6:00pm: Squamish Golf Club

6:00pm: Squamish Golf Club
Sep 30, 2021 6:00 PM
District Governor's Visit - DG Lorne Calder
6:00pm: Squamish Golf Club

Meet the 2021-22 District Governor for District 5040
Lorne Calder

A Past President of the Rotary Club of Prince George, former Assistant Governor, former District 5040 Trainer and Rotarian of the Year (1997 and 2011), Lorne Calder, CMA, is the Rotary District 5040 Governor for 2021-2022. Calder has been the Chief Finance & Risk Officer for Integris Credit Union in Prince George since 2014. Prior to that he served Integris predecessor, Prince George Savings, as Chief Financial Officer for 22 years.
 
A 25-year Rotary member with Prince George Rotary, he has served on many boards and committees for numerous other Prince George organizations, including Initiatives Prince George, the Prince George Film Commission, and the Prince George Hospice Society. In 1999-2000 he served as President of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce (1999/2000) and then on the board of the BC Chamber of Commerce.
 
Some other noteworthy points about Lorne:
Professional:
  • Lorne Calder received his CMA accounting designation in 1992.
  • Lorne accepted a job with Prince George Savings/Integris Credit Union in December 1992 moving his family to Prince George in early 1993.
  • In 1997, Lorne became actively involved in the Prince George Chamber of Commerce and became President in 1999/2000.
  • He was nominated and short listed for Citizen of the Year in Prince George in 2011
  • The CFO/CFRO for Integris Credit Union- 28 years seeing assets under administration grow from $56 million to $1.1 billion.
  • Lorne retired from Integris June 2021
Rotary:
  • Lorne joined Rotary in May 1993.
  • Shortly after joining, Lorne was selected as the club Treasurer (Banking and an accounting degree, go figure).
  • Lorne took the District Treasurer position in 1998 under PDG Neil King.
  • In 1998 Lorne became a 1st Vice President of the Rotary Hospice Society.
  • He was elected as President of his club for the 2007/2008 year (PDG Dean Rohrs) and receiving the RI Presidential Citation.
  • Lorne’s passion for The Rotary Foundation saw donation increase from US$2,000 to over $22,000 in 2007/2008.
  • He was the District 5040 Governor Award recipient in 2009
  • Achieved Major Donor Level 3 in 2019
  • Paul Harris Society member for 10+ years
  • RLI Instructor
  • Foundation Chair Rotary Club of Prince George 2017-2021
  • Elected to the District 5040 Board of Directors in 2010-2013 and became an Assistant Governor from 2011-2014.
  • Selected as District Governor Nominee Designate (2018-19), DGN (2019-20), DGE (2020-21) and DG (2021-22)