New Rotarian Dyteya Lewis has "loved the idea of Rotary" for a long time. One of her professors at Piedmont College in Athens, Georgia was an active Rotarian who lit a spark in her to commit to regularly doing community service and to become a Rotarian.

 

"I started researching Rotary and discovered how much it does," she says. After Dyteya moved to Hampton Roads to attend graduate school at Regent University she decided "that if I could pick a professional organization to join I would like it to be Rotary."

 

That happened a few months ago when Dyteya, director of advancement, strategic relationships and human resources for Park Place School, joined our club. Her school provides free or low-cost education for 60 lower-income elementary school students from Norfolk who are struggling and are at-risk for failure. The private school provides small classes and innovative teaching to get students back on track and on to other schools. 

 

Dyteya, who lives in the heart of downtown Norfolk, grew up in Atlanta and San Diego. After earning a degree in psychology and political science from Piedmont she worked for seven years in human resources for a Georgia hospital before earning a master's degree from Regent in public administration with an emphasis on leadership. In her spare time she volunteers at Samaritan House and other homeless programs. She goes to the beach as often as she can and enjoys attending the symphony and other arts programs. Her passion is leadership, which she speaks about to classes at Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University and Regent.