District Leadership
Optimist International is divided into geographically-connected regions called Districts. Each District has a Governor, an Optimist volunteer who handles all District administration. To contact a District Governor in your area, click here.


2018-2019 District Governors

Alabama - Mississippi
Jeff Keener

Alberta, Montana, Saskatchewan & Northern Wyoming
Roger Gravgaard

Arizona
Esthermarie Hillman

Arizona
Anne McBride

Atlantic Central
Lue W Drummond

California South
Debbie Munoz

Capital - Virginia
Fred Foy III

Caribbean
Patrice Hanson

Central Ontario
Ralph Brunton

Colorado - Wyoming
MaryGrace Wake

Dakotas - Manitoba - Minnesota
Donald Berger

East Missouri
Phyllis W Neff

GATEway
Bruce Peace

Illinois
John G Good

Indiana North
Chris Whitehead

Indiana South
Greg Kuhn

Iowa
Marge Hopkins

Kansas
Judy K Morris

Kentucky - West Virginia
Thomas L Birch

Louisiana
Carolyn Barker

Maryland - South Delaware
Colleen Coombs

Michigan
Linda L Thompson

Midwestern Ontario
Richard Gillespie

Nebraska
Wendy Townley

Nepal
Prakash Ghimire

New Mexico - West Texas
Fred Trussell

New Mexico - West Texas
Lynne M Martin

New Mexico - West Texas
Sallie E Rizzo

New York - New England
Lori Engle

North Carolina East
Terry S Corle

North Carolina West
Bill Deter

North Florida
Karen Watson

Ohio
Thomas Kennedy

Pacific Central
Timothy Reardon

Pacific Northwest
Andre P Giacalone

Pacific Southeast
Roberta DeCalogero

Pacific Southwest
Charles S Sawyer

South Carolina
Beth F Abruzzino

South Florida
John A Dina

South Texas
Jym D Chenault

Southern Wisconsin
Diane L Matuszak

Southwestern Ontario
Glen Stewart

TennArk
Jackie R Wallis

TexHoma
Stephanie Sullivan

West Missouri
David A Gover

Wisconsin North - Upper Michigan
Chuck Erickson