‘A’ office buildings in Everett, Bellevue, and Vancouver Washington, he retired and transitioned to a new career in nature conservation in Africa.
 
Education
Tom is a graduate from UW Bothell with a BA in Business Administration (member of the first graduating class), City University with a MA in Management and Leadership, and Walden University with a PhD in Management and specialization in leadership and organizational change.  Tom’s doctoral research focused on environmental leadership and specifically the influence of cognitive dissonance on natural resource consumption and ecosystem degradation.
 
Social Responsibility
Tom has a long history of both professional and community volunteerism through professional associations and memberships, church activities, schools, youth programs and Rotary.  Tom joined Rotary in 1989 with the Bellevue Overlake club then became a member of the South Everett/Mukilteo club when he relocated his office to Everett.  Tom then moved his membership to the Rotary Club of Mill Creek Rotary club to accommodate being able to spend more time in Chelan.  Tom is a Paul Harris Fellow +, Past President of the Rotary Club of Bellevue Overlake, Past President of the Rotary Club of Lake Chelan, Past Assistant to the District Governor for three DG’s, served multiple terms as the District Interact Chair for District 5030 and District 5050, and was given Honorary member status of the Rotary Club of Kursk, Russia and the Rotary Club of Johannesburg – Rosebank, South Africa.  Tom’s classification is Ecological Services.  Tom was also co-founder of al local non-profit and Rotary Club of Lake Chelan affiliate 911 Glass Rescue (www.911glassrescue.org).
 
Current Focus
Tom is the founder of Rhino Mercy, a US 501c3 non-profit organization established in 2012 (www.RhinoMercy.org).  Between 2009 and 2012 he traveled frequently to South Africa as a result of that first ‘ah ha’ moment during a wild animal encounter (a pride of lions on a zebra kill).  In his determination to better understand the power of such experiences on human behavior, Tom embarked on a five-year doctoral program.  Along the doctoral journey Tom learned about the growing threat of poaching and wildlife crime in general across the African Savanah landscape.  He decided to focus time, treasure, and talent toward developing a new approach to anti-poaching that included more than the classical response of ‘more guys with bigger guns’.  Tom formed a strategic alliance with local stakeholders on the western boundary of the Kruger National Park, South Africa with a mission to defend a small patch of Africa against poaching.  In 2014, Tom and Craig Spencer of Transfrontier Africa founded the Internationally recognized Black Mamba anti-poaching unit and received recognition by the parliament in South Africa for organizing the first all female anti-poaching unit.  The unit was then recognized by the United Nations in 2016 receiving the UN’s highest environmental award, Champions of the Earth.  Toms work in South Africa to save the rhino was the cover story of the April 2022 edition of the Rotary Magazine.
In April of 2022 Tom and his wife launched a lunch program in two schools located in the Masai Mara, Kenya.  Through their non-profit Rhino Mercy, the initiative named the ‘Mama Watoto Program’, they are feeding a high nutritional and high protein meal to over 800 primary school students every day they are in school with the goal of increasing learning success, increasing attendance, and decreasing pressures on families to bushmeat poach.
Tom is further involved in African communities through his club, Rotary Club of Lake Chelan.  He is currently involved in efforts to help local Rotary clubs in South Africa and Kenya provide relief to underserved and impoverished communities.  His club is bringing safe drinking water, toilets, computers, library books, dormitories, and vocational training to schools in Narok Kenya and the Maasai Mara.  Tom is also board Chair of the Rotary Action Group for Endangered Species and has presented his efforts to save rhino’s and other endangered species at the Rotary International Conferences in Atlanta, USA (2017) and in Toronto, Canada (2018), one Zone Conference, multiple District Conferences, and numerous Rotary Clubs.
 
 
District Governor Nominee.  Tracy McCall;   Rotary Year 2025-2026.
Tracy is president of the Rotary club of Kamloops West, BC. 

Tracy’s first encounter with Rotary was through RYLA North. Rotaract followed and in 1999 she was inducted to her first official Rotary club even though at the time, members were supposed to be 30 years of age (and she was not). “I remember being so nervous about whether they were going to let me join which looking back, was silly because everyone was so great and welcoming, but that just shows how important it was to me.”
She recalls RYLA as a catalyst in her volunteerism and even her career. After the weeklong retreat in a remote area near Prince George, she says she came home with a whole new sense of self and realization of her abilities. This began a change in course and her professional and personal path.
In fact, the experience prompted her to begin her volunteer work. Over the years she has participated on a variety of boards, and other specific projects. From Community Arts Councils, Chambers of Commerce, Community Futures to, of course, a variety of positions for Rotary. Rotary positions include Community Service, Public Relations, chairing fundraisers and service projects, Secretary and President Elect. In 2023/2024 Tracy will be the President of Kamloops West.
Tracy is passionate about service and helping people. She works doing just that, as a financial advisor for Edward Jones. Prior to her current career, which she says is her dream job; Tracy owned a business consulting firm focusing on marketing. She also taught at the University of Northern BC and the College of New Caledonia in the business departments, worked as a district manager for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and earlier on, worked in the newspaper business for almost 20 years.
In the newspaper business her roles spanned from designer to sales, editor and finally publisher. As a publisher she was tasked with moving to different towns to help the papers revamp and return to profitability. This afforded her the opportunity to live all over British Columbia, as far north as Prince Rupert and south to Merritt. In every town she was warmly accepted and included by fellow Rotarians. Tracy currently resides in Kamloops BC.
In 2011 Tracy returned to school to obtain her master’s degree in business administration.
Although a proponent for all seven of Rotary’s areas of focus, she has specific interests in Community and Economic Development, basic Education and Literacy, Maternal and Child health and Disease prevention and treatment.
Tracy enjoys giving back to the community. She is a Paul Harris member and a recipient of the Service Above Self Award. When asked why she wanted to serve as District Governor of 5060, Tracy explained that she felt called to serve in a deeper way and the timing was right. “I work for a fantastic company that has many of the same values as Rotary and giving back is part of what we do. I think we’ve all done a lot of reflecting over the past couple of years and when I considered what brings me joy in my life and asked myself, how I can get more of that? Rotary was number one. I am excited and grateful for the future and looking forward to the additional opportunities to learn, lead and serve.”
 
Past District Governor (2022 - 2023) - Karl Ruether  (See PDG Pages for details) 
 
Past District Governor (2020-2022) - Richard DeRock (See PDG Pages for details)