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Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts

Grand Chapter Committees 2025-2026

Bylaws
John K. Andrews, Chairman
Drayton L. Hanna
Michael R. Petrosino

Budget and Finance
Raymond S.  Frenkel, Chairman
Donald E. Hohler, Jr.
David W. Hooper
Thaddeus J. Owoc, Jr.
Mark Z. Stought

Membership Recruitment & Retention
James F. Fergola, Chair
Alfredo J. R. Canhoto
Robert Y. Chan
Dennis E. Gibbons
John M. MacNeill

Jurisprudence
Jeffrey L. Gardiner, Chair
Donald S. Stevens
Nathaniel R. J. Ulrich

Charity and Fundraising
Keith J. Zibolis
Garth O. Parker
Bruce H. Parker
Daniel E. Burns
George S. Makara

Ritual
Peter W. Ham, Senior Grand Lecturer, Chair
Francis P. Mitrano
Jacob T. Yanovich
Jay A. Jolicoeur

Records and Proceedings
Donald S. Stevens, Chair
Ernest A. Bean
Eugene B. Nichols
John W. Ruggles, II

Necrology
John K. Andrews, Chair
Robert Y. Chan
Drayton L. Hanna

Scholarship
Chair, TBA
Geoffrey Kromer
Bruce E. Smith

Constitutions Review Committee
Carmen D. Borgia, Chair
Robert S. Burnett
Mark Z. Stought

Royal Arch Handbook
Nicholas A.J. Collins, Chair
Ernest A. Bean
Daniel E. Burns

Website & Social Media Development
Ernest A. Bean, Chair
John W. Ruggles, II

Newsletter
Bryan E. Simmons, Chair

York Rite Office Committee Representative
Ernest A. Bean

Time and Place Rep.
Daniel J.T. Daley

York Rite Hospitality Suite Committee
Robert D. Frechette, Chair
Dave L. Gerlach

Grand Royal Arch Chapter Board of Directors
The Grand High Priest
The Deputy Grand High Priest
The Grand King
The Grand Scribe
Past Grand High Priests
Grand Treasurer
Grand Secretary

Trustees of Funds
John M. MacNeill, Term Ending 2028, Chair
Donald R. Denning, Jr., Term ending 2027
Charles R. Austin,  Term Ending 2026
The Grand High Priest, ex officio
The Grand Treasurer, ex officio

Future Capitular Leaders
Ernest A. Bean, Chair
John K. Andrews
Nicholas A.J. Collins
John W. Ruggles, II
Robert A. Goewey

Last Updated: 2026-01-07