Grand Council

Elected and Appointed Grand Council Officers for 2019 – 2020

Grand Master

 M. Ill. Comp. Brian R.S. Manson

Grand Deputy Master

 R. Ill. Comp. Prince D. Selvaraj

Grand Principal Conductor of Work

 R. Ill. Comp. Howard F. Adams

Grand Inspectors General

District “A”

 R. Ill. Comp. Russell Staye

District “B”

 R. Ill. Comp. Lachlan F. Hamilton

District “C”

 R. Ill. Comp. Ralph H. West

District “D”

 R. Ill. Comp. Peter M. Fisher

District “E”

 R. Ill. Comp. Richard D. Pihlaja

Grand Council Officers

Grand Chaplain

 R. Ill. Comp. Gordon J. J. Simmons *

Grand Treasurer

 R. Ill. Comp. James O’Halloran*

Grand Recorder

 R. Ill. Comp. Richard B. Allgood*

Grand Recorder Emeritus

 M. Ill. Comp. Charles Meldrum*

Grand Captain of the Guard

 R. Ill. Comp. Terrence P. A. Taylor

Grand Conductor of Council

 R. Ill. Comp. Alan Hill

Grand Marshall

 R. Ill. Comp. John Carter *

Grand Executive Committee

R. Ill. Comp. Keith W. Stiles
R. Ill. Comp. Sheldon V. Stannard
R. Ill. Comp. Thomas A. Mortlock
R. Ill. Comp. George Puccia *
R. Ill. Comp. William Boote *
R. Ill. Comp. Alan Donovan *
R. Ill. Comp. Donald M. Martyn (Hon)*
R. Ill. Comp. Donald Dockstader (Hon)*
R. Ill. Comp. David Hickman (Hon)*
R. Ill. Comp. Michael Millard (Hon.) *

* Denotes Appointed

All Elected Grand Council Officers and All Past Grand Masters

Grand Historian R. Ill. Comp. Michael Jenkyns *
Grand Lecturer M. Ill. Comp. Donald R. Pardo*
Grand Standard Bearer V. Ill. Comp. Gordon Smith*
Grand Standard Bearer V. Ill. Comp. Peter La Brash *
Grand Standard Bearer V. Ill. Comp. Doug Pedwell*
Grand Standard Bearer V. Ill. Comp. John Newton*
Grand Standard Bearer V. Ill. Comp. Harry Wilkinson*
Grand Standard Bearer V. Ill. Comp. Jerry Tsubouchi*
The Grand Steward V. Ill. Comp. Brian Kiernan *
Grand Sentinel V. Ill. Comp. Christopher Onofreychuk *

* Denotes Appointed

Committees of the Grand Executive for 2019 - 2020

Finance **

V. Ill. Comp. George Puccia*
R. Ill. Comp. James O’Halloran
R. Ill. Comp. Richard B. Allgood
Comp. Chet Mangal

Meritorious Service Award **

R. Ill. Comp. Paavo E. Liukko*
M. Ill. Comp. Bryan S. Cunningham
R. Ill. Comp. Richard Shave

Laws and Jurisprudence ** 

R. Ill. Comp.  
M. Ill. Comp. David G. Walker
R. Ill. Comp. Donald C. Dockstader
R. Ill. Comp. Richard B. Allgood

Warrants and Dispensations 

R. Ill. Comp. Richard B. Allgood*
M. Ill. Comp. Brian R.S. Manson

Grievances and Appeals  

M. Ill. Comp. Donald J. Emerick*
M. Ill. Comp. Charles Meldrum
R. Ill. Comp. Robert Dunn

Condition of Cryptic Rite ** 

R. Ill. Comp. Prince D. Selvaraj*
M. Ill. Comp. Donald Pardo
and All The Grand Inspectors General

Fraternal Dead  

R. Ill. Comp. Gordon J. J. Simmons
R. Ill. Comp. Richard B. Allgood

Fraternal Correspondence  

R. Ill. Comp. Prince D. Selvaraj

Regalia

M. Ill. Comp. Charles Meldrum*
M. Ill. Comp. Donald J. Emerick
R. Ill. Comp. Richard B. Allgood
and All The Grand Inspectors General

Registration and Credentials

R. Ill. Comp. Richard D. Burden*

Committee of Scrutineers

R. Ill. Comp. Richard D. Burden*

Financial Reviewers

V. Ill. Comp. Philip Hebert*
Ill. Comp. Michael Penchoff

* Denotes Chairman

** Denotes Interim Report Required for Grand Executive February, 2019

Cryptic Rite Charitable Foundation Inc

President M. Ill. Comp. David G. Walker
Director Medical M. Ill. Comp. David P. Hardie
Director Sec/Treas R. Ill. Comp. Thomas R. Janes
Director M. Ill. Comp. Donald J. Emerick
Director M. P. Comp. John R. Dollimount
Director R. Ill. Comp. Howard F. Adams
Director R. Ill. Comp. Gerald E. Tetzloff

Constitution Review

M. Ill. Comp. Donald J. Emerick*
M. Ill. Comp. Charles Meldrum
M. Ill. Comp, Donald R. Pardo
R. Ill. Comp.  

Nominating Committee

M. Ill. Comp. Donald R. Pardo*
With Power to Add

Ritual

M. Ill. Comp. Charles Meldrum*
M. Ill. Comp. Donald J. Emerick
M. Ill. Comp. Brian R. S. Manson
With Power to add

Printing and Publications 

M. Ill. Comp. Charles Meldrum*
R. Ill. Comp. Richard B. Allgood

Public Relations

R. Ill. Comp. Sheldon Stannard*
R. Ill. Comp. John C. Schaeffer
R. Ill. Comp. Richard Shave
R. Ill. Comp. Clive Stephenson

Ad Hoc Committees

Grand Representatives

M. Ill. Comp. David G. Walker*
All Grand Representatives

Future Places of Meetings and Long Range Planning **

M. Ill. Comp. David G. Walker*
M. Ill. Comp. Charles Meldrum
R. Ill. Comp. Richard B. Allgood
R. Ill. Comp. Prince D. Selvaraj 

Field Day Co-Ordination**

T. Ill. Comp. Michael Morris*
and All Grand Inspectors General

Cryptic Rite Website

M. Ill. Comp. Donald J. Emerick*

Living Past Grand Masters

1989 David G. Walker
1997 Larry J. Hostine
1998 L. Ian Montague
2003 Donald R. Pardo
2004 David Laskey
2005 - 7 David P. Hardie
2007 - 9 Brian S. Cunningham
2009 - 11 F. Douglas Draker
2011 - 13 W. Denis Amendola
2013 Charles Meldrum (Hon)
2013 - 15 Donald J. Emerick
2015 - 17 George H. Gifford
2017 - 19 H. John Hewitt

Grand Representatives 2019 - 2020

from Ontario Council Jurisdiction To Ontario
William Boose Shekinah Connecticut William E. Weisert II
John Hewitt Hiram Colorado Wilson C. Moulton
Donald F. Kline Keystone Deleware Charles T. Hart
Walter Lysenko Shealtiel Dist. of Columbia Scott M. Applebee
George H. Gifford Hiram Eastern Canada John R. Dollimount
F. Douglas Draker Keystone England & Wales C. F. Starnes
John C. Schaeffer Frontenac Florida Adrian “Ray” Kinser
Donald W. Laycock Keystone Georgia William E. Cantrell
Donald M. Martyn Adoniram Idaho John C. Rich
Brian R. S. Manson Adoniram Illinois William D. Dirst
Gary P. Humes Salem Indiana Michael W. Klepper
Bryan S. Cunningham Alpha Kentucky Robert B. Scarborough
Michael J.Kingsley Salem Louisiana TBA
W. Bruce Miller Conestoga Maine Albion R. Ricker
David G. Walker Shealtiel Maryland James E. Harding
George B. Fairbairn    Pyramid Massachusetts Nathaniel R.J. Ulrich
    Michigan Warren A. Caruss
W. Allan Schofield Fidelity Minnesota Raul L. Lee
Clarence Shaw Babylon New Hampshire Scott Ayen
Sam Kalinowski Gedeliah New Jersey Paul D. Loveland Jr.
Gary Cornielius Pyramid New York Cy White
Paavo E. Liukko Alpha North Carolina Kevin P. Wood
Donald R. Pardo Babylon Ohio Rusty Eagle
W. Denis Amendola Abitibi Pennsylvania Ronald C. Davies
    Rhode Island Morphis A. Jamiel
Charles Meldrum Adoniram Scotland Gordon C. Booth
Lionel Hanmer Shealtiel South Carolina Larry S. Rhodes
David P. Hardie Shealtiel Tennessee Ronald J. Coates
    Vermont Palmer Maritin
Donald C. Dockstader Enoch Western Canada Ronald Beirnes
G. Henry Handsley Alpha Wisconsin Gene Schaber

Grand Representatives Emeritus

M. Ill. Comp. Larry J. Hostine    M. Ill. Comp. L. Ian Montague M. Ill. Comp. David W. Laskey
R. Ill. Comp. Alan F. Walker R. Ill. Comp. Gary Price R. Ill. Comp. Harry D. Turner
R. Ill. Comp. Robert Slusar R. Ill. Comp. Hans J. Reinhardt