PO Box 227 • Niantic, CT • 06357
Members and Officers
Officers and Board Members are elected in April of every year to serve a term from June to June of the following year.
Our current membership is about 70, all of whom are proud to say “We Serve”.
This page last updated June 12th 2026
Lions Club Officers and Board of Directors
2026 - 2027
Jody Rubino
President
Chenin Joyce
1st VP
Beverly Lewis
Secretary
John Thompson Treasurer
Other Board Members
Mark Peng – IPP
2nd VP – Craig Woody
Gary Lakowski – Tale Twister
Rebeca Como – Lion Tamer
Kirk Engel – Membership Chair
Chris Agnew – 2 year board member
Candace Bodenhofer – 2 year board member
Mark Levin – 1 year board member
Susan Napiany– 1 year board member
Niantic Lions Club Members
Currently at 71 members
A listing of member’s names will appear here when the website is viewed on a desktop or laptop computer
| Agnew, Chris | Curley, Jim | Graebe, Anne | LaTourette, Robert | Napiany,Ralph | Swetland, Paul |
| Allen, Bill | DeLucco, Joanne | Joyce, Chenin | Lee, Charmaine | Napiany, Susan | Thompson, John |
| Allen, Floresia | Delorimiere, Debbie | Granger, Roe | Levin, Mark | Palazzo, Joseph | Thompson, Pat |
| Allen, Greg | Dunn, Rob | Hallisey, John | Lewis, Bev | Parkhurst, Howard | Thorp, Andy |
| Basu, Arun | Engel, Judy | Harris, Jim | Lindie, Edward | Peng, Mark | Updegrave, Wendy |
| Bodenhofer, Candace | Engel, Kirk | Harris, Karen | MacDonald, Richard | Richards, Donna | Wagner, John |
| Boroughs, Dan | Engel, Max | Hobby, Burt | Meier, Lewis | Rondinelli, John | Watrous, Edith |
| Bowerman, Greg | Engwall, Mike | Hudak, Jennifer | Minogue, Lauren | Rubino, Jody | Wentzel, Jeff |
| Brown, Katherine | Farrell, Linda | Kahn, Ryeed | Moos, James | Rupar, Don | Wentzel, Rachelle |
| Carucci, Terry | Farrell, Mary | Keller, David | Moos, Vicki | Seery, Dawn | Woody, Craig |
| Chiz, Nancy | Garabedian, Steve | Krishnaswami, S | Murphy, Jay | Seifel, Robert | Wyeth, Stacey |
| Como, Rebecca | Gonzalez, Susan | Lakowsky, Gary | Murphy, Patti | Sisson, George |
Deceased Members
| Balaska, Ken | Debartolo, Paul | Hunt, Pete | Robbins, Herbert | Tanguay, Angela |
| Bianco, Mark | Denesha, Ted | Insigna, Joe | Roberts, James | Tanguay, Edgar |
| Bishop, Harold | Fortuna, Ralph | Macaulay, Warren | Rozlaff, Thurman | Treadway, Michael |
| Borque, Ed | Geis, Lewis | McNamarra, Leo | Saars, William | Vara, Samuel |
| Burkhardt, Jerry | Genung, Paul | Natwick, Julius | Senkow, Marge | Vibbert, Dwight |
| Care, Joseph | Genth, William | North, Richard | Senkow, Robert | Wallschla, John |
| Carucci, Craig | Gidman, Robert | Orefice, Mario | Sexton, Peter | Ward, Shirley |
| Caste, Bob | Gracewski, Stephen | Orefice, Gary | Snow, Harris | Ward, Stan |
| Caywood, John | Guillo, Robert | Parker, Frank | Stockford, John | Wilson, Robert |
| Crane, Louis | Hale, Delbert | Patingre, Joel | Sutherland, John | Yergeau, Ray |
| Debartolo, Frank | Hendricks, Herbert | Poulis, George | Tamburro, Bill | Zrakas, Charles |
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Links to other Websites
Lions International
Town of East Lyme
Lions District 23C
Facebook Page
Club Awards
The Niantic Lions Club periodically recognizes its members for outstanding service to the community and for exhibiting those traits which exemplify “Lionism.” These recipients are listed below. The “previous recipients” section is arranged alphabetically, not in the chronological order received. (* indicates deceased or no longer a club member))
Melvin Jones Award
Pat Thompson - 2026
Craig Woody & Cary Lakowsky
Progressive Melvin Jones - 2026
William K. Allen
Ken Balaska*
Jerry Burkhardt*
Craig Carucci*
Terry Carucci
James Curley
Ted Denesha*
Judy Engel
Kirk Engel
Ralph Fortuna*
Wayne Fraser
Roe Granger
Delbert Hale*
Jim Harris
Pete Hunt*
Ed Keens
Vicki Keens
Gary Lakowsky
Marie LaTourette
Jim Moos
Howard Parkhurst
Mark Rolsma
Don Rupar
Robert Senkow*
William Tamburro*
Angela Tanguay*
Edgar Tanguay*
John Thompson
Deb Updyke
Larry Updyke
Samuel Vara*
Craig Woody
Previous Recipients
Ambassador of Sight
Patti Murphy - 2026
William K. Allen
Jerry Burkardt*
Craig Carucci*
Terri Carucci
Jim Curley
JoAnne DeLucco
Ralph Fortuna*
Wayne Fraser
Roe Granger
Pat Hanney*
Vicki Keens
Gary Lakowski
Howard Parkhurst
Cliff Rimkus*
Mark Rolsma
Don Rupar
John Sullivan
Angela Tanguay*
John Thompson
Deb Updyke
Larry Updyke
Edie Watrous
Craig Woody
Previous Recipients
Knight of The Blind
Chenin Joyce - 2026
William K. Allen
Ken Balaska *
Ed Bourque*
Jerry Burkhardt*
Terry Carucci
Jim Curley
Ted Denesha*
Ralph Fortuna*
Wayne Fraser
Roe Granger
Del Hale*
Jim Harris
Ed Keens
Jack Kinkler*
Gary Lakowsky
Marie LaTourette
Vicki Moos
Howard Parkhurst
John Sullivan
Paul Swetland
Bill Tamburro*
Angela Tanguay *
EdgarTanguay*
Pat Thompson
Deb Updyke
Larry Updyke
Thomas Walch*
Shirley Ward *
Craig Woody
Stacey Wyeth
Jim Zoldy
Previous Recipients
Partner in Freedom
Mark Peng- 2026
Bill Allen
Craig Carucci*
Terry Carucci
Nancy Chiz
Joanne Delucco
Judy Engel
Roe Granger
Pat Haney*
Bob Kaplan*
Jack Kinkler*
Gary Lakowsky
Marie LaTourette
Lou Meier
Frank Parker*
Howard Parkhurst
John Sullivan
Paul Swetland
Pat Thompson
Edie Watrous
Jim Zoldy
Previous Recipients
Partner in Freedom is a new award, replacing the previous Loyal Shepherd Award
