Terri Speck has been a Rotarian in District 6630 since 1989. She spent the first 29 years in the Nordonia Hills Rotary Club and currently is a member of the Westlake-Bay Village Rotary Club. She served as President of Nordonia Hills club from 2002-2004 and President of the Westlake-Bay Village club from 2022-2023.

She was introduced to Rotary at an early age by her father, Howard Etchell, a charter member of the Nordonia Hills club. Growing up, her family hosted several Rotary youth exchange students, and she participated in Rotary’s youth exchange program, spending a year in a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland in Australia.

At the club level, Terri has held most chair positions. However, she is passionate about youth, and spends most of her time on youth activities, especially youth exchange. She has been a youth exchange officer for most of her time in Rotary, hosting several students herself and maintaining these friendships to this day.

At the district level, Terri has been involved in a variety of committees and activities, including participating in the Inaugural Leadership 6630 class. She also was a member of the Youth Exchange committee for several years, hosted Group Study Exchange team members from Taiwan, India, and Germany, participated on the Rotary Peace Scholar interview committee, and served as the Treasurer of the District Grant Committee.

Terri is a lifelong resident of Ohio. She attended High School in Nordonia Hills and graduated from Miami University with a bachelor’s degree in computer science. She has had a career in IT in Northeast Ohio, working at Progressive Insurance, American Greetings, and currently as an IT Manager at Sherwin Williams. Terri is also a member of the Sherwin Williams Women’s Club where she volunteers with the Philanthropy Committee.

Terri and her husband, Dave, reside in Brecksville and have two grown children. Their daughter Jamie works in marketing and lives in Northern Virginia, where Terri’s parents, two sisters, and their families have migrated. Their son, Matthew is a project manager for a commercial construction firm currently residing in Kansas City, MO. In her spare time, Terri enjoys running with her running group, cycling, and many other outdoor and indoor activities Northeast Ohio has to offer.