Rotary Club of Springfield Elects New President and Board of Directors

The Rotary Club of Springfield elected their new President, Laurie A. Rosner and Board of Directors for the 2016-2017 Rotary year, at their June 25th meeting.

Rosner is the Chair of Undergraduate Business Programs and Assistant Professor of Management at Bay Path University.  She is a double Bay Path alumna, undergraduate and graduate in business.
 
Rosner is an experienced executive, professor, entrepreneur, and community leader.  She led the overall marketing and branding of a community bank at the level of Senior Vice President for over 20 years.  She was part of the executive team who brought the bank from $285 million to $2 billion with public trading on NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market. She has received numerous marketing awards on branding and innovation and has been a guest speaker locally and nationally, including Stamford University Faculty Club.  She is the owner of a local marketing, business and leadership strategy company called A Story Making Company located in Enfield, CT.
 
Rosner taught for several years at Bay Path University in the MBA program with a focus in management, marketing, leadership and strategy and was honored with a Distinguished Teaching Award there in 2013.
 
Most recently, Rosner is working to launch a Springfield Rotaract Club for undergraduate women at Bay Path University.  She is also a past President of the North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce.
 
She lives in Enfield with her husband, Gary, who is a frequent visitor to the Club.  Rosner says her mission “is to inspire others to believe in themselves so they transform into the leader they are meant to be.”

The Springfield Rotary Club meets every Friday at 12:15 p.m. in the Mass Mutual Room at The Basketball Hall of Fame, West Columbus Avenue, Springfield, and is a proud member of Rotary International.
 
For more information on the Rotary Club of Springfield or becoming a member, please visit their Web site at www.springfieldmarotary.org or contact Membership Chairperson Pam Malumphy, at 413-441-2708