Leadership
District 9NE Leadership
District Governor Doug Boelman
9NE DG DOUG BOELMAN joined the Cedar Valley Evening Lions in
December 2009. He served as KidSight Chairman for three years, President for three years, District 9NE KidSight Co-Chairman, then Second Vice-District Governor, First Vice District Governor, and now District Govornor for 2019-2020. He has received the Warren Coleman Award. He was born and raised on a farm west of Shell Rock Iowa. He and Karen have been married since 1965 and have one daughter, two sons, nine grandchildren with three married spouses. He worked as a mechanical engineer ten years and various sales jobs for forty-five years retiring in 2011. He enjoys all spectator sports, yard work, and woodworking. He is a lifetime member of The Society of Manufacturing Engineers, a Jaycee Senator and a Dale Carnegie graduate. On June 8, 2015, he had major spinal surgery and spent nine months in various forms of rebab before he could walk unassisted. Consequently he enjoys being an encourager and doing community service.
District Governor 9NE: Doug Boelman – dkboelman@cfu.net
1st Vice District Governor District 9NE: Richard Congdon
2nd Vice District Governor District 9NE: Stephen Becker
Cabinet Secretary District 9NE: Edward Ottesen
Cabinet Treasurer District 9NE: Curtis Brown
Region 1 Zone 1 Chair District 9NE: Dennis Litterer
Region 1 Zone 2 Chair District 9NE:Robert Jacob
Region 2 Zone 1 C0-Chair District 9NE: Lyndee Gage
Region 2 Zone 2 Chair District 9NE: Lynn Kloft
Region 2 Zone 3 Chair District 9NE: Doug Melcher
Region 3 Zone 1 Chair District 9NE: Bruce Piehl
Region 3 Zone 2 Chair District 9NE: Dale Schrad
Region 3 Zone 3 Chair District 9NE: Randy Scheel
Region 3 Zone 4 Chair District 9NE: Jack Schlesselman
Alert Chair: Bruce Piehl
Care & Share Chair: Doug Welton
Constitution and ByLaws: Doug Welton
Convention Chair: Anita Mars
Diabetes Awareness Chair: Michele Malone RN
Environmental Chair: Vacant
Global Action Team Coordinator: Doug Boelman
Global Leadership Coordinator: Stephen Becker
Global Membership Coordinator: Doug Welton
Global Service Coordinator: Ed Ottesen
Honorary Cabinet Member: Michael Farmer
Information Technology Chair: Ed Shaeffer
Iowa KidSight Chair: Diane Hoffman
Iowa KidSight Chair: Janet Wissler
Iowa Lions Foundation Trustee: Mark Miller
Iowa Lions Foundation Trustee: Dennis Litterer
LCIF Coordinator: Michael Farmer
LCIF Coordinator: Julie Jones
Leader Dog Chair: Sandra Lingard
LEO Club Chair: Diane Lamphier
Membership Chair: Doug Welton
Nominations Chair: Paul Scherner
PDG Representative: Janet Wissler
Peace Poster Chair: Virginia Robinson
Pin Trading Chair: Duane Eldred
Public Relations Chair: James Hennessey
Veterans Chair: Vacant
Youth Exchange Chair: Phil Kahler