District 7080 Foundation Chair

Lesley Barmania CV Lesley Barmania is a member and past president of Rotary Mississauga Meadowvale and has been an active Rotarian since 2010. She is passionate about encouraging clubs to work together to achieve bigger and better projects, including helping members understand the importance of supporting the Rotary Foundation. She served as our District Governor in the 2019-20 Rotary year. Previously she has served as D7080 International Service Director and was a member of the D7080 Foundation Committee and Grants Review Committee from 2015-2017. She is currently the District 7080 Rotary Foundation Chair (D7080 Foundation Director). Lesley is a certified RLI (Rotary Leadership Institute) facilitator, has co-designed and facilitated the FQT (Foundation Qualification Training) program, and has facilitated Club Leadership Training and RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) modules. In 2014, she attended the RI Convention in Sydney, Australia. In 2016 she co-facilitated the “Working Together” breakout session at the RI Convention in Seoul, and has since attended RI Conventions in Atlanta, Toronto and Hamburg. Lesley received the Citation for Meritorious Service from the Rotary Foundation in 2017. She has received several awards from her club: Outstanding Service and Dedication award in 2013, Outstanding Leadership Club President award in 2014, Rotarian of the Year in 2016 and Devotion to Excellence Award in 2022. She is a Paul Harris Society member, a Major Donor, and a member of the Bequest Society.