Melvyn K. Bray,  Past International Director of Lions Clubs International is a retired bank vice president and regional manager. A member of the Toms River Lions Club since 1973, he has held many offices within the association, including club president, club treasurer, club secretary, club membership chairperson, council secretary, cabinet treasurer, council chairperson, district peace poster contest chairperson, district LCIF chairperson, multiple district GMT coordinator, region chairperson and Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of AltruVision a Lions Eye Bank. Executive Director Bray has received numerous awards, including the Club President Excellence Award, a Leadership Award, Senior Builder Key Award, Life Membership Award and three International President’s Awards. He is also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. In addition to his Lions activities, Director Bray is active in numerous professional and community organizations, including the Sight & Handicapped Foundation of Ocean County, Funds for the New Jersey Blind and the New Jersey Camp for Blind Children. Director Bray and his wife, Ginny, also a Lion and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, have one son, one daughter and three grandsons.