Club History

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!

Learn about our CLUB's HISTORY

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