District 6040 is proud to announce the selection of Kent Shelman to the position of District Governor Nominee Designate. He will become District Governor in July 2022, following current DG Marc Horner, District Governor Elect Don Gladhart, and District Governor Nominee David McCaughey. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Lee’s Summit.
“I am very honored and humbled by this,” says Kent. “Being the Governor of District 6040 has been a long-term goal and ambition for me. I look forward to the opportunity to serve.”
Kent has been active and engaged in Rotary since 1992, when he joined the Lee’s Summit club, and served as Club President in 1999-2000. He served three-year terms as Assistant Governor, District Grants Chair, District Strategic Planning Chair, and is a Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) Facilitator. He attended the Centennial Rotary International Convention in Chicago in 2005. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and a Bequest Society Member.
This summer he completed his sixth season as a Rotary Counsellor at the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA). “It amazes me to see high school kids transform into young adults over the course of three to four days,” he says. “This was a great year, and a lot of fun.”
Professionally, Kent started in the title insurance field in 1977 as a delivery boy and was president of Kansas City Title for 10 years. He is currently senior vice president/commercial for Coffelt Land Title.
Kent has been married to his wife, Janet, for 31 years. They have two children and one granddaughter. He enjoys spending time with family, watching the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals, playing golf and participating in Rotary activities.
Future District Governors are chosen following a rigorous interview process by a committee comprised of the past five District Governors. (Those in the governor line-up participate in the interview process, but only Past District Governors vote.)
Congratulations to Kent Shelman!