Rotary Youth Exchange
Youth Exchange Contacts
District Youth Exchange Chair
Beth Allen
bethbellattiallen@gmail.com
831-970-8308
District Youth Exchange Vice Chair
Sue Colby
susancolby1@gmail.com
309-266-7799
Inbound Coordinator
Eileen Tepatti
etepatti@comcast.net
217-971-2570
Outbound Coordinator
Siri Engstrom
siriengstrom4@gmail.com
217-408-6999
Rebound/Rotex Coordinator
Mandy Lynn
mandydtl@gmail.com
217-891-2872
Compliance Officer
Wes Wagner
wes.wagner49@gmail.com
618-530-3941
Youth Protection Officer
Julie Anne Pickett
bornnuk9@gmail.com
309-255-2441
District Governor 2023-2024
Neal Miller
nmiller314@gmail.com
217-741-0450
2023-2024 Rotary District 6460 Youth Exchange Students
Inbound Students
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Lavinia/Brazil in Galesburg |
Yago/Spain in Jacksonville |
Tommy/Italy in Macomb |
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Phil/Taiwan in Galesburg |
P.S./Indonesia in Springfield |
Mathilde/France in Springfield |
Outbound Students
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Gavin/Quincy in Surabaya, Indonesia |
Charlie/Carlinville in Natal, Brazil |
Alice/Galesburg in Nagoya, Japan |
Types of Exchanges
Long Term Exchange: The exchange student travels abroad and attends school in the host country for a full year. The will have opportunities to participate in camps, meetings, and trips. They will be immersed in the language & culture of their host country. The student ambassador will be hosted by a local Rotary Club who will supervise the one to three host families they will live with.
Rotary Clubs that are interested in sponsoring or hosting exchange students should email the Inbound Coordinator listed above.
Students that are interested in participating should download the Preliminary Application Outbound Youth Exchange Form attached and send it to the Outbound Coordinator listed above.
Central States Youth Exchange Website
Central States Website
Note: Insurance Policies, Claim Forms, and Instructions are on the website under “Forms”
District Youth Exchange Resources and Forms
Club Commitment Form (2024-25)
Preliminary Application for Outbound Youth Exchange (PDF)