Right Excellent Grand Secretary, HMEPGHP
Vocational Summary
State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, Illinois, Senior Business Analyst, Electronic Funds Transfer 2001 – Retired 2009
- Representative for State Farm to the Affiliates Forum of the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) that develops the standards, rules and regulations governing the Electronic Payments Network for the United States.
- Representative for State Farm to the Internet Council of NACHA, and Elected Member-at-Large of the Council Steering Committee 2003 – 2009
- Representative for State Farm to the Electronic Check Council of NACHA
- Planning Committee, eCheck 2004 Annual Conference, San Francisco, California
Professional Memberships and Designations:
- National Automated Clearing House Association, Accredited ACH Professional (AAP)
- Association of Financial Professionals, Certified Treasury Professional (CTP)
Vice President – Treasury Management Services 1995 – 2001
- National City Bank, Bloomington and Champaign, Illinois
Assistant Vice President – Business Development and Planning Officer 1987 – 1995
- First of America Bank (and predecessors), Bloomington, Illinois
Executive Secretary 1984 – 1987
- Valley of Bloomington, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Bloomington, Illinois, fraternal administration and management of 1300 seat auditorium and multi-purpose exhibition, dining, and meeting rooms facility
Curator of Art 1974 – 1984
- Illinois State University Galleries and Museums, Normal, Illinois
Graduate, Illinois State University
- Bachelor of Science Degree – Fine Arts 1974
U.S. Naval Service – Vietnam Era 1968 – 1972
Community Activities
Building Committee Chairperson, Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington 2000 – 2007
- Completed a $12.9 million Sanctuary, Entrance Lobby, and remodeling of Church Facilities
Member of Founding Board of Directors, Illinois Prairie Community Foundation [Formerly McLean County Community Foundation] 1997 – 2006
- President 2003 – 2005
The Classic Tournament, Inc. d/b/a State Farm Holiday Classic 1997 – Present
- Community based sponsoring group for 64-team Boys and Girls High School Basketball Tournament, Member of Founding Board, Executive Committee Member and Treasurer
Kiwanis Club of Bloomington, Illinois 1980 – Present
- President 1986 – 1987. Received Distinguished President’s Award 1987
- Honored as a Hixson Fellow, October 1997
Occupational Development Center Board of Directors, Bloomington, Illinois 1996 – 2002
- Chairman of the Finance Committee 1997 – 1999
- Chairman of the Board 1999 – 2002
Building Committee Chairperson, Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington 1993 – 1997
- Completed a $5.5 million Fellowship Hall, Classroom, and campus consolidation of Church Facilities.
McLean County Regional Planning Commission 1995 – 1998
- Vice Chairman 1998
Member of Bloomington Public Schools District No. 87 Board of Education 1989 – 1997
- Served as President 1992 – 1993 and 1995 – 1996.
General Chairman of the successful 1987 Citizen’s Referenda Passage Committee
- Committee achieved passage of an education fund tax increase and a $12 million bond issue for the construction of the new Bloomington Junior High School.
Past Member and President of the McLean County Arts Center Board 1987 – 1992
- President 1989 – 1990 during the expansion and remodeling of the Center
The American Passion Play, Bloomington, Illinois 1963 – 1994
- Member of the Cast and Crews and a Member of the Board of Trustees
- Served as the Director 1983 – 1994
Masonic Summary
Arts & Crafts Lodge No. 1017, A.F. & A.M. of Bloomington, Illinois
- Initiated January 16, 1967; Passed January 25, 1967; Raised February 4, 1967
- Worshipful Master 1979
- Treasurer 1989 – 1997
Ancient Landmarks Lodge No. 3579, A.F. & A.M. of Bloomington, Illinois
- Plural member, Worshipful Master 1984
Bloomington Lodge No. 43, A.F. & A.M. of Bloomington, Illinois
- Affiliated by Consolidation October 1997
- Treasurer 1998 – 2008; 2013 – 2016
- Secretary 2009 – 2013; 2016 – Present
Grand Lodge of Illinois
- Committee on Masonic Education 1989 – 1991
- Grand Chaplain 1998 – 2002, 2003 – 2004
- Junior Grand Deacon 2004 – 2005
- Senior Grand Deacon 2005 – 2007
- Junior Grand Warden 2007 – 2009
- Senior Grand Warden 2009 – 2011
- Deputy Grand Master 2011 – 2013
- Grand Master 2013 – 2015
Illinois Lodge of Research
- Worshipful Master 1986 – 1988
- Treasurer 2014 – Present
Masonic Family Health Foundation, Inc., Chicago, Illinois [Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center]
- Board of Directors 2011 – Present
Masonic Service Association of North America
- Executive Commissioner – Great Lakes Division of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Illinois 2015 – 2021;
- Executive Commissioner – North Central Division of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, 2021 – Present
Affiliated Organizations
Order of DeMolay, Charles E. Dagenhart Chapter of Bloomington, Illinois
- Past Master Counselor, Chevalier, Legion of Honor
- Honorary Member, International Supreme Council, 2015 – Present
- President Illinois DeMolay Foundation 2015 – Present
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Valley of Bloomington, Illinois 1967
- Most Wise Master, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, Eighteenth Degree, 1981 – 1982
- Created a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Thirty-Third Degree, and Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1983
- Treasurer 1999 – 2001; 2009 – 2011, 2013 – 2015
- Commander-in-Chief, Bloomington Consistory 2007 – 2009
- Deputy’s Representative 2006 – 2011
- Executive Secretary, Fraternal Administration 2011 – 2013, 2015 – Present
- Recipient of the Illinois Council of Deliberation’s Distinguished Service Citation 2010
- Secretary, Illinois Council of Deliberation 2015 – Present
Capitular
- Bloomington Chapter No. 26, R.A.M.
- Excellent High Priest 2005 – 2006
- Grand Secretary, Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of Illinois 2016 – Present
Cryptic
- Bloomington Council No. 43, R. & S.M.
- Thrice Illustrious Master 2005 – 2006
Chivalric
- DeMolay Commandery No. 24, Knights Templar
- Eminent Commander 2007 – 2008
- Knight Commander of the Temple 2012
Illinois Priory No. 11, Knights of the York Cross of Honour 2009
Lily of the Valley Tabernacle XLVI, Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priest 2010
Saint Edwards Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine, Springfield, Illinois 1986
- Puissant Sovereign 2007
Saint John’s Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine, Chicago, Illinois
Mohammed Shrine, Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine, Peoria, Illinois 1967
Central Illinois York Rite College No. 42, York Rite Sovereign College of North America 2004
- Order of the Purple Cross, Associate Regent 2015