Nicholas Richard Lim, aka Nick or Rufio

(Pronouns He/Him/His)

People describe Nick as a community whisperer. Which is evident in all of the spaces he occupies and interventions he has led! Nick seeks opportunities to help people feel connected, enhance inclusion and loves having conversations about big topics. Aside from his community impact work, Nick loves art. He plays a few instruments, enjoys life drawing and has dabbled in ceramics. Nick says ”My interests of creativity and design balance the cognitive work that I do in other areas of life.”

Roles and Achievements in REQ:

Club President, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2022
Strategy and Innovation Director, 2018
Come Cook With Me Lead, 2020
Past ROPE team, Professional Development - Rotaract
Past RYLA participant and facilitator
Past Rotary Exchange student to Japan

Nick is a founder and committee member at Perth Learning Professionals Network, a Curator at HR Leaders Forum, Vice President at PMI, and does Events and Communications at CMI.

Tell us your Rotary origin story, how did you join and why? I joined the Rotary movement when I was 17. I didn't know it at the time but my Uncle asked me if I'd like to travel to Japan for an exchange and this set me on a course for Rotary.

What is your preferred form of communication style? Whiteboard. If someone could invent 3D music playing white board it would be even better.

If you could change one thing about the world what would it be and why? Learning and education is free.

When you were a child what did you think your parents did for a living? Have fun. My mum was homemaker for all of my school years and my dad retired in late 50's. I've never had an understanding of work, nor context for why Friday afternoon is great and Sunday evening is bad.