John Drusedum will speak to his home club this week as Rotary District 5520 governor.
Governor Drusedum will meet with the Roswell Rotary Club Board of Directors and then will address the whole club on Thursday (Sept. 1)
John is co-founder of LGR Projects LLC, a New Mexico company that purchases and manages rental real estate. In addition, he and his wife Sharon are owners/managers of the Lonely Goat Ranch and Chuckwagon located just outside of Roswell.
They also own a unique Roswell hair salon, Strands of Gold LLC.
John received his BA and MA from SNU and served churches in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico in pastoral ministry for 30 years.
In 1998, John co-founded the web and graphic design studio VaporWerks Inc. He and his co-founder closed the studio in 2004.
He grew up on the East Coast in a Philadelphia bedroom community. He is a Vietnam War-era veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy as a data systems technician — now known as IT.
John has been married to Sharon, a native “Roswalien,” since 1981. They have 2 adult daughters, 1 adult son, and 9 grandchildren.
John became a member of Rotary in April 1996 while living in Santa Fe. He has held various leadership roles as a member of the Rotary clubs of Santa Fe Centro; Rio Rancho; Austin-Oak Hill (now Southwest Austin), Texas; is a past president of the Roswell Sunrise Rotary Club; member of the Roswell Rotary Club; and has served as District 5520 as assistant governor and lieutenant governor.
He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow (as is Sharon and 2 of their 3 children), a member of the Paul Harris Society, and he and Sharon are major donors.
In 2018-19, John and Sharon were the host family to a Finnish Rotary Exchange student, with whom they continue to stay in contact.
Some of his hobbies/passions include chuckwagon cooking, bass guitar, classic cars, empowering the next generation, clean water/sanitation, and peace initiatives.
John Drusedum, Rotary District 5520 governor, and his wife Sharon are shown before the start of the July 4 Independence Day Parade in El Paso. John will address his home club on Thursday.
