Christopher J. Lewis
President and Chairman
of the Board
Five days after the launch of Sputnik in 1957, Chris Lewis was born into the world of show business. His father, Jerry Lewis, was the number one box office star in the world, and had just completed his first 8-hour televised “Marathon” to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Jerry, as National Chairman, helped establish MDA in 1952, and to date has helped raise over 2 BILLION dollars for research and patient care. Chris became involved in the fundraising effort early in life, and has worked on the MDA Labor Day Telethon since 1972.
He studied film and video production at the California Institute of the Arts and became a writer for television and film concepts at Paramount Studios in the early 1980’s. He spent years handling his father’s film and television distribution, then came the opportunity to help create a worldwide wheelchair delivery mission.
Working with other organizations, Chris helped to create and sustain a philanthropic mission which delivered over 760,000 wheelchairs to people in more than 150 countries. Chris has now created the American Wheelchair Mission to expand the outreach worldwide.
He is a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus, a member of the Rotary Club of Los Angeles and lives in Camarillo, California. ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Daniel Moberg
Director
Public Education
Dan has been very successful as the California State Wheelchair Coordinator for the Knights of Columbus in creating awareness about the need for wheelchairs worldwide and creating the "Wheelchair Sunday" parish drives which have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in cities across the U.S. to sponsor the delivery of wheelchairs. His dedication to our mission is unparalleled, and we are grateful for his participation
Dan is a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus, was a member of the Rotary Club of Alhambra, CA and is currently looking for a new club near his home in Idaho.
To find out more about how you can help this mission please contact Dan at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Christiana Flessner
Board Member
Christiana has been the Executive Director of the Canadian Wheelchair Foundation since its inception in 2002. Volunteering her time for the first 14 months of the organization's existence allowed a strong support base to be built by her dedicated efforts and every dollar collected to be used to deliver wheelchairs.
Christiana works closely with the Canadian government, foreign ambassadors, Rotary clubs and Knights of Columbus councils across the country. Her speaking presentations take her on the road for most of the year, but translate into ever growing support for the global wheelchair mission and alliances with major foundations and organizations in many countries.
The Canadian organization works in complete synchronicity with the U.S. and U.K. missions and shares resources with both. Christiana is an Assistant Governor of Rotary District 5050, a member of the Rotary Club of Semiahmoo, British Columbia, speaks German, English, Spanish and French fluently and has participated in hundreds of wheelchair distributions around the world. ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
