Our Governors

District Governor 2023-24

Delores Edwards Harding

 

A Rotarian since 2006, Delores recently served as an Area Governor for six Area 2 Clubs. Delores is a member of the Board of Directors for her home club and has held several leadership roles including the following: Club President 2017-2018, Invocation Committee Chair, Membership Chair, and Director of the Student Scholarship Fund. In addition to her various leadership roles, Delores is an engaged club member and has served on several club committees: Youth Service, International Service, and Community and Vocational Service.

As a lawyer, Delores formerly served as the Executive Director of the Maryland Legal Services Program within the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR).

Delores earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish, with a concentration in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. She has also earned a Master’s Degree in Student Development in Higher Education (Educational Leadership), and a Juris Doctor Degree from the American University in Washington, DC.

RI theme 2023-24 Create Hope in the WorldAs an entrepreneur and consultant, Delores has coordinated organizational leadership retreats and is adept at working with Executive-level leadership of non-profit organizations and churches in Virginia and Maryland. As a small business owner in Maryland, Delores provides direct sales to men and women in the skin care and color cosmetics industry. As a Founding Member of the Greater Baltimore Leadership Association (GBLA) of the Greater Baltimore Urban League, Delores has spent over twenty years mentoring Young Professionals between the ages of 21-40 and has served as a role model for leadership for both the current and past administrations of GBLA. Delores is a Diamond Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. For over twenty years, Delores has been a member of several Baptist Churches, where she served as a Steward (Trustee) and volunteer.

Delores was married to James in September, 2019, in Howard County, Maryland, where they currently reside. In her free time, Delores enjoys animals and long walks in natural surroundings. She also enjoys listening to motivational and spiritual messages, and reading books on leadership and entrepreneurship.

Naumaan “Nomie” Hamid District Governor Elect (DG 2024-2025)

Naumaan “Nomie” Hamid was selected to be Rotary District 7620’s current District Governor Nominee (DGN) and will serve as the 2024-25 District Governor. He is the current Assistant Governor for Prince Georges County (Area 9), Co-Chair for the 2023 Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA), Past President of the College Park Rotary Club, and a 2021 Rotary International Emerging Leader.

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Mandy Warfield Granger District Governor Nominee (DG 2025-2026)

Mandy Warfield Granger has been selected to be Rotary District 7620’s current District Governor Nominee Designated (DGND) and will serve as the 2025-26 District Governor. She is the current 2022-23 Lieutenant Governor, former 2019-22 Assistant Governor for Washington, DC (Area 7), Past President of the Dupont Circle Rotary Club, and a 2019 Rotary International Emerging Leader.

Dawn Wittfelt District Governor Nominee Designate (DG 2026-2027)

Dawn Wittfelt has been certified a District 7620’s District Governor Nominee Designate (DGND) and will begin her journey to serve as our 2026-2027 District Governor. Dawn first joined Rotary as a member of the Rotary Club of Sykesville-South Carroll in 2007, and later served as their 2012-2013 and 2015-2016 Club President. She has also served at the District level since 2014, and has had the honor of serving under nine District Governors.