District Governor Lilane Fox
Lion Lilane Fox has been a member of the Pickerington Lions Club since 1995.
She has served her club as President, Membership Chairman, Board Member and Treasurer. She is the sponsor of 10 new members.
Lion Lilane has served her District as Zone 4 Chair, Region 1 Chair on the GMT Committee, creating the District Membership Tool Kit which included an original orientation program and year-round Membership Campaign, and as Sight and Hearing Chair for 6 years, establishing a vision screening program for the District. She has also served as the Cabinet Treasurer and taught at the Leadership School for many years.
At the State Level, she chaired the State Sight and Hearing Committee for 6 years where she also founded the charitable arm of the Committee, the Ohio Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation, and served as its Chair until June 2020, and now as a Member-at-Large on the Board. She also served on the State GMT Committee for three years which oversees the District GMT chairs.
Lion Lilane was also honored to serve the Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank for nearly 6 years on the Operating Board with her last two years serving as Chair.
She has received 4 Presidential Certificates of Appreciation and a Presidential Leadership Award. She has also received the Council Chair’s Award of Excellence and two Council of Governors Merit Awards. She has received the Excellent President award 3 times and Excellent Treasurer award four.
Lion Lilane's club has honored her with the Melvin Jones Fellowship, the Central Ohio Lions Eye Bank Helen Keller Award, Ohio Lions Foundation J. W. Brantner Founder’s Award, and a Knight for Sight. Lilane was most recently presented with a James Coffey Fellowship at the 2023 OH7 Convention.
Lilane currently works for the Ohio Department of Insurance, in their Product Regulation and Actuarial Services Division, and has worked in the insurance industry 30 years. She is also active in her church leadership, attending Peace Free Lutheran Church in Canal Winchester, Ohio.
Lilane and her husband, Lion Brian, have been married for 33 years, with two children, Stephanie and Tommy, and two pets, Molly, the spoiled Pomeranian, and Tiger, the three-legged wonder cat.
1st Vice District Governor Kelvin Hite
Lion Kelvin Hite joined Lions May 1, 2005 with the Southeast Lions Club. He held the office of 3rd VP 2006-07, 1st VP 2007-08 and President 2008-09. He then transferred to the Millersport Lions Club where he served in many positions of leadership, including Major Prize Chairman, Membership Chair, 3rd & 2nd VP and President in 2019-20.
At the District level, Lion Kelvin has served as Zone Chair, 2020-22. He has attended three USA/Canada Forums, attended Lions University and earned his Bachelors and Masters. He has also gone to a Regional Lions Leadership Institute school. He and his wife, Lion Robin, have attended seven international conventions.
Lion Kelvin has earned two Presidential Awards, a Zone Chair Membership Award and is a Melvin Jones Fellow.
He retired from the City of Bexley in 2002. From March to August each year, he and other members of the club work to maintain and ready the grounds for the annual Millersport Sweet Corn Festival. Lions Kelvin and Robin have been married for 44 years and have two adult children, Kim and Sam, eight Grand Children and two fur-babies, Bubba the licker dog and Snickerdoodle the cat.
2nd Vice District Governor Tamarra Parker-Stephens
Lion Tamarra joined the Millersport Lions Club in May 2006. Over the past 18 years, she has served as Club President, Membership Chair, Service Chair, Club branch liaison, and remains active on many club-based committees and fundraising projects. Additionally, she was instrumental in establishing the Laker Leo Club in the community, wherein she served as their Leo Club Advisor.
On the District level, Lion Tamarra is currently 2VDG, serves as the OH7 Global Extension Team Coordinator, and previously served for three years as the OH7 Global Service Team Coordinator. She has served as the District Administrator, Directory Chair, Contests Chair, and as the Zone 5 Chair. On the MD level, Lion Tamarra has been pivotal in establishing an MD13 New Voices committee, which is part of the GAT.
Always eager to further her development in Lionism, Lion Tamarra is a certified Lions Faculty Development Institute graduate, a certified Guiding Lion, an RLLI Levels 1 and 2 graduate, and has earned her Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate from Lions University. She is also an instructor at the annual OH7 Officer Leadership School and has taught at OH5’s leadership training, Learn to Roar. She is also the author of The Recruiter’s Passport, MD13’s newest membership tool.
Lion Tamarra is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, has been awarded an International Leadership Medal, several New Voices and GAT recognitions, an OLERF Visionary Award, and a Journey of Hope Award. She and her Club won the 2024 International Kindness Matters Service Award.
Lion Tamarra has personally sponsored 42 Lions. Her recently deceased husband was her sponsor, and her first recruit was her son, Natalio.
Lion Tamarra has had a wide-ranging career and education. She earned her Bachelors from the State University of New York at Oneonta in Anthropology, as well as her Masters degrees and ABD from the University of Pennsylvania. She has had professional careers as a costumer/wardrober for BalletMet Columbus, an archaeologist and material culture analyst, and most recently an R&D chemist. A native of San Antonio, Texas she came to Ohio 20 years ago, by way of New York and Philadelphia. Her interests range from cooking, kayaking, and gardening to British mysteries, Sci-Fi, and Star Trek.
Cabinet Treasurer Dan Osborn
Lion Dan is a 50-year member of the Frazeysburg Lions Club joining in March 1974. In the club, Lion Dan has been President (1980-81), Secretary (1984-Present), Treasurer (1984-88, 1989-90 and 2003-present). He has sponsored 5 new members in the club.
Lion Dan has received much recognition for his work at the club level, including: Lion of the Year (1993-94), Melvin Jones Fellowship (1996), Knight for Sight (2007-08), and many Lion of the Month awards. He has received the Excellent Treasurer and Excellent Secretary awards each year he has held those positions. He has 40 years of perfect attendance.
He has been active at the District & State levels as well, holding the following positions:
- Cabinet Sec-Treas: 1994-95, 2008-09, 2015-16 and 2018-19;
- Cabinet Secretary 2019-20
- Cabinet Treasurer 2020-24
- OH-7 State Compliance Committee July 2019 - to current
- Compliance helper with district clubs March 2017 - 2019
- Information & Technology Chair 2001 - 2007
- District Web Master 2001 - 2004
- District Convention Chairman 2000 - 01
- International Relations Committee 1997 - 2022
- District Bulletin Co-editor 1995 - 96
- An Instructor at the District Leadership Training School for many years.
Lion Dan has received four Lions International President's Certificates of Appreciation, International Leadership Award, two Council of Governors Pins and Banners, the first HWHAO award 2017-18 by Gov. Dave Stockum, Zone 3 Lion of the Year, inducted into the OH7 Hall of Fame in March 2022, recognized with an MD13 Dick Bryan Fellowship by Gov. Matt at the May 2022 State Convention, and received The International President's Award from Brian Sheehan by Gov. Mary Bumpus at the May 2023 State Convention.
Lion Dan graduated from Tri-Valley High School in 1968. He retired from the Ohio National Guard in 1990 with 20 years of service. He retired from Owens Corning in 2010 with 41 years. Lion Dan Lives outside of Frazeysburg with his wife Ruth and his daughter Janelle.
Cabinet Secretary Cathy Dardis
Lion Cathy Dardis joined the Bloom Carroll Lions Club in March 2007 and has served the Club as 2nd Vice President, 1st Vice President and President (2008-2009). Lion Cathy currently serves at the Club’s Secretary/Treasurer. She has held the Secretary position since 2010 and the Club Treasurer position since 2018. She also currently serves on the Constitution and By-Laws committee and the Finance committee.
She has served the district as Assistant Zone Chair, Zone Chair, Women and Family Coordinator, District Secretary (2017/2018), (2021/2022), (2022/2023)and (2023/2024); also co-presented with Lion Dan Osborn with Secretary training at District Leadership School from 2016 - 2023. Lion Cathy was awarded Lion of the Year and Zone 4 Lion of the Year in 2021. /2022. Lion Cathy was also awarded the MD13 Council of Governors Award of Merit in 2021/2022 and 2023/2024 and the Journey of Hope Award at the 2022/2023 MD13 Ohio Lions Convention.
She has attended USA/Canada forum in Memphis, TN (2009) and Lions Club International Centennial Convention in Chicago, IL (2017) and LCI convention in Vegas in 2018, as well as attended several Ohio Lions Winter Retreat. Cathy received her Melvin Jones Fellowship in March 2018 at the OH7 District convention.
Lion Cathy is a graduate of Lancaster High School. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Wright State University, she retired from Stifel, an Investment Company after 19 years in January 2024. . She is also the Treasurer of Chelle’s Angels; an all-women’s motorcycle riding club and their motto is “Ride to Give.” In the past, she has served on the St. Mark Catholic Church Finance Committee for 25 years.
She lives in Carroll, Ohio with her husband Richard. Lion Cathy likes to travel, ride her Can-Am Spyder and enjoys being with her family and friends.
