Lions of Illinois Foundation Officers
DISTRICT TRUSTEES
2024-2025 Officers
1-A Lion Steve Anton, PCC
Email: santonlions@comcast.com
1-A Lion Ralph Zarada, PDG
Endowment Fund Secretary/Treasurer
Email: ralph.zarada.1A@gmail.com
1-BK Lion Sheila Perkins, PDG
Endowment Fund Vice President
Email: sheliaperkins929@gmail.com
1-BK Lion Mark Williams, PCC
Email: md1lionsmark@gmail.com
1-CN Lion Guideon Richeson
Foundation Vice President
Email: griche@msn.com
1-CN Lion Barbara Taylor
Foundation Treasurer
Email: barbara5761@gmail.com
1-CS Lion Helen Ferguson, PDG
Email: rjferguson1950@gmail.com
1-CS Lion Derek Eurales, PDG
Email: illprayfyu@earthlink.net
1-D Lion Richard Delp, PDG
Email: lionrdelp@gmail.com
1-D Lion Gary Meyer, PDG
Email: gmeyers1950@gmail.com
1-F Lion Bill Stanley
Foundation President
Email: lionbstanley@gmail.com
1-F Lion Terry Scherman
Email: tsherm14@aol.com
1-G Lion Carol Anderson, PDG
Foundation Secretary
Email: carolgirn@hotmail.com
1-G Lion Steve Plocher
Email: splocher@allpointnetworx.com
1-H Lion Leslie T. Jefferson
Email: lesliet1958@gmail.com
1-H Lion Terry Knollenberg, PCC
Endowment Fund President
Email: md1cc1112@gmail.com
1-J Lion Robert Jilke, PDG
Email: bljilke@aol.com
1-J Lion Jerome Perez, PCC
Email: lion.jerry.perez@gmail.com
1-M Lion David Johnson, PDG
Email: davidmjohnson1959@yahoo.com
1-M Lion Maurice (Moe) Wimbley, PDG
Email: mwwimbley@hotmail.com
Council Chair: Lion Tom Drez
Email: tom@drez.net
STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
HEALTH SERVICES CHAIRPERSON: LION ROBERT JILKE, PDG (1-J)
Email: bljilke@aol.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 RICH GORDON, PDG (1-H)
Email: lionrgordon50@yahoo.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
LEADER DOG CHAIRPERSON: LION HOWARD SWACKER, PDG (1-A)
Email: swacker6@sbcglobal.net
Leader Dog Includes: Present and Promote to Clubs, Liaison for Leader Dog Program
KEY AMBASSADOR OF GOODWILL CHAIRPERSON: LION JOHNNY ANDERSON, PFP, PDG (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