On Thursday, November 12, we are pleased to welcome Kay Williamson and Cheryl Greenway, our distinguished Rotarians supporting the Rotary Foundation. The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than US$6.5 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.
Kay Williamson
Kay is a dedicated community leader, educator, and longtime Rotarian whose career and volunteer service reflect a deep commitment to improving others' lives.
Kay joined the Meriwether County School System in 2020 as the inaugural Director of the Wraparound CARE Centers. In this role, she has built partnerships among schools, community organizations, businesses, and service providers to ensure students and their families have access to resources and support that remove barriers to learning. Through the Wraparound CARE Centers, her work addresses the needs of the whole child, providing access to food, clothing, hygiene products, school supplies, health services, counseling, and mentoring.
Before joining the school system, Kay brought more than 35 years of experience in public and nonprofit education, public relations, marketing, economic development, organizational management, consulting, and fundraising. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Georgia Southern University and a Master of Science degree in Communications from Walden University.
Kay has been an active Rotarian in District 6900 for 34 years. She has served twice as President of the Rotary Club of Meriwether County and as President of the Thomaston-Upson Rotary Club. Her Rotary leadership includes serving as Assistant District Governor, District Secretary, and Co-Chair of the District Conference. She is the recipient of the District 6900 Shelfield Leadership Award, the Rotary Foundation Meritorious Service Award, and recognition as a Paul Harris Fellow Plus Three. Today, Kay continues her commitment to Rotary as Public Image Director and Awards Chair for the Rotary Club of Meriwether County, Zone 33/34 Empowering Girls Ambassador, and District 6900 Community Grants Chairperson.
Kay and her husband, David, live in Woodbury, Georgia. They are the proud parents of two adult sons and grandparents to a granddaughter and a grandson.
Cheryl Greenway
It could be said that Cheryl Greenway was born into Rotary leadership, by virtue of her father, Aubrey Greenway, serving as President of the Roswell Rotary Club, 1976-1977. Joining Rotary in 1994 and serving in various board roles prior to her presidency in 2005-2006, she led the club to Best Club recognition and was awarded the District 6900 Sheffield Leadership Award.
As a Major Donor, she is a Paul Harris Society Member and Bequest Society Member Level 2. Aside from this well-deserved recognition, she can explain the benefits of Paul Harris Fellowship like nobody’s business!Her District level involvement includes coordination of those 70 clubs, awards chairmanship, and service in Treasurer positions since 2008.
A Roswell native, following graduation from Georgia State University, magna cum laude, Cheryl has worked as a CPA for Deloite, eventually moving on to form her own accounting firm, then merging with the Lindsey Group now known as Lindsey, Greenway and McIntire. She is recently retired and now has 100% flexibility! Serving on various local and state boards of organizations, it could be said Cheryl is a force of nature, recognized by the American Business Women’s Association with the Phenomenal Women of North Fulton award. In her spare time, she loves traveling, having been a white rafter through the Grand Canyon and recently Ireland.