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New Role: David Moore at Highlands Rotary Club
Written By: Deena Bouknight | Issue: March 2023
David Moore’s new assignment at Highlands Rotary comes with loads of responsibility.
David Moore
David Moore will become Rotary Club of Highlands’s new club secretary in July. He fills the shoes of Dave Jellison, who has held the post for 21 years.
Although Moore became a Rotarian relatively recently, in April 2021, he has been involved in civic clubs and community services most of his adult life.
“I was very active in Kiwanis Clubs in and around Atlanta, where I once worked,” said Moore. “I missed this camaraderie and opportunities to work on projects and special events with other folks. The Highlands Rotary Club has been the perfect way to participate more broadly in the community and to make new friends. And the more involved I’ve become, the more aware I am of needs in the community. It’s important to keep one’s eyes and ears open to the needs of one’s neighbors and to seek solutions when possible.”
As secretary, he plans to assist other Rotarians in restarting the club’s student exchange program, which involves a high school senior visiting for six to 12 months a foreign country and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Highlands.
He shared, “I was an exchange student to Germany while in graduate school and my next older brother, Gary, was a Rotary exchange fellow to New South Wales, Australia, when he finished law school. Both of these experiences were very enriching and an important part of our broader education.”
Although Jellison held the role of secretary for more than two decades, Moore feels that he will offer Rotary Club of Highlands, as secretary, leadership experience gleaned while working with nonprofit organizations.
“I enjoy serving, but realize that I benefit so much more from this work [volunteering]. I’ve had leadership roles in area nonprofits, where I hope that I’ve made a difference.”
The main roles of a Rotary club secretary are to maintain membership records, update club membership data and maintain minutes of club, board, and committee meetings.
Moore has been a resident of Highlands since 1999, after living in and around Atlanta for many years. “My spouse Darren Whatley and I felt drawn to Highlands for many of the same reasons that draw other folks here: a great four-season climate, a real sense of community, wonderful neighbors and friends, cultural amenities, and a healthy pace of living.”
