Kevin Greenlee Honored as Pleasanton North Rotary’s Rotarian of the Year

Kevin’s Greenlee’s efforts on behalf of local youth have been recognized with his selection as Pleasanton North Rotary’s Rotarian of the Year for 2013-2014.

The 56-year-old Greenlee has devoted himself to the success of PNR’s youth services programs since joining the 47-member local chapter of Rotary International in 2010 after retiring as a financial executive with San Francisco based McKesson Corporation, a healthcare services provider. 

As PNR’s youth service chair, Greenlee helped make the Rotary-sponsored Interact Club one of the most popular extracurricular clubs at Pleasanton Foothill High School. The club revolves around community service participation and leadership development.

Foothill’s Interact Club assists many local and international charities through fund-raising and hands-on support. Its student leaders have established a high standard for academic achievement, with several past presidents matriculating to Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and other highly respected colleges and universities. 

PNR’s commitment to Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) has grown through Greenlee’s efforts over the last four years, with 33 Foothill High students qualifying for full scholarships to attend the weeklong summer RYLA youth leadership camp, sponsored by Rotary District 5170, the regional umbrella organization for Rotary chapters in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda counties. 

Greenlee restarted the Rotary Youth Exchange program in Pleasanton, where a local student spends a year living and studying with a host family overseas or a foreign student lives with a host family while attending high school in Pleasanton.

He has directed the PNR Annual Memorial Scholarship program for graduatingFoothill High School students, the Foothill High’s student of the month program, and local competition for the annual Richard K. King Youth Speech Contest.To introduce Rotary to a wider audience, Greenlee helped establish Interact chapters at Hart and Pleasanton Middle Schools and supported the launching of the Tri-Valley Rotaract, a community service organization affiliated with Rotary for young business professionals in Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, and San Ramon. 

Potential PNR members are invited to its weekly lunch meetings at 12:15 p.m. at Handles Gastropub (the Pleasanton Hotel), 855 Main Street, Pleasanton. 

—Information submitted by Pleasanton North Rotary