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DR. PATRICIA HILL
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
Dr. Patti Hill from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was elected to serve as international
president of Lions Clubs International at the association’s 105th International
Convention, July 7 through July 11, 2023.
International President Hill is president of a consulting firm. With 30 years of
experience as an educator and psychologist, she has mentored graduate students
and psychologists in training. She has also championed the rights of children and
youth who are deaf and/or blind.
A member of the Edmonton Host Lions Club since 1990, International President Hill has
held many offices within the association, including district chairperson for Membership,
Environment, Convention and International Cooperation and Understanding.
Additionally, she has served as a committee member for the USA/Canada Lions
Leadership Forum, multinational coordinator for Campaign SightFirst II, secretary for
the Lions Eyebank (Alberta) Society, Vice President of the Lions Eye Research Institute of
Northern Alberta and presenter at many forums and conventions. Dr Hill is a founding
member of the Lions of Canada Consultative Committee.
In recognition of her service to the association, International President Hill has received
numerous awards, including several International President’s Awards. She has been
honored with the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest honor the association
bestows upon its members. She is also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, and recipient
of numerous other fellowships.
In addition to her Lions activities, International President Hill is active in numerous
professional, human rights, and community organizations. In the past, she served as an
executive officer of the Alberta Association of School Psychologists and the Association
of Canadian Educators of the Hearing Impaired. International President Hill has also
served on the Alberta Premier’s Council on Persons with Disabilities.
International President Hill and her husband, Greg Holmes, also a Lion, enjoy time
with their family which has grown to include Pieter, Carley and grandson Alexander,
Erin, Mike and granddaughter, Violet, and Jessica and Mitch.

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