Keynote Speakers

 

Jennifer Scott
Jennifer Scott

Jennifer Scott
President's Representative

RIPR Jennifer Scott lives in the beautful Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia, surrounded by world heritage listed natonal parks. She is passionate about peace building and ecological sustainability.

Jennifer has practced as a lawyer since 1981, specialising in environmental and planning law. After her undergraduate degrees in Arts/Law Jennifer completed a master’s degree in Local Government and Environment Law and a master’s degree in Dispute Resolution. From 1996 to 1999, she was an advisor to the Australian Commonwealth Minster for the Environment on climate change and pollution issues. Jennifer is an arbitrator and nationally accredited mediator. Since 2005, Jennifer has focused on providing facilitation and dispute resolution services to private and government organisations, and to the courts and tribunals. She also provides mediation and communication training and conflict coaching.

As well as working in the field of dispute resolution, Jennifer is also involved in several not for profit organisations and charities. She is the chair of Varuna, the Nation al Writers’ House, and is on the board of Sustainable Cambodia. Her focus in life reflects the vision of the Rotary FoundaƟon ‐ advancing world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. Together with her husband, Ian, Jennifer has led teams of volunteers to Pursat in Cambodia. She has also led a Vocational Training Team to Mongolia, upskilling Judges and social workers in family mediation and conflict management skills.

Jennifer is a member of the Rotary Club of Central Blue Mountains and served as Rotary District Governor in 2007‐08. She has been an International Assembly Training Leader and in 2015 and 2016 was the Seminar Trainer. She is currently the International Assembly Assistant Moderator for 2021 and will the Moderator for RIPN Jennifer Jones in 2022. In 2013 Jennifer was awarded the Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service. She has been a member of the Hamburg Convention Committee, Rotary International Election Review committee, and chair of Rotary International Leadership Development and Training Commitee. She is currently a vice chair of the End Polio Now: Countdown to History Campaign Committee and a member of the RI Constitution and By‐law committee. Jennifer is also a Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisors and will be a Technical Coordinator for 2021‐2024. Jennifer and Ian (also a past governor, and president's representative to District 7690's Conference in 2018) are major donors, and bequest society members.

 

Larry Lunsford
Larry Lunsford

Larry Lunsford
Past Rotary International Director, 2013-2015
Incoming Trustee, Rotary Foundation, 2021-2025 Rotary Club of Kansas City-Plaza, Missouri

A certified public accountant, Larry is SVP/CFO of Bernstein‐Rein Advertising, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry and his wife Jill have two children, Trent and Cara. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.

Larry’s passion for Rotary and his invitation into the family of Rotary began during his college years when in 1982 he was selected as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar to Australia. Larry joined Rotary in 1991, served as his club’s President in 1997‐98, served as District Governor of District 6040 (Missouri) in 2001‐02, and served as Rotary International Director in 2013‐15. He is a past member and Chair of the RI Membership Committee. Larry and Jill served as Aides to RI President Mark Daniel Maloney, and his wife Gay, for the 2019‐2020 Rotary year.
 In the current 2020‐2021 Rotary year, Larry is serving as Chair on the Rotary Peace Centers Committee of the Rotary Foundation and is also serving his third year as a member of the Shaping Rotary’s Future Committee for Rotary International.

Larry has been elected as a Trustee of The Rotary Foundation for a four-year term 2021-2025.