This Week's Program:
Mary Ryan Bedosky
Our District Governor is meeting with us this week
Mary is just starting the Rotary year as 2025-2026 District Governor for District 5810. She is a member and Past President of the Richardson East Rotary Club. She joined Rotary in 1994 when one of her bank customers invited her to a meeting. Little did she know that she would be replacing that customer as a new member of the Richardson Sunrise Club! She served as Community Service Director and later as Treasurer for that club. She joined the Richardson East Rotary Club in 2003 and served on its board in such roles as Community Service Director, Foundation Chair and Membership Chair. They finally convinced her to be Club President in 2020. YES - that was during COVID. She had a challenging but successful year, while only holding one weekly meeting in person - her very last meeting! The club's annual Gala still raised over $30,000 - even though it was held remotely.
Since then, Mary has served the District as an Assistant Governor for three years, then as the Team Lead for the Assistant Governors. She has been preparing for her role as District Governor since 2023. She has traveled to Honduras and Mexico with the District to participate in service projects as part of two District Conference cruises. She is a three-time Paul Harris Fellow and is working towards becoming a Rotary Benefactor.
Mary has been a resident of Richardson, TX since 1996 - having moved to Texas in 1993 from Rochester, NY. Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, she is a graduate of University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a degree in Music Education. She and her late husband, Matthew, owned a cigar shop and lounge in Richardson for over 16 years. Mary has over 35 years of experience in sales and banking and served as the Banking Center President of the Richardson Branch of Prosperity Bank for many years. She retired in 2024 and now focuses her time as a community volunteer.
In her "outside of Rotary" involvement, Mary serves on the board of the Methodist Richardson Medical Center Foundation, she is a member of the Tax Increment Finance Board for the City of Richardson, a member of the Women in Leadership and Leaders After Hours committees of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce, and an Ex Officio member of the Leadership Richardson Advisory Board. Mary is a licensed Texas Realtor and a graduate of Realtor and Civic Leadership programs in North Texas. In 2022, she was named Citizen of the Year by the Richarson Chamber of Commerce.
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