Rotary Foundation Month – address by Senior Coordinator | Fund Development Mark Anderson

Mark is the Senior Coordinator, Fund Development for The Rotary Foundation based in the South Pacific and Philippines Office in Parramatta. He has been a Rotarian for 30 years, being a member in Clubs in Victoria, New South Wales and South Africa.

His involvement in Rotary began in 1972 as Secretary of the Corinda High School Interact Club in Queensland, then as a Rotary Youth Exchange to Canada, He was a Rotaractor, a RYLArian and a GSE team member to California. Since joining Rotary in 1987, he has been President of two Clubs, has lead a GSE Team to Germany and held many District leadership positions most recently as D9685 Membership Chair.

During his career, Mark has had broad experiences in Sales and Marketing, working with Johnson & Johnson, Mars Petcare and Bayer Material Science. A career highlight was a seven years assignment in South Africa, as launch manager for Mars Petcare. It was during that assignment that he had the privilege of meeting Nelson Mandela.

Mark is married to Lynne and they have three children. He lives in West Pennant Hills and is a member of the Rotary Club of Beecroft. He is also a member of the Paul Harris Society and a Foundation Major Donor.