Past Council Chairs
Category: Chronicles of Lionism
Past Council Chairs for Missouri from this District
The Council Chair is the top title in Missouri's Council of Governors. The Council Chair is elected by each incoming class of Governors, from the preceding Council. The Council Chair is a mentor, someone who is to help the new class understand more about the last Council's decisions and difficulties, in order to help the new class work more smoothly. The are in charge of the agenda for council meetings and are the "face" of the Council of Governors of Missouri. They have many responsibilities, so each must be trustworthy and amiable.
PID WR O'Riley, 1999-2000
See the Hall of Honor - PIDs page to read WR's biography.
PCC John Anderson, 2000-2001
Past Council Chairperson, Lion John Anderson, joined the Hamilton Lions Club in 1990. An interesting fact about Lion John is that he attended an International Convention before ever attending a Lions Club meeting. His father-in-law, PDG Scoot McCrary, had been asking him for 20 years to join the Hamilton Lions Club. When John decided to join, Scoot filled out the paperwork that day. Lions John and Ann headed out the next day to the International Convention in St. Louis to follow the Missouri Lions All State Band, as their daughter was a member of the band that year. As soon as he was a Lion he started talking to his brother, who lived at Lake Viking, about Lions and they put their heads together to start a club at Lake Viking. He also was instrumental in helping put together the District Basketball Classic. He had met many friends throughout the state and they helped Lion John bring back important information to help in the forming of this district project. Lion John soon was asked to become a member of the Missouri Lions Athletic committee and Zone Chairperson. He was District Governor in 1999-2000 and became Council Chairperson for the Lions year 2000-2001. He has been active since day one of becoming a Lion and continues be active on the club, district, and state level along with his partner in service, Past District Governor, Lion Ann.
PCC Duane Nauman, 2003-2004
PCC Larry Boettcher, 2017-2018
Past Council Chairperson Larry Boettcher joined the Lions Organization in December 1994. He has been a member in multiple clubs across the state and he has held multiple club positions including President in 3 clubs, Vice President, 2nd Vice-President, Board of Directors, Tail Twister, and Lion Tamer along with several committees. Prior to leaving the St Louis area and transferring to District 26-M4 in 2007, PCC Larry served the old 26-A1 District as a Zone Chairman for 1 year and Region Chairman for 3 years. Outside of the District, PCC Larry has served at Mid-South Lions Sight & Hearing on the Finance Committee for 6 years 2009-2015, and as 1 of 2 representatives for the State of Missouri as a Board of Director for 5 years 2010-2015. He has served District 26-M4 as the District Chairperson since 2013. PCC Larry has served on the Saving Sight Board of Directors since 2016, as Vice Council Chair for 1-year, Council Chairperson for 1-year and is currently serving as the District 26-M4’s elected Board Member for 3-years. 2018-2021. PCC Larry is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow and has received a Progressive Dalstrom Award from Mid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Service for his dedicated service. PCC Larry Graduated with his Master of Science Degree in Printing Management from Pittsburg State University in 1994. During his career he was a Book and Catalog Estimator for 5 years and he has been the Estimating Manager at 3 different Multi-Million Dollar Companies over the past 20 years. For the last 12+ years PCC Larry has been working at Walsworth in Marceline, MO as the Commercial Estimating Manager.
PCC Ron Campbell, 2018-2019
Lion Ron Campbell was born in Smithville Mo in October of 1948 and lived in Edgerton Mo in his growing up years. He graduated from North Platte High School in Dearborn Mo in 1966 and after high school, he worked in KC Mo until 1977 when he went to school to go into the hearing health field for the purpose of becoming a hearing instrument specialist. Later he became owner of his own company and now owns and operates Assurance Hearing Aid LLC. He has been in the hearing health field and licensed for 39 years in Missouri and Kansas and is Nationally Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Science. In 1988, he married Lion Peggy Jameson Campbell and moved to St Joseph Mo where they reside today. They have a son that resides in the home, Lion Devon Campbell. He also has 2 older sons, one living in Smithville and one in Gladstone. He has 1 granddaughter, one grandson and one great-grandson. Lion Ron became president of the Edgerton Mo Chamber of Commerce at the age of 20 and remained president for 10 years. He is a member of the St Joseph Southside Progressive Association, a community betterment organization and he is an active volunteer at the AFL-CIO and participates in their Adopt a Family program and Soles for Christ program. He is also involved in the Buchanan County Adopt a Precinct program in which the St Joseph Southside Lions club has a part. He is actively involved in his church and serves as an elder there. He's also serves on the worship committee and operates the sound equipment for church services and special events and serves on the building and grounds committee. Lion Ron has been a member of the St Joseph Southside Lions Club for 11 years and is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. He has served as president and is currently on the board as well as being 3rd Vice President. He has served as zone chairman and hearing chairman for the district for 8 years and was State Hearing Committee Chair for 7 years which with his experience in the hearing field gave him a unique perspective as Missouri state hearing committee chair.