Simpson Bay:--- Rotaract Club of St. Maarten Sunrise held their annual Change of Board Ceremony at the Cabana Beach & Restaurant at Royal Palm Beach Hotel on Sunday June 23, 2013. Norrisa Anatol will be taking over Rotaract Sunrise from President of 2012-2013, Elisia L. Lake.
Before handing over the honorable position, outgoing Rotaract Club of St. Maarten Sunrise President Elisia L. Lake mentioned in her farewell speech that the club did an awesome job this year and she had a great time working with all members, built a great friendship with everyone and in the process giving back to the community. Lake will be taking up the position of Assistant Rotaract Representative for 2013-2014 and expressed how happy she is to hand over this responsibility of the presidency to a person that she has grown close to, Ms. Norrisa Anatol. Norrisa Anatol was pinned the President of Rotaract Club Sunrise St. Maarten for 2013-2014 by AG, James C Ferris.
In a press release issued by the club, they high-lighted the incoming President's speech where Anatol stressed that she will continue to recruit young and dedicated members to the club, interrelate and work closely with all Rotary Clubs and Interact Clubs, continue to work and give back to the community, provide further support to the orphanage homes and continue to expose Rotaract Club publically. She concluded by saying that she wish to express her personal thanks to all her fellow members for their dedication and contribution to Rotaract. Anatol concluded her speech by stating that "Rotaract became what it is today thanks to Outgoing President Ms. Elisia Lake for contributing and paving a new path for Rotaract Sunrise in a beautiful way."
The new board members for 2013-2014 are: Norrisa Anatol – PRESIDENT, Elisia Lake – IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, Tyrone Yates – VICE PRESIDENT, , Keysy Ramirez – SECRETARY, Aswayan Cooks – TREASURER, Kimoya Sinclair – COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR, Daniela Arrindell- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, MICHALINE WARNER – CLUB SERVICE DIRECTOR, Micaela Hart – INTERNATIONAL SERVICE DIRECTOR, - Charles Rollan- PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER and Noelani Riley- SARGENT AT ARMS.
