Divisions of RLI


Alphabetically by Country or Region Name

All persons listed are past district governors unless otherwise indicated.

For the following reagions, see:

Caribbean countries—See USA/Caribbean—Sunshine and Zone 33 Divisions
Central America countries—see Central America Division
Balkan countries—see United Balkans Division and Greece Division
Pacific Islands—see New Zealand and Pacific Islands Division and Japan Division
Southeast Asia countries—see Southeast Asia Division

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Afghanistan—See Pakistan and Afghanistan Division


Argentina

  • Buenos Aires Division
    Districts 4825, 4855, 4890, 4915
    Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires State
    Celia Giay, Chair
    celiagiay@virtualred.com.ar

Argentina & Uruguay—Central/South Division

Districts 4920, 4940, 4815, 4930
Central/South Argentina and part of Uruguay
Juan Pedro Torroba, Chair
ptorroba@cpenet.com.ar

Australia

  • Northern Division
    Districts 9650, 9630
    Part of New South Wales and Queensland
    John Boag, Chair
    jboag@eversol.com.au
  • Southern Division
    Districts 9500, 9690, 9780, 9800, 9810, 9830
    Parts of South Australia, Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria
    Cathy J. Roth, Chair
    cathy.roth@bigpond.com
  • Western Division
    Districts 9450, 9460, 9470
    Western Australia
    Sylvia Byers, Chair
    sbyers@innet.net.au

Bangladesh Division

District 3280
Bangladesh
Salim Reza, Chair
Salimreza57@yahoo.com


Bolivia Division

District 4690
Bolivia
William Francisco Torrico, Chair
williamtorrico@acelerate.com


Brazil

  • Division Parana
    Districts 4630, 4640, 4710, 4730
    Parana State, Brazil
    Seizi Kawano, Chair
    seizik@hotmail.com
  • Rio Grande do Sul Division
    Districts 4660, 4670, 4680, 4700, 4780
    Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
    Lia Silvia de Souza Pereira, Chair
    lia@farrapo.com.br
  • Santa Catarina Division
    Districts 4650, 4651, 4740
    Santa Catarina State and part of Parana
    Alceu Eberhardt, Chair
    alceb@terra.com.br
  • Sao Paulo Division
    Districts 4420, 4430, 4590, 4610
    Part of Sao Paulo State, Brazil
    Jose Luiz Fonseca, Chair
    joselfon@amcham.com.br
  • Sao Paulo Northwest Division
    Districts 4470, 4480, 4540
    Parts of Brazil and Paraguay
    Antonio C. Marchiori, Chair
    acmarchiori@asbyte.com.br

Bulgaria Division

District 2482
Bulgaria
Rumen Mihailov, PP, Chair
acticon@data.bg


Canada / USA

  • Atlantic/Atlantique Division
    Districts 7810 and 7820
    Part of Maine, USA and New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, Canada, St. Pierre and Miquelon, France
    Dorothy Britten, Chair
    Thepond@accesswave.ca

    Mark Brown, DGE, Past Chair
    mbrown@gov.nf.ca
    Personal email markbrown@nl.rogers.com
  • Canadian Prairie Division
    Districts 5360, 5370
    Albert, Saskatchewarn, Manitoba, Canada
    Al Bergsma, Chair
    Rocky.ridge@telus.net
  • Cascadia Division
    Districts 5040, 5050, 5060
    British Columbia, Canada and Washington State, USA)
    Chris Offer, Chair
    chrisoffer@dccnet.com
  • Saint-Laurent—L’institut Rotary sur le leadership, Division Saint-Laurent
    portions of Districts 7790, 7850
    Province of Quebec, Canada
    Rene Laporte, Chair
    info@rene-laporte.ca
  • Shining Waters Division
    Districts 6330, 7070, 7080, 7090
    Ontario, Canada and parts of New York and Michigan USA
    Nancy Gilbert, Chair
    nancy@calliope.ca
  • See also USA/Canada - Great Lakes Division and Northeast America Division

Central America Division

Districts 4240, 4250
Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras
Allen J. Sellers III, Chair
sellers@orbi.net


Cyprus Division

Part of District 2450
Cyprus
Doros Jeropoulos, Chair
djeropoulos@avacom.net

NOTE: District 2450 has country divisions—countries in district include Cyprus, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Rep. of Georgia and Armenia

Czech and Slovak Division

District 2240
Czech Republic and Slovakia
Petr Pajas, Chair
Petr.pajas@pasos.org


Denmark 1470 Division

District 1470
Denmark
Nils Ove Jensen, Chair
nojensen@private.dk


Egypt Division

Part of District 2450
Egypt
Colette Haggar, PP, Chair
Colettefrege@link.net

Zakaria M. El Shafei, Past Chair
z.elshafei@unitedoilpak.com
Uop@soficom.com.eg


French Division—Institut Rotarien de Leadership

Districts 1760, 1770, 1650, 1670, 1690, 1720, 1730, 1780, 1710, 2241, 9010
France, Monaco, Romania, Moldova, Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
Jacques di Costanzo, Chair
jacquesdico@aol.com

DIVISION WEBSITE: www.rli-sectionfr.com


Greece Division

District 2470 and part of District 2481
Greece
Takis Dalianis, Chair
Dalianis@mirage.gr


India/Nepal/Sri Lanka—South Asia RLI Organization

(See also Nepal Division)
RLISA Chair, Sushil Gupta, PRID
sushil.gupta@yahoo.com

Executive Vice-Chair, Binod Khaitan, PP
binodkay@gmail.com

Secretary, Zones 4A and 4B Coordinator
& Extension Chair, Subhash Saraf
subhashsaraf@gmail.com

Treasurer and Zones 5A and 5B Coordinator, Rekha Shetty
Rekhashetty123@gmail.com

DIVISION WEBSITE: www.rlisa.org


India

  • Central India Division
    Districts 3150, 3160, 3170, 3180, 3190, 3230, 3020
    India—Zone 5B
    Rajendra Rai, Chair
    hrajendrarai@gmail.com
  • Eastern India Division
    Districts 3291, 3240, 3250, 3260
    Eastern India, Zone 6A except Nepal and 3110
    Sandeep Narang, Chair
    pdgsandeep@gmail.com
  • Northern India Division
    Districts 3070, 3090, 3100, 3010, 3110
    Northern India, Zone 4A except 3050 plus 3110
    Atul Dev, PP, Chair
    atuldev@airtelmail.in
  • South India and Sri Lanka Division
    Districts 3201, 3202, 2980, 3211, 3212, 3220
    South India and Sri Lanka, Zone 5A
    K S. Pillai, Chair
    sankvalsa@yahoo.com
  • Western India Division
    Districts 3131, 3132, 3030, 3040 3050, 3060, 3140
    Western India, Zone 4B plus 3050
    Ulhas Kolhatkar, Chair
    ulhas.kolhatkar@gmail.com


Israel Division

District 2490
State of Israel
Uri Zeiger, DG, Chair
zeiger@012.net.il


Italian Division

In Organization
Vito Casarano, Chair


Japan Division

Districts 2650, 2710, 2750, 2770, 2830
Japan, Guam, Northern Marianas, French Polynesia, Palau
Yoshikazu Minamisono, PRID, Chair
yoshimm@oregano.ocn.ne.jp

Masahiro Kuroda, RID, Vice-Chair
mskuroda@vc.hi-net.ne.jp


Jordan Division

Part of District 2450
Muhsen El-Mufleh, Chair
abusihs@gmail.com

Halim Abu-Rahmeh, Vice Chair
halim@jordanexporters.org


Korea Division

Districts 3600, 3640
South Korea
Kwang Tae Kim, PRID, Chair
ktkim37@yahoo.co.kr


Lebanon Division

Part of District 2450
Lebanon
Jamil Mouawad, PP, Chair
ehdencc@inco.com.lb

Michel P. Jazzar, PAG, Past Chair
jazzar@dm.net.lb


Monaco—See France/Monaco


Nepal Division

District 3292
Nepal
Dilendra Raj Shrestha, PP, Chair
dilendras@gmal.com


The Netherlands Division

District 1570
The Netherlands
R. A. F. [Rein} Scheper, Chair
raschep@xs4all.nl


New Zealand & Pacific Islands Division

Districts 9920, 9910, 9930, 9940, 9980
New Zealand, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Tonga, Samoa, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island and Vanuatu
Beryl G. Robinson, Chair
cs.bg.robinson@xtra.co.nz

DIVISION WEBSITE: www.rli.rotary.org.nz


Nigeria Division

District 9110, 9125, 9140
A.O. Funsho, Chair
fafunsho@yahoo.com


Paskistan & Afghanistan Division

District 3270
Muhammad Faiz Kidwai, Chair
mfk@cyber.net.pk


Philippines Division

Districts 3810, 3850, 3860, 3800, 3780, 3790, 3820, 3830, 3870, 3770
Philippines
Hermogenes Sonny  Coloma, Jr., Chair
sonny_coloma@yahoo.com

Rodolfo S. Estrellado, Past Chair
eagle162@gmail.com


Portugal Division

Districts 1960, 1970
Portugal, including the Azores Islands and Madeira Islands
Diamantino Gomes, Chair
diamantinogomes@portugalmail.pt

Frederico Jose Eusebio Nascimento, Vice-Chair
frp@mail.telepac.pt


Slovakia—See Czech Republic and Slovakia Division


Southeast Asia Division

Districts 3300, 3310, 3400, 3450
Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macau, (China), Mongolia
Peter Wan, Chair
peterwanrotary@gmail.com

Hoe Beng Fong, Past Chair
hbfong@pacific.net.sg


Sri Lanka—See South India and Sri Lanka Division


Taiwan Division

Districts 3460, 3470, 3480, 3490, 3500, 3510, 3520
Taiwan
Wei Lin “Dens” Shao, Chair
densshao@ms29.hinet.net

DIVISION WEBSITE: www.rotary2000.org/PDG/pdg_home/RLI/RLI.htm


United Balkans Division

District 2481, except northern Greece
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo
Basile Christaras, Chair
christar@geo.auth.gr


FOR USA/Canada Divisions—SEE ALSO Canada/USA—Atlantic/Atlantique Division (northern Maine), Cascadia Division (Washington State USA) and Shining Waters Division (parts of New York and Michigan, USA)


USA

  • Arizona —See Rocky Mountain Division
  • Great Lakes Division
    District 6360, 6290, 6380
    Part of Michigan USA and Part of Ontario, Canada
    Renee Merchant, Chair
    rmerchant@dmci.net
  • Heartland USA Division
    District 5650
    Nebraska and Iowa, USA
    Nicolette “Nicki” S. Klein, PP, Chair
    nicki.klein@tieronebank.com
  • Heart of America Division
    Zones 30 & 31
    6110, parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma; 6190, Louisiana; 6460, Illinois; 6490, Illinois; 6510, Illinois, 6560, part of Indiana; 6670, Ohio; 6690, Ohio; 6710, Kentucky; 6740, Kentucky, 6760, 6780, Tennessee; 6800, parts of Mississippi and Tennessee; 6860, Alabama; and 6880, Alabama

    Richard “Dick” Wagner, Chair
    rwagnerrotary@juno.com

    David Weller, Vice-Chair
    rotarydave6710@bellsouth.net

    Charles “Chuck” Farrar, Executive Director and Registrar
    chf@midwest.net

    Keith Lape, Past Chair
    keithlape@verizon.net

    DIVISION WEBSITE: www.rizones30-31.com and
    www.hoa-rli.org
  • Midwest Division
    District 6450
    Illinois, USA
    Terry Bass, Chair
    terry@chadons.com
  • North Coast Division
    Districts 6630, 6600, 6650
    Parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania
    Larry Warren, Chair
    larrynsig@zoominternet.net
  • Northeast America, Inc. Division (Home Div)
    All districts in Zone 32 plus 7120, 7150, 7170, 7190, 7350, 7370, 7330, 7620, 7630, 7790
    USA—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, W. Virginia, Bermuda and part of Quebec, Canada
    Knut J. Johnsen, Jr., Chair
    knutjohnsen@att.net

    Ward Vuillemot, Executive Director
    Wardtv37@mac.com

    Daniel T. Spencer, Jr., Immediate Past Chair
    dans@camdencounty.com

    DIVISION WEBSITE: www.rlinea.com
  • Pacific Coast North Division
    Districts 5130 5100, 5080, 5020, 5110
    Zone 25
    Michael P. Merrill, Chair
    Mpmerr@aol.com
  • Rocky Mountain Division
    Districts 5490, 5500, 5510, 5440, 5610
    Arizona, South Dakota, Wyoming, parts of Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, USA
    Greg E. Podd, Chair
    greg@pfscpa.com

    DIVISION WEBSITE: www.rmrli.org

USA / Caribbean

  • Sunshine Division (Zone 34)
    Districts 6950, 6960, 6970, 6980, 6990, 7020, 6890, 6930, 6940, 6900, 6910, 6920, 7000
    Florida, Georgia USA, Anguilla, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, French West Indies, Haiti, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Turks & Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

    Tim Schuler, Chair
    tcs@timschulerlaw.com

    James Henry Jr., Past Chair
    jrhjr@jimhenrybooks.com

    DIVISION WEBSITE: www.rlitraining.org
  • Zone 33 Division
    13 Districts in Zone 33 plus 7030 Caribbean
    Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina USA, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, French Guiana, French West Indies, Grenada, Guyana, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago
    Bevin Wall, Chair
    Bevin@RLI33.org

    DIVISION WEBSITE: www.RLI33.org


Venezuela Division

Districts 4380
Venezuela
Andres Baffigo, DG, Chair
abaffigo@hotmail.com