PDG Timothy A. Lee is married to Rotarian Amy and is a father to eleven children (7 youth exchange student). Tim is passionate about Church, family, Rotary, and The Rotary Foundation. His hobbies include Lake Life, cruises, classic cars, board games, and visiting Rotary Clubs. He is a member of the Sturgis Rotary Club in Michigan (D6360) and holds the classification of Forensic Engineer.In 2016, PDG Timothy Allen Lee was honored with ‘The Service Above Self Award’ by the Rotary International Board of Directors for his dedicated work in all five Avenues of Rotary service. Tim was just one of 139 recipients worldwide of the Service Above Self Award in 2016. In 2018, Tim received the ‘Citation for Meritorious Service’ from the Trustees of TRF.
Tim has attended 14 Rotary International Conventions: Bangkok, New Orleans, Lisbon, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Atlanta, Toronto, Hamburg, Houston, Melbourn, Singapore, Calgary and Taiwan. Tim and Amy have been Deputy SAAs “Yellow Jackets” for nine RI Conventions, and seven Rotary International Assemblies. Tim has attended 11 Zone Institutes. Tim was appointed Chief SAA for the 2024 International Assembly by RI President-Elect Stephanie Urchick, and was also appointed Chief SAA for the 2025 International Assembly by former RI President-Elect Mario Cesar Martins de Camargo. Tim’s SAA duties also included the 2025 Council-on-Legislation. In June 2025, Tim and Amy were honored to be RI President Stephanie Urchick’s personal SAAs at the Calgary, Canada Convention. Tim is an advisor on the 2027 RI Convention in Barcelona, Spain and has been appointed by President Yinka Babalola as Chief SAA for the Barcelona Convention.
Tim graduated from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. He also graduated from Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana in 1996 with a Master of Business Administration degree. His expertise as a Forensic Civil Engineer has been developed over his 40+ year career with engineering, utility, and construction companies. He is registered as a Professional Engineer in Indiana and surrounding States, has worked in approximately 30 States, and has authored over 4000 professional reports for the assessment of damage to properties. Timothy A. Lee, PE owns a consulting engineering business, T. Lee Engineering, and the firm has been in business for more than 20 years.