INDIANAPOLIS – October 29, 2009 - Stan D. Soderstrom recently was named Interim Chief Executive Officer for Kiwanis International, a worldwide service organization in more than 70 nations. As Kiwanis chief executive, Soderstrom is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the board, staff and volunteers for the global organization of both adult and youth members totaling more than 600,000.
Soderstrom joined the International staff in 1997, and recently held the position of Chief Impact Officer. In that role he focused on the successful growth and development of the Kiwanis’ youth and adult leadership development programs around the world, as well as strategic planning and board governance for Kiwanis International and its two youth organizations, Key Club International and Circle K International.
Stan also led the introduction and development of new membership-based service clubs for elementary school children and adults with disabilities. During that time, Kiwanis enjoyed a 75% increase in total paid membership of its youth and young adult clubs’ membership.
He completed undergraduate studies at Texas Tech University and graduate coursework at the University of Texas at Austin.
Active in the Kiwanis family since 1974, he was a district officer in both Key Club and Circle K, and would later serve as both a Circle K and Key Club district administrator for the Texas-Oklahoma District.
ABOUT KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL:
Founded in 1915, Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Kiwanis International and its Service Leadership Programs for young people, including Circle K, Key Club, Key Leader, Builders Club, K-Kids, Kiwanis Junior, and Aktion Club, dedicate more than 19 million volunteer hours and invest US$100 million to strengthen communities and serve children annually. The Kiwanis International family is composed of 600,000 adult and youth members in 15,000 clubs in more than 70 countries and geographic areas. Kiwanis members make their mark by responding to the needs of their communities and pooling their resources to address worldwide issues. Globally, Kiwanis International has focused humanitarian efforts on eliminating iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) through the Worldwide Service Project, a US$75 million campaign in partnership with UNICEF, which began in 1994. For more information about Kiwanis International, please visit www.kiwanis.org or call 800-KIWANIS.
Posted
Oct 29 2009, 11:37 AM
by
Chris Hayworth