"A Light in the Darkness"

Diane Knight is a third-generation Rotarian who has served in Rotary Clubs in Texas, Illinois and Colorado -- serving as club president in Golden and Fort Collins, Colorado, before serving as District 5450 Governor in Northern Colorado from 2004-2005. She has a passion for RYLA (Rotary Young Leaders Academy) and is a Major Donor to the Rotary Foundation and a member of the Paul Harris Society. In one of her most memorable Rotary experiences, Diane participated in the Climb for Children 2000 Project where she raised over $20,000 and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, to benefit a hospital in Tanzania. She was awarded with Rotary International's Service Above Self Award in 2002. She was a keynote speaker at the most recent District 5520 Conference in Albuquerque this year.