Shelly Loberg was recently inducted as President of the Rotary Club of Edina.Loberg is the current Vice President of the Edina Chamber of Commerce and Explore Edina (the visitors bureau for the community) and joined Rotary in 2015. She became actively involved on the Club Board of Directors in 2017 as the International Service Director and served three years in that position before beginning her leadership journey in 2020. Loberg is most passionate about Rotary's international impact in developing countries and has both authored and co-authored several global and district Rotary grants aiding moms and babies in both Guatemala and Zimbabwe. She is looking forward to helping fellow members find their passion in Rotary to increase engagement and beginning several new international projects.
Regarding the 2023-2024 Rotary International theme, "Create Hope in the World," Loberg said, "Rotarians are people of action in our communities and are inspiring hope and optimism each and every day, and I'm proud to represent our Rotary Club of Edina both locally and across the globe."
Rotary International begins its fiscal year July 1. At a year-end meeting June 29, the Rotary Club of Edina’s officers and committee leaders were introduced. Besides Loberg, officers include President-Elect Paul Peterson, Treasurer Lisa Walker, Secretary Gerry Norton and Past-President Joe Hayes. Members of the club’s Board of Directors are Erica Allenburg, Membership; Kayla Beehler, Social; Eli Groenendyk, Youth Service; John Buttolph, Community Service – Projects; Jennifer Hendrickson, Public Image; Raj Kumar, The Rotary Foundation; Renee Harberts, International Service; Mike Martiny, Club Service – Administration; Sylvester Thomas, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; and Nick Van Beek, Community Service – Grants.
Joining the officers to make up the Edina Rotary Foundation Board of Directors are John Flynn, Mike Kallas, Dan Mott, Susan Stiles, Sam Thompson and Ryan Wilson.
The Rotary Club of Edina meets Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at the Edina Country Club, 5100 Wooddale Ave. For more information about the Rotary Club of Edina, visit www.EdinaRotary.org. For membership information, contact Allenburg, 952-270-8886 or eallenb@comcast.net.