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INTRODUCTION
DOUGLAS X. ALEXANDER
IMMEDIATE PAST INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT and
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.
Immidiate Past 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, seven 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, 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.
Immidiate 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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