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Commodore, Angélica (Angie) Mesistrano from Buenos Aires, Argentina Angie has Superior Studies in Foreign Trade. Master’s Degree in Strategic Marketing. She has developed her work life in the field of business. She was Director of the Foreign Trade Commission of the Chamber of Industry of Buenos Aires Province and President of the Foreign Trade Commission of Italo-Argentina bilateral Chamber of Commerce. In nautical sports, she has sailed and participated in several regattas, but her passion has always been motorboat racing. She was professional motorboat racing pilot for 9 years. First competitions with traditional hull and outboard engines of increasing power then changed to special prototypes with catamaran racing design and outboard motor with short leg and trimmed propeller. Some achievements: Metropolitan motorboat champion,Motorboating National Champion, The 6 International hours of motorboating, winner. Award to the best sportsperson of the year granted by the Sports Confederation. Award for outstanding performance abroad in official representation of Argentina. Participation in races abroad, integrating bi-national teams, participation in the “Le 24 Heures Motonautiques de Rouen” on the river Seine in France. Angie joined Rotary in 2011, in Rotary Club Maldonado, District 4980, Uruguay. She was Fellowships District Committee President 2013-2016. Paul Harris Fellow. Rotary Leadership Institute Uruguay Division, instructor. Secretary and President of Maldonado Rotary Club. GATs and PETs orator. District Conference orator about Fellowships diffusion 2015. District Conference orator 2016 about International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians. Uruguay chapter of the Rotary Means Business Fellowship founder. district Rotary Fellowships Committee Advisor 2017 District 4980. Rotary Club Maldonado President Grant Committee. Joined IYFR in 2011. Founder Commodore of Punta del Este fleet 2012 - 2014. Godmother of Guayaquil Ecuador fleet, Chile Puerto Varas fleet and Cancun Ocean and Sand fleet. South America Regional Commodore 2014-2017. Area 2 Regalia Officer 2013-2014. Honorary E-Fleet World Member. Chairman of Annual General Meeting IYFR 2015 of Sao Paulo convention. Special Assistant International Commodore 2015-2017. Organizer of first South America Annual General Meeting 2016. Rotafloat magazine IYFR Editor. Organizing committee Annual General Meeting South America 2017 IYFR in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Area 2 Commodore 2017-2019. She has three children and six grandchildren. |
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Rear Commodore, Yung Shou (Paul) Yiu from Taiwan, Republic of China He was born in Keelung in 1955, the third among four brothers. At 11, his family relocated to Taipei City, where he completed his education, majoring in Industrial Engineering and obtaining an MBA degree. From 1977 to 1991, Yiu held a senior supervisor role in the Manufacturing division at ALCATEL International. In 1980, he married Joanna Huang, and they have two children born in 1982 and 1988. In 1990, Yiu established his own business, manufacturing office furniture, particularly metal furniture, for local clients like UB, Xerox, and Makro. His business flourished, expanding to export furniture to the US and the Philippines, where he also constructed a factory in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Yiu's community involvement began in August 1999 when he joined the Feitsui Rotary Club RID 3840. Later, he became President of the Taipei Yoai Rotary Club during the 2006-2007 term. He is a Paul Harris Society Member and Major Donor, reflecting his significant contributions. Yiu's leadership extended to various committee chairmanships, earning him multiple awards and achievements. In 2015, Yiu joined the International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians (IYFR) as a Charter Mariner of the Dragon Fleet, Philippines, under the guidance of FC DG Edmond Aguilar. 2019 Motivated by DG Ed, Yiu established the Taiwan Voyager Fleet during the Corona19 pandemic. A year later, he formed the Polaris Fleet, making Taiwan an IYFR Region and becoming its first Regional Commodore. The Taiwan Voyager Fleet and Polaris Fleet generously supported the Ukraine Fleet with a donation of $4,000 for medicine and supplementary supplies. Yiu's visionary initiatives continued to flourish as he chartered additional fleets in Taiwan. Over the following years, he successfully established the Formosa Fleet & Southern, Cross Fleet, Year 2023 Galaxy Fleet, and Sapphire Star Fleet, bringing the total number of fleets in Taiwan to six within just three years. Through his leadership, Taiwan's presence in the IYFR community significantly expanded. |
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