Alabama Lions MD34
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About MD34
Council of Governors 2026-2027
Council Chair
Craig Gadow
Immediate Past Council Chair
Tracy Thompson
MD34 Administrator
Jackie Benson
DISTRICT A
DG Patrick Lenhart
DISTRICT A
1st VDG Mattie Williams
DISTRICT A
2nd VDG Scott Starosta
DISTRICT B
DG Sharon Rutherford
DISTRICT B
1st VDG Don Elliott
DISTRICT B
2nd VDG Clarissa Winchester
DISTRICT C
DG Jessica Kyser
DISTRICT C
1st VDG Lori Shortt
DISTRICT C
2nd VDG James Lovejoy
International Family of Alabama
Past International Presidents:
1933-34 Roderick Beddow, Sr.*
1963-64 Aubrey D. Green*
1980-81 William C. “Bill” Chandler*
2001-02 J. Frank Moore III
(*Deceased)
Past International Directors:
1939-41 Henry W. Sweet*
1952-54 E.L. “Slim” Harris*
1967-69 W. Tom Jones*
1970-72 John O. Eddins*
1982-84 Charlie F. Boyd*
2003-05 Lowell J. Bonds
2010-12 Yamandu P. Acosta*
2015-17 H. Jerome Thompson
(*Deceased)
Resources for Members
Manuals:
MD-34 Constitution-and-By-Laws 4.26.2025
Committee Descriptions 4.4.2024
MD 34 Documents:
Alabama Trading Pins Information
Proposed Updates for 2025
2025 Constitutional Amendments Resolution
Long Range Plan Committee Action Plans:
MD34 Long Range Planning Committee
Lions Ethics and Objects: