Maria Angélica Salomão District Governor 2025-2026
District 9400 is one of 257 districts where the world’s 12,000 Rotary Community Corps (RCC) are active. RCC are groups of non-Rotarians who share Rotary commitment to change the world through service projects.
O Distrito 9400 é um dos 257 distritos onde estão activos 12.000 Núcleos Rotary de Desenvolvimento Comunitário (NRDC).
FRANCESCO AREZZO - RI President 2025-2026
October 2025
October is Rotary’s Community Economic Development Month, a time to spotlight our efforts to help communities build thriving, sustainable futures. This month’s observance aligns perfectly with the Rotary core value of leadership.
Leadership means empowering people to guide their own progress. That is precisely what Rotary’s economic development projects aim to achieve.
OLAYINKA HAKEEM BABALOLA - RI President Elect 2025-2026
Olayinka Hakeem Babalola, a member of the Rotary Club of Trans Amadi, Nigeria, has been selected by the Board of Directors to become Rotary International’s president for 2026-27. His term will begin on 1 July 2026.
DANIEL TANASE - RI Director Zone 21 & 22
Daniel V. Tanase is managing partner of Assist Software SRL, a software research and development company that he co-founded in 1992 and now has 360 employees. The company specializes in outsourced projects, including developing mobile and web-based custom business applications for e-commerce, security, health, and gaming. In 2016, the Romanian Chamber of Commerce ranked Assist Software as the top information technology research and development firm in Romania.
EMMANUEL KATONGOLE - RI Director Nominee Zone 21 & 22
Rotarians, Rotaractors and friends of Rotary are hailing the confirmation of Rotarian Emmanuel Katongole, a Past District Governor of Rotary D9214 and member of the Rotary Club of Muyenga in Kampala, Uganda, as the next Rotary International Director (RID) from Zone 22 (Africa). He will serve a two-year term beginning 1st July 2026 till 30th June 2028.
