Susanne Holmberg, born and raised in Germany, enjoyed a European education in the hotel industry. She holds a bachelor’s degree in hotel administration, is certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR®) and Certified Hospitality Trainer (CHT®); Susanne is a graduate of Leadership Clark County.

Susanne currently holds the position of director of creative strategies and talent development with Vesta Hospitality, a hotel management company in Vancouver, Washington.

Susanne joined her first Rotary club, the Rotary Club of Vancouver, in 2006. In 2016, she had an opportunity to charter the Rotary Club of Three Creeks in Vancouver and served as the club’s first president. She is proud of the club’s many accomplishments and the mentality of doing things differently.

Susanne served three times as club president and as Area Governor of Clark County South. She participated in the District Grow Rotary and Leadership and Development committees, and facilitated workshops at PETS, spring training, and district conference. Susanne is passionate about giving back to her community, fighting food insecurity, and connecting people.

She enjoys photography, traveling, spending time with friends and her dog Lexi.

Susanne has a very personal relationship with Rotary and Rotary members and is looking forward to sharing her story and passion with you.

Renée J. Fontenot was born in Medford, Oregon, and has lived in several states touching all
regions of the country. She returned to Oregon in 2021, living in Beaverton, and is a member of
the Rotary Club of Tualatin.

Renée joined Rotary in 2005 as a member of the Rotary Club of Milledgeville, GA. In her years
with the club, she was named Rotarian of the Year three times, served in various club board
roles, and served as club president, 2015-2016.

In 2013, she was asked to train and become an RLI Discussion Leader for the Sunshine Division
in Rotary Zone 34. She went on to serve as the District Trainer. In 2014, she stepped up to serve
as a facilitator Peachstate PETS (D6900, D6910, D6920), and later became the Peachstate PETS
Evaluator, serving for six years. After joining District 5100 in 2021, she served as a member and
later co-chair of the Learning & Development Committee.

Beyond Leadership and Training, Renée served on various Rotary District leadership teams
including Public Relations/Public Image, Information & Technology, Awards Committee,
District Conference Committee, AG training Committee, DG Executive team member, and as an
Assistant District Governor for the Portland Metro Region.

Renée has maintained perfect attendance since 2008. In 2016, she was part of a Rotary GSE to
District 1800, Saxony-Anhalt and part of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Renée is a Triple Crown Donor: Paul Harris Fellow Society, Polio Plus Society, Bequest Society,
and Major Donor.

In her free time, she enjoys traveling and being outdoors, especially kayaking and hiking. She is
pleased to have returned to Oregon; being with her family, biological and Rotary; and enjoying
the Pacific Wonderland.

Pat loves this community service thing we all do, joining the Rotary club of Wilsonville Oregon in 2009. He chaired Wilsonville’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life committee, organized church mission trips to central Mexico, and coached hordes of kids in basketball and soccer. His Rotary journey includes club president, Area Governor 2022 – 2024, PETS trainer/facilitator, a member of the district Vision-To-Action committee, and ShelterBox ambassador.

His career included stints with Tektronix, GE Healthcare and a couple of smaller tech
startups.  Pat and two partners founded a web-based Electronic Medical Record firm in 2007 and sold it 6 years later after growing it to 30 employees – now that was a blast!

Pat loves working as part of a team; which makes it more fun, more impactful, and
where friendships flourish.

He is one of five sons raised in the high desert logging-farming town of Klamath Falls. After college, he moved to the country outside Portland, met and married Lori (44 plus years now), and raised three cool daughters. When not with family or volunteering, Pat rides bikes, skis, camps, geeks out on solar and EVs, repairs “stuff” with his grandkids, travels, and tries every new food he can (minus hot peppers).

I was born and raised in Oregon City. Have had the opportunity to live various places throughout the United States and have had the good fortune to visit all 50 states. Moved back to the Portland area more than 20 years ago and live with my partner, Marylou, in Happy Valley. Hobbies include woodworking, photography, puttering, walking with our dog, and I get great joy from the time I get to spend with my friends and family, especially my grandkids.

I joined the Tigard Breakfast Rotary Club in the 2015 and soon discovered the passion of Rotary, getting involved in fund raising for End Polio Now, gathering and assembling individual toiletry kits for distribution to those in need in Uganda, Guatemala, and locally. I try to live up to the Rotary Motto “Service Above Self”. Served as club president in 2018-2019, Area Governor from 2019 to 2023, and am now serving as Lieutenant Governor.