Our District Leadership Team
Joan Bestpitch
Lion Joan Bespitch, from the Clayton Lions Club was inducted to serve as the District Governor of the Delaware Lions at the 106th Lions International Convention in Melbourne, Australia. She is a dynamic leader with a background in teaching, public speaking, and service to her community.
District Governor
Alan “Ted” Reiver
Alan T. "Ted" Reiver, from Wilmington, Delaware, USA, was elected to serve a two-year term as a director of Lions Clubs International at the association’s 94th International Convention, held in Seattle, Washington, USA July 4-8, 2011. Past Director Reiver is a floor and window coverings store merchant. A member of the Talleyville-Naamans Lions Club since 1983, he has held many offices within the association, including club president, zone chair, region chair, vice district governor, district governor, council secretary, LEHP Coordinator, Rebuilding Lions Coordinator and multiple district international convention chair. He also served as CSF II group coordinator, district chaplain, Kusiak Lions Youth Foundation board chairperson and treasurer, Delaware Lions Foundation grants and loans chairperson, Lions Vision Research Foundation board member and as a faculty member/presenter at numerous Lions Leadership Institutes. Past Director Reiver is an Ambassador of Goodwill, a Second Century Ambassador, and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. In addition to his Lions activities, Past Director Reiver is active in numerous professional and community organizations, including the Penn-Rose Civic Association and the Board of Delaware Association of the Blind. He has served on several boards of directors, including the Claymont Community Center, Edgemoor Community Center, Sellers Senior Center and the Floor Covering Association of Greater Philadelphia. Past Director Reiver and his wife, Ann, also a Lion and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, have one daughter and three grandchildren.
Past International Director