Jon Allan has been selected to serve as Rotary District 7610 Governor for Rotary Year 2011-2012.  Jon joined Rotary in 1984 when he was invited to join the Burke club by its Charter President, Brian Tilbury. He served as club president in 1992- 93 under District Governor Jack Kenyon.

Following his year as club president, Jon served three district governors as District Governor’s Representative, and served on or chaired several district committees. He was District Trainer for four District Governor-Elects, and was District Chair for the Zone 33 Division of the Rotary Leadership Institute for three years. In 2008 he began a three-year term as a member of the Board of Directors for the Zone 33 Division. He also served as District Secretary for 2006-2009 and led the District 7610 GSE team to India in December of 2008. Jon is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a member of the District 7610 Paul Harris Society and a Benefactor of the Rotary Foundation.

Jon Allan was born in Syracuse, New York. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1962 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and entered the US Army as a reserve officer in October of that year. In 1966, he was selected by the Army for attendance at graduate school and was granted an MS in Industrial Engineering (Operations Research) in 1968 by Purdue University. In 1969, he applied for and was granted a regular US Army commission. He retired from active duty in 1983 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In addition to unit command, Jon served as assistant group operations officer and battalion executive officer. His overseas tours included two three-year tours in Germany and two one-year tours in the Republic of Vietnam.

Upon retirement, Jon began a second career as program manager for a large IT company and has completed 26 years of service. He has managed projects in diverse fields to include telecommunications system design and development, systems integration, software development, knowledge management, computer systems certification and accreditation, and information technology security. His clients have included federal military and civilian agencies and the intelligence community as well as commercial clients engaged in manufacturing and financial pursuits.

Jon and his wife Mary, who also is a Paul Harris Fellow, have been married since 1960 and have resided in Burke since 1984. They have one daughter, Julie, who teaches elementary school in Charleston, SC.