Liz Cullen

ELIZABETH G. CULLEN

Liz Cullen has been a member of the Rotary Club of Newburyport, MA since 1997. She has held several offices and served as President in 2001-2002. She is currently the club’s Foundation Committee Chair. In District 7780, Liz served as AG, and chaired several district committees including Vocational Service, Membership, Foundation and the District Finance Committee. Liz served as District Governor in 2007-2008. In District 7930, Liz has served as Chair of the Foundation Committee and is currently Chair of the Membership Committee. At the Zone level, Liz served as Assistant Rotary Coordinator for Zone 32 from 2010-2013, as RI Presidential Representative and as General Chair of the Zones 24 and 32 Institute in Providence, RI in 2015.

 Liz is a graduate of Wheaton College where she majored in German and minored in French and History. She studied German Literature at the University of Vienna, Austria and has a Master’s Degree in Linguistics. Liz has taught German, French, History, English and Social Studies in schools in Great Britain and New Hampshire.  For more than twenty years, she was the owner of The Pumpkin Patch, a children’s clothing store in Newburyport.  Now in her third career, she is an instructor of English at Salem State University. Liz lives in Rowley, MA, with her husband, Bernard. They are Major Donors and Benefactors of the Rotary Foundation.   Liz is also a member of the Paul Harris Society and the Polio Plus Society. Liz enjoys reading, especially history books, gardening, knitting, doing needlepoint and playing  piano and violin.