Left to right:  Sponsor Jake Jacobson, Dean Worcester, New member Steve Chapin, Julie Chapin
 
       
Wife Julie pins new Rotarian Steve Chapin, as Rotarian Dean Worcester presides
Photos courtesy of Ron Rogos
 
Former Rotarian Steve Chapin was warmly welcomed back to the Rotary Club of Leesburg.  On January 21, 2016, Rotarian Dean Worcester presided over the formal induction of Steve, who was sponsored by Rotarian Jake Jacobson.
 
Steve, a successful entrepreneur for the past 20 years, owns JARS Residential Properties with 1,500+ apartments throughout the Southeast. Previously, he founded and took public, LifeMinders, an internet database company sold to Cross Media Marketing.  He was an Associate for McKinsey and Company and served in the Navy from 1985-90, as the Secretary of the Navy’s liaison to the House of Representatives and as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard USS Doyle. He is a distinguished graduate of the US Naval Academy, Harvard Business School, and Georgetown University.  He lives in Leesburg with his wife Julie and has 3 sons. Steve and Julie look forward to getting involved with the many service and fellowship opportunities that Rotary offers.