Wayne Gerlock joined the Rotary Club of Marion, IL in 1977, after moving to Marion in 1974.  He served as District 6510’s District Governor in 2006-07 after serving in all leadership positions for the Rotary Club of Marion and was their President in 1995-96.  Wayne has served District 6510 as: 1998-99 District Conference Co-Chairman; Assistant Governor of Area 6 from 2000-04; District Trainer 2003-06; and Deputy Governor for Community Service 2005-06.  Governor Wayne served as District Administrator for 10 years starting in 2008.

Wayne led the chartering of “The Rotary Club of Williamson County, Heartland” in Marion, IL in 2003.  While District Governor, he also chartered the “Rotary Club of Red Bud”.  In 2004, Wayne was one of the organizers of the “Land of Lincoln President-Elect Training Seminar”, which is made up of 4 Districts from Southern/Central Illinois and Southern/Central Indiana.  The first LOLPETS was held, to train the incoming Presidents, during Wayne’s year as District Governor 2006-07.  He continued as a officer of LOLPETS from 2005 until 2023.

Also, during Wayne’s District Governorship, he authorized the start of the “District Disaster Response Committee”.  In 2017-18 Wayne became a Co-Chair of the committee and helped DAC design and write the software for their Disaster Response (DR) module.  The DR software tracks member volunteers, member equipment, and member services.  He currently serves as: Vice Chair for Southern Illinois Regional COAD; Rotary International District 6510 Disaster Co-Chair; Rotar International Zones 30/31 Disaster Response Advisory Committee member; and Disaster Aid USA Zone 31 (North) Co-Director.

Darla is the Associate Director for The Salvation Army of Southern Illinois, bringing more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, education, and organizational development. She partners with staff, volunteers, and community stakeholders across multiple counties to strengthen disaster response, food assistance, housing support, and outreach programs. 

Darla is also a leadership coach, speaker, and trainer and has worked with thousands of leaders across healthcare, education, business, faith-based, and nonprofit sectors. She holds a Master's Degree in Leadership and Adult Education from the University of Nebraska, (Go Huskers!), is a Certified John Maxwell Speaker, Trainer, and Coach, Certified Mediator, Motivational Speaker, DISC Personality Behavior Analyst, and Author. 

She is deeply committed to cross-sector collaboration and believes strong relationships and clear communication are essential to effective disaster preparedness, response, and long-term community recovery. 

Carrie currently serves the Jackson County Health Department as a Program Manager / ITFC Coordinator in the Health Education Division. Previously she served as the 4-H Youth Development Educator for University of Illinois Extension. She also worked at Franklin- Williamson Bi- County Health Department for 19 years and served as the Director of Health Education, Interim Director of Emergency Preparedness, and as an Educator.  She is a graduate of Southern Illinois University with a bachelors degree and University of Southern Indiana with a Masters degree.  With her background, she bring a diverse knowledge of experience in health education, emergency preparedness, public relations, media information, and programming to youth and adults.