Staff
Carlton V. Metts – Executive Director Ext. 223
Telephone: 828.478.2135 Fax: 828.478.4419 WATS Line: 800.662.7401
Bryan Hoover – See the 21st Century MSU / KidSight Coordinator Ext. 241
Kendra Huntsman – Accountant Ext. 224
Tammy MacLean – Camp Dogwood Director Ext. 229
Wendy White – Camp Dogwood Admin Assistant Ext. 230
Kelly Harris – Camp Dogwood Admin Assistant Ext. 250
Officers
President – Allen Swaim
First Vice-President – Lorraine Dixon
Second Vice-President – Tim Williams
Secretary – Anne Metts
Treasurer – Curtis Erickson
Council Chairperson – Chris Headley
Immediate Past President – Wayne Faber
State Chairs
State Committee Chairs serving the NC Lions Foundation, Incorporated
Brighter Visions: Susan Fernandez
Budget & Finance: Betty Shingleton
Camp Dogwood: Laraine Dupree
Clinical Eye Research: Paulette Gasperson
Constitution & By-Laws: Dale Dupree
Fellowship & Partners: Sherry Johnson
NCLF Leadership & Development – Carlton Metts
NCLF Long Range Planning – C. Neal Alexander, Jr.
Properties: George Suggs
Public Information: Paul Bledsoe
Seeing the 21st Century Vision Screening Programs: Jon Snellings
Sight & Hearing: Glenda Grant
Volunteers: Nathan Medlin, Jr.
Investments: Curtis Erickson
State Chairs serving the Council of Governors
Boys & Girls Home: Garry Elliott
Campus Clubs/Leo Clubs: Fanta Dorley
Celebrate Liberty: Nathan Medlin
Constitution & By-Laws: Dale Dupree
Diabetes Awareness: Sharon Axelberg
GET MD-31 Coordinator: Tim Williams
GLT MD-31 Coordinator: Harvey Whitley
GLT MD-31 Coordinator: Barbara Thompson
GMT MD-31 Coordinator: Jim Maitland
GST MD-31: DeAngelo Jackson
Hall Of FAME: Carlton Metts
History: Theresa Matthews, Kirby Matthews
Information & Technology: John Lynde
LCIF MD-31 Coordinator: Michael Schwartz
Leader-Guide Dog: Peter Crumley
Lions Alert: DeAngelo Jackson
Marketing: Paul Bledsoe
Nominations: Jeffrey Price
Peace Poster: Marilyn Jackson
Promotions: Elizabeth Steele
Protocol: Elizabeth Steele
Research & Long Range Planning: Michael Schwartz
State Convention: Laraine Dupree, Barbara Thompson, Susan Dailey
Technology for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Sharon Weddington
Board of Directors
District 31-L
Eileen Artavia – Richard Wilcox
District 31-I
Steve Cline – Sandy Fraser-Thomas – Chris Beck
District 31-O
Juanita Brown – Robert Gwyn – Keith Gallagher
District 31-N
Gene Goetz – Eddie Chase – J. Earl House, Jr.
District 31-S
Dwayne Turner – Jody Proctor – Kayla Swaim
Directors At-Large
Allen Reinhardt – C. Neal Alexander – Larry Gasperson – Steve McLaurin – Joe Poirier