# Nan McCreadie to become Rotary’s first female president

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/06/25/nan-mccreadie-become-rotary039s-first-female-president/
- Published: 2013-06-25T12:58:38+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Nan McCreadie takes over the presidency of [Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland](http://www.ribi.org)(
RIBI) on 1 July. She will be the charitable service organisation's first female 
president.

For the next year she will lead 53,000 Rotarians in Great Britain and Ireland in
1,845 clubs, working with Rotary clubs in their communities, partner organisations
and supporting Rotary national and international initiatives. She takes over from
the current RIBI President, John Minhinick.

One of her challenges is to stem the declining membership numbers and to attract
more women to what was once a male preserve.

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McCreadie has been a member of the Rotary Club of Feltham since 1997. She said: "
I am tremendously honoured to be appointed RIBI’s first female president which I
firmly believe is a reflection of how Rotary is moving with the times. My focus 
for my year in office will be on attracting new members, especially women and young
people who are interested in volunteering."

She welcomed the actions of many Rotary Clubs in swapping the traditional lunchtime
or evening meetings in favour of online communities, meeting in each other's homes,
and breakfast meetings.

She took the opportunity of her appointment to invite members of the public to get
in touch with their local Rotary club. "With Rotary clubs in virtually every major
town and city," she said, "there are numerous ways in which people can join Rotary
and get involved in the many exciting local, national and international community
projects we carry out each year."

McCreadie has worked in civil aviation and in particular in aviation security. She
is accredited by the Department for Transport as a trainer of personnel who work
in the UK Aviation Security Training Programme.

Rotary International was founded in 1905 in Chicago and is now the world’s largest
international service organisation with 1.2 million professional men and women as
members. There are 33,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary 
clubs are open to men and women of all ages who are business, professional or community
leaders and who want to use their experience for the benefit of others.

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