IAN H.S. RISELEY, is a member of the Rotary Club of Sandringham,
Victoria Australia. Ian H.S. Riseley is a practicing chartered
accountant and principal of Ian Riseley and Co. Riseley received
an Australian government’s Peacebuilder award in 2002 in
recognition of his work in East Timor. He also received the
Order of Australia medal in 2006 for services to the Australian
community. A Rotarian since 1978, Riseley has served RI as
treasurer, director, task force member, RI Board Executive
Committee member, committee member and vice chair, and district
governor. Riseley is a former member of the Australian Polio
Eradication Private Sector Campaign and a recipient of The
Rotary Foundation’s Regional Service Award for a Polio-Free
World. He and his wife, Juliet, are Major Donors and Bequest
Society members of The Rotary Foundation.
Juliet Risely became a Rotarian in 1995
as the Charter President of the Rotary Club of Hampton, although
her association with Rotary started much earlier as a host mum
to a number of Exchange Students and as editor of OZlines the
District’s YE newsletter. She has held many positions in the
club including Club Secretary for a number of years,
International and Foundation Director, eNews and web blog editor
and club Treasurer. She has served the District on a number of
New Generations, Vocational and Marketing Committees, was
District webmaster from 2002–2005 and has served as a District
Governor’s Representative 1996-97 and as a District Governor’s
Special Representative in 2003-04. (Juliet was also a
District Governor of District 9810 in 2011-2012. This is the
first time that a PDG will be the spouse of a sitting RI
President.)
As a passionate advocate of ‘Literacy
for all’ Juliet co-ordinated Literacy Resources for the District
in 2006-09. Juliet admits that her professional life as a
Librarian was a true delight as it brought together 3 of her
favourite things: people, beautiful books and information. With
a Master’s degree in Information Management, Juliet has
directed, developed and consulted to library and information
services across the Corporate, Research and Educational sectors.
She has lectured at tertiary level and currently works as an
Information Consultant through Riseley Consulting and as a
director of the family business Peninsula Organics.
Juliet is married to Ian, a Past Rotary
International Director and Treasurer. They are both multiple
Paul Harris Fellows, members of the Paul Harris and Bequest
Societies and joint Major Donors. Ian and Juliet have 2
children, and 3 grandchildren. When not writing and illustrating
small books for the smaller members of her family; Juliet is a
gardener and actively involved in local environmental groups.
Ian and Juliet live on 7 hectares at Moorooduc where they
practise their personal philosophy of sustainable and organic
living.
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