Steed honored for club service
Jesse Steed, left, and Alan Anderson
Northfield Rotary recently honored member Jesse Steed with the Marston Headley Service Above Self Award for his work supporting the club in a number of areas.
In presenting the award, Alan Anderson, last year’s recipient, cited Jesse for his work on Youth Exchange, the Public Relations-Communications team, and providing technical expertise for the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG).
Jesse, Realtor with Edina Realty in Northfield, leads Rotary’s Youth Exchange team, one of the club’s most consuming and important roles. He has led the program through a challenging time, navigating the pandemic and bringing new ideas to the fore. North Star, Rotary’s regional youth exchange program, recognized his ability and asked Jesse to take on more leadership roles with them. He is now collaborating with more clubs to help them strengthen their youth exchange programs.
When ESRAG moved to a new hosting site for its newly developed Carbon Compensation Calculator, Jesse wrote software code for doing the needed calculations. Jesse also works with Rotary’s Public Relations team, leading the social media effort on a number of fronts.
The award is given annually to a club member whose service to the club reflects the spirit of the club motto, “service above self.” It is named for Marston Headley, who served for many years as editor of the club’s newsletter.
Jesse is married with two children and lives in Northfield.