Lions Clubs International is the largest membership-based service club organization in the world. Our mission is to empower Lions clubs, volunteers and partners to improve health and wellbeing, strengthen communities, and support those in need through humanitarian service and grants that impact lives globally, and encourage peace and international understanding. And we fulfill it every day, everywhere we serve. #WeServe
Membership Meetings: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 6:30 PM Eternal Spring Church
Social Hour/Dinner before meetings: 5:30 pm – all potential members and guests welcomed!
Board Meetings: 1st Wednesday meeting of the month following membership meeting
Social Meetings: 2nd or 4th Wednesdays – see calendar
Membership application
History
Club #7932, Zone O7, District MD-19O, Region MD-19. Chartered 3/7/1951, Charter 75th Anniversary 3/7/26.
Melvin Jones founded the Lions, in Chicago, in June 1917. We became international in 1920 when the Windsor, Canada Club was formed. Oak Harbor Lions Club was formed in 1951, jointly sponsored by the Coupeville and South Whidbey Lions Clubs. The Club Charter was signed by 17 members.
Lion Motto: We Serve #WeServe
Slogan: Liberty Intelligence Our Nations Safety
Code of Ethics: To aid the weak & support the needy.
Colors: Purple for loyalty to country, friends and one’s self and gold for sincerity of purpose, liberality in judgement, purity in life, and generosity in mind, heart and purse towards our fellow men.
The White Cane was designed by a Lion.
2024-2025 Officers
President Teresa Addison
Secretary Mike Contreras
1st Vice President Anna Corina Villarreal
2nd Vice President Scott Freseman
Treasurer Aaron Taggert
Membership Chair Anna Corina Villarreal
LCIF Coordinator Jacob (Jake/Will) Willis
Service Chairperson Joshua Dunbar
Marketing Chairperson Teresa Addison
Tail Twister Adolfo Guido
Lion Tamer Corinna Fugate
World of Lions Links
Membership Types and Attendance
Regular: The most common membership type. Our 1.3 million members in more than 47,000 clubs all over the world work to better their communities and fight for Lions Clubs International’s global causes.
An Associate member is also a member of another club where he or she pays dues.
Member At Large (MAL)* not able to attend meetings, must be approved by the board every 6 months.
Affiliated Member* is for members who, because of health or job, aren’t able to make meetings, but would still like to be members. Generally available for projects.
Privileged Member* is a member with over 15 years as a Lion and not able to attend meetings.
*These categories must be requested by the member. If you feel one of these categories fit your present situation contact the President or Secretary for more information. Keep in mind, of course, your presence is desired at every meeting. This is your Club and your ideas and hard work have made us the best club in the Northwest.
ATTENDANCE: Attendance is an important part of being a Lion. At meetings project sign-up sheets are passed around, new projects are discussed and voted on. You can’t pass on your obligation to the members who regularly attend. You are a Lion, and it is your responsibility to know what your club is doing and be available to participate. Members who continue ‘in name only’ do a disservice to themselves and fellow Lions. Please attend meetings whenever you can.
Meetings can be made up by:
-Attending any meeting at another Lions Club.
-Attending a local Board Meeting
-Attending Zone, Regional, district, or National Meetings
-Participating in Club projects and activities.
Members can be excused from meetings, at the discretion of the club, due to work, illness, military duty, or other occurrences, when they conflict with meetings. Missing meetings does not excuse the member from participation in ongoing or future projects.
Committees – 1st Vice
Blood Drive Teresa Addison
Camp Horizon Aaron Taggert
Christmas Trees Magen Gregory
Construction Jym Bates
Corn Feed Joshua Dunbar
Crab Feed Teresa Addison
Eyeglasses Anna Corina Villarreal
Fruit Sales Anna Corina Villarreal
Hunger/Christmas in July (North Whidbey Help House) Anna Corina Villarreal
LERC Anna Corina Villarreal
Nominations Anna Corina Villarreal
Committees – 2nd Vice
Diabetes – open
Flags Michael Contreras
Environment/Road Clean-up – open (current POC Tiffany McCann)
Haven Teresa Addison
Hearing Mike Contreras
Holiday House North Aaron Taggert (fiscal sponsor)
Medical Equipment Teresa Addison
Scholarships Michael Contreras
Sunshine Anna Corina Villarreal
Spin Café Teresa Addison
Vision Screening Dawn Wessel
Webmaster Teresa Addison
White Canes Teresa Addison
Parties varies
Lions Purpose and Causes
Abbreviations and Roles
P is President
PP is Past President
IPP is Immediate Past President
Treas is Treasurer
TT is Tail Twister
Sec is Secretary
PS is Past Secretary
IPS is Immediate Past Secretary
LT is Lion Tamer
1yr Dir is 1 Yr Director
1stVP is 1st Vice President
2ndVP is 2nd Vice President
ZC is Zone Chairman
ZS is Zone Secretary
PZC is Past Zone Chair
PZS is Past Zone Secretary
VDG is Vice District Governor
DG is District Governor
PDG is Past District Governor
VCC is Vice Council Chairman
CC is Council Chairman
PCC is Past Council Chair
ID is International Director
PID is Past International Director
Life Members
Conrad Lokanis – present member
Jim Crowe
* = Deceased
Melvin Jones Fellowships
Annually, our club sponsors Melvin Jones recipients as funds are available and service is warranted. *deceased
Dur Roberson * 04/13/1990 and 1 Diamond 05/30/2006
Ed Siegel * 06/07/1994
James “Jim” Trask * 06/07/1994 PMJF and 2 Diamond most recent 10/21/2021
Richard “Dick” Hummel * 04/22/1996
Oscar “Harry” Jenkins * 04/18/1997
Leonard Zambrowsky * 04/18/1997
Richard Morris * 04/20/1998
Clarence Ness * 04/30/1999
Richard “Dick” Evans * 04/30/1999
Sandi J Carrothers* 05/27/1999 and 1 Diamond 05/16/2018
Conrad “Conny” Lokanis – present member 02/27/2002
Joseph “Joe” Thompson * 11/18/2004
Charlotte Van Cleve 10/03/2005
Delmon “Del” Anderson * 10/03/2005 and 1 Diamond 03/10/2008
David Walker 03/07/2008
Harlen Jim Crowe 04/03/2008
John Upah 04/13/2009
Dennis Doll 05/26/2010 and 1 Diamond 05/15/2014
William Cheaqui 05/26/2010 and 3 Diamond most recent 02/25/2021
John T Kohlmann 03/06/2012 – 2 Diamond most recent 09/25/2020
Brenda Cheaqui 05/17/2012
John A Bowlsby 08/07/2013
Willis “Jake” Jacobs – present member 05/01/2014
Douglas Jerome 04/16/2019
Edgar J. Green 04/17/2019
Stan Grovdahl – present member (date?)
Lou Leggett (date?)
Jim Ryan (date?)
Sharon Ryan (date?)
Doug Stewart (date?)
Charlie Van Cleve (date?)
Frank Votry * (date?)
Jeannene Wisniewski (date?)
Rogers Wisniewski (date?)
Porter Baldridge (date?)
Thomas Bond (date?)
Kelly M Davidson 10/21/2021
Jason B Brent 10/21/2021
Joy Brent 01/05/2022
Roberta “Bobbi” Lornson (date?)
Teresa Addison – present member 2022 (awarded 04/29/2024)
Adam McCann 2023 (awarded 04/29/2024)
July 2024 Scott Freseman, Michael Contreras, Aaron Taggert, Jacob Willis, Anna Corina Villarreal, Teresa Addison, James Kane, Douglas Jerome, Shelly Pomeroy, and Ron Patton
As of 10/1/24, 3 future TBD
Lion of the Year Awards
Harry Jenkins *
Clarence Ness *
Chuck Anderson *
Doug Stewart
James “Jim” Trask *
Ed Siegel *
Richard Evans *
1994-95 Richard Hummel
Janice Nagle
Larry Nagle
Dutch Strehle
Ken Buehn *
Rogers Wisniewski
Jeannene Wisniewski
John Upah
James Ryan
William Cheaqui
Sharon Ryan
Charlie Van Cleve
Bobbi Lornson
2020-21 Rabbit Benzer
2020-21 Kelly Davidson – Distinguished Service Award
2021-22 Adam McCann
2021-22 James “Jim” Kane
2022-23 Ron Patton
2023-24 Anna Corina Villarreal
*Deceased
Past Presidents
*deceased, ++ 100% If you have an obituary to submit, please email: info at ohlions.org
2024 Teresa Addison
2024 Kim Wilson (resigned May 1)
2024 Thomas Bond (resigned March 13)
2023-24 Jason Brent (resigned February 8)
2022-23 Bobbi Lornson
2021-22 William Cheaqui
2020-21 Ed Green
2019-20 Bobbi Lornson
2018-19 Bobbi Lornson
2018 Bobbi Lornson (finished term)
2017-18 Robert O’Dell (resigned in April)
2016-17 Robert O’Dell (finished term)
2016 George Holtry III (resigned October)
2015-16 Ed Green
2014-15 Doug Jerome – present member
2013-14 Conny Lokanis – present member
2012-13 James House *
2011-12 William Cheaqui ++
2010-11 James Ryan ++
2009-10 Tom Bond ++
2008-09 William Cheaqui ++
2007-08 William Cheaqui ++
2006-07 David Walker ++
2005-06 Jim Trask * ++
2004-05 Jim Trask * ++
2003-04 Jim Ryan
2002-03 Bill Miner (finished out term)
2002 Terry Lacy (resigned Nov. 2002)
2001-02 Bob Jacobs
2000-01 Bob Jacobs (began Dec. 2000)
2000 Rene’ Denman – first woman president
1999-00 Lou Leggett ++
1998-99 Charles Anderson * ++
1997-98 Hector Powell (Crescent Harbor)
1997-98 Frank Votry *++
1996-97 Porter Baldridge *
1996-97 Hector Powell (Crescent Harbor)
1996 Janis Powell (Crescent Harbor)
1995-96 Dick Evans *
1994-95 Janis Powell (Crecent Harbor)
1994-95 Dick Hummel * ++
1993-94 Charles E. Brannan Sr.
1992-93 Jeannene Wisniewski (Whidbey Pride Lions)
1992-93 Fred Shepard *
1991-92 Len Zambrowsky *
1991-92 Charlie VanCleve (Whidbey Pride Lions)
1990-91 Don Fosso *
1990-91 Charlie VanCleve (Whidbey Island Lioness)
1989-90 Dan Renninger *
1988-89 Roger Wieldraayer
1987-88 Jim Seabolt *
1986-87 Edward Blake
1986-87 Douglas Stewart (California)
1985-86 Edward Draucker *
1984-85 Willis “Jake” Jacobs ++ – current member
1983-84 Clarence Ness *
1982-83 Tom Shannon
1981-82 Robert L. Jackson
1980-81 Phillip Bleyhl
1979-80 Jon Brilein *
1978-79 Kenneth C. “KC” Baier *
1977-78 Floyd H.Suther *
1976-77 Milton Schulle *
1975-76 Donald Wampler *
1974-75 Francis “Fran” Schnell
1973-74 G. Durward “Dur” Roberson *
1972-73 Clarence Ness *
1971-72 Howard Rowe *
1970-71 Delmon Anderson *
1969-70 Charles Carskadden *
1968-69 Richard Pitt *
1967-68 Howard Weidenbach *
1966-67 Larry Boyer *
1965-66 Douglas M. Clarke *
1964-65 Donald Wampler * (Completed term)
1964 E. “Big Ed” Graham Jr. (2 weeks) *
1963-64 Clarence Pease *
1962-63 Richard L. Hall *
1961-62 August Newman *
1960-61 Donald E.Boyer *
1959-60 Ralph Poole *
1958-59 Fred N.Murcray *
1957-58 James C. Haddon *
1956-57 Ray C. Cusworth *
1955-56 Gerald S. Nelson *
1954-55 Robert Blain *
1953-54 H. Ted Knutsen *
1952-53 Lanche Crow *
1951-52 Andrew Henry *
1950-51 Andrew Henry *
Past Secretaries
2024 Michael Contreras
2023-24 Roberta Lornson (resigned March 13)
2022-23 Tiffany McCann
2021-22 PDG Tom Bond
2020-21 PDG Tom Bond
2019-20 PDG Tom Bond
2018-19 Bill Cheaqui
2017-18 Jeannene Wisniewski (resigned in June)
2016-17 Jeannene Wisniewski (finished term)
2016-17 Bill Cheaqui (resigned February)
2015-16 Dur Roberson
2014-15 Brenda Cheaqui
2013-14 Dennis Doll ++
2012-13 Dennis Doll ++
2011-12 Dennis Doll ++
2010 -11 Dennis Doll ++
2009-10 Dennis Doll ++
2008-09 Jeannene Wisniewski ++
2007-08 Jeannene Wisniewski ++
2006-07 Jeannene Wisniewski ++
2005-06 Dennis Doll ++
2004-05 Dennis Doll ++
2003-04 Frank Votry *++
2002-03 George Steinman * ++
2001-02 Thomas Bond ++
2000-01 Thomas Bond ++
1999-2000 Thomas Bond ++
1998-99 Thomas Bond ++
1997-98 Len Zambrowsky *
1996-97 Harry Jenkins *
1994-95 Doug Jerome
1993-94 Len Zambrowsky *
1992-93 Harry Jenkins *
1991-92 Doug Jerome
1990-91 Doug Jerome
1989-90 Joe Thompson *
1988-89 Harry Jenkins *
1987-88 Len Zambrowsky *
1986-87 Len Zambrowsky *
1985-86 John ‘Bob’ Morrison
1984-85 Richard ‘Sam’ Morris *
1983-84 Richard ‘Sam’ Morris *
1982-83 Richard ‘Sam’ Morris *
1981-82 Richard ‘Sam’ Morris *
1980-81 Richard ‘Sam’ Morris *
1979-80 Joseph A. Brislin *
1978-79 Ronald G. Oleson **
1977-78 Robert L. Jackson **
1976-77 Edward Draucker*
1975-76 Ronald E. Geria (did not complete term)
1975-76 Howard Weidenbach (completed term)
1974-75 Ronald E. Geria
1973-74 Francis Schnell
1972-73 Perry Dushek
1971-72 Don Wallen *
1970-71 Floyd Suther *
1969-70 Milton Schulle *
1968-69 Howard Rowe *
1967-68 Tom Abel
1966-67 Alex Green
1965-66 Dennis Davis
1964-65 Jim Neil ( 2 Weeks)
1964-65 Donald Wampler
1963-64 Raymond Taylor
1962-63 Larry Boyer *
1961-62 Howard Weidenbach *
1960-61 Donald Wampler
1959-60 Richard L. Hall *
1958-59 Carl Love
1957-58 Clarence Pease
1956-57 Donald E.Boyer *
1955-56 Don Layman
1954-55 Ray C. Cusworth
1953-54 Ray C. Cusworth
1952-53 W.H. Paul
1951-52 Ralph Poole *
1950-51 Ralph Poole *
*deceased, ++ 100%
Past Zone Leadership
2024-2025 District 19-O GMT Membership Chair Anna Corina Villarreal
2024-2025 District 19-O Awards Chair Michael Contreras
2024-2025 District 19-O New Voices Chair Teresa Addison
Past Zone Chairmen (ZC)
Donald E.Boyer *
Dan Renninger *
Doug Stewart
Floyd Suther *
Frank Votry *
Bill Cheaqui
Past Zone Secretaries
Dennis Doll
Thomas Bond
Past District Governors (DG)
Thomas Bond
Joseph A. Brislin *
Lanche Crow *
Past Council Chairman
G. Dur Roberson *
Past International Director
G. Dur Roberson *
Note: All DGs and CCs have been ZCs
