District Administration

District Administration Personnel

Position	Lion(s)/Club
District Governor	Melissa A. Smith [Seymour]
1st Vice District Governor	Richard Zappone [Waterbury]
2nd Vice District Governor	Susan (Sue) Hurlburt [Bethany]
District Secretary	Danielle Lutz [Wallingford]
District Treasurer	Janet Brunwin [Bethany]
Immediate Past District Governor	Lori-Ann Beninson, CC [New Fairfield]
Past District Governor Association Chair	Alan J. Sturtz [North Haven]
Chaplain	James Bennett, PCC[North Haven]
Sunshine Committee	Lyn Lyon [Brookfield]

Zone Chairs

Zone Chair Personnel

Position	Lion(s)/Club
Zone 1 Chair Darien, New Canaan, Stamford	Toni Riordan
Zone 2 Chair Easton, Fairfield, Georgetown, Norwalk, Ridgefield	Michael Liberta [Ridgefield]
Zone 3 Chair Bridgeport Host, Monroe, Stratford, Trumbull, Trumbull Center	Mark Beninson [New Fairfield]
Zone 4 Chair Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Naugatuck, Oxford, Seymour, Southbury Community	Barbara Fredericks [Seymour]
Zone 5 Chair Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Fairfield Candlewood, Newtown	Shaun McColgan [Danbury]
Zone 6 Chair Cheshire, Meriden, Middlebury, Prospect, South Meriden, Waterbury, Wolcott, Wallingford	Marianne Russo-Arrigone [Cheshire]
Zone 7 Chair Devon, Milford, New Haven, Orange, West Haven, Woodbridge	Marianne Miller [Orange]
Zone 8 Chair Branford, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, North Haven	Jay Farrell [New Haven]

The Global Action Team helps the district achieve its goals by creating a unified approach to action in Leadership, Membership, Service, and LCIF.

Global Leadership Team

Global Leadership Team Personnel

Position	Lion(s)/Club
Global Leadership Team Personnel	Sue Hurlburt, SVDG [Bethany]
PSTMZ/New Member Training	Sue Hurlburt, SVDG [Bethany]
Constitution & By-Laws/Policy & Protocol	Richard Peck [Brookfield] and James Bennett, PCC [North Haven]
Convention Liaisons: District, State, International	James Bennett, PCC [North Haven]
Global Membership Team Approach	William Manthey, PDG [Cheshire]
Global Membership Team	Richard Zappone, FVDG [Waterbury]
Global Service Team	Ken Post [Meriden]
Global Kindness Team	Liz Farinella [Bridgeport Host]
Lions Clubs International Foundation	Collette Anderson, PDG [Cheshire], Ed Haberli, PDG [Meriden]

LCI Global Causes

LCI Global Causes Personnel

Position	Lion(s)/Club
Childhood Cancer Mission: Help those affected by childhood cancer survive and thrive.	Patty Neil-Petrillo [New Fairfield]
Diabetes Awareness Mission: Reduce the prevalence of diabetes and improve the quality of life for those diagnosed	Candace & Alan Smith [Brookfield]
Vision Mission: Improve the lives of the visually impaired and prevent avoidable blindness.
Hunger Mission: Ensure all community members have access to nutritious foods.	“Richard Zappone, FVDG [Waterbury], Colette Anderson, PDG [Cheshire]”
Environment Mission: Sustainably protect and restore our environment to improve the well-being of all communities.	Alan Peck [Brookfield]
Lions Eye Health Program	Janet Brunwin [Bethany]
Opening Eyes/Special Olympics	Joan Bennett, PDG [North Haven]
Services for the Blind/Sight Saver Day	Anne Fortunato [Branford]

Humanitarian Assistance

Humanitarian Assistance Personnel

Resource	Lion(s)/Club
Blood Drives	Pam Mainiero [New Haven]
Camp Hemlocks	Ted Bresky [Bridgeport Host]
CT Radio Information Service	Keith Beaver [Danbury], Alan O’Farrell, PDG {Greenwich]
Disaster Relief/Alert Team	Clark Hurlburt [Bethany], Mark Beninson [New Fairfield]
Fidelco/Service Dogs	Marianne Miller [Orange], Dan DiVirgillo, PCC [Wolcott]
Soldiers/Veterans Services, Ceterans Stand Down	Kamor Olaosebikan [New Haven]
Speech and Hearing	Marianne Russo-Arrigone [Cheshire], Tom Sullivan, PCC [Brookfield], Colleen Lieder [Seymour]

Youth Programs

Youth Program Personnel

Programs	Lion(s)/Club
Leo Clubs	Sally Markiewicz [Brookfield]
Lions Quest/Opportunities for Youth/Services for Chldren	Jamene (Jay) Farrell [New Haven], Lisa Cerbone-Montalto {Danbury]
Peace Poster Contest	Sue Vigorito [East Haven]

CT Lions Eye Research Foundation (CLERF) MD-23

CT Lions Eye Research Foundation (CLERF) MD-23 Personnel

Position	Lion(s)/Club
District Chair	Denise Dudek, PDG
DG	Melissa A. Smith
IPDG	Lori-Ann Beninson, CC
Past Club President	Mark Beninson
Past Foundation President	James Bennett, PCC
Past District Governor [	Lori-Ann Beninson, PCC
Club Member [until 2023]	Peter Pfau

Lions Low Vision Centers

Lions Low Vision Centers Personnel

Position	Lion(s)/Club
President	Ronald Ruotolo
Vice President	Jamene (Jay) Farrell
Secretary	Colleen Lieder
Treasurer	Richard Groski
Past President	Michael Liberta
Trustees	—
District Governor	Melissa A. Smith
Zone1	Kammi Mehta
Zone2	Barry Rickert
Zone3	Mark Beninson
Zone 4	Colleen Lieder
Zone 5	Lisa Anne Cerbone-Montalto
Zone 6	Open
Zone 7	Ronald Ruotolo
Zone 8	Jamene (Jay) Farrell

Note:  Contact info and cabinet members are in the directory.

Cabinet meeting locations/times are announced before each scheduled date:

• 7/24/2022
• 10/2/2022
• 1/8/2023
• 3/5/2023
• 6/4/2023