Director Hill is a psychologist.

A member of the Edmonton Host Lions Club since 1990, Director Hill has held many offices within the association, including club president, zone chairperson, district governor and council chairperson. She also served as district chairperson for Membership, Environment, Convention and International Cooperation and Understanding. Additionally she has served as a committee member for the USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum, multinational coordinator for Campaign SightFirst II, secretary for Lions Eyebank (Alberta) Society, director of the Lions Eye Research Institute of Northern Alberta and presenter and multiple forums and conventions.

In recognition of her service to the association, Director Hill has received numerous awards, including multiple Club President’s Appreciation Awards, District Lion of the Year, an Extension Award, induction to the Multiple District 37 Hall of Fame, several District Governor’s Certificates of Appreciation, five International President’s Certificates of Appreciation and an International President’s Medal. She is also a Judge Brian Stevenson Fellow, Denise and Jack Isaman Fellow and a Melvin Jones Fellow.

In addition to her Lions activities, Director Hill is active in numerous professional and community organizations. She is a member of the Psychologists Association of Alberta, the Canadian Psychological Association and the Community League.

In the past, she served as president of the Alberta Association of Psychologists and the Association of Canadian Educators of the Hearing Impaired.

Since the inception of Lions clubs, our organization has also changed both proactively and reactively to keep pace with the environmental changes.

The two most dramatic changes initiated were admission of women to the membership in 1987 and a global project “Campaign SightFirst” in 1990 to raise US$130 million.

Such dramatic changes were perhaps the main reasons for the philosophy of Lions clubs to spread to 200 countries. Growth reached a peak in the year 1995-96 with a total global membership of some 1.425 million members.

The membership declined by over 9% during the last 10 years to 1.3 million by end of 2005-06. Furthermore, the paucity of young members joining our clubs may reflect that our organization does not meet the aspirations of modern youth.

It is my firm belief that we need to re-brand Lions clubs to be more relevant to the twenty first century.

In the program I place before you are many challenges.The most fundamental of all is the “Challenge to Change” our organization, wherever change is needed.

But fundamental changes have to be facilitated both by the leadership (top down) and clubs (bottom up). Without a totally integrated effort with commitment from all concerned, the organization will not succeed in implementing change.