Meet our leaders

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The 2025-26 Rotary Club of Charleston Board of Directors

 

Immediate past president Karla Combes and 2026-27 President Marion Platt

 

Rotarians are leaders in their communities.  Members of the historic Rotary Club of Charleston are no different.  They’re businesswomen and bankers, lawyers and entrepreneurs.  They’re non-profit leaders and Realtors, accountants and educators.

Here’s a look at our current leadership for the 2025-26 year:

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President Marion Platt
President-elect Karen Clark
Immediate Past President Karla Combes

 

2025-26 District Governor for District 7770 and past president Sandy Morckel

 

Club Treasurer

Jay Gibson

Club Secretary

Debbie Barton

areas of Rotary Service (2026-27)

CLUB SERVICE:  Cody Callarman

  • Greeters:
  • Visiting Rotarians/Guests:
  • Invocation: 
  • By-Laws, Alex Dallis, Cleave Ham
  • S-A-A, Digit Matheny
  • Programs, Robert Sullivan

 

 

 

VOCATIONAL SERVICE, Julianne Farnsworth

  • Member Spotlight
  • Doors to Dream Project

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Richard Kelly

  • Salvation Army, Jay Gibson
  • Senior Aging & Issues, Sandy Morckel
  • Environmental Protection: Steve Morse
  • Day of Caring, Kerby Teller
  • Blood Drive,
  • Coat Drive:
  • Veterans, Skip Fink. Cody Callarman
  • Community Impact Awards: Karla Combs
  • Adopt a Highway: Karl Brady, Jr.

 

Education/New Generation Committee:  Clara Heinsohn

  • Interact Club
  • Excellence in Education
  • Entrepreneurship Mentoring,
  • Y-Achievers, Paul Stoney
  • Service Above Self Scholars:
  • Rotary Readers
  • Teacher of Month/Student of Month, Alex Dallis
  • Dictionary Project
  • Operation Warm

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE:  Karen Clark

  • RF Annual Giving/Special Funds, Heidi Finniff
  • Global Grant Scholars,
  • International Projects,
  • Youth Exchange, Karen Clark, Richard Sidebottom
OTHER COMMITTEES

Membership:  Jerry Kozel

  • Recruitment Team:
  • Red2Blue Team:
  • Social Committee:  
  • New Member Orientation Sessions: Sandy Morckel, Lisa Van Bergen
  • Thank You Pins Committee: Paul Stoney, Patterson Smith, Peter Shahid, Howard Chapman
  • Board Nominations: Robert Sullivan
  • District Membership Liaison: Cleave Ham

Public Image:  Jason Noble 

  • Keyway, Mike Sottak
  • Webmaster, Mike Sottak
  • Social Media, Rob Byko, Mike Sottak, Charlie Jablon, Jason Noble
  • Rotarian Spotlights: Julianne Farnsworth
  • PR/Media Relations, Jason Noble
  • Historian, Owen Clary
  • Photographer, Rob Byko

Fundraising:  Karen Clark

  • FUN-raising
  • Skyline Social