Lion Reid Christopherson is the District Governor for District 5SE. Invited to Lions membership in 1989 Reid is a member of the Sioux Falls Downtown Lions Club and an Associate Member of the Garretson Branch of the Brandon Lions Club. In addition to Club leadership roles Reid also served as Chair of the South Dakota Lions Foundation and Chair of the South Dakota Industries for the Blind. He has been recognized as a Melvin Jones Fellow, recipient of the Howard Hansen Award for Service to the Blind and has been presented with two Lions International President Certificates of Appreciation.

Lieutenant Colonel Reid Christopherson retired in 2014 following over 39 years of service in the United States Air Force and the South Dakota National Guard. He then served for ten years as the Executive Director of the South Dakota Wheat Commission. Although retired he remains employed as a Rural Ambassador with the South Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Reid is extremely involved in other volunteer organizations including 57 years as a member of the Boy Scouts of America. He is a recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award presented for significant leadership with national impact. He is a graduate and Distinguished Alumnus of South Dakota State University with bachelor and master’s degrees in animal science.

Reid and his wife Ruth live on a small farm near Garretson SD. They have two adult children and one granddaughter.