2024-25 District Governor - Dennis Geare

Dennis joined the Rotary Club of Nevada City in 2010. He served as club Secretary in 2014, club Membership Chair in 2014 – 2016 and club President in 2013 – 2014. Dennis was honored to serve as Area 4 Area Governor in 2015 – 2018. He continued his support of District 5190 as District Ethics Chair in 2017 – 2020, District Conference Registrar in 2019 – 2021 and District Conference Chair in 2022. Dennis has served as a District Technology Training Facilitator for Rotary Club Presidents and Area Governors 2017 – 2019, served as a Sargent At Arms for the 2020 PETS, and Tech Support in 2021 for Pre- PETS, PETS, and Post PETS Zoom sessions. Dennis currently serves as his club’s Membership Chair.

 

Dennis grew up in Walnut Creek, CA after his family relocated from Phoenix, Arizona. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in Anthropology. Dennis enjoyed a nearly 40- year career in the publishing business, first in book distribution at Bookpeople, Inc in Berkeley, CA where he was Assistant General Manager and Board Chairman and subsequently at CBS Fawcett Books Group, Bantam Doubleday Dell, and Random House where he was Director of Sales and Marketing for the wholesale channel of distribution in New York.

Dennis and his late wife, Annette relocated to Grass Valley, CA in 2000 where he was a founding partner of the Sierra Lifestyle Real Estate Team. Retiring from day-to-day real estate work in 2020, Dennis devotes his time to Rotary service to the community and is proud to support the greatest engine of doing good in the world, The Rotary Foundation. Dennis is a Paul Harris Fellow, a member of the Paul Harris Society, a member of the Bequest Society and is working toward his Major Donor status.

 

Dennis’ commitment to Rotary is to help all Rotarians and Clubs to be all they can be in maximizing good works in our communities! A long time Membership Chair, Dennis is particularly focused on supporting District 5190 Rotary Clubs membership efforts.

 

Dennis has a daughter, Sacha who lives in New Jersey. Dennis is passionate about service to community, books, music, fly-fishing and mineral collecting.

 

Dennis’ believes that Rotarians Make Beautiful Music in all we do and encourages every Rotarian to sing our songs loudly, inviting those with Rotarian values to join us!