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Anita is the primary contact for EREY (Every Rotarian, Every Year) and other fundraising strategies. She joined the staff at The Rotary Foundation in June 2007 and enjoys assisting Rotarians with growing Our Rotary Foundation! Her connection with Rotary International began in high school when she received a scholarship from the Rotary Club of Amherst, Massachusetts; and during one summer she temped at The Rotary Foundation in the Ambassadorial Scholarships division! In the last five years, she volunteered in leadership roles for several music organizations. Prior to The Rotary Foundation, she worked in development for Tuesday’s Child, a nonprofit agency that serves children with behavioral and developmental delays.
Anita is also a classical flutist, and she performed professionally throughout the Midwest as well as in Europe and Japan. She taught for nine years in higher education and holds a doctoral degree in music from Northwestern University. A former Fulbright Scholar in London, U.K., Anita has lived and studied in Matsumoto, Japan and Jalapa, Mexico. While music remains a passion for Anita, she believes in the philosophy of life-long learning and is very much enjoying her new chapter in life at The Rotary Foundation. She lives in Evanston, Illinois with her husband Bob, daughters Gillian and Nathalie and their dog Bruce.