Grand Lodge Elected & Appointed Officers
​2018  2019

Atty. Leonard J. Polk, Jr.
Grand Exalted Ruler
Atty. Cheveron Scott
Grand Esteemed Leading Knight
Olious Evans
Grand Esteemed Loyal Knight
Richard Putnam
Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight
Richard H. Dennis
Grand Financial Secretary
Calvin Drew, Jr.
Grand Treasurer
Winston Rolle
Grand Esquire
George Reed
Grand Inner Guard
Theodore Hyman
Grand Tiler
David J. Groves
Chm. Trustee/Assistant to GER
Robert Hamilton, Jr
Trustee
Roosevelt Scott
Trustee
Samuel Raines
Trustee
Carlton Coleman
Trustee/
Natl. Epan. Development/
Director Beauty & Talent
Elwyn Golphin
Auditor
Fred Hill
Auditor
Charles Brown
Auditor
William Fentress
Grand Master/Social Sessions
Rev. Ronald Lowery
Acting Recorder
James Thorton
Assistant Grand Organist
Lonnie Bennett
Assistant Grand Organist
Gary Bailey
Convention Director/Inspector
Jebiz Anderson
Director Protocol
Karlton Green
Grand Director Elks Security
Robert Lovett
Grand Chaplain
Roy Huddleston
Grand Music Director
Ruth Ann Harrison
Grand Choir Directress
John Goss
Grand Commissioner 
Education/AOIP
Betty Waters
Grand Directress/Education
Alice Boswell
Grand Directress/
Elks National Shrine
Penny Martin
Dpty. Grand Directress/
Elks National Shrine
Johnnie Perrow
Grand Directress 
Purple Cross Nurses 
Bobbie Baskin
Acting Grand Directress 
Beauty & Talent
Jeffery L. Wright
Grand Director Veterans Affairs
Wanda M. Grover
Grand Directress Veteran Affairs
Raymond Phoenix
Grand Director Special People
William Tom Robinson
Grand Director Fire & Safety
Ivy B. Ames
Grand Directress Fire & Safety
Claude Johnston, III
Grand Lodge Credentials
Peggy A. Coplin
Grand Directress/
Ceremonial Affairs
Fred Martin
Acting Grand Commissioner/ 
Civil Liberties Department
Larry Phillips
Assist. Grand Commissioner/Civil Liberties/Grand Inspector
Carolyn L. Toney
Grand Directress/
Civil Liberties Department 
Peter Stepna
Grand Inspector
Maj. Gen. Daniel Davis
Grand Inspector General
James Freeman
Grand Inspector
Thomas Crew
Grand Inspector
Zed D. Sligh
Deputy Grand Inspector
William Alexander
Deputy Grand Inspector
Floyd Bland
Deputy Grand Inspector
Herman Winston
Grand Athletic Director
Fannie W. Barlett
Grand Directress Athletic
James Wilburn
Deputy Grand Inspector
Alvin C. Gantz
Deputy Grand Inspector

Lawrence Robinson 
Grand Director/ Public Relations
Albert Crawford
Grand Inspector
Finas Belk
Grand Director/
CL & Blanche Smith
Jonathan Brown
Assist. Director/ 
CL & Blanche Smith
Judge Jerome L. Ballard
Appeals & Grievance
Walter Butler
Assist. GER
Edward Tibbs
Assist. GER
Gen. Rufus J. Rodgers
Grand Commanding General
Gen. Joseph Jackson
Chief Staff Emeritus
James Smith
Grand Inspector
Raymond Phoenix
Grand Inspector
David Aikens
Grand Director/
Youth Department
Charlotte Green
Grand Directress/
Youth Department
Helen Workman
Grand Directress/
CL & Blanche Smith
Alvin Starks
Grand Director/
GL Officers Reports Committee
Mabrey R. Duff
Assist./ GL Officers Report Committee
G. Henry Williams
Grand Director/ Awards Committee
Gen. James Walker
Eastern Division
Lt. Gen. Charles Arp
Grand Drillmaster
Gen. Jeffrie H. Smith
Southern Division Commander
Gen. Wilfred O. Fisher, Sr.
Pac./N. Western Division Commander 
Gen. Herbert Lightbourne
Pac./N. Western Division Commander
Lt. Gen. Cleo Johnson
Grand Directress Competitive Units
Brig. Gen. Linda Sullivan-Edwards
Grand Adjutant General
Ricardo A. Rooke
Grand Interpreter
Marschel Lusk
Assist. to ELK
Darrick McGee
Deputy Grand Director/VAD & 
GL Legislative Director
Thomas Pipkins
Assist. to Grand Secretary
George Lightfoot
Assist. to Grand Esq.
Lt. Gen. Flora Robinson
Western Division Commander
Jean Davis
Civil Defense Commander (AGD)
Eugene J. Knight
Grand Interpreter
Judge Deborah A. Thomas
Liaison Assist. to GER
Atty. Lawrence Meyer
Assist. Grand Legal Advisor
Atty. Horace Moore
Assist. Grand Legal Advisor
Atty. Larry D. Meredith
Grand Legal Advisor
Quitman White, Jr.
Assist. Grand Treasurer
George T. Reed
Assist. Grand Inner Guard
Joseph Fraizer
Burial Department Commissioner
Allie J. Peoples
Burial Department Commissioner
Herman R. Winston
President of Presidents
Lewis Hall
Grand Director Pioneer Fez Club
Colyer Frierson
Grand Director of Economics
Kevin Rochester
PGER National Council Presidents
Jerry Taylor
President/NAERC
Margaret Cox
Grand Directress Pioneer Fez
Judge Lavon A. Postelle
Assist. Grand Legal Advisor
Judge Jerome Ballard
Assist. Grand Legal Advisor 
Edna Edwards
Grand Directress Competitive Units Emeritus
John F. Newton, Jr.
Grand Commanding Gen. Emeritus
James Efferson
President of Presidents Emeritus
Leroy Thompson
Deputy Director Veterans Affairs, Emeritus
Ruby Hudson
Grand Directress Veterans Affairs, Emeritus