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