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2024-25 Kiwanis Children’s Fund Board of Trustees

Kiwanis International’s fundraising arm, the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, elects a Board of Trustees to oversee its administration. Among the board’s responsibilities:

  • Implement the Kiwanis International mission, which is to serve the children of the world.
  • Develop and implement a strategic plan for the Children’s Fund.
  • Ensure the stability and growth of Children’s Fund corpus funds by cultivating and soliciting financial gifts, as applicable, from individual Kiwanians and friends, businesses and foundations.
  • Monitor and distribute funds from fundraising programs for grants worldwide.
Robert S. Maxwell

Robert S. Maxwell

Chair

Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Amy Zimmerman

Amy Zimmerman

Immediate past chair

Beavercreek, Ohio, U.S.
Lenora Hanna

Lenora Hanna

Chair-elect

Ashland, Nebraska, U.S.
Richard A. Poulton

Richard A. Poulton

Vice chair

Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
Katrina J. Baranko

Katrina J. Baranko

Albany, Georgia, U.S.

Randolph L. DeLay

Randolph L. DeLay

Houston, Texas, U.S.

Margo L. Dutton

Margo L. Dutton

Escondido, California, U.S.

Markus Lanz

Markus Lanz

Oftringen, Aargau, Switzerland

Hope Markes

Hope Markes

Round Hill Estate, Hanover, Jamaica

Catherine Lewis Simmons

Catherine Lewis Simmons

New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

Francesco Valenti

Francesco Valenti

Lentini, Italy
George Yoshida

George Yoshida

Tokyo, Japan
Paul Palazzolo

Paul Palazzolo

Kiwanis International Executive Director

Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.