Lions of Illinois Foundation Officers
DISTRICT TRUSTEES
2026-2027 Officers
1-A Lion Steve Anton, PCC
Foundation President/Vision Services Chairperson
Email: santonlions@comcast.net
1-A Lion Marilyn McLean, PDG
Email: marilynmmclean@yahoo.com
1-BK Lion Mark Williams, PCC
Foundation Secretary
Email: md1lionsmark@gmail.com
1-BK Lions Shelia Perkins, PDG
Emal: shelia.perkins929@icloud.com
1-CN Lion Joe Hrabusicky
Email: joeh8750964@outlook.com
1-CN Lion Barbara Taylor, PEFP
Email: barbara5761@gmail.com
1-CS Lion Heather Abell Castlebery, PDG
Email: lion.heather.abell@gmail.com
1-CS TBD
1-D Lion Richard Delp, PDG
Email: lionrdelp@gmail.com
1-D Lion Lonna Bentley, PDG
Email: lionlonna1d@gmail.com
1-F Lion Julie Stanley
Email: lionjulies@gmail.com
1-F Lion Terry Scherman
Email: tsherm14@aol.com
1-G Lion Carol Anderson, PDG
Endowment Fund President
Email: carolgirn@hotmail.com
1-G Lion Dean Hemming, PDG
Email: edhemming@adams.net
1-H Lion Rich Gordon, PDG
Email: lionrgordon50@yahoo.com
1-H Lion Dave Russell, PDG
Endowment Fund Secretary/Treasurer
Email: drrussell1of2@gmail.com
1-J Lion Robert Jilke, PDG
Foundation Vice President
Email: bljilke@aol.com
1-J Lion Lori Chassee, PCC
Foundation Treasurer
Email: lion.loric@gmail.com
1-M Lion Butch Guennewig, PDG
Endowment Fund Vice President
Email: butch.lionsclub@gmail.com
1-M Lion Ruth Wimbley, PDG
Email: ruthiewimbley@yahoo.com
Council Chair: Lion Tom Elsey, PDG
Email: thomas.elsey@gmail.com
STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
HEALTH SERVICES CHAIRPERSON: LION STEVE FERGUSON, PDG, PFP, PEFP (1-M)
Email: lion_steve@yahoo.com
Health Services Includes: Mobile Hearing and Retinal Screening Units, Diabetes Awareness, Health Fairs, Recycling: Glasses/Hearing Aids
VISION SERVICES CHAIRPERSON: LION GAIL ANTON, PCC (1-A)
Email: anton173@comcast.net
Vision Services Includes: Awareness/Promotion of Student Low Vision Clinics, Adult Low-Vision (O&M Training), Children’s Vision Screener
CAMP LIONS CHAIRPERSON: LION GUIDEON RICHESON, PFP (1-CN)
Email: griche@msn.com
Camp Lions Includes: Camp Lions, Camp Lions Fundraisers
MEMORIALS AND ENDOWMENTS CHAIRPERSON: LION DICK BARK, PDG (1-BK)
Email: rbbark@outlook.com
Memorials and Endowments Includes: Foundation Fellows, Sustaining Supporters, Tree of Service, Memorials, Get Wells, Birdies for Charity
RESOURCE PARTNER CHAIRPERSON: TBD
Email:
Resource Partners Includes: Leader Dog, Hadley School for the Blind, L.I.E.R.I. and Eversight
KEY AMBASSADOR OF GOODWILL CHAIRPERSON: LION JOHNNY ANDERSON, PDG, PFP (1-G)
Email: janders@adams.net
Key Ambassador Includes: Assist Trustees with promoting LIF and LIEF programs and services and communicating information on LIF Fundraisers
PARLIAMENTARIAN: LION TOM MARTIN, PDG (JANE) (1-H)
Email: thomasemartin54@gmail.com