On Wednesday, 23 October 2024, we are honored to welcome our distinguished District 5440 Governor Elect, Karen Morgan.
Karen initially joined Rotary in 1990 as a member of the Fort Collins Rotary Club in Colorado. While in that club, she served as chair of several committees, including International Youth Exchange and Scholarships. She resigned after several years to commute daily to Denver for work.
She rejoined Rotary in 2014 as a member of the Fort Collins Foothills Club (CO) and has served in the roles of Board member, Club Secretary, Club President (2020-2021), as well as serving on the Fort Collins Peach Festival Committee. Serving as President during the Covid “lock-down” was a true privilege.
She served as Assistant Governor for the Fort Collins clubs in District 5440 for a year before being nominated by her club and selected to serve as District Governor in 2025-2026. She is proud to be a Paul Harris Fellow and Sustaining Member.
Karen served as a senior executive in the credit union and health care industries with 45+ years’ experience in marketing and communications, people development, strategic planning, and operations. Today, she consults part-time with non-profits and organizations in communications, fundraising and issues management.
Karen currently serves on the boards for SummitStone Health Partners (the community behavioral health center for Larimer County, Colorado); the Mental Health Substance Use Alliance of Larimer County; and Western Colorado University’s Mountaineer Football Alumni Association. Karen holds a B.A. degree from Colorado State University.
Karen is married to Dick Morgan, a retired high school educator and coach in Fort Collins, Colorado. They have two adult children (no in-laws or “grands” yet). Dick and Karen are avid sports enthusiasts and enjoy traveling. And you’ll often find Karen swinging a golf club for fun.