Lions District 4-C4
Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest community service organization. When caring people join together, roll up their sleeves and take action to make their community better, it’s a beautiful thing — and an incredible feeling for everyone involved. That’s Lions. Being a Lion is about leading by example, building relationships and improving the world through kindness. It’s 1.4 million caring men and women serving together so they can make a lasting impact and change more lives.
lionsclubs.org – About Us
Lions District 4-C4 is a member of Lions Clubs International, comprising of all the Lions Clubs in San Francisco County, San Mateo County, and the City of Palo Alto. We’re a diverse group of clubs with one common goal — to serve.
District Leadership
District Governor Clayton Jolly
Half Moon Bay Lions Club
Lion Clayton is a native son of California and spent his high school years on the eastern side of the Sierras in the beautiful Owens Valley. While in high school, he was asked to join the Independence Volunteer Fire Department as a student firefighter and never looked back.
Lion Clayton was a Student Firefighter at UC Davis, Captain at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Fire Department, Battalion Chief at the Half Moon Bay Fire Protection District and CalFire Battalion Chief. After retirement, he knew he wanted to transition from a life in public service to a life in service to his community.
As the chair of Relay for Life of Half Moon Bay, Lion Clayton saw the service-oriented backbone of the Half Moon Bay Lions Club and joined them in 2009. He has enjoyed many service projects such as Rise Against Hunger, Second Harvest food delivery at St. Vincent DePaul, vision testing in the schools and Rebuilding Together Peninsula. He has been President, Treasurer, and Membership Chair, sponsoring a number of Lions into the club.
Lion Clayton has been a Region and Zone Chair, is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, a graduate of the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute and the Faculty Development Institute. He has received an MD-4 Excellence Award and is a past President of the Peninsula Council of Lions.
On his Lions journey, Lion Clayton is grateful to have the support of Mary Kay, his lovely wife of 34 years, and his children, Warren, Eleanor, Claire and Daughter-in-law Aubrey.
First Vice District Governor Cindy Zheng
San Mateo Metropolitan Lions Club
Lion Cindy Zheng, formerly a pediatric doctor, transitioned into an executive role with the financial sector. Additionally, she held the position of Assistant Dean at California North State University. Over a span of 21 years, Cindy’s Lions journey has been truly remarkable, marked by her involvement in key positions including Charter President, Club Secretary, Zone Chair, Region Chair, and Rebuilding Retention Chair. Her unwavering dedication and leadership have been instrumental in shaping the success of the Lions Clubs she’s been part of.
Cindy’s accomplishments have earned her numerous prestigious awards, including the International President’s Medal, MD-4 Excellence Award, and District Excellence Award. Lions Club membership runs in her family: her father, Tongxiao Zheng, renowned painter from Shanghai; her husband, Wayne Ma, an equity investor; her older son, Jimmy Ma, a software engineer; and her younger son, Frank Ma, a chief resident doctor, all proudly carry the Lions’ legacy.
Second Vice District Governor Jimmy Ness
Foster City Bair Island Cyber Lions Club
Lion Jimmy Ness epitomizes the definition of “Service” – serving people and communities while expecting nothing in return.
2VDG Jimmy began his Lion journey in 2015 as a member of the Foster City Lions Club, moving through the ranks in club leadership, chairing 11 committees and holding positions of Director, Vice President, and President.
In 2020, Lion Jimmy with his partner-in-service, Melite Wood, founded the Foster City Bair Island Cyber Lions Club with a renewed focus on providing service to the local community but also doing outreach overseas in countries such as Tonga, Ukraine, and the Philippines.
In his personal life he is a successful business owner, a proud father of two beautiful daughters an accomplished DJ and a pretty good golfer..
2VDG Jimmy is most proud of the fact that in 2023 he graduated Lions University with a Doctorate in Lionism. Prior to that in the years 2018 to 2022 he obtained his Bachelors and Masters in Lionism, graduated Advanced Lion Leadership Institute, graduated Faculty Development Institute and is presently an MD4 Trainer at Emerging Lion Leadership Institute.
At his very core, Lion Jimmy is a pure humanitarian with a genuine concern for the wellbeing and welfare of others.