District Governor 2023-24 Shanon O'Toole

     

 

Shanon was born in Missouri, raised in Houston Texas, and worked in Atlanta Georgia before discovering Southern Indiana in 2007.  

After being a Rotary guest speaker several times she was invited by PDG Jim Gislason to join Rotary in 2010.  Shanon proudly served as the 101st President of the Vincennes Rotary Club in 2015-16 and will be the 10th District Governor from the Rotary Club of Vincennes. Shanon will follow Lance Eberle of Bloomington as District Governor. Recent Governors from the Vincennes Rotary Club are Kirk Bouchie 2021-22, Laura Carie 2016-17, Steve LaRoche 2010-11, Jim Gislason 1997-98.

Shanon currently serves our District Governor Elect. She is a Rotary Foundation Major Donor, Paul Harris Society member and a Polio Plus Society Member.  Shanon has been recognized in her club as New Rotarian of the Year, Rotarian of the Year and District 6580’s President of the Year.  Shanon has served as her clubs membership chair, visioning chair, public relations chair, and many committees.  She has previously been involved in District 6580 as RLI Coordinator, membership, public relations, facilitating visioning, and has facilitated at PETS.

In her community, Shanon serves as the President of the Purdue Extension Advisory Board, Past two- time President and Executive board member of the Daviess County Chamber of Commerce, founding board member of Leadership Daviess County, Grant advisor for Daviess County Community Foundation, United Way of Daviess County Foundation Community Investment committee and Campaign Cabinet Member.  She is past President of Knox County LWV, Co-founder of Up with Knox County, and a previous board member of KCUW, KC Elks Officer, Leadership Knox County board member, Chairman and Board Member of the National New Year’s Eve Watermelon Drop.

Professionally, Shanon has a B.A. in Business Management from William Woods University.  Before moving to Southern Indiana Shanon managed Industrial and Technical Recruiting Agencies in Houston and Atlanta from 1989 to 2003, then continued her “match making” as part of teams launching two different Tech Start-up Companies in the Advanced Technology Development Center incubator at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.  In 2007 she moved to Vincennes and began her media career.  Shanon is the Director of Business Development for a privately held media company.  TOC Direct Media is the largest private media company in Southwest Indiana and Southern Illinois.  Shanon works with traditional media (radio and direct mail) and new media (digital marketing).

Shanon is proud of her Missouri Ozark roots, Texas history, Georgia experience and is absolutely a Hoosier by Choice!  Shanon is a competitor at heart! She was an age group and collegiate swimmer who competed both nationally and internationally. She is a die hard, life-long Kansas City Chiefs fan and loves the Houston Astros.  She enjoys everything in and on the water!  (Fishing, boating, jet skiing, swimming, tubing, kayaking, and paddle boarding).  She is an advocate for pet rescue/adoption. Shanon absolutely loves and spoils her two amazing, high energy, beautiful K9 kiddos, Maggie Mae and Mahomes!

 

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Rotary unites more than a million people around the world. Rotary District 6580, based in Southern Indiana, consists of 32 Rotary clubs and more than 1,500 Rotarians. Rotary clubs in our district range in size from 12 to 200 members. Our clubs’ programs involve prominent leaders in every field, and our membership represents business and civic leaders of our communities and our state. Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
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Noah Jager Selected as Global Grant Scholar
Indiana’s three Rotary districts select Cadet Noah Jager as 2024-25 Rotary Global Grant Scholar and The Rotary Foundation has confirmed Noah Jager as the 2024-25 All-Indiana Rotary Global Scholar. Noah recently graduated from West Point Naval Academy. The three Indiana Rotary districts chose Noah over five other outstanding finalists following January 20 interviews. Noah, endorsed by Bloomington Sunrise Rotary, will use the $40,000 award to pursue a master’s degree in International Peace and Security from King’s College London. Noah’s area of focus: Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention. After receiving his master’s degree, Noah will serve as an officer in the U.S. Army for a minimum of five years on active duty and three years in the reserves. In his first duty position, Noah will serve as a Military Intelligence Officer specializing in strategic intelligence. After serving in this role, he hopes to become a Foreign Area Officer (FAO), providing liaison with countries in an assigned region through policymaking, military cooperation, and community engagement. Later, Noah plans to return to Indiana where he will practice law and serve in the Indiana National Guard. Ultimately, he plans to address the needs of Hoosiers by serving in the U.S. Congress.
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