Meet District Governor Tim Bewley!
John Timothy (Tim) Bewley
District Governor
Rotary Club of Ashland
Tim was born in Oakland, California, on February 11, 1953, and grew up in the San Francisco East Bay area. After high school his inquisitive mind led him to a year long adventurous exploration of “the old world” of Europe. A resident of the Rogue Valley for over 30 years, he has attended Rogue Community College and has had careers as a house painter, farrier, blacksmith, construction superintendent, hotel general manager, and hardware store manager. For thirteen years he owned and operated a very successful retail paint business.
Following his dreams, in 1999 Tim sold his paint stores and moved into the public service sector and broadcasting. As the Director of Rogue Valley Community Television at Southern Oregon University he worked in close collaboration with the Communication Department and produced and hosted "Town Hall" the first Wednesday of each month. Tim resigned his position at SOU in October 2007 to dedicate his efforts to work full time in Rotary and on the LN-4 Prosthetic Hand project. He continues to serve on the Ashland Community Hospital Foundation Board of Directors.
Tim joined the Rotary Club of Ashland as a third generation Rotarian in 1989. He served as club president in 1996-97, graduated from the Leadership Academy in 2001, and from 2003-2006 and again in 2007 was the Assistant Governor for the Southern Oregon Area, overseeing 11 clubs. With a goal of membership retention, in 2003 he produced several video episodes of "Rotary Stories," vignettes from our district intended to touch the lives of Rotarians everywhere. In 2004 he was named District Rotarian of the Year. He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a Paul Harris Society member, a Benefactor, and a Level Four Bequest Society member.
Participation in the creation of the LN-4 Prosthetic Hand Project for below-the-elbow amputees in developing countries took over Tim's “other” life in 2005. As a videographer he documented the first phase of the project in Vietnam in February 2005, and in November 2005 he took the project to East Africa as a member of a team which fit 74 hands. He and his partner Carol Fellows returned in May and August of 2006, fitting an additional 149 hands and presenting the project to the large District 9200 Conference in Mombasa representing five East African countries.
Tim and Carol were married June 30, 2007.
