2026-27 Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board of Trustees
Il Kiwanis Children’s Fund, raccolta fondi di Kiwanis International, nomina un board dei Trustee supervisionarne la gestione. Tra le responsabilità del consiglio figurano:
- Attuare la missione di Kiwanis International, che consiste nel servire i bambini di tutto il mondo.
- Elaborare e attuare un piano strategico per il Fondo per l'infanzia.
- Garantire la stabilità e la crescita del patrimonio del Fondo per l’Infanzia promuovendo e sollecitando donazioni finanziarie, ove opportuno, da parte di singoli kiwaniani amici, aziende e fondazioni.
- Monitorare e distribuire i fondi provenienti raccolta fondi destinati sovvenzioni .

Richard A. Poulton
presidente-eletto
Informazioni su Rick Poulton
Richard (Rick) Poulton di Elgin, Illinois, Stati Uniti, è il presidente-eletto 2025-26 del Fondo Kiwanis per i Bambini. In precedenza ha ricoperto la carica di vicepresidente dopo essere stato nominato per un mandato triennale come trustee del Kiwanis Children's Fund, a partire dall'ottobre 2022.
Poulton è membro del club Kiwanis di Elgin, dove ha ricevuto numerosi premi di servizio distinto , e di Geneva, Illinois, dove ha ricoperto la carica di presidente di club nel 2014-15. A livello distretto , ha servito il distretto Kiwanis Illinois-Eastern Iowa come vice governatore e governatore.
Dal 2017 al 21, Poulton è stato ambasciatore del Kiwanis Children's Fund. Per il Children's Fund, Poulton è anche un George F. Hixson Fellow, un Walter Zeller Fellow, un donatore di Major Gift per Il progetto "Eliminate", un beneficiario della Legione d'Onore e un membro del Founders Circle.
Oltre al Kiwanis, Poulton ha prestato servizio per 10 anni come avvocato speciale nominato dal tribunale per i bambini della contea di Kane, Illinois, e ha ricevuto il premio Doris Hunt Volunteer Recognition Award dell'organizzazione. Partecipa al programma prescolare Reading Buddy e fa volontariato con Food for Greater Elgin e Senior Services of Elgin. È anche membro del consiglio di amministrazione dell'Associazione per lo Sviluppo Individuale, che offre assistenza alle persone dell'Illinois nordorientale con problemi di sviluppo, intellettivi e di salute mentale.
Poulton ha conseguito una laurea presso l'Università di Akron e un master in amministrazione aziendale presso la Keller Graduate School of Management della DeVry University. Prima di andare in pensione, è stato direttore marketing di AT&T. Nel tempo libero ama correre, andare in kayak, in bicicletta e sciare.
Poulton e sua moglie, Bonnie, anch'essa membro del club Kiwanis di Elgin, hanno un figlio e un nipote.

Brian Egger
Co-immediate past president
About Brian Egger
Brian Egger is co-immediate past president of the Kiwanis Children’s Fund. A Kiwanian since 2007, Egger is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Seattle, for which he has previously served as president (2013-14 and from 2023 to 2025). He is also a member of the Kiwanis Club of Washington, D.C., U.S.
Prior to his membership on the Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board, Egger was the chair of the Kiwanis Youth Programs Board, as well as director of Kiwanis Youth Programs from 2022 to 2024. For Kiwanis Youth Programs, he was also the chair of the Key Club 2.0 Vision Subcommittee.
Egger is a recipient of the Key of Honor — the highest recognition from Key Club International, the Kiwanis Service Leadership Program (SLP) for students ages 14-18. The Key of Honor recognizes a volunteer’s lifelong positive impact upon youth in general and Key Club specifically.
As a donor to the Children’s Fund, Egger has earned status as a George F. Hixson Fellow and a Walter Zeller Fellow.
In addition to his service with Kiwanis SLPs, Egger has extensive experience with nonprofit organizations, government agencies and congressional offices. He has been a member of the Seattle Human Rights Commission, as well as director of the American Society of Public Administration and of the American University Alumni Leadership Circle.
Egger enjoys travel, reading, running and spending time with his dog, Louis.

Lenora Hanna
Co-immediate past president
Informazioni su Lenora Hanna
Lenora Hanna was the 2025-26 president of the Kiwanis Children’s Fund. She previously served as vice president and president-elect after becoming a trustee in 2021.
Hannaè membro delclub Kiwanis diLincoln-Nord-Est, Nebraska, ed è statogovernatore del distretto Nebraska-Iowa.nel 2019-20.È stata anche luogotenente governatore del distretto.e ha ricoperto il ruolo diamministratoredistretto per il Circle K International.Inoltre, è stata segretario del suo club per 17 anni.
Hanna ha servitodel comitato della campagna Il progetto "Eliminate" come coordinatore della Regione 3.Hae suo marito, Milford, sono stati tra i primi kiwaniani a viaggiare con UNICEF USAquando hanno visitato le Filippine nel 2010per testimoniare gli effetti del tetano materno e neonatale su madri e bambini.
Oltre al suo club di provenienza, Hanna è socio fondatore delLikasi, Repubblica Democratica del Congo, del club virtuale.
Hanna ha ricevuto i seguenti riconoscimenti dal Kiwanis Children's Fund:Targa d'Onore,Circolo dei FondatoriLivello rubino,Società del Patrimonio,Società Bo e Mary Shafer,Il progetto "Eliminate" Lead gift, Premio del Centenario,WalterZellerassociazioneLivello diamante 15eGeorge F. Hixon associazioneLivello diamante 34.
E' stata nominata " Kiwanier dell'anno", " Kiwanier e " Kiwanier dell'anno".dell'anno (due volte) ed è membro a vita della Fondazione distretto Nebraska-Iowa, Bartlett Fellowe membro delLegacy Society Nebraska-Iowa Foundation. È anche membro a vita della KansasKiwanis Foundation e Diamond Fellow della Lincoln Northeast Kiwanis Foundation.
Hanna e suo marito, Milford,governatore del distretto Nebraska-Iowa nel 1992-93, hanno quattro figli, 11 nipoti e un pronipote. Le loro due figlie e un genero sono anch'essi membri della LincolnNord-Est.
Hanna èmembro eune volontaria attiva presso la chiesa luterana di Southwood. Fa anche volontariato pressolaMatt Talbot Community Kitchen & Outreach Center, Head Starte altre organizzazioni comunitarie. Le piace cucire, lavorare all'uncinetto e fare puzzle.

Elisabetta Tezza
President elect
Sullivan’s Island, Carolina del Sud, Stati Uniti
Informazioni su Elizabeth Tezza
Elizabeth Tezza is the 2026-27 president-elect of the Kiwanis Children’s Fund. She previously served as vice president following a three-year term as a Children’s Fund trustee, beginning in 2020. She also served as a Kiwanis International Board trustee from 2012 to 2015.
Tezza is a member of the Kiwanis Club of East Cooper-Mt. Pleasant in South Carolina. She currently serves as the club’s secretary/treasurer. She served as club president in 2004-05 and was a Distinguished Club Secretary in 2010-11. She has also been the club’s Key Club advisor since 2009.
In addition, Tezza is a member of the 25+ Kiwanians Who Care — Pacific-Northwest Club.
A livello distretto , Tezza è stata governatore (2009-10), luogotenente governatore (2006-07) e tesoriere (2018-23) del distretto Carolinas. Attualmente è campionessa distretto per The Possibility Project e Chair il comitato finanziario distretto . È stata anche coordinatrice distretto per Il progetto "Eliminate" (2011-16), co-presidente del comitato pianificazione strategica del distretto(2009-12) eChair distretto per la Fondazione Kiwanis International (ora Kiwanis Children's Fund) nel 2007-09, oltre ad altri ruoli chiave e riconoscimenti del distretto .
Oltre al suo servizio a livello internazionale come trustee, Tezza è consigliere di otto distretti Kiwanis in Nord America, Asia-Pacifico e Canada. Ha anche fatto parte del comitato di governance del Kiwanis (ex Task Force on Governing Documents) dal 2010 al 2011.
Le sue numerose onorificenze nella famiglia Kiwanis includono un'associazione George F. Hixson di livello diamante e un'ambasciatrice Hixon, un'associazione charter Walter Zeller, un donatore del Centenario per Il progetto "Eliminate" e un'associazione Mel Osborne della Fondazione Kiwanis del Canada. È membro onorario del Key Club e del Circle K International del distretto Carolinas, membro della Kiwanis Leadership Society e socio fondatore di Women in Kiwanis.
Il servizio comunitario di Tezza comprende anche la presidenza del Board of Zoning Appeals di Sullivan's Island. Per la diocesi anglicana della Carolina del Sud, è stata membro del Consiglio diocesano, membro del comitato finanziario e tesoriere dei Cursillos in Christianity.
Tezza ha conseguito una laurea in contabilità presso la Charleston Southern University e ha una formazione professionale in contabilità gestionale, con particolare attenzione alle organizzazioni no profit . Attualmente è la responsabile finanziaria dell'organizzazione no profit Church of the Holy Cross. Nel tempo libero, Tezza ama la lettura, l'artigianato, la pasticceria, la cucina e i viaggi.

Markus Lanz
Vicepresidente
About Marcus Lanz
Markus Lanz is the 2026-27 vice president of the Kiwanis Children’s Fund Vice. He previously served a two-year term as a Kiwanis Children’s Fund trustee, beginning October 1, 2024.
Lanz è membro dell'associazione club Kiwanis di Zofingen, di cui è stato presidente dal 2010 al 2012. Ha poi ricoperto il ruolo di distinto luogotenente governatore del suo divisione dal 2014-16 e distinto governatore della Svizzera-Liechtenstein distretto del Kiwanis nel 2021-22. Lanz è stato anche trustee della Fondazione Kiwanis Svizzera-Liechtenstein nel 2019-21 e membro del consiglio di amministrazione del Kiwanis International-Europe nel 2021-22. Dal 2022 ricopre il ruolo di Chair della strategia del Kiwanis International-Europe comitato .
Per il Fondo per l'infanzia, Lanz si è impegnato in particolare su Il progetto "Eliminate", la campagna del Kiwanis International su raccolta fondi per la lotta al tetano materno e neonatale, e sull'iniziativa "Ukraine-We Help", che ha raccolto 720.000 euro dal sito Svizzera-Liechtenstein distretto per i bambini ucraini.
As a donor, Lanz is a Walter Zeller Level 1 fellow, a George F. Hixson Diamond Level 5 Fellow and a Centennial Award recipient.
Laureato in logistica, economia e commercio, Lanz ha un'esperienza professionale come responsabile delle vendite funzionario e amministratore delegato. È stato Chair delle finanze e verifica di bilancio comitato del comune di Oftringen e presidente della sezione di Olten della Swiss Management Organization.
In addition to his family, he devotes his free time to various projects and activities that promote the well-being of childrend. He and his wife, Daniela Agostini, have six children and five grandchildren.

Salvatore Chianello
Catania, Sicily, Italy
About Salvatore Chianello
Salvatore Chianello became a Kiwanis member in 1998, when he joined the Kiwanis Club Zafferana Etnea, where he eventually served as president in 2006-07. He also later served as the club’s secretary, treasurer and master of ceremonies. He is now a member of the Kiwanis Club Mediterraneum, for which he serves as secretary and treasurer. From 2014 to 2024, Chianello was a member of the Kiwanis Club Acicastello Riviera dei Ciclopi, where he served as treasurer in 2019-20.
In 2022-23, Chianello was governor of the Italy-San Marino District, which earned a Distinguished District Award that year — and earned status as a Pinnacle District for establishing 22 Key Clubs with nearly 600 members by the end of the year. In addition, Italy will soon have the first Key Club District in Europe. Chianello has also been a leadership education trainer in the district.
Chianello was lieutenant governor of the Sicily 2 Etna World Heritage Division in 2012-13, when he earned a Distinguished Lieutenant Governor Award. In 2025, he was invited to join the Voices International Committee for Italy San Marino.
As a donor to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, Chianello is a George F. Hixson Fellow, and has been active in recruiting Walter Zeller Fellows and Dr. Wil Blechman Fellows in his division.
In his professional life, Chianello worked in banking, eventually reaching the role of executive manager at UNICREDIT Bank. He is now retired and lives with his wife, Dria Antonella Caruso.

Randolph L. DeLay
Houston, Texas, Stati Uniti.
Informazioni su Randolph L. DeLay
Randolph L. DeLay di Houston, Texas, Stati Uniti, è stato nominato per un mandato di due anni come Fondo Kiwanis per l'infanzia trustee, a partire da ottobre 2024.
DeLay è membro del club Kiwanis di Greater North Houston, dove ha ricoperto ogni funzionario ruolo. Ha ricoperto il ruolo di governatore del Texas-Oklahoma distretto (1999-2000) e di Trustee della Texas Oklahoma Foundation, durante la quale il fondo è passato da 400.000 dollari a 4 milioni di dollari.
Per cinque anni, DeLay è stato l'architetto e il responsabile internazionale di Chair per Il progetto "Eliminate" - l'iniziativa del Kiwanis International raccolta fondi per contribuire a eliminare il tetano materno e neonatale. La campagna ha raccolto oltre 110 milioni di dollari. Tra gli altri riconoscimenti e risultati degni di nota si annoverano membership il Founders Circle, l'Hixson Diamond 17, il charter Walter Zeller associazione, la Mary & Bo Shafer Legacy Society, l'Heritage Society, il Centennial Award e il Targa d'Onore. DeLay ha anche ricevuto il Presidente del Kiwanis International Award as Humanitarian.
L'impegno nella comunità di DeLay include il lavoro legale pro bono, il suo ruolo di anziano della chiesa e il suo membership nel consiglio del parco cittadino, nel Consiglio familiare degli alcolisti della contea e nei Boy Scout d'America. È stato anche presidente di un ospedale di riabilitazione per bambini e allenatore della Little League. DeLay si è laureato al South Texas College of Law's Exceptional J.D. Program e ha costruito la sua carriera come avvocato e consulente legale.
Nel tempo libero, dirige lo studio biblico associazione e si diverte a cacciare e a giocare a golf. DeLay è stato sposato con Drue DeLay per 52 anni fino alla sua prematura scomparsa nel 2023. Ha due figli e cinque nipoti.

Trinidad P. “Toto” Gonzales
Magalang, Philippines
Informazioni su Toto Gonzales
“Toto” Gonzales was elected vice president of Kiwanis International for 2026-27 during the 2026 Kiwanis International Convention in Manila, Philippines. A Kiwanis member since 1988, he served on the Kiwanis International Board of Trustees from 2022 to 2025. He also served as the chairman of the Asia-Pacific Region in 2016-17.
Gonzales è stato per tre volte presidente dell'club Kiwanis e di Angeles City, nelle Filippine, dove ha ricoperto anche i ruoli di “ segretario ” e “ tesoriere ”. Per l'distretto di Luzon, nelle Filippine, ha ricoperto la carica di “ tesoriere ” (2004-05) e di “ governatore ” (2012-13), ottenendo il riconoscimento di “ distinto ”governatore per la sua leadership e il suo servizio eccezionali.
Fervente sostenitore della crescita “ membership ”, dello sviluppo della leadership e del servizio alla comunità, Gonzales ha dedicato quasi quattro decenni a promuovere la missione del Kiwanis a favore dei bambini e delle comunità di tutto il mondo. In qualità di donatore del Kiwanis Children’s Fund, è stato insignito dei titoli di George F. Hixson Fellow, Diamond-level 1 e Walter Zeller Fellow di prima ora.
Imprenditore nel settore dei trasporti e della logistica, Gonzales è presidente della Subic Truckers Association, membro del consiglio di amministrazione dell'segretario e dell'Associazione degli allevatori suini di Pampanga e presidente della Safetruck Inc. Ha conseguito una laurea in ingegneria civile.
Gonzales serves as Punong Barangay (barangay captain) of Barangay Sta. Cruz, Magalang, Pampanga. He and his wife, Elizabeth “Beth” Gonzales, have three children and four grandchildren. Their eldest son, Koko, is a lawyer and municipal councilor. Their second son, Niko, is a commercial photographer and municipal councilor. Their daughter, Pea Gonzales, is a successful businesswoman.

Lynn Liu
Città di Taichung, Taiwan, Repubblica di Cina
Informazioni su Lynn Liu
Lynn Liu was appointed to a two-year term as a Kiwanis Children’s Fund trustee, beginning in October 2025. She previously served the Children’s Fund as an ambassador from 2020 to 2023.
Liu è membro del club Kiwanis Rosalia club Kiwanis. Ha una lunga storia di servizio nel distretto Kiwanis Thailandia, incluso il servizio come governatore (2019-20). È stata anche presidente della Taiwan Kiwanis Children's Foundation (2019-20) e tenente governatore della divisione TAICHUNG-2 (2001-02). Inoltre, Liu è stata Chair delcomitato Past governatore del distretto(2024-25) e del comitato Ten Outstanding Youth & Children (2022-25).
Come donatrice, Liu ha ottenuto lo status di George F. Hixson Fellow. È stata anche un'importante donatrice per l'iniziativa di salute globale del Kiwanis International contro il tetano materno e neonatale, una donatrice per la Taiwan Kiwanis Children's Foundation e una donatrice per i soccorsi di emergenza del distretto Taiwan.
Ha conseguito l'Executive Master of Business Administration in contabilità presso la National Changhua University of Education ed è politica consulente per l'Executive Yuan, R.O.C., a Taiwan. È stata presidente per il 2022-23 dell'Associazione EMBA ex-alunni della sua alma mater ed è membro dell'Association of Taiwan Listed Companies-Central Taiwan Women's Power Forum Federation.
Liu e il suo compagno, Jih Hsing He, hanno tre figli e un nipote.

Kevin McConnell
Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
About Kevin McConnell
Kevin McConnell was appointed to a three-year term as a Kiwanis Children’s Fund trustee, beginning in October 2026.
A Kiwanian since 1987, when he joined the organization as the charter secretary of a new club, McConnell is now a member of the Kiwanis Club of Bloomington. He has served as president and treasurer, receiving Distinguished Officer recognition in both roles.
McConnell has also served as Distinguished Governor and Lieutentant Governor of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District.
For Kiwanis International, McConnell has been the chair of the Committee on Elections, and he has been a member of the Committee on Credentials and the Committee on the Children’s Miracle Network.
Prior to his membership on the Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board, McConnell was a district chair for the Children’s Fund. During his tenure, he earned the Kiwanis International Birthday Campaign Award for the district’s status as the top campaign fundraiser throughout Kiwanis International.
A second-generation Kiwanian, McConnell has been engaged with the Kiwanis family his entire life. As a member of Key Club — the Kiwanis Service Leadership Program (SLP) for high school students — he served two years as a district officer before being elected Key Club International Trustee in 1980.
Since 1992, McConnell has served on either the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District Committee on Key Club or Circle K International (the SLP for college and university students). He has previously served as a CKI administrator and is currently serving as Key Club district administrator. He has been recognized for his outstanding support by the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District Circle K International Board (1994) and the Key Club International Board (2017).
As a donor to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, McConnell is a member of the Heritage Society and a George F. Hixson Fellow.
McConnell received a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Bradley University. He had a 40-year career as an information technology project manager at State Farm Insurance Companies before his retirement in April 2026.
McConnell and his wife, Jane (a Builders Club faculty advisor since 2007), are parents to three adult children and three grandchildren.

Michael Mulhaul
Interlaken, New Jersey, U.S.
Informazioni su Michael Mulhaul
Michael Mulhaul was the president of Kiwanis International in 2025-26. A Kiwanis member since 1991, Mulhaul is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany, New Jersey, which he has also served as president and treasurer. In addition, he is a member of the Asbury Park, New Jersey, Kiwanis Club and a member of the Eye of the Tiger e-club.
Beyond the club level, Mulhaul has been both governor and lieutenant governor of the New Jersey District and president of the New Jersey District Foundation.
Come donatore del Kiwanis Children's Fund, Mulhaul è un George F. Hixson Fellow, un Walter Zeller Fellow e un Dr. Wil Blechman Fellow. Ha inoltre ottenuto il premio Targa d'Onore.
Professionista degli investimenti da oltre 40 anni, Mulhaul ha presieduto i comitati verifica di bilancio e Finanza comitato dell'organizzazione ed è stato membro dei comitati Esecutivo comitato e Gestione del rischio comitato, nonché dei comitati Convenzioni, Conferenze e Riconoscimenti comitato. Inoltre, Mulhaul è stato in precedenza membro del Comitato per i servizi e le partnership comitato e del Comitato per le relazioni pubbliche, l'immagine e il marketing comitato.
Insieme alla moglie Laura, membro del Kiwanis, Mulhaul ha tre figli adulti, Zach, Curtis ed Emily, oltre a un genero, una nuora e due nipoti.

Sue Petrisin
About Sue Petrisin
Sue Petrisin made Kiwanis history in 2015–16 as the first woman to serve as president of Kiwanis International. Her leadership began as a student: She served as Michigan District governor of Key Club and of Circle K International (CKI) — the Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs for high school and college/university students, respectively — before becoming governor of the Michigan District of Kiwanis. She is the first person in the organization’s history to have held all three roles.
Petrisin joined the Kiwanis Club of East Lansing in 1988. She has served as club president, CKI district administrator, Key Club district administrator, and advisor to Key Club and CKI. She became a Kiwanis Life Member in 2020. She has served on the Kiwanis International Board, the Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board and the Kiwanis Youth Programs Board. She was also vice chair of The Eliminate Project during the campaign’s first year.
Petrisin is a Diamond-level 4 George F. Hixson Fellow, a Diamond-level 6 charter Walter Zeller Fellow and a recipient of the Tablet of Honor. She is also a member of the Kiwanis Cornerstone Society and Heritage Society.
A three-time graduate of Michigan State University, Petrisin retired in 2025 after a 40-year career at the university. She most recently served as senior director of administration and director of the Sparty Mascot Program.
Petrisin continues to advocate for mascot health and safety, drawing on research conducted during her leadership of the Sparty program. She also facilitates FranklinCovey programs and works in leadership development, organizational culture, and conference and convention planning. In Kiwanis, she currently chairs the Kiwanis International Committee on Resolutions and Bylaws and continues to develop leadership education for club and district leaders.

Tracey Scissors-Domgard
About Tracey Scissors-Domgard
A Kiwanian since 1993, Tracey Scissors-Domgard is a member of the Lincoln-Northeast Kiwanis Club in Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. She served as the club’s president in both 1998-99 and 2017-18. She was also lieutenant governor of the Nebraska-Iowa District in 2002-2003.
Throughout her Kiwanis membership, Scissors-Domgard has been a dedicated supporter of Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs (SLPs). She is currently a district administrator for Key Club in the Nebraska-Iowa District and has served on the district’s SLP Advisory Committee. Prior to her current term on the Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board, Scissors-Domgard was a member of the Kiwanis Youth Programs Board.
As a donor to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, Scissors-Domgard has earned status as a George F. Hixson Fellow, and she is a recipient of the Tablet of Honor.
Her husband, Tim, is retired from 42 years of law enforcement. They enjoy traveling through Europe in their spare time. Her son, Cooper, shares the Key Club district administrator role —having been in K-Kids, Key Club and Circle K International — and currently serves as president of the Lincoln-Northeast Kiwanis Club.

Catherine Simmons
About Cathy Simmons
Catherine (Cathy) Simmons was appointed to serve a two-year term as Kiwanis Children’s Fund trustee, beginning October 1, 2025.
Simmons is a member of the Kiwanis Club of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., which she has served as club president and club secretary. She was a distinguished lieutenant governor of her division in 2007-08 and 2014-15, and for 15 years she served the Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District as thesecretary and grants chair of its foundation.
For the Children’s Fund, Simmons served as ambassador from 2017-23. As a donor, Simmons is a level 4 George F. Hixson fellow, a Dr. Wil Blechman fellow, a Walter Zeller fellow, and a member of the Founders Circle, Cornerstone Society, Heritage Society and Legion of Honor. She received the Kiwanis International Tablet of Honor in 2004.
A retired educator, Simmons enjoys water aerobics, travel and “brain teaser” games. Her husband, Lenny, is a Past Kiwanis International Trustee and is also a member of the Kiwanis Club of New Orleans.

Scott Sims
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Informazioni su Scott Sims
A Kiwanian since 2002, Scott Sims is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Homewood-Mountain Brook in Alabama, U.S. He served the club as president in 2017-18. In addition, the Homewood-Mountain Brook Kiwanis Club has honored him with a Distinguished Pinnacle Award (2023); Life Member status (2022); and Kiwanian of the Year (2003).
Sims previously served a three-year term as a trustee of Kiwanis International. He also served the Alabama District of Kiwanis as governor in 2021-22 and received a Distinguished Governor Award. From the Alabama District, he has received the J. Mercer Barnett Fellow Award, the David Womack Outstanding Lieutenant Governor Award and the Hoyt W. Lee Outstanding Kiwanian Award. Sims also received the George Price Service to Youth Award from the Key Club Alabama District and the Governor’s Award from the Key Club Alabama District governor.
A livello internazionale, Sims è stato coordinatore di area per il Nord America dal 2022. È stato Chair delle Elezioni comitato nel 2023. Come donatore del Fondo Kiwanis per i bambini, ha ottenuto un Walter Zeller associazione.
Sims è anche il destinatario del Marc H. Litwack Legacy of Leadership Award, che riconosce gli individui che esemplificano straordinarie qualità di leadership e hanno dato un contributo significativo alle loro professioni e comunità.
Sims was an active member of Key Club, the organization’s program for high school students, and served a year as a district governor. He met his wife, Andi, through Key Club and proposed to her at a Key Club district convention. They have been married since 1991 and have four children, one of whom served as Key Club International president and another as Key Club district secretary.
Sims has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and a juris doctorate from Samford University. He has practiced law at Dentons Sirote since 1993. He enjoys hiking, golf, reading, traveling with Andi and any activities in which his children are involved.

Jeffrey M. Wolff
Chantilly, Virginia, U.S.
Informazioni su Jeffrey M. Wolff
Jeffrey M. Wolff was appointed to a two-year term as a Kiwanis Children’s Fund trustee, beginning in October 2026. Wolff is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Tysons, Virginia, for which he has served as charter secretary (1998-99) and president (1999-2000).
In addition to service with his club, he has been executive director of the Capital District since 2020. He has also served the district as assistant secretary/treasurer (2012-20), regional trustee (2014-17) and vice chairman of Service Leadership Programs, The Eliminate Project (2013-15). Wolff was a district Distinguished Lieutenant Governor (2008-09) and Distinguished Governor (2011-12). He has also served as assistant administrator (2000-05) and district administrator (2005-10) for Circle K International.
At the international level, Wolff was a member of the Committee on The Kiwanis Objects (2013-14), vice chairman of The Eliminate Project (2013-15), member of the Kiwanis International Foundation’s Assessment Steering Committee (2015-16) and a member of the Committee on Organizational Operations and Structure Assessment (2020-24).
Among his Kiwanis family honors, Wolff is a Kiwanis Life Member and has received the CKI Circle of Service award for his contributions to the program. As a donor to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, he has earned a Diamond George F. Hixson Fellowship, a Dr. Wil Blechman Fellowship and a Walter Zeller Fellowship. He is also a Heritage Society member and a recipient of the Tablet of Honor and the Centennial award.
Wolff and his wife, Jen, enjoy travel, theater, costuming and baking. They have three children.

Terry White
Newburgh, Indiana, U.S.
Informazioni su Terry White
Terry White was appointed to a three-year term on the Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board. He previously served as a trustee on the Kiwanis International Board from 2015 to 2018, and in 2026.
Membro del Kiwanis dal 1978, anno in cui è entrato a far parte del Green River Club di Evansville, nell’Indiana, White è anche socio di lunga data del club Kiwanis Historic Newburgh. È inoltre membro del club Kiwanis Leyte (Filippine), del gruppo Digital Innovators e del club Kiwanis kiwaniani Care nell’Indiana.
White è stato presidente del Green River Club e ha ricoperto altre cariche all'interno del club, tra cui quelle di vicepresidente, segretario tesoriere. È statogovernatore distretto dell'Indianagovernatore 2008-09 e presidente della Fondazione Kiwanis dell'Indiana nel 2024-25.
As a donor to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, White is a Charter Walter Zeller Fellow at the Diamond 18 level and a George F. Hixson Fellow at the Diamond 2 level — as well as a member of the Cornerstone Society, Founders Circle and the Heritage Society. He was also a major donor to The Eliminate Project, for which he was the Indiana District coordinator from 2013 to 2015. He is also the Indiana District chair for the Kiwanis Possibility Project.
White is an attorney who earned his law degree at Indiana University in Indianapolis. He also has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Evansville. He is a member of state, local and national bar associations. White and his wife, Zenda, have two adult children.

Paul Palazzolo
Kiwanis Internazionale Direttore Generale
Indianapolis, Indiana, Stati Uniti
Informazioni su Paul Palazzolo
Paul Palazzolo è Direttore Generale Kiwanis International e di tutte le sue affiliate. Prima di assumere tale incarico nel febbraio 2024, originario di Springfield, Illinois (Stati Uniti), ha ricoperto cariche pubbliche a partire dal 2001, quando è stato eletto membro del Consiglio dei parchi di Springfield. Ha inoltre ricoperto la carica di revisore dei conti della contea di Sangamon, tesoriere Aeroportuale di Springfield e cancelliere del tribunale circoscrizionale.
Palazzolo ha ricoperto la carica di Presidente del Kiwanis International nel 2009-2010 Presidente del Kiwanis International è membro del club Kiwanis Springfield-Downtown dal 1984. Il suo approccio e il suo coinvolgimento nel Kiwanis sono iniziati nei primi anni '80 mentre frequentava la Sacred Heart-Griffin High School di Springfield, dove era attivo nel Key Club, l'organizzazione di servizio guidata dagli studenti delle scuole superiori che fa parte della famiglia Kiwanis. Palazzolo è stato inserito nella Hall of Fame della Sacred Heart-Griffin nel 2013. Gli è stata inoltre conferita la Key of Honor, il più alto riconoscimento assegnato dal consiglio del Key Club International, per aver esercitato un impatto positivo nel corso di tutta la sua vita. Palazzolo ha ricoperto anche la carica Chair consiglio dei programmi giovanili del Kiwanis International.
Il suo impegno civico a livello locale comprende la partecipazione a consigli di amministrazione quali quelli dell’Esercito della Salvezza, della Springfield Urban League, dell’Hoogland Center for the Arts e altre organizzazioni.
Palazzolo ha conseguito una laurea in finanza presso l'Università dell'Illinois a Urbana-Champaign. È sposato e ha due figli adulti.