Matthew Cantrall

Matthew Cantrall of Lakeland, Florida, U.S., was elected to a three-year term as a trustee of Kiwanis International during the 2023 Kiwanis International Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. He serves as a trustee for the United States and Pacific Canada regions of Kiwanis. In addition, he is the board’s CKI administrator.  

A member of Kiwanis for 37 years, Cantrall has served twice as president of the Kiwanis Club of Lakeland. He also has served as lieutenant governor and governor of the Florida District of Kiwanis, the Florida district administrator for Key Club and CKI, a Kiwanis Children’s Fund trustee, chair of the Kiwanis International Convention Host Committee and member of the Visionary Leadership Committee. Cantrall was also part of the group that developed the Kiwanis Amplify leadership program. 

His honors within the Kiwanis family include a George F. Hixson Fellowship, a diamond-level Walter Zeller Fellowship, a Key Club Key of Honor, a CKI Circle of Service Award, a CKI Carthage-Pullman Society membership, a Key Club Florida District G. Harold Martin Fellowship, a Florida Kiwanis Foundation Ralph Davis Fellowship, and a Florida Kiwanis Foundation Robert W. Thal Life Member Fellowship. 

The owner of Century Signs, Cantrall holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management. Outside of Kiwanis, he has been an active member of other community organizations, including the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce, Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine and the Learning Resource Center. He is a Kathleen High School business partner and a member of both the All Saints’ Episcopal Church Vestry and the Polk County Builders Association. He and his wife, Cheryl, have two children and seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.