John Drusedum
District 5520 Governor
2022 - 2023
John Drusedum is co-founder of LGR Projects, LLC – a NM corporation that purchases and manages rental real estate; and he and his wife, Sharon, are owners/managers of the Lonely Goat Ranch and chuckwagon located just outside Roswell. They also own a unique Hair Salon located in Roswell, Strands of Gold, LLC.
John received both his BA and MA from S. N. U. and served churches in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico in pastoral ministry for 30 years.
In 1998, John co-founded the web and graphic design studio VaporWerks, Inc. He and his co-founder closed the studio in 2004.
He grew up on the east coast in a bedroom community to Philadelphia and served in the US Navy as a Data Systems Tech (now IT). A Viet Nam era veteran, John has been married to Sharon, a native “Roswalien” since 1981. They have two adult daughters, one adult son, and 9 grandchildren.
John became a member of Rotary in April 1996 while living in Santa Fe, NM. He has held various leadership roles as a member of the Rotary clubs of Santa Fe Centro; Rio Rancho, NM; Austin-Oak Hill (now Southwest Austin), TX; is a past-President of the Roswell Sunrise club and current member of the Roswell club; and has served District 5520 as Assistant Governor and Lieutenant Governor. John is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow (as is Sharon and 2 of their 3 children), a member of the Paul Harris Society, and he and Sharon are Major Donors. In 2018-19, John and Sharon were the host family to a Finnish exchange student, with whom they continue to stay in contact.
Some of his hobbies/passions include Chuckwagon cooking, bass guitar, classic cars, empowering the next generation, clean water/sanitation and peace initiatives.
