Grand Commandery of the State of New York

Commitees

Grand Representatives

Revised January 2026

Standing Committees are appointed as per Section 14 of the Statutes and Regulations of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of the State of New York. The Grand Commander and Deputy Grand Commander are ex officio members of all committees.

Country Name Age Year
Alabama Robert Rogers 46
Alaska Harold L. Aldritch 20 2004
Arizona Stephen J. Lovasz 65 2013
Arkansas Murray Cohen 67
California Daniel Elliot 67
Colorado MichaelJ.O’Shaughnessy 73 2013
Connecticut Aram Adishian 53 2023
Delaware Phillip Valot 65
Dist. Of Columbia David P. Robling 11 2002
Florida Dale Tynan 65 2010
Georgia Wade Caler 50
Idaho George B. Hunt 43 2013
Illinois Michael Sikos 23
Indiana Jeffery Williamson 20
Iowa Gil Schweiger 14
Italy Vincent Libone 23 2010
Kansas Lou Denato, Sr 3
Kentucky Francis Karwowski 37
Louisiana Ronald Brown 12 2023
Maine Robert R. Olmo, Jr 68 2010
Maryland Robert Ball 34
Mass. & R.I Paul A. Czubaj 20 2002
Mexico Gil Calderon 14 2021
Michigan David Barnes 37
Minnesota Kim Dellow 50
Mississippi David L. Lathers 12 & 22 2007
Montana Burtiss V. Goodnough 11, 25 & 32 1999
Nebraska David Thomason 80 1980
Nevada Bruce McQuade 67
New Hampshire Richard Transue 76
New Jersey George A. Harrison 23 2007
New Mexico Averill Thompson 79
North Carolina Richard Kessler 20
North Dakota Stephen Licht 34
Ohio Russell Barber 30 2013
Oklahoma Louis Irizarry 67
Oregon Frederick Ganzer 43&42
Pennsylvania Charles G. Mendell 65 2001
Philippines Willie Manalang 1 2010
Portugal Grant Held 1
Romania David W. Taber 16 & 17 2011
South Carolina Gary Krom 42&43
South Dakota Stephen F. Eisenhauer 20 2007
Tennessee Gerry Irwin 37 2023
Texas
Togo Selom Adjogah 78 2010
Utah Michael E. Driver 80 2007
Vermont Karl Klossner 45 2023
Virginia John Haslam 20 2023
Washington Gerry Dievendorf 2
West Virginia James W.Hemstrought 46 2010
Wisconsin James Stoll 40 2012
Wyoming David H. Raymond 38 2011
Missouri James R. MacConnell 34 2002

Missing dates indicate nominations made but not yet appointed