Richard Arians first joined the Serra Club of Mankato, MN, in 1995, and then joined the Rochester, MN, club when he moved to Rochester in 2001. In Rochester he served two terms as president and a term as District 7-S governor. Upon relocating to the Mankato area, he re-joined his original club, serving a term as President while also serving as the Region 8 Director.
He served on the US Council Board as Vice President—Programs, followed by a two-year term as Board President. Prior to sitting on the US Council Board, he served as chairman of the Council’s Leadership Committee and was a regular contributor to Spring Leadership Trainings Conferences and the Serra Rallies.
Mr. Arians has an undergraduate degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Wisconsin and earned an MBA from Augsburg College (MN). Professionally, he worked in management positions in the food, cellular communications, metal fabrication, and roofing industries. After retirement, he taught Mathematics and Economics at the Saint Jose Del Rio Sanchez Minor Seminary in Mankato and currently works as a tennis official for the US Tennis Association and Intercollegiate Tennis Association. He and his wife Ruth live in Madison Lake, MN, and spend much of their winters in Fountain Hills, AZ. They are active members of All Saints Catholic Church in Madison Lake. They have two children and two granddaughters.