Current Leadership
Our global leadership takes pride in providing expanded opportunities to Lions and all people, everywhere.
Please note that we are in the process of updating our new international leadership for the 2021-2022 Lion year, which will be completed later in July. We look forward to celebrating our new leaders soon.
Board of Trustees
Immediate Past International President
Constitutional Area III
Constitutional Area II
Appointee of International President
LCIF Vice Chairperson & Past LCIF Chairperson
Constitutional Area IV
Constitutional Area V
Constitutional Area VI
Constitutional Area VII
Constitutional Area VIII
Past LCIF Chairperson
Appointee of International President
2021-2022 Committee Assignments
Executive Committee
Dr. Jung-Yul Choi
LCIF Chairperson, Immediate Past International President
Gudrun Yngvadottir
LCIF Vice Chairperson, Past International President
Dr. Eng. Sandro Castellana
LCIF Secretary, Past International Director
Dr. Ta-Lung Chiang
LCIF Treasurer, Past International Director
Douglas X. Alexander
International President
Brian E. Sheehan
International First Vice President
Dr. Patti Hill
International Second Vice President
Fabrício Oliveira
International Third Vice President
Dr. Wing-Kun Tam
Presidential Appointee, Past International President
Robert “Bob” Libin
Presidential Appointee, Past International Director
Staff Liaison: Rebecca Daou
Audit Committee
Dr. Jung-Yul Choi
LCIF Chairperson, Past International President
Dr. Wing-Kun Tam
Presidential Appointee, Past International President
Robert “Bob” Libin
Presidential Appointee, Past International Director
Dr. Eng. Sandro Castellana
Secretary, Past International Director
Staff Liaisons: James Krafcisin (Internal Audit),
Christine Hastings (External Audit)
Finance Committee
Dr. Ta-Lung Chiang
Past International Director, Chairperson/Treasurer
Gudrun Yngvadottir
Past International President
Vijay Kumar Raju
Past International Director
Dr. Manoj Shah
Past International Director
Ronal Arthur “Ron” Luxton
Past International Director
Staff Liaison: Christine Hastings
Development Committee
Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada
Past International President, Chairperson
Brian Sheehan
International First Vice President
Dr. Naresh Aggarwal
Past International President
Dr. Nicolas Eduardo Jara Orellana
Past International Director
Lewis Quinn
Past International Director
Dr. Ta-Lung Chiang
Past International Director
Garnet E. Davis
Past International Director
Staff Liaison: Christopher Plunkett
Marketing Committee
Gudrun Yngvadottir
Past International President, Chairperson
Fabrício Oliveira
International Third Vice President
Dr. Wing-Kun Tam
Past International President
Aruna Abhey Oswal
Past International Director
Robert “Bob” Libin
Past International Director
Ronal Arthur “Ron” Luxton
Past International Director
Staff Liaison: Vacant (Rebecca Daou - interim)
Programs Committee
James E. “Jim” Ervin
Chairperson
Dr. Patti Hill
International Second Vice President
Dr. Eng. Sandro Castellana
Past International Director
Vijay Kumar Raju
Past International Director
Dr. Manoj Shah
Past International Director
In-Kyo Oh
Past Council Chairperson
Chikao Suzuki
Past District Governor
Staff Liaisons: KaSondra Byrd and Benjamin Futransky
Lions Quest Advisory Committee
Fabrício Oliveira
International Third Vice President
Gudrun Yngvadottir
LCIF Vice Chairperson, Past International President
Dr. Eng. Sandro Castellana
LCIF Secretary, Past International Director
Vijay Kumar Raju
Past International Director
Lewis Quinn
Past International Director
Dr. Manoj Shah
Past International Director
Ronal Arthur “Ron” Luxton
Past International Director
Chikao Suzuki
Past District Governor
SightFirst Advisory Committee
Dr. Jung-Yul Choi (Ex-Officio)
LCIF Chairperson & Immediate Past International President
Douglas X. Alexander (Voting)
International President
Brian E. Sheehan (Voting)
International First Vice President
Dr. Patti Hill (Voting)
International Second Vice President
Fabrício Oliveira (Voting)
International Third Vice President
Dr. Naresh Aggarwal (Voting)
Past International President
Gudrun B. Yngvadottir (Voting)
Past International President
Sanjeev Ahuja (Voting)
Executive Administrator & Secretary
Lions Clubs International
Rebecca Daou (Voting)
Executive Administrator
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Dr. Silvio P. Mariotti (Non-Voting)
(SAC Secretariat)
Prevention of Blindness & Deafness
World Health Organization
Dr. Kashef Ijaz (Voting)
Vice President, Health
The Carter Center
Dr. William “Bill” Mc Laughlin (Voting)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Medical Center
Dr. Yuichiro Ogura (Voting)
Nagoya City University Hospital
Dr. G.N. Rao
LV Prasad Eye Institute
Dr. Serge Resnikoff (Voting)
Consultant in global public health, ophthalmology and eye health
