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BIOGRAPHY

Douglas X. Alexander
Imm. Past International President
LCIF Chairperson

Douglas X. Alexander, from Brooklyn, New York, USA, was elected to serve
as international president of Lions Clubs International at the association’s 103rd
International Convention, June 25 through June 29, 2021. As of June 28, 2022, he
will serve as Chairperson for Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) through
July 11, 2023.
Past International President Alexander is a retired vice president for J.P. Morgan
Chase Bank.
A member of the Brooklyn Bedford Stuyvesant Lions Club since 1984, he has held
many offices within the association, including club president, zone chair, region
chair, vice district governor, district governor, cabinet secretary, cabinet treasurer
and DGE group leader. He also served as a Lions Eye Bank transporter, a member
of the District and Multiple District PDG Association, a trustee of the New York
State and Bermuda Lions Foundation, and was appointed as the Lions representative
to UNICEF-New York from 2012-2014. He has served on the USA/Canada Lions
Leadership Forum Planning and Host Committees and has been a presenter at
several USA/Canada Forums.
In recognition of his service to the association, he has received numerous awards
including the club Lion of the Year, Club President’s Award, the Robert J. Uplinger
Service Award, several District Governor Appreciation Awards, and the Multiple
District Membership Growth Award. He is also the recipient of numerous
International President’s Certificates of Appreciation, multiple International
President’s Awards and the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest honor
the association bestows upon its members. He is a Dr. Franklin G. Mason Fellow, a
W. P. Woods Fellow and a progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.
In addition to his Lions activities, Past International President Alexander is active in
numerous professional and community organizations. He has served as chairperson
of the advisory board for the New York Urban League and as a board member of the
St. Francis DeSales School for the Deaf. He is also a recipient of the Congressional
Record Award.
Past International President Alexander has two daughters, and his partner in
service, Shabiki Cazabon, is a Lion and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.

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