Champions of Change

Champions of Change: Lions Club International

The White House honors eleven members as Champions of Change for devoting their time and effort to communities across the country.

Brad Baker is the CEO of Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Service, Inc., an organization that provides comprehensive sight and hearing care to individuals in need from Arkansas, Mississippi,...

Dr. Paul Berman of Hillsdale, N.J., is the founder and senior global clinical adviser of Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes, a program in 80 countries and more than 45 states...

Mike Buscemi has a more than 30-year history of positive youth development that led to the creation of Lions Quest, a comprehensive life skills program that has served more than 12 million...

Karla N. Harris is an active member of the South Milwaukee Lions Club whose public relations efforts and volunteer work has raised the profile of the organization in her area and internationally....

Robert W. Massof is a professor of ophthalmology and neuroscience and the founder and director of the Lions Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center, a division of the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye...

Nadine Nishioka organizes environmental projects within her area with a focus on protecting the environment and beautifying the community. Although she is visually impaired, Nishioka does not let...

Maria Emee M. Nisnisan provides health care to underprivileged populations and demonstrates how families can serve their communities together. She was instrumental in chartering a family Lions...

Laura Rieg of Portsmouth, Va., provides early childhood development opportunities for needy families. As a member of the Portsmouth Children First Lions Club, the early development special...

Douglas D. Rodenbeck has been active in youth development for decades, serving as the chairperson of a Leo club initiative that built family suites at the St. Joe Regional Medical Center Burn Unit...

Debbie Whittlesey is extensively involved with relief and rebuilding efforts in Joplin, Mo., following the devastating F-5 tornado in May of 2011. A resident of nearby Lebanon, Mo., Lions in...

Gregory L. Jeffrey leads annual medical missions to Latin America to improve the lives of thousands of residents in need. Each trip to Honduras and El Salvador requires one year of planning and a...