Committees
Committees Each Committee now has an email address associated with them. If you would like to contact one, simply click the name of the Committee which will use your default email application, or right click the name and “Copy email address” to send it in a stand alone email application of your choice. Be sure to reach out to a Committee if you have a question for them, or if you are interested in joining one of these Committees make sure to use the “Join a Committee” feature below. Standing Committees Special Committees Join a Committee Jurisprudence SK James Barry Bartley (35) SK Phillip Newman Rhodes, Esq. (29) SK Mark Wayne Underwood, PGC, 2010 (11) SK Aubrey J. Rosser, Esq. (4) SK David Allen Downes, Esq. (19) Grand Standard Guard Awards SK William Arthur Crosscup (32) SK Charles Abastis (16, 17, 36) Constituent Commandery Recorders Constitution and Statutes SK Roger Wayne Taylor (16, 36) Grand Captain General Grand Senior Warden Grand Junior Warden SK William Frederick Reinhold, PDC, 2021 (3) Finance SK Dr. Clifford Gregory (2) Grand Dias Officers Grand/Deputy Treasurer SK Marion J. Humphreys, III Charters SK Lawrence Barton Smith, PGC 2014 (6) SK Mark Wayne Underwood, PGC, 2010 (11) SK Scott Lyons Fielding, PGC 2025 (8, 9, 23) Fraternal Relations SK Romulo Magnaye Capuno, PGC 2023 (29) SK Scott Lyons Fielding, PGC 2025 (8, 9, 23) SK James Arthur Fields, Jr., PGC, 2006 (8, 9) Masonic Home of Virginia Right Eminent Grand Commander VE Deputy Grand Commander Grand Generalissimo Grand Captain General Necrology, Religious, and Public Observance SK Richard Edward Saunders (29) Constituent Commandery Prelates Constituent Commandery Recorders Educational Foundation SK Joseph Martin Matthews (9, 14) Grand Treasurer Grand Recorder SK Dakota Shae Burton (32) Work (Ritual, Tactics, Schools) Grand Instructor General Deputy Grand Instructor General District/Assistant District Instructors Grand Inspector Generals (East and West) SK Joseph Brandon Hale (9, 14, 20) SK D. Cole David (32, 9, 15) Knight Templar Eye Foundation SK Peter Edward Terrill (11) District Deputy Grand Commanders Constituent Commandery KTEF Reps SK Edwin Richard Carpenter Jr., PGC 2001 (29) SK A. Scott Truax (19) Archives and History SK Shelby Lee Chandler (1) SK Jason Curtis “Jake” Trenary (12) SK Michael T. Huff (11, 37) SK Joel Thomas Bundy, MD (5) Leadership and Education SK Raymon Walter Bacchus (26) SK Jeremy Brandon Utt (1) SK Dennis George Parmerter (12) SK Joseph Brandon Hale (9, 14, 20) SK Jonathan Alexander Giles (4) SK Joseph Henry Martinez (35) SK Timothy Anderson Dahlman (26) Holy Land Pilgrimage SK Jason Curtis Trenary (12, 19) Grand Prelate Constituent Commandery Prelates Knight Templar Cross of Honor (KTCH) SK Joseph Brandon Hale (9, 14, 20) SK Jimmy Dale “JD” Davis (8, 19) SK Jason Lotz (11) Arrangements for Stated Conclave VE Deputy Grand Commander RE Grand Commander Grand Generalissimo Grand Captain General Grand Recorder SK Raymond Douglas Steele, PGHP 2020 (12) Baldwin Brown Fellowship SK C. Jarrett Frame (1) Grand Treasurer Deputy Grand Treasurer Grand Recorder Deputy Grand Recorders Constituent Commandery Recorders Long Range Planning VE Deputy Grand Commander Elected Advancing GLOs Elected Constituent Commandery Dais Officers SKs from Constituent Commanderies Co-Chair: SK Steve Young (8) Membership SK Roger Wayne Taylor (36) Shenandoah Valley Region (8,12,19,23,27) SK A. Scott Truax (19) SK Jessie Samuel Lyons (23) Constituent Commandery Ambassadors Northern Region (1,11,26,29,35) SK Brian Van de Meulebroecke (11) SK Scott R. Lambert (26) Constituent Commandery Ambassadors Membership Southwest Region (9,14,15,20,22,23) SK Craig A. Cox (9) SK Lyle W. Hartsock (9, 14) Constituent Commandery Ambassadors Eastern Region (5,16,17,33,36) SK David Myring Strohsahl (16) SK Brian Lee Rumley (36) Constituent Commandery Ambassadors Central Region (2,3,4,6) SK Jonathan Alexander Giles (4) SK Jack Thomas Moorman (3) Constituent Commandery Ambassadors Drill Corps SK D. Cole David (32, 9, 15) SK Joe Gilbert Broce (32, 15) SK Charles Barbee (1) SK William Frederick Reinhold, PDC, 2021 (3) SK Jeff Paras (14, 36) Special Committees Templar Uniform Regulations SK Scott Lyons Fielding, REPGC 2025 (8, 9) SK Steven Young (8) SK Jimmy Dale “JD” Davis (8, 19) SK Jeff Paras (16, 36) SK Peter R. Spring (5, 17, 26) SK William Searcy, III (1, 11) Easter Sunrise Service SK Michael T. Huff (11, 37) Grand Prelate Hospitality Room Grand Standard Bearer Grand Standard Bearer’s District Internet SK Joshua William Payne (12) SK D. Cole David (32, 9, 15) SK William Arthur Crosscup, V (32) SK Michael Thomas Huff (11) Knight Templar Magazine and Masonic Herald SK Christopher Adam Duncan (11) District Deputy Grand Commanders Constituent Commandery Recorders Knight Templar Museum York Rite Building SK Dennis Mark Haas, PGC 2024 (12, 19, 37) SK William Frederick Reinhold, PDC 2021 (2) SK D. Pat Harmon (2) SK Timothy Paul Evans (2) Parliamentarian – Annual Conclave SK Kevin Paul Walek (12) SK Mark W. Underwood, PGC 2010 (11) SK James B. Bartley (26, 35) Religious Freedom Day SK Shelton S. Mackey (1) SK Jarrett Frame (1) SK Daniel W. Thompson (1) SK Shelby Lee Chandler (1) SK Michael John Brennan (1) Youth Activities SK Kenneth Melvin Goode (5) SK Herbert Turner (6) SK Jeremy Brandon Utt (1) SK Christopher Douglas (5) SK Daniel Martin Clark (11) Join a Committee
Living Right Eminent Past Grand Commanders
Living Right Eminent Past Grand Commanders 1999 John Robert Wigglesworth, Jr. 2000 Baldwin Gerard Locher, Jr. 2001 Edwin Richard Carpenter, Jr., REPDC 2006 James Arthur Fields, Jr. 2009 Mark Wayne Underwood 2010 Phillip Edward Maybery 2012 William Thomas Hargrove 2013 Lawrence Barton Smith 2014 William Frederick Reinhold, REPDC 2015 *James Winfield Golladay, Jr. 2017 Roy B. “R.B.” Henderson 2018 Joel D. Ratliff, Sr. 2019 Benjamin Franklin Hill 2020 John Jeffrey McClelland 2021 Peter Reginald Spring 2022 Romulo Magnaye Capuno 2023 Dennis Mark Haas 2024 Scott Lyons Fielding 2025 *Joe Gilbert Broce, Sr. 2025 William Searcy, III *Denotes Honorary Past Grand Master All Past Grand Commanders
District Instructors
District Instructors District No. 1 Joseph C. Lineberry, Jr. (33)Timothy P. Evans (2) District No. 2 Jeffrey A. Paras (16, 36)Roger W. Taylor (36) District No. 3 Jason D. Matchett (26)Raymon W.Bacchus (26) District No. 4 Jimmy D. “JD” Davis (8, 19)Jason Curtis “Jake” Trenary (12) District No. 5 Freddy Dean Barnett (23)Scott L. Fielding (8) District No. 6 Charles G. Steele, III (15)Kevin J.Harvey (4) District No. 7 D. Cole David (32, 9, 15)William Randall Owens (20, 9) District No. 8 Robert A. Bruce (14, 9)Roy B. Henderson, Jr. (9, 14, 15) District No. 9 William Searcy, III (1)Paul William Lockhart (35)
District Deputy Grand Commanders
District Deputy Grand Commanders District No. 1 Clifford Harry Gregory, PhD (2) District No. 2 Roger Wayne Taylor (14, 16, 36) District No. 3 Richard Edward Saunders (11, 37) District No. 4 Harold Allan Chadsey (12) District No. 5 Anthony Lee Daniel (8) District No. 6 Mark Ronald Day (4) District No. 7 William Arthur Crosscup, V (32) District No. 8 Joseph Brandon Hale (9, 14, 20) District No. 9 Charles Reese Trude (35)
Grand Aides-de-Camp
Grand Aides-de-Camp Southwest (327) Lynn No. 9Johnson No. 14Bayard No. 15Clinch Valley No. 20Graham No. 22New River Valley No. 32 Shenandoah Valley (236) Stevenson No. 8Winchester No. 12Luray No. 19Alleghany No. 23Moomaw No. 27 Northern (402) Fredericksburg No. 1Old Dominion No. 11Piedmont No. 26Arlington No. 29Turner Ashby No. 35Sinclair No. 37 Central (206) Richmond No. 2Charlottesville No. 3DeMolay No. 4Appomattox No. 6 Eastern (356) Portsmouth No. 5Grice No. 16Hampton No. 17Penn-Neck No. 33Virginia Beach No. 36 Daniel James Carter (12) Kenneth Lee McInnis (35) David Myring Strohsahl (16, 14, 36)
Grand Officers
Grand Officers Eminent Deputy Grand Treasurer Thomas Lee Varner (6) Eminent Deputy Grand Recorder John Richard Rawls (17) Eminent Deputy Grand Recorder Joseph Brandon Hale (9, 14) Eminent Grand Recorder Emeritus Nelson Crane Trinkle (2) Eminent Grand Instructor General Charles Gillespie Steele III (15) E. Deputy Grand Instructor General Jason Daniel Matchett (26) Eminent Grand Inspector GeneralEastern Virginia Raymon Walter Bacchus (26, 37) Eminent Grand Inspector GeneralWestern Virginia D. Cole David (32, 9, 15) Eminent Grand Marshal Peter Edward Terrill (11) Eminent Grand Armorer Scott Richard Lambert (26) Eminent Grand Musician Jeffery Cole Hedges (26, 35) Eminent Grand Physician Dr. Joel Thomas Bundy (5, 16, 36) Eminent Grand Counselor to the REGC David Allen Downes (19) State MMS Coordinator Jimmy Dale “JD” Davis (8, 19)
Grand Line Officers
Grand Line Officers Michael Thomas Huff (11, 37) “The Legacy We Share “153rd Right Eminent Grand CommanderGrand Commandery of Knights Templar of Virginiagc@vatemplars.org Bio Theme Pin Charity Projects BBF First Lady’s Project 153 Top Line Signers Very Eminent Deputy Grand Commanderdgc@vatemplars.org Kevin Junior Harvey (4) Eminent Grand Generalissimogg@vatemplars.org Jeffrey Aquino Paras (36) Eminent Grand Captain Generalgcg@vatemplars.org Jason Curtis “Jake” Trenary (12) Eminent Grand Senior Wardengsw@vatemplars.org Joseph Martin Matthews (9, 14) Eminent Grand Junior Wardengjw@vatemplars.org Jonathan Alexander Giles (4) Eminent Grand Prelategp@vatemplars.org Richard Edward Saunders (11, 37) Eminent Grand Treasurergt@vatemplars.org Jason Lee Taliaferro (2) Eminent Grand Recordergr@vatemplars.org David Ray Conner (16, 36) Eminent Grand Standard Bearergstb@vatemplars.org Adam Christopher Duncan (11) Eminent Grand Sword Bearergswb@vatemplars.org William Arthur Crosscup, V (32) Eminent Grand Wardergw@vatemplars.org Ariel Llano Alcantera (16) Eminent Grand Sentinelgsl@vatemplars.org Frederick Russell Dixon, Sr. (16, 36)
