Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick declared on 3 December eight Rotary members to be Rotary International directors for 2026-28.

The RI Bylaws provide that if the general secretary does not receive a duly proposed challenge to the selection of a zone’s nominating committee for director by 1 December, the president shall declare the selection of the nominating committee to be the director-nominee from the zone.

There were no proposals of additional candidates from the following zones. Therefore, in accordance with the RI Bylaws, Urchick declared the following Rotary members to be the directors-nominee from their respective zones to serve on the Board beginning on 1 July 2026:

Zone 1A
Kenichi Nakaya — Ashikaga East, Japan

Zone 3
Takao Shinomiya — Osaka-Southwest, Japan

Zone 14
Massimo Ballotta — Feltre, Italy

Zone 18
Soffia Gísladóttir — Húsavík, Iceland

Zone 22
Emmanuel Katongole — Muyenga, Uganda

Zone 29
Thomas Gump — Edina/Morningside, Minnesota, USA

Zone 32
Martha Peak Helman — Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USA

Zone 34
Marshall Butler — West Jacksonville Florida, USA