ANNE SMARSHINTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
Anne Smarsh, from Colwich, Kansas, USA, was elected to serve a two-year term as a director of The International Association of Lions Clubs at the association’s 92nd International Convention, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, July 6-10, 2009.
Director Smarsh is an accounting director.
A member of the Maize Kansas Lions Club and a Lion since 1992, she has held many offices within the association, including club president, zone chair, district governor, council chair, district retention chair, district secretary/treasurer, multiple district budget chair, multiple district treasurer, LCIF/Alert chair and Leadership Institute faculty member. She has also presented at two USA/Canada forums and served as the president and director of the Kansas Lions Foundation.
In recognition of her service to the association, she has received numerous awards including the Lion of the Year Award, Committee Chair of the Year Award, Claude DeVorss Fellow, four International President Certificates of Appreciation and two International President Medals. Director Smarsh is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.
In addition to her Lions activities, Director Smarsh is active in numerous professional and community organizations. She is a current member of the advisory board for YMCA Camp Hyde. She has also received an Excellence in Public Service Award from Sedgwick County Kansas.
Director Smarsh and her husband, Tom, also a Lion and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, have one daughter and two grandchildren.
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