District A-9 Lions Voting Cabinet 2024 - 2025
Immediate Past District Governor
Bill Yelland
Mount Forest Lions Club
Bill retired ten years ago when he and Susan purchased their current property. After they completed the major renovations they joined the Lions in Mount Forest in 2015. Bill has served as first VP, club President and Zone Chair.
Bill had spent most of his career in the manufacturing sector producing branded merchandise, retail decorated kitchen ware, and the North American promotional products. He has served on the national industry board of directors as chairman and given courses at North American conventions.
Bill joined the Lions to meet new friends and help out in their adopted community. He experienced through participation and the input of his mentors that unique wonderful tingle inside when a community project works. And Bill adds “I value the time I get to spend with fellow Lions.”
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District Governor
Tim Meyers
Palmerston Lions Club
Tim joined the Palmerston Lions Club in 2007 in order to become a part of an organization that believes in serving and building a better community for all to live in. Tim has been active within the Palmerston Lions Club serving as 2nd Vice, 1st Vice and served as President twice. He has also served as a Tail Twister and Co-Membership Chairperson and has served on multiple committees. Tim served as Zone Chairperson for District A-9 Zone 39 West in 2011-12. Tim served as a Guiding Lion for the Hanover Lions Club and is a Melvin Jones Fellowship Recipient. He and his wife Lion Helen have three grown children and eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Tim works full time as a Manager for a large International Building Products Manufacturer. Tim enjoys camping, singing, and spending time helping his fellow lions build a better community.
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1st Vice District Governor
Zoellyn Onn
Brussels Lions Club
Zoey joined the Brussels Lions Club in 2017, quickly loving the people and activities. Her passion project is the Brussels Leo Club which has become a very well-known community group, participating in projects ranging from playgrounds to murder mysteries. Zoey is excited to pursue this avenue of Lions and hopes it will help her show more people how wonderful it is to be a Lion.
In her spare time (which she has very little of) Zoey and her husband Thom run two funeral homes, play in the garden or work on home renovations. They enjoy their dogs Peppercorn and Wendill and their three ginger cats Catso, Douro and newest edition Cobb (oh and don’t forget their corn snake Ba’al). Zoey loves to be crafty, plays baseball and soccer and volunteers with many other community groups.
2nd Vice District Governor
Frank Jacobi
I am involved with my home club, Formosa & District, and have achieved perfect attendance since joining in 2017. I have served 2 terms as President, 1st and 2nd year directors as well as Chairman of many different committees. I am currently the club’s Past President and Chairman of the Constitution & Bylaw committee.
At the District level, I am a Past Zone Chairman and the Data Administrator. I recently completed the RLLI course and working on my BA in the Lions University. I am a certified Guiding Lion for the District and have received the GAT Leadership Award in 2022.
I have also been involved with the Legion, since 1993 and the WOAA, since 2007, in which I am currently a committee member.
I am looking forward to working with the clubs in District A9 this year, as we struggle to increase younger membership and gain knowledge of all the different Lions programs provided by Lions International.
I’m a man in motion and will never sit until the task is complete.
Roar like a Lion
Cabinet Secretary
Dave Wilson
Palmerston Lions Club
Lion Dave joined the Palmerston Lions Club in 1986 and has served as President four times as well as Secretary for ten terms. He has been deeply involved in the construction of the Palmerston Lions Heritage Park. Dave has previously served as District Secretary and Governor’s Bulletin Editor. Lion Dave has been married to Kathy for almost 40 years and they have two sons, Mike and Chris. He is employed by the Town of Minto as the Deputy Chief Building Official.
Cabinet Treasurer
John Kelly
John was born in Kincardine and when he finished school he worked in the bank for five years and then for his father in law for four years. At that time he started working in the cheese industry, making cheese and managing cheese plants. John and his wife, Nancy, have four children and six grandchildren. They have been married for 52 years. When John retired, they moved from Woodstock back to the Ripley area, where they have many family and friends. John currently manages four chicken broiler barns to keep himself busy. John joined the Ripley Lions six years ago, was club president for two years, Zone 3 Chairman for a year and he has just completed a term as Cabinet Treasurer.
Zone 1 Chairpersons
Katie and Tom Gillespie
Owen Sound Scenic CityLions Club
We are looking forward to our second year as Zone 1Chairpersons.
We are a married couple of 39 years and have two grown married children and one granddaughter. We are looking forward to retirement at the end of this year.
We will keep our clubs updated on District A9 activities and assist our clubs in any way that is needed to promote “ WE SERVE”.
Lion Jennet Cox
Lion Jennet Cox joined Kincardine Lions along with her partner Warren Cox, in 2023. They have been married for 25 years and she is retired after working at George Brown College for 30 years.
Lion Jennet enjoys working alongside her Kincardine Lions members and gets involved in many activities with her club members to serve the community. Lion Jennet and her partner hosted last year and this year a youth with the Lions Youth Exchange program.
Some of Jennet’s other interests are gardening and also belongs to the Huron Fringe Field Naturalist Club and participates in some of their activities to preserve wildlife and their natural habitat. Jennet enjoys Yoga, Curling, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking and Hand Drumming held at M’Wikwedong Indigenous Centre in Owen Sound.
Lion Jennet is looking forward to working with the Lions Clubs in her Zone serving and making the communities a better place for all.
Zone 3 Chairperson
Kevin Raszmann
Hanover Lions Club
Currently the President of The Hanover Lions Club for my second term. Into my 10th year as a Lion. Work on a beef feedlot. Currently host a Country show and also News Director at Bluewater Radio. Have been a director for Grey County Federation of Agriculture for 9 years. Provide Race Commentary at Full Throttle Motor Speedway @ Varney.
Hanover Lions Club was charted in 2008. I transferred from Atwood Lions Club in 2018. Have been a 2 term Director, 2 term Vice President and going into 2nd term of President.
Zone 4 Chairperson
Diedter Standyk
Lion Deidter joined the West Grey Durham Lions in 2023 and almost immediately stepped forward and served as the Tail Twister for his club.
Lion Deidter is a University Graduate studying Film at Ryerson University. Deidter also served three years in the Canadian Military immediately after graduating from High School. Lion Deidter is also the District’s expert on Zombies having been involved in a camp to train people to survive and avoid Zombies.
Lion Deiter is currently serving as his club’s 2nd VP and is active and very entertaining when he announces at the clubs Catch the Ace events.
We look forward to working with Lion Deidter
Zone 5 Chairperson
Donald Sinclair
Don joined the Orangeville Lions Club in 2017, the year he retired from municipal work across Canada. He worked with the cities of Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Vaughan, the Region of York and the Town of East Gwillimbury in both municipal law and urban planning. With the Orangeville club he has served as tail twister, secretary, vice-president and president. He and his wife Janet have built a home on his grandfather’s farm just north of Orangeville. They have three children and 8 grandchildren.
Zone 6 Chairperson
Travis Teed
Lions Club
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Zone 7 Chairperson
Bruce Bettles
Dublin & District Lions Club
Llion Bruce Bettles.Lion member of Dublin & District Lions Club for approximately 22 yrs.
Wife Jennifer of 33 years.
1 son, Ryan. 1 daughter Alyssa & 2 grandchildren.
I am a Tooling Technician for Cooper Standard Automotive in Strafford for 28 years.
