We have deep roots.
On July 8, 1921, the Brainerd Club met at Grand View Lodge to receive its charter. We continue to meet weekly today and are celebrating our Centennial Year!
Updated December 14, 2019
Club Presidents and District Governors
Brainerd Rotary Presidents
1974/75 Dale Nathan
1975/76 John Fitzpatrick
1976/77 David Reed
1979/80 Robert Weizenegger
1981/82 Marc Halverson
1983/84 Conrad Bye
1985/86 Garrett Kurilla
1986/87 Stephen Esser
1988/89 Edward Fox
1990/91 Jack Ruttger
1992/93 Dennis Doucette
1993/94 Alan Cibuzar
1994/95 Don Rasmussen
1996/97 Michael Moran
1997/98 John Luce
1998/99 Wayne Little
1999/2000 Cheryl Gelbmann
2000/01 Kevin Thesing
2001/02 Darrell Schneider
2002/03 Lisa Paxton
2003/04 Donald Ryan
2004/05 Penny Nelsen
2005/06 Paula Persons
2006/07 Dave Johnson
2007/08 Linda Hanson
2008/09 Jill Carlson-Ferrie
2009/10 Rick Bricker
2010/11 Theresa Goble
2011/12 Rick zumBrunnen
2012/13 Dan Hegstad
2013/14 Brad Person
2014/15 Debby Erickson
2015/16 Mike Sands
2016/17 Jeff Torfin
2017/18 Peter Nelson
2018/19 Carol Johnson
2019/20 William Potvin
2020/21 Jennifer Bergman
2021/22 Trevor Harting
2022/23 Jesse Hopkins
Past District Governors
1995/96 Hanspeter Borgwarth
2000/01 Jack Ruttger
2019/20 Rick Bricker
Brainerd Rotary Presidents
1974/75 Dale Nathan
1975/76 John Fitzpatrick
1976/77 David Reed
1979/80 Robert Weizenegger
1981/82 Marc Halverson
1983/84 Conrad Bye
1985/86 Garrett Kurilla
1986/87 Stephen Esser
1988/89 Edward Fox
1990/91 Jack Ruttger
1992/93 Dennis Doucette
1993/94 Alan Cibuzar
1994/95 Don Rasmussen
1996/97 Michael Moran
1997/98 John Luce
1998/99 Wayne Little
1999/2000 Cheryl Gelbmann
2000/01 Kevin Thesing
2001/02 Darrell Schneider
2002/03 Lisa Paxton
2003/04 Donald Ryan
2004/05 Penny Nelsen
2005/06 Paula Persons
2006/07 Dave Johnson
2007/08 Linda Hanson
2008/09 Jill Carlson-Ferrie
2009/10 Rick Bricker
2010/11 Theresa Goble
2011/12 Rick zumBrunnen
2012/13 Dan Hegstad
2013/14 Brad Person
2014/15 Debby Erickson
2015/16 Mike Sands
2016/17 Jeff Torfin
2017/18 Peter Nelson
2018/19 Carol Johnson
2019/20 William Potvin
2020/21 Jennifer Bergman
2021/22 Trevor Harting
2022/23 Jesse Hopkins
Past District Governors
1995/96 Hanspeter Borgwarth
2000/01 Jack Ruttger
2019/20 Rick Bricker