Rocky Jacobs retired as the chief operating officer of the Fairfax County VA school system in 1992.  For the next several years he coordinated and directed legislative liaison activities with Members of the United States Congress, the Virginia General Assembly and various state and national educational organizations and regulatory agencies for the  Virginia Department of Education, where he served as a special assistant to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

He was invited to join the Springfield, Virginia Rotary Club, in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. in District 7610, in 1978.  He served the club as President during the 1987-1988 Rotary year.  He also served the club in various other capacities including secretary, treasurer, president-elect, and Foundation Chair as well as serving on the Board’s of the Springfield Rotary Club’s Foundation and World Affairs Youth Conference.                 

Rocky currently serves as the 2008-10 Polio Zone Challenge Coordinator. 

He has also served in various capacities on District 7610’s Foundation Committee and as Interact Chair and Governor’s Representative prior to serving as Governor during the 1994-1995 Rotary year.

Rocky currently lives in Belhaven, North Carolina and is a member of the Belhaven-Pantego Rotary Club in District 7720.  He has served District 7720 as District Trainer, Foundation Committee Chair, Disaster Committee Chair, Legislation Committee Chair and as it’s representative to Rotary International’s 2001 Council on Legislation.

He has served at the zone and international level as a Representative of the President of Rotary International, Convener and Chair of Rotary Zone 33’s Director Nominating Committee as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the Zone 33 and 34 Institute.  He has also served as a Zone 33 Task Force Coordinator and Membership Coordinator.  He served the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International as a Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator from 2003-2006.  

Over the years Rocky has spoken to numerous Rotary clubs and district conferences as well as foundation and membership seminars and zone institutes, to individuals from over 25 countries and 30 states and territories of the United States, on a variety of Rotary topics.  He has been a presenter at both President-Elect Training Seminars and Governor- Elect Training Seminars for many years.  Rocky and his wife Jo are both Major Donor’s to the Rotary Foundation and charter members of the Bequest Society.  He is a recipient of both the Foundation’s “Citation for Meritorious Service” and "Distinguished Service Award".