DGE 5330
Richard Lemire
Club: Riverside East
Richard Lemire was invited by Lyle Millage to join the Beaumont Rotary Club in 1982, and served as its president three years later. In 1987 he founded and was the charter president of the Riverside East Rotary Club, which was Rotary’s 23,000th club. He has held numerous positions with Rotary District 5330 including chairman of Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) for five years and District Administrator for eight years.
Richard retired from the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County in 2021, where he worked with fellow Riverside East Rotarian Rose Mayes. He has work experience in both the private and public sectors, having served as Senior Public Information Specialist for Community Action Partnership of Riverside County, past executive director of the Economic Council of Pass Area Communities (ECOPAC), as well as past executive director of the Beaumont and Moreno Valley Chambers of Commerce. He was press secretary and Field Representative for former Assemblyman Bill Leonard. He is a graduate of UC Riverside.
Richard considers that his greatest service to the community has come through his membership in Rotary. His proudest moment was founding the Riverside East Rotary Club. Richard was introduced to District activities in 1986 when he served on the first RYLA committee. He chaired the RYLA committee from 1988 to 1992. His other District positions include 4 Way Test Speech Contest Chair, Russia International Peace Conference Representative, Community Service Chair, President’s Advance Chair, District Secretary, District 5330 Foundation Secretary, Foundation Gala Chair, Assistant Governor, District Administrator, Emerging Rotary Leaders Graduate, and Aide to RI General Secretary John Hewko. He is also the District 5330 Historian.
Richard is a columnist and golf editor for Inland Empire Magazine. In addition to golf, his favorite hobbies are San Diego Padres baseball, where he is a season ticket holder, and attending the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York every year since 2010. He is a lifetime resident of Riverside.