Ken Mattfield is the chairperson of the Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey Board of Trustees, and has served on the New Jersey board since 1999. A Past President of the Springfield Lions Club, he served as 16E District Governor in 2005-2006 and is proud to be a Melvin Jones Fellow. Among his other Lions activities, Ken works with the Union County Theater Project to make audio-described performances available to the blind and visually impaired. Ken retired from a 33-year career in public education where he served in a number of positions, including high school English teacher, supervisor and administrator. He received his Bachelor's degree in Education from Bloomsburg State College (PA), a Master's degree in English from Seton Hall University, and completed additional studies in education at Kean University and Columbia University. He lives in Scotch Plains with his wife, Catherine, also a retired English teacher. |