JAMES GAMBLE has been a member of Savannah Sunrise since 2008, has served as Speaker Coordinator, and now is an integral part of the Trick or Trot Race Committee. He is a financial services professional with Retirement Strategies. His educational background includes a Bachelor Degree in Biology from Tuskegee University. After working in the medical sales industry for twenty-eight, he "retired" in 2007. James has a Series 7 Securites registration as well as a Series 66, and is also Licensed as a Resident Agent in Accident and Sickness, Life and Variable Products.

James is married to Carol Gamble who is the Center Leader at Woodville Thompkins High School. They have lived in Savannah for the the past 18 years, and have two children, Brandon and Whitney.

In addition to being a volunteer leader with the Learning for Life Program, James also volunteers at the high school level with young entrepreneurs helping them improve their communications skills. He and his family are members of Overcoming By Faith Ministries in Savannah, GA.

RAFE SEMMES is a native Savannahian and son of a Rotarian, Rafe attended local schools and is a proud graduate of the "original" Savannah High School on Washington Avenue.  A graduate of UGA, he joined the family wholesale hardware business after graduate school, serving as VP-Treasurer & Credit Manager for a number of years.  He spent four years managing the central office for a local gasoline distributor/convenience store chain operator, before taking his current position as Comptroller for the Chapter 13 Trustee office in Savannah, where he has served the past 22 years.:-)

Rafe was involved with the Savannah Little Theatre for a number of years, both onstage and off, and served on their board, as Treasurer.  Other community involvement has included a stint on the board of the Savannah Association for the Blind, and a number of years as a board member and board chair for St. Mary's Home for Children.

He has been married for 20 years to Anne Cordeiro, who is a fundraiser for the Memorial Health Foundation and a member of the Savannah South Rotary Club.  They live on half an acre in eastern Liberty County with their cockapoo, Ginger, and five cats they have taken in over the years.  In their spare time, Rafe and Anne enjoy reading, travel, hiking in the mountains, and involvement with the GRSP program.  They served as co-hosts for Triin Saag from Estonia, and David Thorsson from Sweden.  Both are Paul Harris Fellows.  Anne is also a Will Watt Fellow, and Rafe is working on attaining his.

JUDI PAINTER  has been a member of Savannah Sunrise since 2010, is our Speaker Coordinator for the 2011-12 Rotary year, and serves on other committees as well. Judi was born in Providence, RI . . .daughter of a Naval officer . . . and graduated Old Dominion College in Norfolk, VA with a degree in Education. She met and married her husband, Paul (also a Naval officer), in Virginia Beach, VA.  After Paul earned a law degree and Judi a Master’s at the
University of Georgia, they moved to Savannah in 1974, and had a son, Paul III., who is now an attorney in Savannah.
They live in the Gordonston Historic District.

Until 1997, Judi was a guidance counselor, working mostly in the Savannah/Chatham Public School System. Now, she owns her own company, Leave the Legacy Videos, and produces videos for grandparents, mother and fathers who want to leave their life stories for their children. leavethelegacy@comcast.net  Website - www.LeavetheLegacyVideos.com