Leaders of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota
Grand Lodge Officers
Grand Lodge Officers 2021-22
Grand Master
Rolf M. Widstrand
Deputy Grand Master
Tony R. Krall
Senior Grand Warden
Dayton L. Berg
Junior Grand Warden
Foster D. Solem
Grand Treasurer
Frank Spevak
grandtreasurer@grandlodgemn.org
Grand Secretary
Keith W. Reierson
952-948-6700 (during Grand Lodge office hours) or cell: 612-616-9293
Senior Grand Deacon
Robert S. Davis
Junior Grand Deacon
Shawn R. Carrick
Senior Grand Steward
Charles S. Brust
Junior Grand Steward
Bruce A. Carson
Grand Lodge Education Officer
Andrew S. Niemyer
Grand Marshal
Ralph E. Johansen
Grand Chaplain
W. David Emery
grandchaplain@grandlodgemn.org
Grand Orator
Martin Meldahl
Grand Standard Bearer
Matthew Curry
grandstandardbearer@grandlodgemn.org
Grand Sword Bearer
George Downs
grandswordbearer@grandlodgemn.org
Grand Pursuivant
Grant Lillevold
grandpursuivant@grandlodgemn.org
Grand Tyler
Joseph Kivens
Grand Piper
Ralph L. Magnusson
Area Deputies
Area Deputies 2021-22
Area Deputy at-large – Area Deputy/District Representative Chairman
Scott Rich
Northeast Area Deputy
David Sarazin
Northwest Area Deputy
Kenneth Friese
Metroeast Area Deputy
Roger Putnam
Metrowest Area Deputy
Donald J. Nolley
Southeast Area Deputy
Clinton Christensen
Southwest Area Deputy
vacant – please contact AD/DR Chairman
District Representatives
District Representatives 2021-22
Area Deputy at-large – Area Deputy/District Representative Chairman
Scott Rich
District Representative No. 2
Matt Voulgarakis
District Representative No. 3
David J. Dumonceaux
District Representative No. 4
Brad Linsten
District Representative No. 5N
Kurt Erickson
District Representative No. 5S
Justin Grill
District Representative No. 6
Scott Richardson
District Representative No. 8
Erech Gallatin
District Representative No. 9
Michael Hilgert
District Representative No. 11
Doug Pamp
District Representative No. 12
Terry Miller
District Representative No. 19
Terrance M. Schaffer
District Representative No. 21
Timothy Lange
District Representative No. 23
William Gunther, Jr.
District Representative No. 24
Nate Smithson
District Representative No. 25
Michael Donahue
District Representative No. 26
Rick Vance
District Representative No. 28
Bradley Phelps
District Representative No. 29
Scott Banicki
District Representative No. 30
Kirk C. Kottschade
District Representative No. 31
Philip P. Carlson
District Representative No. 33
Jason Lang
District Representative No. 34
Michael Schultz
District Representative No. 36
Keith L. Donaldson
District Representative No. 37
Christopher Wendover
District Representative No. 40
William Solberg
District Representative No. 41
Bradley Pohlman
District Representative No. 43
Nicholas Casci
Custodians of the Ritual
Custodians of the Ritual Work 2021-22
Chairman of the Board of Custodians
Brian E. Beermann
custodianchair@grandlodgemn.org
Northeast Area Custodian
Rolf M. Widstrand
Northwest Area Custodian
Contact Chairman Brian Beermann
Metroeast Area Custodian
Ailean T. Golder
Metrowest Area Custodian
Theodore Martz
Southeast Area Custodian
Paul C. Himmler
Southwest Area Custodian
Grant M. Lillevold
Custodian-at-Large
Peter B. Van Osdol
Custodian-at-Large
Keith W. Reierson
Custodian-at-Large
John B. Studell
Custodian-at-Large
Foster D. Solem
Custodian Emeritus
Donald E. Olsen
Custodian Emeritus
Douglas J. Campbell
Custodian Emeritus
Gregory J. Lane
Certified Monitors and Lecturers
First Grade Monitor – Degrees 1-2-3
Clarence A. Anderson, Jr.
First Grade Monitor – Degrees 1-2-3
Douglas A. Beach
First Grade Monitor – Degrees 1-2-3
Michael Bell
First Grade Monitor – Degree 1-2-3
Clinton J. Christensen
First Grade Monitor – Degrees 1-2-3
John W. Curlott, III
First Grade Monitor – Degrees 1-2-3
Jacob A. Geer
First Grade Monitor – Degrees 1-2-3
David Graham
First Grade Monitor – Degrees 1-2-3
Jason T. La Voi
First Grade Monitor – Degrees 1-2-3
Dale Lillevold
First Grade Monitor – Degrees 1-2-3
Tracy W. Nitch
First Grade Monitor – Degrees 1-2-3
William G. Ross
Second Grade Monitor – Degrees 1-2
Timothy Boche
Second Grade Monitor – Degree 1-2
Allen T. Peterson
Third Grade Monitor – Degree 1
Joseph D. Amos
Third Grade Monitor – Degree 1
Alan Mackenzie
Third Grade Monitor – Degree 1
Robert J. Selden
Third Grade Monitor – Degree 1-2
Ty Schmidt
Third Grade Monitor – Degree 3
Donald J. Nolley
Third Grade Monitor – Degree 1
Christopher Wendover
christopher.wendover@yahoo.com
Third Grade Lecturer
Hunter Cloutier
Third Grade Lecturer
Sean Eckman
Third Grade Lecturer
Daniel Haugberg
Third Grade Lecturer
Joseph S. Kivens
Third Grade Lecturer
Adam Lang
Third Grade Lecturer
Thomas G. McCarthy
Third Grade Lecturer
Michael J. Schultz
Major Committee Chairmen
Committee Chairmen 2021-22
Area Deputy/District Representative Chairman
Scott Rich
Chief Trial Commissioner
Monte Miller
Communications Committee
Mike Anderson
communications@grandlodgemn.org
External Relations Committee Chairman
Andrew Rice
externalrelations@grandlodgemn.org
Jurisprudence Committee Chairman
John Gann
jurisprudence@grandlodgemn.org
KidsID Committee Chairman
John L. Cook, Jr.
Leadership Committee Chairman
Justin Thompson
Membership Committee Chairman
David Hartman
Mentor Committee Chairman
Jason Lang
Technical / Website Committee Chairman
Charles S. Brust
Corporate Board
Board of Corporate Trustees 2021-22
Grand Master
Rolf M. Widstrand
Deputy Grand Master
Tony R. Krall
Senior Grand Warden
Dayton L. Berg
Junior Grand Warden
Foster D. Solem
Senior Grand Deacon
Robert S. Davis
Junior Grand Deacon
Shawn R. Carrick
Past Grand Master 2019-2021
Ethan A. Seaberg
Past Grand Master 2017-2018*
John B. Studell
* Appointed by resolution of the Board of Corporate Trustees on April 17, 2020; pursuant to Chapter 520, Laws of Minnesota for 1955, Section 2, of the Minnesota Masonic Code.