District Governor Gary Newton is pleased to announce that Maris Brenner of the Rotary Club of Sandusky was selected as District Governor Nominee Designate at a meeting held in Ada, Ohio, on November 14.
Brenner is a resort marketing and sales professional with four decades of sales experience at golf, island, and conference hotels in destinations across the continental United States, Hawaii and Alaska. For the past 9½ years, she has had the opportunity to introduce Sandusky’s Kalahari and its new Convention Center to the marketplace. Brenner began with Kalahari Resort as Director of Sales and Marketing and currently serves as Director of Community Relations.
Brenner is the immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of Sandusky and a two time Paul Harris Fellow. In her year as President, the Sandusky Rotary Club received a Presidential Citation, a Club Builder Recognition Award, and a Significant Achievement Award – all from Rotary International.Other Rotary activities include service as a member of the 2015 Rotary District 6600 Conference Committee and Vice President of the Sandusky Rotary Charitable Fund. She attended the 2014 Rotary International Conference in Sydney, Australia, the All-Ohio Presidents Elect Training Seminar and several District Assemblies, Grant Seminars, and District Conferences. An Assistant District Governor since July 1, she provides support to clubs in Sandusky, Huron, Oak Harbor, and Port Clinton.
A resident of Sandusky since March 2006, Brenner has grown to love Ohio and especially the scenic shores of Lake Erie. Her community service outside of Rotary includes Board Vice President of the United Way of Erie County, Past President of the Lake Erie Shores and Islands Visitor and Convention Bureau, Board Member of the Erie County Chamber Commerce and the Ohio Travel Association, and service on the Business Advisory Board for Margaretta Schools and EHOVE and the Terra State Community College Hospitality Advisory Council.
“I look forward to an amazing and awesome journey engaging more Rotarians and immersing myself in our rich District 6600 history leading up to my year as District Governor. There is so much to learn and so much to do,” says Brenner, who will become the leader of Rotary International District 6600 in July 1, 2018.