Our Leaders

Executive Officers
  • President Fabrício Oliveira, Brazil
  • Immediate Past President Dr. Patti Hill, Canada
  • First Vice President A.P. Singh, India
  • Second Vice President Mark S. Lyon, USA
  • Third Vice President Dr. Manoj Shah, Kenya
Directors
Second Year Directors
  • Balkrishna Burlakoti, Nepal
  • Luis Jesus Castillo Gamboa, Panamá
  • Feng-Chi Chen, China Taiwan
  • Marie T. Cunning, USA
  • Marcel Daniëls, Belgium
  • Babu Rao Ghattamaneni, India
  • Masashi Hamano, Japan
  • Edwin Guy Hollander, USA
  • Dr. Sung-Gil Jung, Republic of Korea
  • Halldor Kristjansson, Iceland
  • Danyal Kubin, Türkiye
  • John Allen Lawrence, USA
  • Steven Middlemiss, USA
  • Hans J. Neidhardt, USA
  • Joanne Ogden, Canada
  • Anthony Paradiso, USA
  • Katsuki Shirosaka, Japan
First Year Directors
  • Raj Kumar Agarwal, India
  • Guy-Bernard Brami, France
  • Dr. Karl Brewi, Austria
  • Debbie Cantrell, USA
  • Chris Carlone, USA
  • Luis Augusto David Caro Chong, Peru
  • Dato' Yeow Wah Chin, Malaysia
  • Lorena Hus, Slovenia
  • Ea-Up Kim, Republic of Korea
  • Halldor Kristjansson, S. Magesh, India; Robert "Ski" Marcinkowski, USA
  • Pankaj Mehta, India
  • Bert Nelson, USA
  • Ramesh C. Prajapati, India
  • Princess Bridget Adetope Tychus, Nigeria
  • Graeme John Wilson, New Zealand
  • David Wineman, USA
  • Dong Zhao, China

2024-2025 Lions Clubs International Board of Directors

Committee Appointment
Executive Committee
  • Fabrício Oliveira, Chairperson
  • Dr. Patti Hill
  • A.P. Singh
  • Mark S. Lyon
  • Dr. Manoj Shah
  • Luis Castillo Gamboa
Finance & Headquarters Operation Committee
  • Luis Castillo Gamboa, Chairperson
  • Katsuki Shirosaka, Vice Chairperson
  • Raj Kumar Agarwal
  • Graeme John Wilson
  • Dr. Jung-Yul Choi
Service Activities Committee
  • Marie Cunning, Chairperson
  • Masashi Hamano, Vice Chairperson
  • Deborah “Debbie” Cantrell
  • Dr. Karl Brewi
  • Sangeeta Jatia
Audit Committee
  • Katsuki Shirosaka, Chairperson
  • Luis Castillo Gamboa, Vice Chairperson
  • Raj Kumar Agarwal
  • John Allen Lawrence
Leadership Development Committee
  • Halldór Kristjánsson, Chairperson
  • Babu Rao Ghattamaneni, Vice Chairperson
  • Pankaj Mehta
  • Bridget Adetope Tychus
  • James “Jim” Ervin (Non-Voting Advisor)
Technology Committee
  • Dr. Sung-Gil Jung, Chairperson
  • Guy Hollander, Vice Chairperson
  • David Wineman
  • Lorena Hus
  • Nicole Luk (Leo-Lion Board Liaison)
Constitution & by-laws Committee
  • Judge Anthony Paradiso, Chairperson
  • Danyal Kubin, Vice Chairperson
  • Dato’ Yeow Wah Chin
  • Robert “Ski” Marcinkowski
  • Zander Campos da Silva
Long Range Planning Committee
  • Mark S. Lyon, Chairperson
  • Fabrício Oliveira
  • Dr. Patti Hill
  • A.P. Singh
  • Dr. Manoj Shah
  • J. Frank Moore III
  • Feng-Chi Chen
  • Rodolfo Espinal (Non-Voting Advisor)
LCI Board of Directors Appointees
  • Dr. Jung-Yul Choi, Past International President
  • J. Frank Moore III, Past International President
  • Zander Campos da Silva, Past International Director
  • Jaime García Cepeda, Past International Director
  • Sangeeta Jatia, Past International Director
  • Dr. Ricardo Flavio Gurgel de Medeiros, Past Council Chair
Convention Committee
  • J. Frank Moore III, Chairperson
  • Hans J. Neidhardt, Vice Chairperson
  • Guy-Bernard Brami
  • Dong Zhao
Marketing Committee
  • Marcel Daniëls, Chairperson
  • Steven Middlemiss, Vice Chairperson
  • Bert Nelson
  • Ramesh C. Prajapati
  • Rodolfo Espinal (non-voting advisor)
LCIF Board of Trustees Appointees
  • James “Jim” Ervin, Past International President
  • Rodolfo Espinal, Past International Director
District & Club Service Committee
  • Joanne Ogden, Chairperson
  • Feng-Chi Chen, Vice Chairperson
  • Luis Caro Chong
  • John “Chris” Carlone
  • Jaime García Cepeda
Membership Development Committee
  • Bal Krishna Burlakoti, Chairperson
  • John Allen Lawrence, Vice Chairperson
  • Ea-Up Kim
  • S. Magesh
  • Dr. Ricardo Flavio Gurgel de Medeiros
  • Rodolpho Gonçalves da Silva
  • (Leo-Lion Board Liaison)
Leo-Lion Board Liaisons
  • Rodolpho Gonçalves da Silva
  • Nicole Luk

LCIF Board of Trustees

2024-2025 Committees
Executive Committee
  • Dr. Patti Hill, LCIF Chairperson
  • Brian E. Sheehan, LCIF Vice Chairperson
  • G.S. Hora, LCIF Treasurer
  • Marvin Chambers, LCIF Secretary
  • Fabrício Oliveira, International President
  • A.P. Singh, International First Vice President
  • Mark S. Lyon, International Second Vice President
  • Dr. Manoj Shah, International Third Vice President
  • James E. “Jim” Ervin, Presidential Appointee
  • Rodolfo A. “Rodolfo” Espinal Mota, Presidential Appointee
Staff liaison: Rebecca Daou
Marketing Committee
  • Dr. Jung-Yul Choi, Chairperson
  • Dr. Manoj Shah, International Third Vice President
  • Mahesh Pasqual, Past International Director
  • Rodolfo A. “Rodolfo” Espinal Mota, Past International Director
  • Jennifer Ware, Past International Director
  • Dr. Ta-Lung Chiang, Past International Director

Staff liaison: Leia Williams

Audit Committee
  • Dr. Patti Hill, LCIF Chairperson
  • James E. “Jim” Ervin, Presidential Appointee
  • Rodolfo A. “Rodolfo” Espinal Mota, Presidential Appointee
  • Marvin Chambers, Secretary
Staff liaisons: James Krafcisin (internal audit)
Christine Hastings (external audit)
Programs Committee
  • Douglas X. Alexander, Chairperson
  • Mark S. Lyon, International Second Vice President
  • Brian E. Sheehan, Past International President
  • Koji Tsurushima, Past International Director
  • Dr. Sandro Castellana, Past International Director
  • G.S. Hora, Past International Director
  • Marvin Chambers, Past International Director

Staff liaisons: KaSondra Byrd

Development Committee
  • Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada, Chairperson
  • A.P. Singh, International First Vice President
  • James E. “Jim” Ervin, Past International President
  • Gary F. Brown, Past International Director
  • Engr. H.O.B. Lawal, Past International Director
  • Eveline N. Chandra, Past Council Chairperson
  • Juventino Figueira Borges, Past District Governor

Staff liaison: Christopher Plunkett

Lions Quest Working Group
  • Dr. Manoj Shah, International Third Vice President
  • Mahesh Pasqual, Past International Director
  • Rodolfo A. “Rodolfo” Espinal Mota, Past International Director
  • Dr. Sandro Castellana, Past International Director
  • Jennifer Ware, Past International Director
  • Engr. H.O.B. Lawal, Past International Director

Staff liaison: Matthew Kiefer

Finance Committee
  • G.S. Hora, Chairperson/Treasurer
  • Douglas X. Alexander, Past International President
  • Gary F. Brown, Past International Director
  • Marvin Chambers, Past International Director

Staff liaison: Christine Hastings

Sightfirst Advisory Committee
  • Dr. Patti Hill, LCIF Chairperson
  • Fabrício Oliveira, International President
  • A.P. Singh, International First Vice President
  • Mark S. Lyon, International Second Vice President
  • Dr. Manoj Shah, International Third Vice President
  • Brian E. Sheehan, Past International President
  • Douglas X. Alexander, Past International President
  • Sanjeev Ahuja, Executive Administrator, LCI
  • Dr. Silvio P. Mariotti
  • Dr. Kashef Ijaz
  • Dr. William “Bill” Mc Laughlin
  • Dr. Yuichiro Ogura
  • Dr. Gullapalli N. Rao
  • Dr. Serge Resnikoff

Staff liaison: KaSondra Byrd

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