Past District Governor — Tim Meyers (Palmerston)

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.

District Governor — Zoellyn Onn (Brussels)

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.

1st Vice District Governor — Frank Jacobi (Formosa)

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.

2nd Vice District Governor — Kevin Razsman (Walkerton)

Cabinet Secretary — Brad Knight (Brussels)

Cabinet Treasurer — John Kelly (Ripley)

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 Chair — Katie and Tom Gillespie (Owen Sound Scenic City)

We are looking forward to our second year as Zone 1 Chairpersons.

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”.

Zone 2 Chair — Jennet Cox (Kincardine)

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 Chair — Vacant Position

Zone 4 Chair — Dawn McNab (West Grey/Durham)

Dawn McNab (nee Watson) was raised on a family farm near Priceville and attended elementary and high school in Flesherton. Dawn attended Humber College graduating from the Funeral Service Education program in 2000. As a licensed funeral director, she purchased the McCulloch Funeral Home in 2002 and has proudly owned and operated the McCulloch-Watson Funeral Home for over 22 years.

Dawn and her husband Chris live outside of Durham with Dawn's mom, Tyna, and their favorite four-legged canine, Charley. In their spare time, they enjoy camping, snowmobiling, and volunteering with various groups and organizations in their community.

Dawn is a charter member of the West Grey - Durham Lions Club, having served as Vice President in the charter year, serving as President twice, and has assited with the planning of various events with the club. This is Dawn's second time serving as a Zone Chairperson for District A-9 and she looks forward to seeing new and familiar faces in the upcoming year. Wishing everyone a wonderful 2025-26 Lions year!

Zone 5 Chair — Donald Sinclair (Orangeville)

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 Chair — Peter Shephard (Goderich)

Goderich resident since 1977 and joined Goderich Lions in the same year. I held several Chairman positions in the Club including Treasurer and Director and then became President in 1990. While I was President, we started the Environment Committee. I left the Club in 2014 and re-joined in 2023 and am now Chairman of the Environment Committee again. I am married to Marian, have two children and seven grandchildren. Still active in sports, particularly tennis, and am an ardent Chelsea Football fan. My working career took me from B.C. to Manitoba to Ontario as a Commerical Banker. I am now retired.

Zone 7 Chair — Travis Teed (Auburn)

Automotive, Truck and Coach Technician, Musician, Sound Tech and all round happy guy. Husband to the finest best friend/wife for 40 years, father of 2, Grandfather of 5 .Passions and loves are forementioned plus wanting to help make this place we call home/world a better place each and everyday.Thank you Lions for supplying one of the best vehicles to do that !!!

Have a great year everyone !!