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Elspeth Moore, PCC, Board Chair
Elspeth Moore was a high school teacher for more than 30 years and is an active member of the West Milford Lions Club in West Milford, New Jersey. She is a Past District Governor and is a Campaign Sightfirst II District Coordinator. She has received several Lions Club awards, including the International President’s Leadership Award, International President’s Certificate and International Melvin Jones Fellowship. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics from the College of St. Elisabeth and completed her Masters of Library and Information Science at Rutgers State University.

Rev. Lois Schembs, Board Vice-Chair
Lois Schembs has been a priest in the Episcopal Church since 1982. She has been a Lion since 1994, and is a member of the Westfield Lions Club. She has been President of the Club numerous times and is a Melvin Jones Fellow. She has served Lions District 16E as a Zone Chair, Region Chair and Cabinet Secretary. Lois currently serves as the district Chaplain for the Lions of Districts 16A and 16E. She is a former Chaplain for the Hospice Team of the Visiting Nurses Association in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and is a consultant and Past President of the Board of Directors for Youth and Family Counseling Service in Westfield, New Jersey. Lois received a Bachelor’s in History and Anthropology/Sociology from William Smith College, a Master’s in American Folk Culture from the Cooperstown Graduate Program in New York, and a Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary. She and her husband, PDG Doug, have one daughter.

Stanley Grossman, PID, Board Treasurer
Stan Grossman, a retired teacher and school administrator, has been a member of the Springfield Lions Club since 1967. He has served three terms as Club President and seven terms as Treasurer, as well as multiple terms on the Club’s Board of Directors. Stan was elected District Governor in 1990-91, and in 1998 was elected to the 33-member Board of Directors of Lions Club International for a two-year term. Stan and his wife, Ruth, were named Visionaries of the Year in 2008 by the Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey.

Stephen Domovich, PDG, Board Secretary
Lion Steve Domovich has been an active member of the Hunterdon Hills Lions Club, District 16-D, since November, 1968. He is a recipient of the Harold P. Nutter Award and is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellowship.Steve worked for 42 years at the Mountainview Correctional Facility. He served as a teacher, Director of Education and as the Chief Executive Officer during his last 18 years of employment. Steve is a graduate of East Stroudsburg State College with a BS degree in Health and Physical Education and earned an M.Ed. in Personnel and Guidance from Rutgers University. He served in the Army during World War II, and received five battle campaign stars, including the landing on Omaha Beach on D Day.

William Constad, M.D.
In addition to his faculty appointment as a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Dr. Constad has been in private practice with Hudson Eye Physicians and Surgeons since 1985. He has served on multiple committees for the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) and Jersey City Medical Center, and has been named among the New York Metro Area's Top Doctors by Castle Connolly Medical, LTD. Dr. Constad has been directly involved with the Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey since 1988, and has served as its Medical Director from 1992-95 and from 1997-present. Dr. Constad resides in Martinsville, New Jersey.

Paul R. Goldberg
Paul R. Goldberg is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Liberty HealthCare in northern New Jersey.He brings with him years of experience as a top-level advisor and financial manager for hospitals, health systems and healthcare organizations. Goldberg holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Temple University, where he also earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He resides in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Beverley Henderson-Hartsfield, R.N., B.A.
Beverley Henderson-Hartsfield is a strong believer in community service, with a track record to back up her beliefs. She is currently the Executive Director of Echoes – the Grief Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to grief, death and bereavement issues. She has also served as the Director of Maternal Child Health Services at the Hospital Center at Orange and was the first woman to hold the position of Executive Director of 100 Black Men of New Jersey, Inc. She has dedicated her time to serving her community in various ways, and has received numerous awards for her efforts. Beverley is a registered nurse and a graduate of Queensboro School of Nursing and Baruch College. She resides in East Orange with her husband, David. They have two daughters and three grandchildren.

Walter Pardo
Walter Pardo is the Managing Partner/Founder of Wealth Financial Partners, LLC, an independently owned wealth management firm delivering personalized service to clients nationwide. Prior to founding Wealth Financial Partners, he worked as a Managing Director at McLaughin Piven Vogel Securities, and as a Senior Vice President with R. Seelaus & Company, Inc. A graduate of the Military College of Vermont and Norwich University, where he earned his B.S. in Business Administration, Walter holds a health and life insurance licenses in New Jersey, New York, Illinois and California. He is a member of Ed Slott Elite IRA Advisor Group, a group of financial professionals that explores regulations, tax updates and other issues regarding individual retirement accounts, and is part of the Summit Lions Club. He lives in Central Jersey with his wife, Suzanne, and their two daughters.

Ray Tigol, CPA, CHFP
Ray Tigol is currently the Controller to the Director of Finance at Carrier Clinic, Inc., a not-for-profit behavioral health facility in Belle Mead, New Jersey. He brings with him years of experience in both the public and private accounting fields, and has served as a finance department executive. Tigol is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Healthcare Financial Professional. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a major in Accounting, as well as an Executive Masters of Public Administration. He resides in Green Brook, New Jersey, and has served as the Charter President of the Somerville Metro Lions Club.

Michael C. Tyrone, Sr.
Michael C. Tyrone, Sr. serves as Vice President and Clark Branch Manager of Investors Savings Bank.He is a graduate of the American Institute of Banking,and resides in Linden, New Jersey.

Ben Yashinski
Ben is a retired manager from Verizon Corporation. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Social and Political Studies from Seton Hall University, and served in the United States Army Signal Corps. Lion Ben was invited to join the Metuchen Lions Club in 1981. He has held all officer and director positions within the Club, including multiple terms as President, Secretary and Treasurer. Ben has served as District 16-D Zone Chair, President of the District 16-D Eye & Ear Foundation, District 16-D Membership Chair and 16-D Mission 30 Coordinator.

Bradley Tennant, Senior Vice President
Bradley is the Senior Vice President of Midwest Eye-Banks. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Olivet College in 1983. He joined the Michigan Eye-Bank as an Eye Bank Technician in 1987, and later served as Laboratory Manager and Vice President, Clinical Operations before accepting his current position. He is a volunteer member of the Eye Bank Association of America's Medical Advisory Board and Accreditation Board, and currently serves on the Policy, Position and Research Sub-Committee of the Medical Advisory Board.

Margaret Chaplin, Executive Director
Margaret joined Midwest Eye-Banks in 2007, when she was appointed Executive Director of the Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey. Prior to that, she spent 13 years with the St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, including seven years as Administrative Director, Professional Services. She has a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration from George Washington University, and has worked in the health care industry for more than 20 years.

Kevin W. Ross, President/CEO, Midwest Eye-Banks
Kevin has worked with the Eye-Bank since 1990. He developed software to track donors and recipients of corneal tissue, and to support all Eye-Bank staff responsibilities. As Vice President, Finance and Information Systems, Kevin led the implementation of a $2.5 million tax-exempt bond issue to finance the Eye-Bank’s Ann Arbor headquarters and Michigan Eye-Bank lab facility. In November, 2007, Kevin was named Midwest Eye-Banks’ President and Chief Executive Officer. He holds Master’s degrees in Computer Science and Public Health from the University of Michigan, and serves as a member of the Ann Arbor (Host) Lions Club and the Michigan Alumni Pep Band. Kevin and his wife, Suzanne, live in Ann Arbor.

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