Dr. Ashok Mehta Dr. Clement F. Kusiak Jimmy M. Ross MahendraInternational Immediate Past First Vice AmarasuriyaPresident President President Second Vice President

Dr. Ashok Meht9 of Dr. Clement F. Kusiak, Jimmy M. Ross of MahendraMumbai, India, was elect- of Linthicum, Maryland, is Quitaque, Texas, is the Amarasuriya, ofed to serve as 2005- the immediate past presi- first vice president. He is Colombo, Sri Lanka, is2006 international presi- dent of Lions Clubs a member of the the second vice president.dent of The lntemotionol International and chair- Quitaque Lions Club and He is a member of theAssociation of Lions Clubs person of the LCIF served as a district gover- Lions Club of Galle andat the association's 88th ExecutiveCommittee. He nor, council chairperson, served as an internationalInternational Convention served as a member of council secretary and, in director in 1991-1993.held in Hong Kong, the International Board of 1996-1998, as an inter- He has been a 100%China. He is the second Directors in 1988-1990 national director. Among District Governor, hasIndian to come into the and has been a member the many positions he has recorded 15 years of per-office of president of the of the Baltimore occupied as a Lion, Vice fect attendance and isworld's largest service (Brooklyn), Maryland, President Ross has been a presently a trustee of theclub organization. Lions Club since 1967. member of the Multiple Eye Donation Society of

President Mehta is the He served as a 100% dis- District 2 Long-Range Sri Lanka and past chair-chairperson and manag- trict governor and council Planning Committee and person of his nation'sing director of a company treasurer, was honorary chairperson of his state's International Chamber ofin India and is actively chair of the USA/Canada Membership and Commerce.associated in various Lions Leadership Forum Extension and Convention Second Vice Presidentcapacities with more than and has been a modera- committees. He has Amarasuriya has receiveda dozen major medical, tor and presenter at Lions served as his district's the Master Key, eighteducation, welfare, social forums. Immediate Past McGruff chairperson, International President'sand cultural institutions. President Kusiak has been director of the Texas Certificates of

Lion Mehta joined the. chairperson of the District Leadership Institute and Appreciation, the.association in 1963. He Governors-elect School, seminar presenter at Leadership Award, sixis a visionary with unfal- chairperson of the interna- seven international con- International President's

-ltering focus. He organ- tiona I convention's Rules ventions and seven awards, and theI

m ized more than 30 eye of Procedure and USA/Canada Forums. Ambassador of Goodcamps throughout India Elections committees and Vice President Rosswas Will Award. He is olso a

0 and Africa, and has pre- advisor to the Multiple involved in organizing Progressive Melvin JonesZ sented papers on sight. District 22 Lions Vision more than 400 Lions Fellow.(f) conservation and other Research Foundation. clubs. In addition to his asso-m topical issues at Lions He is a Key member He has received a ciation activities, Second-0-l international forums and and has received number of recognitions for Vice Presidentms: conventions. He served Extension awards, seven his contributions to the Amarasuriya chairs sever-o:> on the Campaign International President's association, including al organizations, amongmAJ SightFirst International awards and'the numerous District them the Commercial10 Committee from 1990 to Ambassador of Good Governor's Appreciation Bank of Ceylon Ltd. and00Vl

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Luis MfredoAlmansaBogota, Colombia

Sebostifio BragaBelo Horizonte,Brazil

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Don ReeseEunice, NewMexico

Ernest Young Jr.Lansing, Kansas

G. Durwood "Dur"RobersonOak Harbor,Washington

Richard P.ChaffinForest, Virginia

Somsakdi LovisuthBangkok, Thailand

Maynard WarrenRucksHenderson,Minnesota

William CrawfordEncinitas, California

Sergio MaggiBari, Italy

A.P. SinghKolkata, India

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Dr. Jitsuhiro YamadaMinokamo Gifu,Japan

Robert J. EichhornMetairie, Louisiana

Wayne HeimanManawa, Wisconsin

Beverly A. RobertsHephzibah,Georqio

Claus A. FaberOberndorf-Lindenhof, Germany

Miklos HorvathBudapest, Hungary

Manoj ShahNairobi, Kenya

H. David FiandtFt. Wayne, Indiana

Sheikh Kabir HossainDhaka, Bangladesh

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Dr. Ashok MehtaInternational President

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President Mehta's contributions and leadershipqualities have been outstanding. He has earned dis-tinction by having presidents of Lions ClubsInternational confer the coveted President's Medallionupon him for the past 22 years, was declared "Man ofthe Year" by the Jaycees of Mumbai in 1986, wasnominated by the government of Maharashtra to thesenate of Mumbai University for a five-year term in2000, has been appointed by the government to sev-eral committees for Awareness and Prevention andappointed by the Maharashtra government as Sheriffof Mumbai in 2001 for a one-year term.

Lion Mehta has participated in 24 internationalconventions; 14 USA-Canada Forums; 25 India, SouthAsia, Africa & Middle East Forums; and five Lions con-ferences in Far Eastern countries. Ten internationalpresidents chose to appoint him as a member of thefaculty at District Governors-Elect seminars. PresidentMehta was appointed chairperson of the DistrictGovernors Orientation Program at the 75thInternational Convention in Hong Kong and, since1990, has been chosen 12 times as a Group Leader.

Lion Mehta's theme to motivate Lions around theworld for greater impact upon humanitarian servicesand fellowship is "Passion to Excel." A DoctoralDegree in Humanities has been bestowed on him fromWorld University and he has also been serving for anumber of years as the Managing Trusteeof DiwalibenMohanlal Mehta Charitable Trust. Lion Mehta has alsobeen instrumental in mobilizing international support intimes of major catastrophes, including earthquakesand super cyclones in various parts of the country. Hisname is synonymous with sympathy and support forthose who need it the most during times of illness andserious health problems. He has played a pivotal rolefor more than 15 years in coordinating cardiac caretreatment for "Blue Babies" from Africa at hospitals inIndia. His Peace Mission to Pakistan promoted by theLions of the two nations added to the spirit of buildingbridges between people of both countries.

President Mehta, along with his wife, Kokila, anddaughter, Shital, are Progressive Melvin Jones Fellows.

International President Ashok Mehta represents thecaring Lions's heart, with a professional expertise andacumen which our association needs in the 21 stCentury .•

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Dr. Clement F. KusiakImmediate Past President

Will Award. He is also a Progressive Melvin JonesFellow. During his year as president, he received an hon-orary doctorate degree from two colleges-thePennsylvania School of Optometry and ISFOA (Financeand BusinessManagement College) in Italy.

Immediate Past International President Kusiak has pre-vious experience in businesses owned and operated byhis immediate family. He enjoys challenges relating toengineering and construction.

He and his wife, Jeanne, have two sons and twograndchildren .•

Jimmy M. RossFirst Vice President

awards, six International President's awards and theAmbassador of Good Will Award. Vice President Ross isa life member of the District 2-Tl Eye Bank, the TexasLions Camp and Girls Town, and is a Jack Weich Fellow,James T. Coffey Fellow, Helen Keller Fellow and TexasLions Fellow. He is also a member of the Texas Lions Hallof Fame and a Melvin Jones Fellow.

Vice President Ross is a retired judge and business-man. In addition, he has been involved, in a number ofcommunity organizations, including his chamber of com-merce, the Boy Scouts, the board of directors of WaterControl and Improvement and the organizer and chair-person of a county-wide task force for industrial andtourism development. Vice President Rossand his wife,Velda, have three daughters, two sons-in-law and agranddaughter .•

Mahendra AmarasuriyaSecond Vice President

United Motors Lanka Ltd. He is also a board member ofseveral companies throughout Sri Lanka, a past chairper-son of the Employers Federation of Ceylon, a past mem-ber ·of the Employees Trust Fund Board and past chairper-son of the National Agribusiness Council of Sri Lanka.

Second Vice President Amarasuriya resides with hiswife, Kushlani, who has been involved in programs forunderprivileged children through Lions Clubs in Sri Lanka,funded by Terres Des Hommes of The Netherlands .•

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