DISTRICT GOVERNOR
2009-2010
Alameda Breakfast Lions Club
Lion Jim was born in Oakland in 1946 and raised in that city. He graduated from St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda and received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of San Francisco. Lion Jim worked as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of California for a few years. He then joined the Alameda County District Attorney's Office and retired in 2007 as a Senior Deputy District Attorney after 33 years of service.
Lion Jim entered the Alameda Breakfast Lions Club in 1990. His club elected him three times as President and he also served as club treasurer and was chosen Club Lion of the Year. Past District Governors have selected him to serve on four cabinets as Cabinet Treasurer, Region Chairman and Zone Chairman twice. He also chaired the District Student Speakers Contest. In 2007-2008 Lion Jim was President of the Lions Center for the Visually Impaired (LCVI) Pittsburg.
Lion Jim is a Melvin Jones Fellow, a life member of the Lions in Sight and Lions Eye Foundation, and a Harry Aslan, Dwight Stanford and Fred Smith Fellow of the Student Speakers Foundation. He is a 2007 graduate of the Lions Senior Leadership Institute.
Lion Jim lives in Alameda and is single. His hobbies are reading, sports, traveling, and now that he is retired, golf. Lion Jim is honored to be elected and serve as Vice-District Governor to District Governor Jane Perry.
His campaign theme is "Renewing Our Commitment."
Lion Dave was born and grew up in Concord California. Through his parents and family he learned about giving back to others. He graduated with honors from both Ygnacio Valley High School and St. Mary’s College, where he as first in his department of study. He became a full time public servant with the award winning Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District after his graduation in 1983. A few years later he moved to Pleasant Hill, increased his involvement with the community, and grew within the Recreation & Park District.
Lion Dave met Toni and her children at a community event and so began their love story. They have three grown children between them: Jason, Michael and Amanda. Toni gives back daily as an onconlogy nurse and helped form a foundation for melanoma awareness.
Lion Dave has been a member of the Pleasant Hill Lions Club for over 22 years. He served twice as President, and has been active in numerous ways over the years. At the District level he has served as both zone and region chairpersons, along with chairing and serving on various committees. 2005-2008 he served as our District's Campaign SightFirst II Coordinator, helping us be the #1 fundraiser in the world. Recently he was a speaker at the Lions Clubs International Convention in Minneapolis. Lion Dave is also our LCIF District Coordinator through 2013.
Lion Dave Peters is committed to his community through his profession, Lions Club, and other community groups. His main focus this year, as our First Vice District Governor, will be providing the tools to grow the membership of our Lions District so we will have more helping hands.
Lion Dave has received an International Presidential Award, two International President's Certificates of Appreciation, the Multiple District 4 Excellence Award, two Governor Medals and has been named Pleasant Hill Lion of the Year. He is a five time Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, Knight of Lionism, Life Member of both the Lions Eye Foundation and the Lions Diablo Valley Blind Center for the Visually Impaired. He supports the MD-4 Student Speakers Foundation with both the Fred Smith and Harry Aslan Fellowships. He believes in our Lions Motto of "We Serve," as shown above and when he received the Pleasant Hill Community Plus Award.
His campaign theme is " Community First - Planned Acts of Kindness"