<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">PAST INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT and CHAIRPERSON FOR LIONS CLUBS</div><div dir="ltr">INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION (LCIF)</div><div dir="ltr">Dr. Patti Hill from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was elected to serve as international president of</div><div dir="ltr">Lions Clubs International at the association’s 105th International Convention, held in Boston,</div><div dir="ltr">Massachusetts, USA, July 7 through July 11, 2023. As of June 25, 2024, she will serve as</div><div dir="ltr">Chairperson for Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) through July 8, 2025.</div><div dir="ltr">Past International President Hill is president of a consulting firm. With 30 years of experience as</div><div dir="ltr">an educator and psychologist, she has mentored graduate students and psychologists in training.</div><div dir="ltr">She has also championed the rights of children and youth who are deaf and/or blind.</div><div dir="ltr">A member of the Edmonton Host Lions Club since 1990, Past International President Hill has</div><div dir="ltr">held many offices within the association, including district chairperson for Membership,</div><div dir="ltr">Environment, Convention and International Cooperation and Understanding. Additionally, she</div><div dir="ltr">has served as a committee member for the USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum, multinational</div><div dir="ltr">coordinator for Campaign SightFirst II, secretary for the Lions Eyebank (Alberta) Society, Vice</div><div dir="ltr">President of the Lions Eye Research Institute of Northern Alberta and presenter at many forums</div><div dir="ltr">and conventions. Dr. Hill is a founding member of the Lions of Canada Consultative Committee.</div><div dir="ltr">In recognition of her service to the association, Past International President Hill has received</div><div dir="ltr">numerous awards, including several International President’s Awards. She has been honored</div><div dir="ltr">with the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest honor the association bestows upon its</div><div dir="ltr">members. She is also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, and recipient of numerous other</div><div dir="ltr">fellowships.</div><div dir="ltr">In addition to her Lions activities, Past International President Hill is active in numerous</div><div dir="ltr">professional, human rights, and community organizations. In the past, she served as an executive</div><div dir="ltr">officer of the Alberta Association of School Psychologists and the Association of Canadian</div><div dir="ltr">Educators of the Hearing Impaired. Past International President Hill has also served on the</div><div dir="ltr">Alberta Premier’s Council on Persons with Disabilities.</div><div dir="ltr">Past International President Hill and her husband, Greg Holmes, also a Lion, enjoy time with</div><div dir="ltr">their family which has grown to include Pieter, Carley and grandson Alexander, Erin, Mike and</div><div dir="ltr">granddaughter, Violet, and Jessica and Mitch.</div><div dir="ltr">R- 2/24</div></div>