John Smarge, RID:

John has been a Rotarian and resident of Naples, Florida since 1981. His classification is Moving and Storage. John and his wife Cindy are Major Donors, Bequest Society Members and Paul Harris Society Members. He served as President of The Rotary Club of Naples in 1992-93 and as District 6960 Governor in 1995-96. He is currently Rotary International Director, 2010-2012.

Internationally, John has twice been a Delegate to the Council on Legislation and twice a Member of the RI Board of Directors Nominating Committee. Additionally, he has served as both a Rotary International Membership Coordinator and Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator. John served as General Chair for the Zone 33-34 Rotary Institute. He is a regular speaker around the world at PETS, Assemblies, TRF and Membership Seminars and has regularly represented the President at District Conferences.

John considers the most rewarding aspects of his many years in Rotary to be the opportunity to participate in the PolioPlus National Immunization Days in India, his medical missions to Ternopil, Ukraine and his multiple humanitarian trips to the Caribbean. John continues to initiate, write and assist with Foundation Matching Grants on a yearly basis, including visiting the project sites.

John has received numerous awards for his Rotary Service including the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service, the Distinguished Service Award the Rotary International Service above Self Award and was recognized in 1999 as the District 6960 Rotarian of The Decade. 

John and Cindy have three daughters, Jessica 25, Stephanie 22 and Amanda 16. He is a past Board Chairman of the Naples YMCA, Boy Scouts of America and Shelter for Abused Women. John has coached girl’s basketball teams for more than 12 years. In his spare time, he is a competition auto racer. They have 4 grandchildren.

John T. Capps, III:

John T. is a Past President of the North Carolina 4-H Honor Club, Boys and Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina, Rotary Club of Morehead City-Noon, Chamber of Commerce . He is one of four Founders of Carolinas Multi-District PETS and currently a 2012-13 Rotary International Sergeant-at-Arms Committee Member.

He has been a keynote speaker in India and United States for Multi-District President-Elects Training Seminars, District Assemblies, Foundation Galas, Club Anniversaries and Area Club meetings.

A third generation Rotarian, John T. has attended 35 International Conventions, Polio National Immunization Day Volunteer for 11 years in India. John T. was featured on the cover of THE ROTARIAN, May 2011 Issue recognizing his spirit of service as Convention Sergeant-at-Arms.

He is a Presybterian, Master Mason, Recipient of The Foundation’s Meritorious Service Award, Distinguished Service Award, International Service Award for a Polio-Free World and RI’s Service Above Self Award.

John T. and Jane are Major Donors and Benefactors of The Rotary Foundation.

John Osterlund:

Born in Oak Park, Illinois, John grew up in Sebring, Florida. After graduating from the University of South Florida with a B.A. in Political Science, he became interested in the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship program. John was awarded a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship for the academic year 1987-88. With his Scandinavian heritage it was to John's advantage that he was placed at the University of Stockholm.

John received his M.S. degree in History Education from Florida State University. After graduate school, John moved to Fort Lauderdale to become the Legislative Aide to State Senator Tom McPherson and to be an adjunct history instructor at Broward Community College. Working in state politics, John gained extensive experience in media relations and fund raising. John went on to work as the Administrative Assistant to the Majority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives, Rep. Anne Mackenzie. 

The Rotary Foundation is one of the largest charitable organizations in the United States in terms of fundraising and international grantmaking. As the General Manager of The Rotary Foundation, John oversees the operations of four divisions: PolioPlus; Fund Development; Future Vision Pilot Operations; and, TRF Programs. In 2002-03, John served as the Associate Director of the Foundation’s US$80 million Polio Eradication Fundraising Campaign -- a campaign conducted in one year which raised more than US$135 million to further Rotary’s goal of eradicating polio. In 2006-07, The Rotary Foundation was successful in raising more than US$130 million. Currently, John is managing Rotary’s US$200 Million Challenge to End Polio Now.

John is married to Elizabeth Gaizutis Osterlund. The Osterlunds live in Evanston and have three children: two sons, Benjamin and Peter, and a daughter, Abigail. John is a member of the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club, a Paul Harris Fellow and a benefactor.

Ed Futa:

Ed Futa, past General Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation, managed operations for one of the world’s largest global humanitarian service organization with 33,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographic regions. With annual revenues of US$ 240 million and expenses of US$210 million, Rotary and its Foundation support 1.2 volunteers in their efforts to serve their local and global communities.

Rotary members are professional and community leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary clubs initiate service projects to address today’s challenges, including illiteracy, disease, hunger, poverty, lack of clean water, and environmental concerns.

Rotary’s top priority is the global eradication of polio - a crippling and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in parts of Africa and Asia. Since 1988, when Rotary and its partners at the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the incidence of paralytic polio infection has plunged worldwide from 350,000 cases to fewer than 2,000 in 2008. Rotary club members worldwide have contributed more than $800 million and countless volunteer hours to the effort, and Rotary is now working to raise an additional $200 million to fulfill its commitment for a $355 million challenge grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

For the past 12 years, Futa led a diverse and educated staff of more than 650 at Rotary’s World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA and international offices in Sao Paula, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Zurich, Switzerland; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, Korea; New Delhi, India; and Parramatta (Sydney), Australia. More than one-quarter of Rotary’s staff was born outside the United States - from more than 40 countries. Another quarter has lived in another country for six months or more - in more than 70 countries. More than half speak a language other than English well enough to carry on a conversation. Nearly 40 languages are spoken at Rotary’s World Headquarters. Some 85 percent of staff has bachelor’s degrees and 23 percent have one or more master’s degrees.  

Futa comes from Honolulu, Hawaii, where he was president of an international marketing consulting firm. He has served on the Board of Governors of the YMCA and as a mediator in the Neighborhood Justice Center of Honolulu. While in Hawaii, Ed was a member of the Bishop's Advisory Council of the Dioceses of Honolulu. He is a keynote speaker at many Rotary International events including club and district conferences and international assemblies and conventions.