With the ceremony of the collar passage that concluded the Congress of Tropea, Dino De Marco It has become the new Governor of District 2102 of Rotary International. De Marco received the signs from the outgoing governor, Maria Pia Porcino, And it will officially enter the exercise of its functions starting from 1 July, when the Calabrian Rotarian Community is starting to lead to 52 clubs which include over a thousand and 500 professionals.
The new Governor, 66 years old, engineer, was director of several complex operating units at the Cosenza hospital, has repeatedly held the position of director of the technical -administrative department and is actively involved in the academic and associative world, with national importance roles in important scientific organizations.
Entering Rotary in 1981, he was president of the Cosenza Nord Club, a founder member of several Rotary Clubs, and has held various district positions, including those of Commission President, assistant of the Governor and District Trainer several times. He was a speaker in district conferences and received important awards such as Phf (Paul Harris Fellow).
In his speech that closed the congress assizes, Dino De Marco first greeted the election of a new Italian Rotarian, Francesco Arezzo of Trefiletti, with satisfaction, to the office of President of Rotary International: “I am happy that my year as a governor coincides with the guide, worldwide, of a man from the South with style and vision”. Then he referred to his predecessors to the guidance of Calabrian Rotary, remembering “the ability to involve Gianni Policastri, the balance and the elegance of Franco Petrololo and the dynamism of Maria Pia Porcino. Our motto is “united to do good” and it is a warning that we must remember in every activity. As governor I will be at the service of each of the members. Now – added De Marco – I am ready for this new path that will be difficult, but at the same time fascinating “. For De Marco” the Congress of Tropea represented the synthesis of the activities carried out throughout the year by the clubs. But our goal – concluded the governor – is to further improve to fully return to Calabria, even in Rotary, the leading role it deserves “.