Current Leadership
Our global leadership takes pride in providing expanded opportunities to Lions and all people, everywhere.
Board of Trustees
LCIF Chairperson
LCIF Vice Chairperson & Past LCIF Chairperson
Past LCIF Chairperson & LCIF Secretary
LCIF Treasurer
Largest Membership Country
Constitutional Area I
Constitutional Area II
Constitutional Area III
Constitutional Area IV
Constitutional Area V
Constitutional Area VII
Constitutional Area VIII
Second Largest Membership Country
Largest Per Member Giving Country
Second Largest Per Member Giving Country
Third Largest Per Member Giving Country
LCIF Board of Trustees Appointee
2022-2023 LCIF Board of Trustees Committees
Executive Committee
Douglas X. Alexander, Chairperson
Dr. Jung-Yul Choi, Vice-Chairperson
Gudrun Yngvadottir, Secretary
Gary F. Brown, Treasurer
Brian Sheehan
Dr. Patti Hill
Fabrício Oliveira
A.P. Singh
James E. “Jim” Ervin
Vijay Kumar Raju
Audit Committee
Douglas X. Alexander, Chairperson
Gudrun Yngvadottir
James E. “Jim” Ervin
Vijay Kumar Raju
Staff Liaisons: Christine Hastings (External Audit)
& James Krafcisin (Internal Audit)
Finance Committee
Gary F. Brown, Chairperson
Vijay Kumar Raju
Dr. Ta-Lung Chiang
Dr. Manoj Shah
Ronal Arthur “Ron” Luxton
Staff Liaison: Christine Hastings
Development Committee
Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada, Chairperson
Dr. Patti Hill
Gudrun Yngvadottir
N.S. Sankar
Dr. Ta-Lung Chiang
Garnet E. Davis
Staff Liaison: Christopher Plunkett
Marketing Committee
Dr. Jung-Yul Choi, Chairperson
A.P. Singh
Gary F. Brown
Dr. Nicolás Eduardo Jara Orellana
Aruna Abhey Oswal
Jennifer Ware
Ronal Arthur “Ron” Luxton
Staff Liaison: Bill Hatzos
Programs Committee
James E. “Jim” Ervin, Chairperson
Fabrício Oliveira
Dr. Sandro Castellana
Vijay Kumar Raju
Dr. Manoj Shah
In-Kyo Oh
Chikao Suzuki
Staff Liaisons: KaSondra Byrd & Benjamin Futransky
Lions Quest Working Group
A.P. Singh
Gudrun Yngvadottir
Dr. Sandro Castellana
Gary F. Brown
Vijay Kumar Raju
Dr. Manoj Shah
Ronal Arthur “Ron” Luxton
Staff Liaison: Matt Kiefer
SightFirst Advisory Committee
Douglas X. Alexander (Voting)
LCIF Chairperson & Immediate Past International President
Brian Sheehan (Ex-Officio)
International President
Dr. Patti Hill (Voting)
International First Vice President
Fabrício Oliveira (Voting)
International Second Vice President
A.P. Singh (Voting)
International Third Vice President
Dr. Jung-Yul Choi (Voting)
Past International President
Gudrun B. Yngvadottir (Voting)
Past International President
Sanjeev Ahuja (Voting)
Executive Administrator
Lions Clubs International
Staff Liaison: KaSondra Byrd
Rebecca Daou (Voting)
Executive Administrator
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Dr. Silvio P. Mariotti (SAC Secretariat, Non-Voting)
Prevention of Blindness & Deafness
World Health Organization
Dr. Kashef Ijaz (Voting)
Vice President for Health Programs
The Carter Center
Dr. William “Bill” Mc Laughlin (Voting)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Yuichiro Ogura (Voting)
Genentech
Dr. Gullapalli N. Rao (Voting)
LV Prasad Eye Institute
Dr. Serge Resnikoff (Voting)
Consultant in global public health, ophthalmology and eye health
