Congrats Jennifer Berquist!
As most of our followers should know by now, the district’s DG selection committee has named Jennifer Berquist from the Lawrence Rotary Club as our District Governor Nominee Designee; she will serve as our DG in the Rotary operating year 2028-2029 (1 July 2028 - 30 June 2029).Here are some interesting facts about Jennifer; she is:
• Finishing her career in college athletics administration this February.
• Taking time to refocus, re-energize and repurpose into part-time or volunteer roles. More time to spend with Rotary!
• Worked at Kansas Athletics, Big Eight Conference, Kansas State Athletics and University of Kansas (compliance auditor assigned to Kansas Athletics) over a 35-year span in sports information, compliance and development.
• Earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from KU in 1994 and a master’s in education with a sports administration emphasis in 1996.
• Member of NAADD (National Association of Athletic Development Directors) and served as a Big 12 Conference representative for NAADD. Past member of Women Leaders in Sports.
• Past president of the Lawrence Rotary Club, Lawrence Schools Foundation board and Chapter JC of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Also served her Lawrence club as Foundation chair for three years. Past club recipient of Rotarian of the Year and Rock Star awards.
• Currently, serves as club’s PolioPlus chair and is the Paul Harris Society Coordinator for District 5710.
• 2001 Leadership Lawrence graduate
• Marion, Kansas native
• Jennifer’s husband, Craig, was a senior hematology sales specialist and he retired from Novartis Oncology. They reside in Lawrence and have two children. Landon is a brokerage associate at
Foundations Commercial Real Estate in Lawrence, and Claire is a University of Nebraska-Kearney junior, pre-med major and on the women’s golf team.
Welcome Jennifer, to our district DG leadership team!