2012-2013 Optimist International Board of Directors
The 2012-2013 Board of Directors is a dedicated group of volunteers aimed
at "Bringing Out the Best in Kids." Elected at the Optimist
International Convention by Optimist volunteers from around the globe, the
Board is charged with leading the organization into the future. The JOOI
President and Executive Director serve as non-voting members.
To contact an International leader by e-mail, use their firstname.lastname followed by @optimistmail.org.
Jean Claude "J.C." St-Onge
International President
Club Optimiste de St-Pierre, St-Jerome, Quebec
Ron Huxley
International President-Elect
Optimist Clubs of Ausable-Port Franks, ON and Jeffersonville, IN
Jack Creswell
Immediate Past President
Optimist Club of Douglassville-Daniel Boone, Pennsylvania
A.J. Cifuentes
JOOI President
Benny Ellerbe
Executive Director
Optimist Club of Shreveport-Breakfast, Louisiana
Chris Jernigan
Member at Large
Optimist Club of Morganton, North Carolina
Fatima Plater
Member at Large
Optimist Clubs of Metro Riverfront-Detroit, Loving Community-Detroit, Shining Stars-Detroit and WSU Warriors, Michigan
Michael "Mike" Goldman
Member at Large
Optimist Clubs of Bonita Springs and Miramar, Florida
Paul Lucas
Member at Large
Optimist Clubs of Midland and Odessa, TX
Marlene Phillips
Member at Large
Optimist Clubs of Essex, Essex Youth Centre, Windsor-Riverside, Roseville-Fontainebleu and Kiss'n Ride Injury Prevention, ON
Rick Quinlan
Member at Large
Optimist Clubs of Bellevue, NE and Dubuque, IA
2012-2013 International Vice Presidents
The eight Vice Presidents serve one-year terms.
Lou Moss Northeast & Great Lakes Region
Optimist Clubs of Clinton Township Area and Shelby Township Area, MI
Debora "Debbie" Ettleman Great Plains Region
Optimist Club of Billings - Big Sky and Billings - Youth Sports, MT
Sonia Anderson Southeast Region
Optimist Club of St Ann's Bay, JA
Christopher "Chris" Black Southwest Region
Optimist Club of Batesville, AR
Richard Highland Mid Atlantic Region
Optimist Club of Charlotte- Hidden Valley, NC
Linda Molthen West Coast Region
Optimist Club of Cerritos - Noon, CA
Jerry Schue Middle America Region
Optimist Club of Santa Claus, IN
Theresa Tremblay St. Lawrence Region
Optimist Club of Templeton, QC
2012-2013 International Committees
The International Committee Chairs and Members are appointed by the International
President each year.
Activities
Miroslaw Kuderewko, Chair
Simon Lanthier
Janet Lloyd
Barb Scirto-Sullivan
Audit and Finance
Robert McFayden, Chair
Andre Aubin
Steve Duben
Ron Graves
Tom Lloyd
Convention
Charles Wiles, Chair
Sharon M O'Neil
Charles "CW" Woodland
Governance
James "Jim" Kondrasuk, Chair
Lyle Bender
Dave Bruns
Mark O Shriver IV
JOOI Clubs
Don Brose, Chair
Jean-Denis Brisson
Steve Corbin
Elaine Lucca
Junior Golf
Wes Norris, Chair
Stephen Feinstein
Raymonde Michaud
Dan A. Neer
Hugh Cranford, Committee Member Emeritus
Leadership Development
Ken Garner, Chair
Ronnie Dunn
Gaetan Globensky
H. Nick Prillaman Jr
Paula Reyling
Mark Weinsoff
Marketing and Communications
Dee Rushforth, Chair
J Michael Allen
Andre Aubin
Robert Garner
Donald Hand
Michel Listenberger
Jim Oliver
David Prather
H. Nick Prillaman Jr
Membership
Gloria Kloster, Chair
J C Boone Jr
Mark Claussen
Danielle Dupont
Adrian Elcock
Ilze Epners
Debbie Hill
Esthermarie Hillman
Linda Stein
Guy Templin
New Club Building (Traditional)
Jann Van Dreser, Chair
Robert Floyd
Dianne Josling
Robert Perron
Bill Teague
Jann Van Dreser
New Club Building (Non-Traditional)
Patsy Garner, Chair
Mitch Goldman
Sandy Larivee
Don Morrison
Deanna Morrow
Pension Trustees
Don Hand, Chair
James "Jim" Kondrasuk
Guy Templin
Benny Ellerbe
Convention Committees
Candidate
Qualifications
Ronnie Dunn, Chair
Rebecca "Becky" Butler Mona
Theodore "Theo" Golding
Claire Labreche
Sandy Larivee
Mark O Shriver IV
Don Sievers
Credentials
Dwight Phillips, Chair
Christian Bourassa
Margaret Davis
G. Keith Middleton
Alain Savard
Don Sievers
