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2010-2011 GSE Program |
2011-2012 GSE Program
Northern Chile
District 5300 and District 4320 from Northern Chile are beginning to plan for the 2012 cultural and vocational exchange between their countries. Mary Ann Avnet from the Rotary Club of Las Vegas has been chosen to lead the team from our district. They will depart on March 17, 2012 and arrive in Arica, a beach town at the very tip of northern Chile. Because our seasons are the opposite of each other, our team will arrive in Chile at the beginning of autumn. During their five week visit to District 4320, the group will travel south throughout the district and end in Valparaiso, located in central Chile near Santiago, the capital city. District 4320 contains 66 clubs and over 1200 Rotarians.
District 5300 Team Leader
Mary Ann Avnet |
Mary Ann has been a Rotarian since 2006. During her time as a Rotarian she has been actively involved in many youth projects including serving as a Rotarian advisor at TLC twice, one of the advisors to the Las Vegas Rotaract Club, the club chair for their Sole Power project which provides shoes and socks to needy children in acknowledgement of weekly speakers at her club. Mary Ann is one of the co-chairs for the 2012 RYLA program. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Rotary Club of Las Vegas for the past three years and is currently the club secretary. In 2011 she participated in the Rotaplast mission to Guatemala as a non-medical volunteer from our district. |
Members of the Outgoing Team
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Julia Long is so excited and honored to have been chosen as a Team
Member for the 2011-2012 GSE trip to Chile! Julia is passionate about
travel, and has visited much of North America, Europe, and Australia.
She is looking forward to exploring South America and learning more
about the role Rotary |
![]() Oscar Quiroz Oscar A. Quiroz
completed his BS degree in Industrial Engineering in Mexico City at the
“Universidad Panamericana”. He started his professional career in his
second university year and finished working as the co-packer coordinator
at The Gillette Corporation. |
Jason Ramos was born and raised in Pasadena, California. He has had the
great fortune to spend time during high school and after traveling
across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Central America.
The adventures through Central America were especially memorable, which
included festivals, hiking, sightseeing at the Mayan ruins, and learning
about the culture through first hand experiences. |
![]() Reyna Trinidad Reyna Trinidad is currently
finishing her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Cal Poly
Pomona. Her degree focus is International Business and Marketing. |
Kyle Zimbro is a Real Estate Broker working in all of
the Inland Empire. He became a licensed salesperson in July 2004 to not
only fulfill his early career ambitions but mainly to pay for his
college education. He attended the University of Redlands, a private
liberal arts college, and graduated in May 2008 with his Bachelors of
Science in Business Administration and a minor in Economics. While in
college he was a member of Delta Sigma Pi, an international business
fraternity, and served as president during his senior year. |
Stephanie Yuen is a Program Director for the South
Pasadena San Marino YMCA. She oversees youth and teen programs in the
community including a high school age Youth and Government program as
well as coordinating YMCA special events. Y work is a passion of
Stephanie’s. She started as a volunteer resident camp counselor and was
instantly hooked in the deep community ties and dedicated social
responsibility of the YMCA. |
2010-11 GSE Program
Dubai, Bahrain and Egypt
Trip Cancelled
The year-long delay in the Group Study Exchange trip to District 2450
(Egypt, Jordan, Dubai) has resulted in the trip being cancelled. Our
carefully chosen and trained Team members now all have professional
obligations that prevent them from going. Team leader Paul Finchamp and Team
members John Montes, Gina Chapin, Stephen Voss and Silva Zeneian were
enthusiastic and very-well prepared for their 5-week stay in the Middle
East. But work obligations presented themselves within the 18-months between
selection and departure.
The leadership of District 2450 expressed
gratitude for the generosity and kindness demonstrated by Rotarians of
District 5300 when hosting their Team in Spring 2011, as well as
disappointment in their inability to reciprocate. They invited District 5300
leadership to attend their District Conference May 18-20 in Amman, Jordan,
and former GSE leader Adrienne Cox will be representing our District there.
District 5300 Team Leader
The 2010-11 District 5300 Team is scheduled to visit District
2450 in 2011-2012
| Paul Finchamp |
Paul Finchamp is an insurance broker and financial advisor for Pacific Advisors. He is a 30 year veteran of the business having entered it shortly after graduating from Occidental College. At Oxy Paul was an active athlete playing both basketball and football for the Tigers. In 1980 Paul received All-American honors in football at two different positions. Paul has been an active volunteer for the past 25 years serving as Chairman of the Board for several organizations within the Pasadena area including Chairman of his alma mater’s President’s Circle. Paul was a member of the 1991 GSE Team that traveled to Northern Germany. In 1991 he joined Pasadena Sunrise Rotary. He has served the District at many levels including President’s advance chair, District Rep and Assistant Governor in 2000. Paul has two very accomplished children in their own right. His son Trevor is a 21 year old junior at Wartburg College in Iowa. He 15 year old daughter, Hannah Rae, is a freshman at Maranatha High School in Pasadena. |
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John Montes John moved to the United States from Colombia after
graduating high school to continue his studies. John graduated with a
degree in computer science in 2005. In 2009, he completed his degree in
business administration. John began working in market research when he
was 22 years old as a telephone interviewer and left that company as
project director in 2005. His passion for new opportunities in business
led John to move to Las Vegas and pursue a career as a real estate
agent. John sold over 1.8 million dollars of real estate in his first
year. In 2009, John listed and sold over 30 distressed properties
helping homeowners avoid foreclosure through the short sale process. |
Stephen M. Yoss, Jr. is a resident of Claremont,
California. He is a 2007 graduate of Loyola Marymount University (LMU)
in Los Angeles, California. While at LMU he earned degrees in
Accountancy and International Business. He served the campus in a
variety of positions, most importantly as Student Body President. He is
a member of the University's oldest service organization and fraternity,
Crimson Circle and Alpha Delta Gamma respectively. He is a recipient of
the prestigious Diamond in the Rough Entrepreneurship Fellowship which
is granted to the University's top business student. |
Silva Zeneian
Silva Zeneian is Vice President of Corporate Services at IDS Real Estate
Group, advising corporate clients on their real estate strategy and
implementation. Her client list includes national and regional retailers
and non-profit organizations who trust Silva with her real estate
expertise. In her spare time, Silva is very involved with her community.
She's the President of Occidental College Board of Governors, Director
of Armenian Church Summer Camp for children between the ages of 8 to 16
and an active member of the Pasadena Jaycees. |
More inforatmation about the 2010-11 Trip
Adrienne Cox
2308 Rosendale Village Ave.
Henderson, NV 89052
adriennecx@yahoo.com
About the Group Study Exchange Program
The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique
cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional
men and women ages 25 to 40 in their initial years of professional life. Teams
spend four to six weeks abroad participating in vocational activities in their
respective fields, being immersed in cultural experiences, enjoying fellowship
with host families and members of the community, and working with the host
districts Rotarians at club meetings and various Rotary activities. The ideal
team member candidate is someone who is a team player, outgoing, social, has a
sense of responsibility, good ambassador, good communicator, loves their
profession and is respectful.
Expenses.
The Rotary Foundation pays the least-expensive commercial round-trip
transportation between districts and up to US$1,000 for language training
(self-study or at an eligible educational institution). Additional subsidies
include:
1.
The host district provides
the visiting teams meals, accommodations, and transportation during the study
program.
2.
Team members pay for
personal and incidental expenses; visa, passport, inoculation expenses, travel
to / from airport and airport taxes; insurance coverage; and the cost of any
additional travel after the study tour.
Chris Montan's - Top Ten Reasons to Apply for GSE Team
Member
Hosting a GSE Team (PDF File)
Members of the GSE Committee
Doug Fowler, Chair, District Governor Elect, Previous GSE Team Leader, & GSE District
Chairman
CA West: Greg Custer, San Marino
CA
East: Miles Petroff, Rancho Del Chino
High Desert:
Chuck Utgard, Apple Valley
So Nevada: Jay Kidwell,
Laughlin, Larry Skaggs, Green Valley and Russ Swain, Las Vegas
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