Gary Steele, Coordinator
Gary Steele of Cleveland, North Carolina served as District Governor in 2010-2011. PCC Gary has moderated and presented at several USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forums. PCC Gary has been a member of the Lions University Faculty since 2014 and previously served as the Bachelor’s Program Dean.
Mike Retzlaff, Bachelor’s Program Dean
Mike Retzlaff of Sloughhouse, California served as District Governor in 2015 – 2016. PDG Mike has moderated and presented at several USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forums. PDG Mike has been a member of the Lions University Faculty since 2017 and is a Doctoral Candidate in Lions University. He has attended 6 USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forums. He has been a Lion for 14 years.
Len Day, Master’s Program Dean
Served as A12 District Governor in 2005 – 2006 and 2016 – 2017. Len joined the Barrie Lions in 1984 transferred to North Bay Lions in 1994 returned to Barrie Lions in 1997 and help charter Barrie South Lions in 1999. Len has been a District Leo Chair, District Youth Exchange Chair, MDA Leadership Chair, MDA Extension Chair, District A12 and MDA GMT coordinator and was a New Club Development Consultant for Lions International Constitutional Area 2.
Len believes in developing future leaders and is a certified Guiding Lion, a graduate of the Lions Faculty Development Institute and the Lions Certified Instructors Program. He has been faculty member of the MDA Regional Leadership Institute, the Advance Lions Leadership Institute and a Group Leader for the First Vice District Governor/District Governor Elect Seminar.
Len is retired from Hydro One the Ontario Electrical company after 31 years of service in 2018. Len is married to Angela and they have two grown children Jessica and Zac, all members of the Barrie South Lions Club in District A12 in Ontario Canada. Len had been a board member of Barrie Rugby for over 25 years, has been a warden at his church for 12 years and was the Barrie Sports hall of Fame Jean McCann Unsung Hero award winner 2019.
Deanna Shurtleff, Doctorate Program Dean
PCC Deanna Shurtleff is a member of the Boise Vista Lions and joined in 1998. Deanna has served as Sec/Treas, 3rd VP, 2nd VP, 1st VP and was a 100% President in the Boise Vista Lions. Deanna is a graduate of LCI Faculty Development. She has taught at several Institutes, Regional Leadership Institutes, and presented at several Forums
Deanna has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Wyoming, and a minor in Photography. She owns Capitol Refrigeration and Appliance and Parts Today in Boise, ID.
In her spare time Deanna likes to spend time with her family, quilting, spinning fibers, taking photos, shopping with the granddaughters. Deanna has 6 children and 15 grandchildren.
Technology Team
- Corky Carlson
- Wendy Cain
- Bob Block
