District
Governor Janice Gage, 2009-2010 - Biography
 Janice
Gage is a native Californian residing in Placer County for the
past 31 years. Janice spent 17 years working as a Senior
Management Analyst in the Placer County Executive Office -
primarily in the area of Land Use, Public Safety, Criminal
Justice and Health and Human Services. She earned an Accounting
Degree with honors from Sierra Community College and a Bachelor
of Public Administration Degree from the University of San
Francisco. She also holds a Certificate in Land Use and
Environmental Planning from the University of California, Davis.
Janice joined the 85-year old Auburn Rotary Club in 1997 and has
been active in fundraising and served as Club Public Relations
and Community Service Chair. Janice was elected as Auburn
Rotary's first woman President in 2003. Janice was District
Conference Chair in 2005, Area 5 Assistant Governor from
2005-2007 and District 5190 Paul Harris Society Chair from
2006-2008.
Janice has traveled to Mexico on numerous occasions to help with
international projects. A highlight of her Rotary service was
assembling surgical kits at the Thousand Smiles Cleft Palate
Clinic in Ensenada and building a block security wall at the
Casa Hogar orphanage in Buena Vista, Mexico. Janice received the
Four Avenues of Service Award in 2006 and District 5190
Foundation Service Award in 2007. She is a charter member of the
District 5190 Paul Harris Society, a multiple Paul Harris
Fellow, and a member of The Rotary Foundation Bequest Society.
Janice is also well known for her volunteer service to the
community of Auburn, involvement as a Placer County Juvenile
Justice Commissioner, and Chairman and long-term member of the
Sierra College Accounting Advisory Committee. She sits on the
Board of Directors for the Mercy Retreat Center in Auburn.
In addition to her love of Rotary, Janice is passionate about
advocating for disadvantaged youth. She serves as Vice Chair on
the Placer County Child Advocates Board of Directors in order to
be a "voice" for children who are victims of neglect
and abuse.
Janice resides in Loomis, California at her rural "hacienda"
which is also a gathering place for cherished family
get-togethers and celebrations. Janice is the proud mother of
three sons and adores her two daughters-in-law and six
grandchildren.
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