District Governor

 
 

Ted Faigle, Rotary Club of Poi'pu Beach, Kauai

Hawai'i Rotary District 5000
District Governor, Rotary Year 2024-25
 
Ted Faigle is the District Governor for District 5000. Ted has served as District Chief of Staff, Assistant Governor for the island of Kauai, and District Social Media Chair. He continues to serve on the District Public Image Committee. He also worked on the bid committee for the Rotary International Convention to be held in 2027 in Honolulu. He is a graduate of the District 5000 Leadership Academy.  

He is a member of the Rotary Club of Po’ipu Beach. His passion is hands-on service projects to increase Rotary’s impact and visibility. In addition to club and multi-club projects on his island,  he has also participated in our district international service project in Bali, Indonesia. 

Ted is a member of the Paul Harris Society, PolioPlus Society, and Legacy Society. He joined Rotary ten years ago after relocating to Kaua'i from Massachusetts. 

Ted owns his own small business on Kauai doing online marketing for local clients, including web design, social media management, social media advertising, and local search engine optimization.  

Most of Ted’s career has been in the high-tech industry as an international marketing executive for a $5B services business and as an IT management consultant for Fortune 500 executives. He has worked at companies including Gartner and Hewlett-Packard  (HP). He began his career writing code and designing information systems at Deere &  Company, the farm equipment manufacturer.  

Ted and his husband, Rick Golba, have been together for thirty-three years. Rick is also the Past President of their club and serves on two district committees.