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 Ann Britt Åsebol,
fourth Woman RI Board Member
(Also see the RGHF Women and Rotary
Video Project of 2013) (RID 12/14 Ann is an RGHF member)
The Women and Rotary will be
pleased and proud when the Rotary International's Board takes
office in 2012-14, as there will be three women on it. This is
also a historic moment, having three women on the RI Board. A
total of only four women have been elected to the RI Board so
far. The first Woman Director, Catherine
Noyer-Riveau, was elected from Paris, France for the years
2008-10; the second from, Michigan, USA,
Betsy Demaray for the years 2011-13.
In the years 2012-14 the RI Board will have two more women, Ann
Matthews from South Carolina, USA, who is a Trustee at the
moment, and Ann-Britt Asebol from Sweden. Please also read about
Ann Matthews, whose
biographical sketch was published earlier, when she became the
second woman Trustee in 2010.
We are very pleased and
proud of these women who are pioneers; and we hope this trend
will continue in the coming years. Please read the very short
bio and see the photo of Ann-Brit Asebol below. Please make sure
that you congratulate these outstanding women when you meet
them.
Ann-Britt
is a member of the Swedish Parliament, and the incoming RI
Director for 2012-14. She has a broad background in education,
as teacher, principal and trainer at the Teachers Training
Collage. She has started her own school for students between the
age of 16 and 19 (senior high school). In her hometown Falun,
Sweden she holds a lot of positions in the local society among
others she is the chair of the Church.
Ann-Britt has been a politician for several
years as County councilor of Landstinget Dalarna and now as
member of the Swedish Parliament.
Ann-Britt is a Rotarian since twenty years
and was District Governor in 2002-03. She has been a Regional
Rotary Membership Coordinator and Regional Rotary Foundation
Coordinator. In 2005 and 2006 she was a Training Leader during
the International Assembly and in 2010 she was the trainer for
the Training Leaders.
Ann-Britt has two sons and a daughter and
three grandchildren. In her spare time Ann-Britt enjoys skiing
(both cross-country and down-hill) in the winter and golf in the
summer. She is also fond of reading books and working in the
garden.
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