YOUR 2025-26 GOVERNORS
Pamela Brumbaugh, DISTRICT 6600
Pamela Brumbaugh has been a Rotarian since 2007 in her hometown of Sandusky. She currently works with her husband, Michael, at Brumbaugh Estate Planning and Elder Law firm. She is a licensed social worker and holds a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management and Leadership. She is also a Certified Dementia Practitioner and Trainer. Her career has spanned many areas, including working with victims of domestic violence, helping victims of crime navigate the criminal justice, and serving her community as the Director of United Way.
During her time in Rotary, at the Club Level, she: served on the Club Board for 6 years including the years as Club Program Chair, President Elect and served as the Club’s 100th President in 2016-17; initiated the Membership Orientation Committee and served for 3 years; served on the Scholarship Committee for many years, including chairing the committee; launched a Diaper Drive for Heartbeat for 2 years; wrote a district grant for literacy project for newborns in partnership with the Sandusky Library and Firelands Hospital, and that project continues with club support; and participated at events and fundraising activities as needed.
At the District level, she served as Chair of the Grants Committee for 2 terms and is currently an Assistant Governor for Area 12. She is a 4 times Paul Harris fellow. She has attended three Rotary International Conventions and participated in one Zone event.
Bob Oborn, DISTRICT 6630
Robert Oborn is the President of Kent Elastomer Products, a position he has held for 12 years. Bob has been with the Company for 42 years. After serving as a Military Police Officer in the Army, and a brief stint as a security guard, Bob began working at the KEP. He started as a general laborer, and over the years, worked his way to his current position. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Malone University in 1996 and his MBA from Kent State University in 2000, all while working full time and raising a family.
With a passion for continuous improvement, Bob brought the lean initiative to Kent Elastomer in 2006 and it has changed the culture of the Company. Every employee has been trained in Lean and all are actively improving the company each day. To date, the Company has performed over 850 improvement “kaizens” and eagerly looks for improvement in everything that it does.
Our continuous improvement initiatives spearheaded the sustainability program at all the facilities. Significant improvements in the facilities has resulted in Kent Elastomer being awarded the Summit of Sustainability Award for its Mogadore operation in 2013 and the 2015 Ohio EPA E3 Gold Award at both the Kent and Mogadore location for its quest to reduce waste and its carbon footprint. KEP was the second company in the state to receive this award. Kent was also a recipient of the Smart Business Magazine 2015 Evolution of Manufacturing award, one of the ten Ohio Companies honored for evolving their business to a world economy.
A proud Rotarian, Bob served as the past President in the Rotary Club of Stow-Munroe Falls and served as District Co-Chair of Interact / Rotaract, the high school and college Rotary club equivalent. He was an Assistant District Governor heading the North Summit county cluster of Rotary Clubs. He currently is the chair of the District Conference of Clubs. In service to the community, Bob volunteers for Hero’s Day for Veterans, The Ronald McDonald House of Akron, Akron Food Bank, Kent Social Services, and others.
Bob and his wife Annette have been married for 36 years and reside in Munroe Falls. They have two grown children, Allison and Patrick.
Kimberly Weiss, DISTRICT 6650
Kimberly Weiss has dedicated the last 21 years to serving the local Rotary clubs she has been a part of. In East Canton and Minerva, she jumped in wherever necessary to get things done such as club secretary and foundation chair. She was Assistant District Governor for Division 2B District 6650 for 4 terms serving from 2013-2017. Kim developed into a trusted leader. She was a calm, steady presence that worked tirelessly for the benefit of the communities and world that Rotary serves. Kim was named President of The East Canton Rotary Club 2010-2011 and the Minerva Rotary Club 2018-2019 & is the incoming president for 2023-2024. Kim has a desire to positively influence the future of Rotary, our local communities, and the world.
Kimberly began her career in the financial industry in 1984. She worked at several retail locations of Key Bank, JP Morgan Chase, and Consumers National Bank where she currently has 23 years of tenure. She has worked in the retail and investment division of Consumers National Bank. This led to the realization that her passions fell into education of clients and staff. Kim transitioned into the newly created position of the Corporate Learning Specialist and was recently named People Development Officer. She holds the certification of CPTD TM which requires the highest possible standard of talent development to those she serves.
Kim works diligently to empower staff and new hires and to help them to be knowledgeable and confident in their current roles and to elevate to the next level. As a dedicated Certified Professional in Talent Development TM, her interests lie in customer service and education which began with the influence of her Mentor Pat Wilson, who was an honorary member of the East Canton Rotary. She specializes in creating curriculum, working on project teams, and facilitating. Kim hopes to share her knowledge with District 6650.
The Ohio native and Stark State Alumni lives in Minerva with her husband Dan and has two daughters, Nicole and Danielle. When she’s not working, she enjoys traveling, attending Christian Church, and helping in the community.
Heidi Schiller, DISTRICT 6670
Heidi Schiller is an arts administration professional with over 25 years of experience in nonprofit arts and entertainment management. Heidi is currently employed as the Executive Director of the Oxford Community Arts Center. She is a current member and past Board Secretary of the Ohio Arts Professionals Network and a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Heidi holds a MFA in Directing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1995, and a BA in Theatre from the University of West Florida, 1989. She earned her two-year Certificate in Arts Management from University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2008. An avid supporter of community theatre, Heidi has won multiple theatre awards in Florida and Ohio for acting, directing, costume design, and set design.
Heidi joined the Rotary Club of Fairfield, OH in January 2006, after moving to Ohio from her hometown of Pensacola, FL. During her time with the Fairfield club, she served as Interact Advisor, Secretary, Sergeant-of-Arms, and President (2014-15). As Interact Advisor, she accompanied top Fairfield High School students to Rotary Day at the United Nations for over five years. In 2012, she was named Rotarian of the Year. In 2022, after a brief time with the West-Chester/Liberty Club, Heidi transferred to the Rotary Club of Oxford where she serves as the club Public Image Chair.
On the District level, Heidi served as Assistant Governor from 2016-19 and as District Trainer for three years (2020-21, 2022-24). Heidi completed her Rotary Leadership Institute training in 2014, Faculty Training in 2015, and has been a D6670 RLI Facilitator since 2016. She is the current D6670 Public Image Chair, serving in that role since 2020 and was instrumental in winning the Brand Ambassador Citation Award for D6670 in 2021-22.
Heid currently serves as a Zone 30 ARPIC for 2023-24. She attended her first Rotary International Convention in Atlanta and returned for both Toronto and Melbourne. She is a member of the Rotary Wine Appreciation Fellowship and proud to be a multiple Paul Harris Fellow.
Heidi and her husband Robert (Bob) have been married for 32 years. She has one son, Evan (27), a stepson, Barry, daughter-in-law, April, and two grandchildren, Casey (18) and Katelyn (16). She enjoys video games, writing, theatre, wine-tastings, and travel.
Sandy Knoesel, DISTRICT 6690
Sandra Knoesel joined the Columbus Rotary Club in 1992 shortly after beginning her career at the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio as director of Communication Services. She was promoted to deputy executive director of Member Benefits in 1999 and retired from STRS Ohio after 25 years of service. Sandy also was a member of the Rotary Club of Newark.
Sandy first volunteered for District 6690 in 2016 when she was asked to be district grants chair. She enjoys collaborating with club grant coordinators and helping them with the grant process. From July 2017 – June 2020, Sandy served as assistant governor to the Clintonville, Granville, Newark-Heath and Zanesville Daybreak clubs. When the pandemic hit, she was asked to coordinate the district-wide fund-raising project to provide donations to three food banks in District 6690. Through the generosity of our members and clubs, Rotarians donated $100,000 to the food banks plus another $25,000 was contributed through a grant by the Rotary Foundation.
As co-chair of the first district Community Service Projects Committee, she helped organize the Sock-tober initiative. More than 10,670 pairs of socks were donated by 26 clubs to 20 different charities that helped unhoused people in need. Sandy also serves on the district’s Rotary Foundation and Multi-year Planning committees. In 2021, she coordinated the district’s annual Awards Celebration that recognized outstanding achievements by our clubs. She is a member of the District 6690 125 Club, the Polio Plus Society and the Paul Harris Society.
Sandy served as president of the Columbus Rotary Club in 2010-11. She also was chair of the Columbus Rotary Foundation twice, most recently in 2019-2020. She currently is co-chair of the Career Path Awards Committee that provides $2,500 awards to selected graduating seniors from Columbus City Schools who are pursuing a career in the technical trades or other careers that do not require a four-year college degree.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and an MBA from Ohio University. Sandy lives in New Albany along with her husband, Dr. Bob Kamps, who is a retired physician. They have four grown children and three grandchildren.