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governor. It all led to profound personal
Rotary Foundation coordinator for Zone
advance clean water and sanitation initia-
15, which gave her a chance to work with
transformation. “When I speak onstage
tives as a founding board member of the
diverse groups. “Members want to do
in another language, I understand how
Haiti National Water, Sanitation, and
much Rotary has changed me in a posi-
something in the Foundation but then
Hygiene Initiative. Through HANWASH,
don’t always know how, so I look forward
tive and lasting way,” he says.
to talking to them about how to get in-
she worked with community members
During his presidency, Arezzo focused
volved,” Åsebol says.
and local Rotarians who are committed
on spreading peace through Rotary and
to bringing clean water and sanitation
on his vision for RI’s long-term success.
One of her first international projects
to an entire country, one commune at a
“The future of Rotary is one of growth,”
was a children’s home that helped young
he says. “We should have a more agile
people who had lived in the sewer tunnels time. Covington recently helped establish
an aquaponics training center in South
structure that is able to make decisions to
of St. Petersburg, Russia. Åsebol also led
match our rapidly changing world.”
a global grant project with sponsors from
Africa. These experiences reflect her
Arezzo’s partner is Anna Maria
conviction that sustainable change starts
all of the Nordic countries and Taiwan
Criscione, an entrepreneur in the tourism
that provides clean water for a rural hos-
with solutions led by local communities.
Beyond Rotary, Covington serves as a
field. They have two daughters and two
pital in Nepal. She has led Rotary projects
director for the National POW/MIA Me-
grandchildren. His daughter Raffaela
in the Baltic states and Ukraine.
morial & Museum in Jacksonville, is an
spent a year in Florida through Rotary
Åsebol is an active member of her
church and volunteers at World Cup ski-
Youth Exchange. Francesco and Anna
alumna of Leadership Jacksonville, and
Maria are Benefactors and Major Donors.
has served as chair of the Church of Our
ing events in Sweden. She enjoys skiing,
Arezzo enjoys classical music, par-
Saviour Foundation.
reading about history, gardening, and
ticularly that of Sicilian opera composer
spending time with her five grandchildren.
Covington has received The Rotary
Vincenzo Bellini.
Foundation Distinguished Service Award,
Åsebol is a Rotary Foundation Bene-
factor, a Major Donor, a multiple Paul water pipes, and she continues to
the Citation for Meritorious Service, and
Harris Fellow, and a member of the Paul RI’s Service Award for a Polio-Free World.
Ann-Britt Åsebol Harris Society. She has received the Cita- Covington and her husband, Barry, a
Trustee 2024-28 tion for Meritorious Service. third-generation Rotarian, enjoy travel
Rotary Club and the outdoors. They have hosted
of Falun- several Rotary Youth Exchange students,
຅ϋٟʾ౤ᙄ͟˼̈΂ٟ ԔГඩ‧̔ ࡈ਷࢕੭Ը৻ଋ˥༟๕ၾሊ͛
Cynthia W.
Kopparvågen,
who remain part of their extended fam-
Covington
ily. They are also Major Donors to The
Sweden
ڗࣛdڛ๿РՉྼԨʔᗴจf ˖೮݊ߏׂ ண݄f̔˖೮ڐಂһ՘пίی
Rotary Foundation and members of the
Trustee 2026-30
Ϊމ˼ઃϞɹΦd࿁׵ࠅίٟ ຦ॡ༣ʮ̡ ڢܔͭəɓග௡ൄ΍͛৅ᇖʕ
Ann-Britt Åse- Rotary Club of Paul Harris Society, PolioPlus Society,
ʫ೯ڌᑺ༑ชՑ౐౐ʔτfШ ٙੂБڗd ːfவԬᔮబٙ຾ዝˀ݈̈μ
bol retired as
and Bequest Society.
South Jacksonville,
a member of the Riksdag, Sweden’s வ݊ɓ࢕࢕ ٙڦׂj͑ᚃٙҷᜊ֐׵͟຅
Florida
˼௰୞ટաவධܿ኷dԨίᎇ
parliament, in 2022 after several terms
ܝટɨዄ΂ήਜᐼ္̤ٙɓධ
Cynde Covington is
as county councilor for Dalarna County. ૄ຾ᐄٙਠ ήٟਜ˴ኬٙ༆Ӕ˙ࣩf Frank Ching-Huei
Ͻ᜕fவԬ຾ዝމ˼੭ԸଉՍ
CEO of Monument
In parliament, she served on committees ุגήପʮ ίҧቃʘ̮d̔˖೮ɰ
Horng
Trustee 2024-28
including the Committee on the Constitu- Leasing Corp., a family-owned commer- ዄ΂௫дჅၪဧ (Jacksonville)
ٙІҢ໵ᜊf˼Ⴍj˜຅Ң१
̡fμਗ਼൴ཀ 40 ϋٙਠุၾ
tion and the Committee on Education. cial real estate company. She brings more Rotary Club of
ίႀ̨ɪ̤͜ɓ၇ႧԊ೯Ԋ
ৌਕ஝ྌ຾᜕༶͜׵ڭ၍։ࡰ
Before she entered politics, Åsebol than 40 years of business and financial ਷࢕኷ڰÿ̰ᔳࠏɛߏׂ᎜ၾ
Panchiao West,
ٙᔖਕf
௹ي᎜ٙଣԫdಀਞၾ௫дჅ
ࣛdҢଉՍ᜗ึՑҧቃνО͍
worked as a teacher, a principal, and a planning experience to her role as trustee. Taiwan
trainer at the Teachers Training College in Covington joined Rotary in 1999, when
̔˖೮׵ 1999 ϋ̋ɝҧ
ၪဧჯኬɢࠇ೥dԨಀዄ΂હ
Σ˲ଉჃήҷᜊəҢf™
Falun, her alma mater. She later founded a friend invited her to a new club. “From Frank C.H. Horng
˰˴઺ੀਿږึٙ˴ࢩf
ቃd຅ࣛɓЗ؃ʾᒗሗμ̋ɝ
ίዄ΂ٟڗಂගdڛ๿
a private secondary school and served the moment I said yes to Rotary, it’s been heads the Trojan
ɓࡈอ௴ͭٙҧቃٟfμႭj
as its CEO. She holds a master’s degree a nonstop adventure,” she says. Orthodontic Clinic, which h
Рਖ਼ء׵ீཀҧቃڮආձ̻d
̔˖೮ಀ࿲ᐏҧቃਿږe founded
in Swedish and history from Uppsala ˜੽ҢഈᏐ̋ɝҧቃٙԟɓՍ ึतᎴ؂ਕᆤeϞ̌؂ਕᆤd
in 1988. He earned his Doctor of Den-
She has held Rotary leadership posi-
Ԩߧɢ׵ྼତ਷ყҧቃڗჃϓ
University. tions, including chair of the Strategic tal Surgery degree from Taipei Medical
ৎdவఱ݊ɓఙ੽๊͊৾ٙ
̌ٙᗴ౻f˼Ⴍj˜ҧቃٙ͊
Åsebol joined Rotary in 1993 as the Planning Committee, Rotary represen- ˸ʿ਷ყҧቃ࣬ৰʃՅ௦ຌ˰
University. He holds a master’s degree
ڽᎈf™e CDC Foundation’s Polio
first female member of her club. She has tative to th ޢ؂ਕᆤfofacial biology and a certificate
in crani
Ըί׵ϓڗfҢࡁᏐ༈ኹϞһ
served Rotary as learning facilitator, RI Eradication Heroes Fund, learning facili- in orthodontics from the University of
μಀዄ΂εධҧቃჯኬ
̔˖೮ၾ࢕ʕɧ˾ே݊
ᜳݺઽઠٙଡ଼ᔌݖ࿴d˸کਂ
president’s representative, and regional tator, and End Polio Now coordinator. Southern California.
̈ӔഄdৣΥҢࡁவࡈᐛࢹຬ
Inspired by Mother Teresa’s assertion
Horng has served in leadership roles in
Rotary International membership coordi- ᔖਕdܼ̍ഄଫࠇ೥։ࡰึ˴ ҧቃٟࡰٙɩ˃ˋ๿ (Barry)
nator. Åsebol served as RI director and as that “Love has to be put into action and ேᆠฌ༷ࣚၾ˒̮ݺਗf˼ࡁr orthodon-
professional associations fo
ᜊٙ˰ޢf™
։eߕ਷शषԣՓʕːਿږึ
vice chair or chair of various RI commit- that action is service,” Covington led Na- tists in Taiwan and has been the school
ಀટܙཀᅰЗҧቃڡˇϋʹ౬
࣬ৰʃՅ௦ຌߵඪਿږٙҧቃ
ڛ๿РٙМگτࢆ‧ီᘆ
tees, including the Rotary Peace Centers, tional Immunization Day teams in India, dentist at Pan-Chiao Primary School for
ኪ͛dவԬኪ͛Їʦʥ݊˼ࡁ
˾ڌeኪ୦ˏኬɛd˸ʿ࣬ৰ
ԭ‧дᘆ౶ࡌʫ (Anna Maria
2021 RI Virtual Convention, Constitution which showed her the power of collective more than 30 years. He has been active in
and Bylaws, and Joint Young Leaders and action through Rotary. ɽ࢕ࢬٙɓ΅ɿf˼ࡁΝࣛɰ
local civic affairs as a member of the New
ʃՅ௦ຌ՘ሜɛf
Criscione) ݊ɓЗุ༷ࣚٙΆ
Alumni Engagement committees. In Nicaragua, Covington worked ݊ҧቃਿږึ̶ٙᕘਿږ࣏ᘠ
Taipei City Election Commission.
աՑᅃᑜ୶ࡌɾהԊ
ุ࢕f˼ࡁԃϞՇΤɾՅʿՇ
One of her favorite roles was regional alongside locals digging trenches for Horng joined Rotary in 1993 as a
Τ࢑ɿɾf˼ٙɾՅז౵ဧ ˜ฌ̀඲˹መБਗdϾԟධБ ɛdԨ˲݊ڭᖯ‧۞Ԣ౶ึe
(Raffael) ಀீཀҧቃڡˇϋʹ ਗఱ݊؂ਕ™઼ٙ೯d̔˖೮ ࣬ৰʃՅ௦ຌഃशषࠇ೥ึd
38 ROTARY JULY 2026
౬ࠇ೥ίНᖯԢ༺ψܓཀɓϋ ಀۃֻΙܓ੭ჯΌ਷еޥ˚ٙ ˸ʿ፲ᗍึٙϓࡰf
ٙࣛΈfجᚆГ౶߅ၾτࢆ‧ ྠඟdவᜫμፋ଻Ԉᗇீཀҧ
ီᘆԭޫމ͑ɮਿږ࣏ᘠɛʿ ቃהኑၳٙණ᜗Бਗɢඎf
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̶ᕘਿږ࣏ᘠɛf ί̵̋ז͘d̔˖೮ಀ Francis F. “Tusu” Tusubira
ڛ๿Рᆠฌ̚Պࠪᆀd ၾ຅ή֢͏ԨٲʈЪdɓৎމ 2026-30 年保管委員
तй݊ГГԢဂᄌЪϜ࢕˖ಌ ቗ண˥၍ܱઢ๖ಬfЪމऎ 烏干達 Kampala-North 扶輪社
Р‧ԎԢ̵ (Vincenzo Bellini) ή਷࢕˥༟๕ၾ͜˥ሊ͛ࡇ
ٙЪۜf ᙄ (HANWASH) ٙ௴֐ଣԫ جᚆГ౶‧
ึϓࡰdμܵᚃપਗ৻ଋ˥ ˜ྡᘽ™ ‧
卡文登 ༟๕ၾሊ͛ண݄ࠇ೥fீཀ ྡᘽˢז݊
Cynthia W. Covington HANWASHdμၾٟਜϓࡰʿ
2026-30 年保管委員 ຅ήҧቃٟࡰᙳ˓ΥЪd˸ӊ ɓЗत஢ʈ
美國佛羅里達州 ೻ࢪdɰ݊
South Jacksonville 扶輪社 ϣɓࡈਜٙආܓdߧɢ׵މ዆ ٝᗆፔ༔Ϟ
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