Governor Teams

District Governor Teams

Gordon Owens
District Governor | D6900 | 2024-25
Gordon grew up visiting the Newport Beach Rotary Club with his Grandfather during visits to southern California. Tagging along while his Grandfather delivered Meals on Wheels as one of his club's service projects left a lasting impression on Gordon. When he started his own digital marketing agency, he sought out Rotary as a way to get involved in the community. Early in 2011 he joined the Roswell Rotary Club and jumped right in. This large and active club was a perfect fit for Gordon's fun loving personality. He was asked to join the board in 2013. Gordon served as club President during the 2019-20 Rotary year and led his club to Club of the Year for Category 4. He was also inducted into the Sheffield Leadership Society. Gordon's wife, Ashley, also grew up with Rotary, as her father, George Stewart is a long time member of the Rotary Club of Dunwoody. She loves being a Rotary spouse as she and Gordon have made many life long friends through Rotary.
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Bobby Hildreth
District Governor | D6910 | 2024-25
Bobby Hildreth joined the Morgan County Rotary Club in 2018 after transferring from the 75-member Rotary Club of Thomson where he served twelve years. He served as 2015-2016 president of the Thomson club where his accomplishments include: achieved 100% Paul Harris Club, achieved district Gold Level club award, and was awarded the District 6910 R.L. Panyik Leadership Award for Large Clubs. At the district level, Hildreth served as Area IX Assistant Governor from 2016 through 2018. As assistant governor, Hildreth was awarded the 2016-2107 District Governor’s Excellence Award for Assistant Governors by DG Kim Waters. As Area IX Assistant Governor, he coordinated an inaugural area club collaborative project through the Farm to Family food distribution program. The Morgan, Greene-Putnam, and Washington clubs hosted six food distributions delivering thousands of meals to underserved citizens in their communities. His district leadership experience also includes two years as district membership co-chair providing leadership in club growth and retention. Also at the district level, Hildreth served on the district conference planning committee in 2015-2016, and 2019-2020. He currently serves on the 2020-2021, and 2021-2022, district conference planning committees. In his home club, Hildreth currently serves as club foundation chair. He coordinates and leads the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) program, including the candidate interview process. Hildreth is also serving as club sponsor/coordinator for the club’s inaugural Interact Club at Morgan County High School. He is a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI), including discussion leader training. Hildreth is a Paul Harris Fellow as well as a Rotary foundation sustaining member. He is also a Will Watt Fellow and has served as a host family for the GRSP program.
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Todd Freesemann
District Governor | D6920 | 2024-25
Todd Freesemann graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and continued with a thirty year military career that spanned both Army and Air Force service. He retired as an Air Force Colonel in 2013, and currently serves in law enforcement as Commander, Chatham County Sheriff’s Office. Todd joined the Rotary Club of West Chatham –Pooler in 2004, serving as its President in 2008-2009 and as an Assistant Governor under six different District Governors. He is an avid supporter of the Rotary Foundation, and is a Paul Harris Fellow +8, Paul Harris Society Member, and a Major Donor. Todd is a GRSP Trustee, a Will Watt Fellow, and has welcomed many GRSP students to Savannah, serving as a Host family to one and a local “second parent” to many others. He has also been actively engaged in the Group Study Exchange and Friendship Exchange, including spending a month in 2016 in Rotary District 1800, Germany, later welcoming their delegation in their visit to Georgia. Todd was born and raised in South Dakota, leaving for college. His subsequent military career took him all over the world, including Korea, Honduras, Turkey, Germany, Iraq, and Israel. Todd and his wife Penny reside in Savannah, Georgia. They have a grown daughter, Katherine, a graduate of Georgia Tech.
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Mary Ligon
Learning Facilitator | D6900
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Don Martin
Learning Facilitator | D6910
Don Martin joined the Rotary Club of Jasper in January of 2007 and served as President for the 2011-2012 Rotary Year. At the District Level, Don served on the Technology Team from 2012 to 2017 and as the AV Chair from 2013-2017. He served on the Board of Directors from 2014-2016 and as the Assistant Governor for Area 16 from 2016 -2018. Don has been a Rotary Leadership Institute Discussion Leader since 2011, served as the District Faculty Chair, and then District Director in 2017-18. Don served as District Governor for 6910 in 2019-2020. Since his term as DG, Don has served as Webmaster for Peach State PETS since 2020 and as the initial Online Technology Chair for the RLI Sunshine Division. He is currently serving as the 6910 District Trainer in 2022-2023 and as the 6910 representative on the RLI Sunshine Board of Directors from 2022-2023. Don’s wife, Regina, is also a Rotarian, Past President of the Rotary Club of Jasper, Assistant Governor and RLI Graduate. Both Don and Regina are GRSP Will Watt Fellows, Paul Harris Fellows, Paul Harris Society Members and Major Donors of the Rotary Foundation.
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Amy Maley
Learning Facilitator | D6920
Amy H. Maley is a CFP and Vice President/Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch. She is a proud member of the Rotary Club of Downtown Macon, which she served as Club President from 2013-2014 and Assistant Governor from 2014-2017. She currently serves on the PETS Committee and as District Trainer For Felix Smith. She also served as District Trainer for Mike Muldowney in 2019-20. Amy is a Paul Harris Fellow and a Will Watt Fellow.
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Andy Garrison
Co-Learning Facilitator D6910
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Lisa Birch
Co-Learning Facilitator | D6920
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District Governor Elect Teams

Steve Ivory
District Governor | D6900 | 2025-26
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Jessica Fleetwood
District Governor | D6910 | 2025-26
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Terry Adkins
District Governor | D6920 | 2025-26
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Stephanie Windham
Learning Facilitator | D6900
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Jennifer Hendrickson
Learning Facilitator | D6910
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Eric Nesteruk
Learning Facilitator | D6920
Erik joined Rotary immediately after retiring from the Navy in 2015. Within his club, he has led the Public Image and Administration Committees, served as the Treasurer for the last few years and served as club president for the 2019-2020 year. He now works for General Dynamics and is active in community theater and band.
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Jennifer Hibbard
Learning Facilitator | D6910
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District Governor Nominee Teams

Cynthia Edwards
District Governor | D6900 | 2026-27
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Paul Matthews
District Governor | D6910 | 2026-27
Dr. Paul Matthews has been a Rotarian with the Rotary Club of the Classic City of Athens since 1997, serving as President in 2003-04. In District 6910, Paul was Assistant Governor from 2006-09, and was district chair for Group Study Exchange, International Services, Foundation Alumni, Interact, Foundation Global Grants, Global Grants Scholarships, and most recently the Foundation’s overall Grants chair. Paul also led a Group Study Exchange team to Argentina in 1999 and a Friendship Exchange with Turkey in 2005. Paul has had various faculty roles at the University of Georgia since 1994, including teaching Spanish, training teachers statewide in the College of Education, and as an administrator with UGA’s Office of Service-Learning, focusing on campus-community engagement. In addition to Rotary, both Paul and his wife Michele are long-time Scout leaders for different Boy Scout troops in the Athens area. He also plays pennywhistle with Irish music groups in Athens. He is a past Commissioner on the Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism, was named to the National Hall of Leadership in the Boy Scouts of America in 2010, and was presented the key to the City of Athens by then-Mayor Nancy Denson in 2018. Paul received the Cliff Dochterman Award from the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians and has been recognized with The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and the Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award. Paul is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Society and Bequest Society member, and Michele is a Paul Harris Fellow. They have two adult sons.
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Beverly Trainor
District Governor | D6920 | 2026-27
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Erik Nesteruk
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District Governor Nominee Designate Teams

Cynthia Edwards
District Governor | D6900 | 2026-27
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Paul Matthews
District Governor | D6910 | 2026-27
Dr. Paul Matthews has been a Rotarian with the Rotary Club of the Classic City of Athens since 1997, serving as President in 2003-04. In District 6910, Paul was Assistant Governor from 2006-09, and was district chair for Group Study Exchange, International Services, Foundation Alumni, Interact, Foundation Global Grants, Global Grants Scholarships, and most recently the Foundation’s overall Grants chair. Paul also led a Group Study Exchange team to Argentina in 1999 and a Friendship Exchange with Turkey in 2005. Paul has had various faculty roles at the University of Georgia since 1994, including teaching Spanish, training teachers statewide in the College of Education, and as an administrator with UGA’s Office of Service-Learning, focusing on campus-community engagement. In addition to Rotary, both Paul and his wife Michele are long-time Scout leaders for different Boy Scout troops in the Athens area. He also plays pennywhistle with Irish music groups in Athens. He is a past Commissioner on the Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism, was named to the National Hall of Leadership in the Boy Scouts of America in 2010, and was presented the key to the City of Athens by then-Mayor Nancy Denson in 2018. Paul received the Cliff Dochterman Award from the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians and has been recognized with The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and the Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award. Paul is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Society and Bequest Society member, and Michele is a Paul Harris Fellow. They have two adult sons.
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Beverly Trainor
District Governor | D6920 | 2026-27
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Erik Nesteruk
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