← Balita · Issue 3839 · 10 September 2020 Guest speaker

The Speakers' Profiles

Profiles of Rotary International President-Nominee Jennifer E. Jones, the first woman president, and Rev. Fr. Alexander P. Balatbat of the Antipolo Retreat House.

It’s time to rekindle that Rotarian spirit in us as we reflect on our core values that have defined who we are with the enlightening talks of Rotary International’s First Woman at the helm and a most sought after Retreat Master. Because at Asia’s First Rotary Club and Rotary International’s First Woman President, our ways of doing good in the world come first.

Rotary International President Nominee Jennifer E. Jones

First Woman President (RY 2022-2023), Rotary International

Jennifer E. Jones makes history by becoming the first woman named Rotary president-nominee! Jennifer is the President and CEO of Media Street Productions Inc., an award-winning television production company in Windsor, ON. She is a proud member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland and is a Past District Governor of District 6400. Jennifer served as the Vice President of Rotary International in 2016-2017. She has served the organization as a training leader, moderator, committee vice-chair, coordinator and President’s Representative. She also played a lead role in Rotary’s rebranding effort as the Chair of the Strengthening Rotary’s Advisory Group. Currently, she is the co-chair of the End Polio Now – Make History Today campaign to raise $150-million dollars and she is the promotions chair for the 2019 Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany.

One of Rotary International's most recognized communicators, Jennifer has presented keynote addresses and training workshops at hundreds of conferences across North America and in Russia, Panama, Thailand, Portugal, Finland, India, Sri Lanka, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, England, Korea, Taiwan, Brazil, Greece, Italy and Germany.

Jennifer also contributes much of her energy to local organizations. She is the past Chair of the Board of Governors at the University of Windsor and the past Chair of the Board of Directors at the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce. She has been recognized with many awards and recognitions including Rotary’s Service above Self Award and the Citation for Meritorious Service, the YMCA Peace Medallion, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and Wayne State University’s Peacemaker of the Year Award – a first for a Canadian.

Jennifer is happily married to Nick Krayacich, a local family physician. They share a love for many things including travel, cycling, golf and relaxing at their family cottage. They share a thirst for adventure and reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa in January 2009. As champions of The Rotary Foundation, they are members of the Arch C. Klumph Society, the Paul Harris Society and are charter members of the Bequest Society.