Rotary's Empowering Girls Initiative

Elizabeth Usovicz is a 23-year Rotarian and Past President of the Kansas City Plaza Rotary Club. She served as the 2008-2009 District Governor for Rotary International District 6040, Missouri. She currently serves as the Rotary Public Image Coordinator of Zone 31, and will serve as Director on the Rotary International Board of Directors for 2021-2023. She is a facilitator, trainer and speaker for Rotary programs, zones and districts throughout the United States. She has served as a trainer for the Rotary International Assembly, and has served on the Training teams for several Zones 30 and 31 Institutes, including as Training Chair for the 2013 Zones 30 and 31 Institute in Lexington, Kentucky. She served as General Chair for the 2016 Zones 30 and 31 Institute in Cincinnati in 2016, was Program Chair for the 2015 Institute in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and has also served on the Zone 31 Nominating Committee, as well as served multiple times as an RI President’s representative. Elizabeth served as Rotary Public Image Chair (RPIC) for Zone 31 from 2017-2020.

Elizabeth served as Rotary District 6040 Grants Chair for six years, and is a recipient of The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service. In October 2014, Elizabeth was recognized at the White House as a Rotary Women of Action honoree, and is a 2011 and 2012 recipient of the United States President’s Volunteer Service Award.