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Diane Robar
Assistant Governor - Area 1
(Gainesville, Downtown Gainesville, Greater Gainesville, Gainesville Sunrise, Lake Butler)
RC Downtown Gainesville
Past President
Rotarian 9 Years
HI! I am a long time resident of Florida; my dad was transferred to Gainesville from New York in 1956 and I have spent most of my life in Gainesville. Very blessed to have two sons, both of whom are in law enforcement and three teenage grandsons.
In my work life, I switched gears in my mid 30’s and left the secretarial world to embark on a new career in a health related field called Cardiovascular Technology at SantaFe College. After completion of the Program, I was recruited to teach in the Invasive Cardiology component of the program. I happily taught for the next 20 years. Since retiring, my non-Rotary time is spent in volunteering and traveling whenever possible.
I did not know much about Rotary until I met my present husband Bob. After attending my first Rotary Int’l convention in Lisbon, Portugal, I was hooked. I have been a Rotarian since 2015 and have served in all positions.
My Presidential year was during the 2019-20 COVID years and although ZOOMING my meetings wasn’t quite what I had expected, we didn’t lose any members, so it worked out okay.
My proudest Rotarian moment was to participate in a National Immunization Day (NID) in India in 2016…a truly humbling, awesome experience. As the AG for Area 1 this year, I look forward to sharing my love of Rotary with my area Presidents and help them have a great year, as we all work to Create Hope in the World.
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