District Governor Elect Lee Dixon
Lee will serve as District Governor in Rotary year 2008-2009.
Lee Dixon was born and raised in Selma, NC and is the son of Lee D. Dixon Sr. and the late Ruth Dixon of Johnson County, NC.
Lee graduated from Smithfield-Selma High School and graduated from Wake Technical College.
Lee and Glenda met as teenagers and became high school sweethearts and later husband and wife. Lee and Glenda will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary this year.
Lee has been working in Architecture since 1976, was licensed in 1991, and is currently the Executive Vice President of EDA pa. EDA is a full-service Architectural and Engineering firm with offices in Morehead City, Jacksonville and Raleigh, NC.
Lee has been active in District 7730 and Morehead City Noon Club since 1996. He served as Club President from 2003 – 2004. Lee is a Paul Harris Fellow and has participated in many Rotary programs including: The Group Study Exchange (GSE) team member to Japan in 1996 and was Chair for the GSE program from 1997-2005. He was a Voting Delegate at the International Rotary Conference, Brisbane, Australia, in 2003 and Assistant Sgt.-at-Arms at the Australia conference and the Chicago conference in 2005.
Lee has also been a Program Speaker for numerous Rotary Clubs throughout the district. Lee also has been active in RYLA, numerous District Conferences as well as currently serving as District Trainer and will be Assistant Governor for Area 1 in 2006-2007.
Lee has served as a member of several professional organizations including: American Institute of Architects (AIA), where he was Secretary in 1998 and Vice President in 2000, President of the Eastern Section in 2001, Board of Directors in 2001 and on the Steering Committee in 2002. He also participated in Leadership Carteret (1996,) as well as Toastmasters and Dale Carnegie.
Lee is a member of the First Baptist Church of Morehead City and he has been an active member there for more than twelve years. His participation includes: Deacon, Chair of Diaconate, Church Council Chair, Finance Committee, Growth and Building Committee, Sunday School Teacher and Drama Team Member.
He is also a member of the NC Baptist Men Disaster Recovery Team, which provides service to the local communities and other states to help repair hurricane damage. His team participated in rebuilding in Carteret County after Hurricanes Floyd, Dennis and in Gulfport,
Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. Lee also led a Disaster Recovery Team to New York City after the 9/11 attacks.
Lee’s previous experience also includes working with the Beaufort Rescue Squad where he was a member and Squad Chief. He was also an Emergency Medical Services Instructor for Carteret Community College, an American Red Cross CPR and First Aid Instructor and Disaster Shelter manager, and a North Carolina EMS Instructor/Coordinator.
In Lee’s Own Words:
It is a distinct honor and pleasure to be selected as DGND for District 7730. “Service” has been a big part of my life, which I will continue to do through my service to Rotary.
Rotary has made a big difference in my life. I was introduced to Rotary on the International Side when selected as a team member to Japan in 1995-96.) Rotary invested in a “poor ole country boy” and gave me confidence in myself. That experience spring-boarded my professional career to the next level in which I am now an Owner in an Architectural Firm with offices in three cities. Without my experiences in Rotary, this would never have happened. What Rotary has given to me will take a lifetime to repay – but I enjoy the repayment plan.
The Rotary family is large, but it is a family that you know you will have a friend anywhere in the world. Thank you Rotary. “Rotary is a Life Altering Experience.”