The Friendly Breakfast Club

This Week's Speaker
Welcome District Governor André Marria, Rotary District 6900

Join us this Friday morning at the AC Hotel's Bar Peri as we welcome our District Governor, André Marria. 

André has been a Rotarian since 2005 when she joined the Rotary Club of Thomasville. She is the CEO of Marria’s Counseling, Coaching, and Consulting Service, LLC. She served as Youth Services and Foundation chairs prior to serving as Club President. In 2018-19 André received the Sheffield Leadership Award. She is a Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Society member, Major Donor Level II, Will Watt Fellow, a Thomas Fellow, and Jake Cheatham Fellow, and received the Avenues of Service Citation 2021 from her club. She served as an Assistant Governor 2020-2022 the District Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In 2023 André was recognized as one of six members honored by Rotary International President, Jennifer Jones, as People of Action: Champions of Inclusion, for helping create a more inclusive world. She is a graduate of Rotary Zone 33-34 Emerging Leaders 2020 Summit of Champions, is a member of the International Fellowship of Rotarian Musicians and is a Rotary Leadership Institute Discussion Leader.

André spent thirty-four years of public service with the Georgia Department of Human Resources, retiring as the Director of the Thomas County Department of Family & Children Services (DFCS) in November, 2008. She is a Licensed Therapist and published Author. [read more]