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Kirk Reed Installed as Governor
Kirk Reed, Rotary Club of Catalina (Tucson), was installed as 2018-19 District Governor at a district party on June 16. A longtime baseball fan, Kirk's installation event theme was "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," and he appeared in his Chicago Club regalia. For his official photo and bio, click "read more."
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Kirk Reed is a third-generation Rotarian. His grandfather was a Rotary charter member in 1922, and his father served as District Governor in the Atlanta area. His mother continues to be an active Rotarian at the age of 97.
Kirk has been a Rotarian for 27 years in Illinois and Arizona. He especially enjoys biking in Tucson’s Ride to End Polio, Rotary’s largest fundraiser ever. (Rotarians raised almost $12,000,000 in one day in 2017!) Kirk continues to be a passionate supporter of The Rotary Foundation and led our 100thAnniversary Endowment Campaign.
In his professional life he was pastor of United Methodist congregations in the Chicago area for 37 years, most recently at Trinity Church in Wilmette, featured in the Hollywood movie Home Alone. Kirk also served as Adjunct Professor at the United Methodist seminary in Evanston, Illinois.
He is an Eagle Scout, a U.S. Army veteran, an avid reader, and a passionate fan of the Arizona Wildcats and the Chicago Cubs. Over the past two decades Kirk has visited all 30 major league baseball parks.
He and his wife Susan have 3 children and 7 grandchildren, living in Oregon, California, and Tucson. His goal this year is to support and strengthen all 50 of our Rotary clubs in Southern Arizona.