Leadership
Executive Committee Officers for 2024-2025
The Executive Committee works closely with the President to chart the course for the Rotary Gundaker Foundation. This includes making policy decisions related to grant donations, fundraising projects, investment decisions, and meeting and event planning.
The Executive Committee meets as needed via ZOOM prior to the regularly scheduled Director's meeting.
Treasurer
President
Bianca Mandel
Upper Main Line Rotary Club
Chairperson of the Board
Francy Cross
Chester Rotary Club
Recording Secretary
Art Sybrandy
Chester Rotary Club
David Houtz
Chichester Rotary Club
David Houtz
Rotary District 7450 Governor
Chichester Rotary Club
davidhoutz@gmail.com
Cell: (610) 717-2829
Additional Executive Committee Members for 2024-2025
Mike Alofsin
Paoli-Malvern-Berwyn Rotary Club
Kerry Leraris
Glenside-Abington Rotary Club
Steve Moran
Bensalem Rotary Club
Melissa Baxter
District Governor - Nominee
West Chester Rotary Club
Janice Biros
District Governor - Elect
Phoenixville Rotary Club
Community Service Project Grant Application Review Committee
The Community Service Project Grant Application Review Committee is responsible for reviewing, approving or rejecting all Community Service Project Grant applications for funding. Each grant application is usually only one page, should be typed, well-written and presented with all required information completed. Typically, 3-5 grants are submitted by Philadelphia area Rotary Clubs for review each meeting cycle. No committee meetings are generally required, just a timely note to the Committee Chairperson indicating your approval of the Grant application. (reference: https://www.gundaker.org/applications)
Committee Chairperson:
Kerry Leraris
Glenside-Abington Rotary Club
Stan Krangel
Westtown-Goshen Rotary Club
Kathe Sobczak
Pennsylvania East Rotary Club
Fred Fromhold
Ardmore Rotary Club
Charles Huntoon
Jenkintown Rotary Club
Vocational Scholarship
Review Committee
The Vocational Scholarship Review Committee solicits applications from qualified students in area vocational schools who are in need of financial support to further their education and training in a vocational field. Committee members will work with area Rotary Clubs and independently to find candidates, review applications and award scholarships.
Kerry Leraris
Glenside-Abington Rotary Club
Vicki Goodman
Central Chester County Rotary Club
Helena Tucker
Chestnut Hill Rotary Club
Hank Van Zanten
Upper Darby-Lansdowne Rotary Club
Activities Committee
Billy Simbo
Glenside-Abington Rotary Club