Current Leadership
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Board of Trustees
LCIF Chairperson
LCIF Vice Chairperson & Immediate Past LCIF Chairperson
LCIF Treasurer
Largest Membership Country
LCIF Secretary
Constitutional Area VI
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
Appointee of International President
2023-2024 LCIF Board of Trustees Committees
Executive Committee (composition in policy)
Brian E. Sheehan, LCIF Chairperson, Immediate Past International President
Douglas X. Alexander, LCIF Vice Chairperson, Past International President
Vijay Kumar Raju, LCIF Secretary, Past International Director
Gary F. Brown, LCIF Treasurer, Past International Director
Dr. Patti Hill, International President
Fabrício Oliveira, International First Vice President
A.P. Singh, International Second Vice President
Mark Lyon, International Third Vice President
Justice Brian Stevenson, Presidential Appointee, Past International President
Teresa Dineen, Presidential Appointee, Past International Director
Staff liaison: Rebecca Daou
Audit Committee (composition in policy)
Brian E. Sheehan, LCIF Chairperson, Immediate Past International President
Justice Brian Stevenson, Presidential Appointee, Past International President
Teresa Dineen, Presidential Appointee, Past International Director
Vijay Kumar Raju, Secretary, Past International Director
Staff Liaisons: James Krafcisin (internal audit)
& Christine Hastings (external audit)
Development Committee
Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada, Past International President, Chairperson
Fabrício Oliveira, International First Vice President
Joe Preston, Past International President
Justice Brian Stevenson, Past International President
Gary F. Brown, Past International Director
Aruna Abhey Oswal, Past International Director
Eveline N. Chandra, Past Council Chairperson
Staff Liaison: Christopher Plunkett
Finance Committee
Gary F. Brown, Past International Director, Chairperson/Treasurer
Vijay Kumar Raju, Past International Director
Dr. Ta-Lung Chiang, Past International Director
Justice Brian Stevenson, Past International President
Teresa Dineen, Past International Director
Staff Liaison: Christine Hastings
Marketing Committee
Dr. Jung-Yul Choi, Past International President, Chairperson
Mark Lyon, International Third Vice President
Dr. Sandro Castellana, Past International Director
Vijay Kumar Raju, Past International Director
Jennifer Ware, Past International Director
Engr. H.O.B. Lawal, Past International Director
Staff Liaison: Leia Williams
Programs Committee
Douglas X. Alexander, Chairperson
A.P. Singh, International Second Vice President
Dr. Nicolás Eduardo Jara Orellana, Past International Director
Marvin Chambers, Past International Director
Dr. Ta-Lung Chiang, Past International Director
Teresa Dineen, Past International Director
Chikao Suzuki, Past District Governor
Staff Liaison: KaSondra Byrd
Lions Quest Working Group
Mark Lyon, International Third Vice President
Gary F. Brown, Past International Director
Joe Preston, Past International President
Dr. Sandro Castellana, Past International Director
Dr. Nicolás Eduardo Jara Orellana, Past International Director
Vijay Kumar Raju, Past International Director
Marvin Chambers, Past International Director
Staff Liaison: Matt Kiefer
SightFirst Advisory Committee
Brian Sheehan (Voting)
LCIF Chairperson & Immediate Past International President
Dr. Patti Hill (Ex-Officio)
International President
Fabrício Oliveira (Voting)
International First Vice President
A.P. Singh (Voting)
International Second Vice President
Mark S. Lyon (Voting)
International Third Vice President
Douglas X. Alexander (Voting)
Past International President
Dr. Jung-Yul Choi (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
