Grand Lodge of Illinois IOOF

ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICERS
HOME BOARDS
STANDING COMMITTEES
PAST GRAND MASTERS
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
HOUSING AND MANAGEMENT
DIST. DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS
REBEKAH ASSEMBLY OFFICERS
GRAND ENCAMPMENT
P.M.-L.A.P.M.

THE SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE

GENERAL MILITARY COUNCIL
General Jerald T. Sarnes, General Commanding ®

Odd Fellows-Rebekahs

GRAND SECRETARY’S OFFICE
Richard Herring, PGM, GS

GRAND LODGE OFFICE
Janis Klockenga, Administrative Assistant

ILLINOIS ODD FELLOW PAPER
Janis Klockenga, Editor

I.O.O.F. MANAGEMENT
Janis Klockenga, Administrative Assistant

REBEKAH ASSEMBLY
Janet Bruce, Secretary

FELLOWSHIP CENTER
Joan Pryor, Manager

FRIENDSHIP MANOR
Mona Schleder, Manager

ODD FELLOW HERITAGE APARTMENTS  (Williamsville, Buffalo, Illopolis)
Debbie Rodden, Manager

ODD-FELLOW-REBEKAH HOME
David Standerfer, Administrator

ELECTIVE GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

GRAND MASTER   Mathew Yingling #212

DEPUTY GRAND MASTER  Steve Pigg #322

GRAND WARDEN  Terry Lester #145

GRAND SECRETARY   Richard Herring PGM, GS #151

GRAND TREASURER  Arlan Miller, PGP #51

GRAND REPRESENTATIVE (1 Year)Eric Smith, PGM #60

GRAND REPRESENTATIVE (2 Years) Jim Bott, PGM, GI #1

JR PAST GRAND MASTER  Niles Reamer, PGM #128

APPOINTED GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Grand Marshal                 Jessica Yingling

Grand Conductor             Peter Cortilet

Grand Chaplain                Matt Diefenbach

Grand Musician                Ainslie Heilich

Grand Guardian                Geoff Engel

Grand Herald                    Mike Cichonski

Grand Instructor               Jim Bott

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

1. Ray Jackson (Districts: #4, #21, #34)
2.Ryan Mahr (Districts: #50, #51)
3.Harold E. Curfman, PGM, PGP, PDC (Districts: #46, #70)
4.Rich Hays, PGM, PDC (Districts: #78, #91)
5. Matt Diefenbach (Districts: #88, #102)

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS

District #4
William Hudecek
Lodges: Cuba #11, Irving Park #190, Three Links #479, Palacky #630, Bohemia #202

District #21
Ed Cook
Lodges: Elgin #12, Ottawa #41, Sycamore #105, Legend #212, Century #492, Ben Hur #870

District #34
Peter Cortilet

Lodges: Rockford #140, J R Scruggs #372, Wildey #5

District #46
John Stauffer
Lodges: Iroquois #74, LeRoy #149, Livingston #290, Champaign #333, Fisher #704

District #50
Allen  Lester
Lodges: Friendship #24, Monmouth #61, Military Tract #145, Bushnell #322

District #51
Tom Kinzer
Lodges: Olive Branch #15, Columbia #21, Memento #44, Fulton #51, Mason #143,
Galva #408, Kewanee #128

District #70
John Graff
Lodges: Lincoln #204,  Mt Zion #300, Arthur #742, Tuscola #316

District #78
Willam Smith
Lodges: Western Star #1, Illini #4, Jerseyville #53, Pioneer #70 Brighton #366

District #88
Kent Staley
Lodges: Erie #38, Mt. Olive #114, Flora #151, Richland #180,

District #91
Ernest Higgerson Jr.
Lodges: Neilson #25, Waterloo #27, Six Mile #87, Mississippi Valley #1009

District #102
Samuel Wilson
Lodges: Hamilton #191, Carbondale #233, Charity #284

COMMITTEES FOR 2021-2022

ANALYSIS & DISTRIBUTION

Pete Cortilet

Richard Herring, PGM, GI

Jessica Yingling

CHILDREN’S HOME BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Melissa Richards          1 years  R  President

Dan Davis                     2 years OF

Geoff Engel                  1 year OF

Bonnie Hensley            2 year R Treasurer

Janis Klockenga           4 years OF  Vice President

Tim Bright                    3 years OF Secretary

Luann Fuller                 3 years R

CODE REVISION

Steve Adams 1 years

Charles Campbell, PGM

Rich Herring, PGM, GS 2 yrs

Eric Smith, PGM  2years

CREDENTIALS

Mike Atkinson

Archie Bruce

Dan Davis, PGM, PGP

Charlene Smith

Hugo Block

D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)

Clinton Block

Jessica Yingling

April Smith-

Mat Yingling

Nancy Curfman

Digital Tech Committee

Greg Bowen

Steve Pigg

Anslie Helich

ENDOWMENT TRUSTEES

Rich Herring, PGM, GS

Arlan Miller, PGP, GT 

Steve Pigg. DGM

FINANCE

Eric Smith PGM 3 years

Mike Cichonski

John Graff 3 years

Charles Campbell, PGM 2 years

GRAND LODGE WEBSITE

Janis Klockenga – 1 years

Ainslie Heilech – 2 years

IL Pilgrimage for Youth

Linda Kuzero

I.O.O.F. MANAGEMENT CORP.

Arlan Miller, PGP, GT – President –4 years

Jerald T. Sarnes, PGP, PGM, PDC, GC® , Vice President- 2 years

Richard Herring, PGM, GS – 4 years

Jim Turner, PGM – 1 years

Niles Reamer, PGM  3 years

JUDICIARY AND APPEALS

Dan Butler 4 years

Rich Herring PGM, GI,  5 years

Jim Turner, PGM,  – 3 Years

Harold E. Curfman, PGM, PGP, PDC – 1 Years

Steve Pigg – DGM,  2  years

LEGISLATION

Allen Jones, PGM

Larry Gean, PGM

Rick Baker

Jim Turner, PGM

Peter Cortilet

MEMBERSHIP

Region 1 – Mike  Cichonski

Region 2 – Arlan Miller, PGP, GT

Region 3 – Dan Davis, PGP, PGM

Region 4 – John Teague

Reporting – Janis Klockenga

Chairman – Richard Herring – PGM, GI

Region – 5 Richard Herring, PGM

MUSEUM & LIBRARY

Judy Sarnes, (OF) -2 years

Gregory Worrell, PGM, PGP, PDC (ENC) 2 years

Linda Jones (REB) (Chairman) – 3 year

Richard Jones, PGM, PGP – (GL)- 1 years

Cheryl Worrell – 2 years, (REB)

NECROLOGY

Announcer – Gregory Worrell, PGP, PGM, PDC

Chaplain – Mathew Diefenbach

Musician – Ainslie Heilich

ODD FELLOWS-REBEKAH HOME BOARD

Charlie Campbell – 2 years

Carolyn Walker –3 years

Richard Jones, PGM, PGP – (Vice President) – 2 years

Linda Jones, PPRA –2 Years

Kent Staley – (Treasurer) – 3 Years

Rich Herring, PGM – (President) – 1 years

ODD FELLOW-REBEKAH HOUSING

Arlan Miller, PGP, GT, (President) – 5 year

Charlie Campbell,  PGM – 6 years

Jim Bott, PGM, GR, – 7 years

Jim Turner, PGM,  – 1 years

Richard Herring – PGM, GS – 2 years  (Secretary/Treasurer)

Jerald T. Sarnes, PGM,PGP,PDC,GC®  3 years (Vice President)

Niles Reamer, PGM – 4 years

RESOLUTIONS

Daniel W. Davis, PGM, PGP

Rick Baker

SCHOLARSHIPS

Bonnie Hensley, PPRA – 1 years (Vice President)

Janis Klockenga – 4 year  (Secretary)

Marlene Koble – 3 years

Kent Staley – 3 years ( President)

Clara Kay Nott, PPLAPM -2 years

Dan Davis, PGM,  – 1 years

Darlene Wick – 4 years

Sandra Coulter – 2years

Donna Grable -2 years

STATE OF THE ORDER

Eric Smith, PGM, GR

Steve Pigg, DGM

Gregory Worrell, PGM, PGP, PDC

Richard Herring, PGM,

JURISDICTIONAL YOUTH COMMITTEE

Rick Baker – 1 years

Jane Stiles – 1 years

April Smith,– 2 years

Jessica  Yingling – 2 years

Janet Bruce – 3 years

Steve Adams – 3 years

VISUAL RESEARCH

Shelia Reamer – 2 year

Eugene Etherton – 2 year

Robert Seiffert – 3 years

April Smith -2 years (Secretary)

Sharon Landry – PPRA – 2 years

PAST GRAND MASTERS

Allen H. Jones, GR – 1989-1990

Richard Hays – 2001-2002

Richard Herring, GI – 2002-2003

Richard Jones, PGP – 2004-2005

Jerald T. Sarnes, PGP, PDC, GS, GC® – 2005-2006

Harold E. Curfman, PGP, PDC – 2006-2007

Gregory Worrell, PGP, PDC – 2008-2009

John “BJ” Goldberg – PGP – 2009-2010

Randy Barnes, PGM – 2010-2011

Daniel Davis, PGM, PGP – 2011-2012

Clyde Litton, PGM, PGP – 2012-2013

Jim Turner, PGM – 2013-2014

Charles Campbell – PGM,  PGP – 2014-2015

Eric Smith –  PGM, PGP – 2015-2016

Larry Gean – PGM -2016-2017

William Maplesden, PGM 2017-2018

Jim Bott, PGM 2018-2019

Niles Reamer – PGM, 2019-2021

REBEKAH ASSEMBLY

Susan Schove – President

Sandra Coulter – Vice President

-Warden

Janet Bruce-Secretary

Carole Day -Treasurer

PPRA (Representative

Nannette Johnson  – PPRA

OFFICERS OF THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT

– Grand Patriarch

– Grand High Priest

– Grand Senior Warden

Jerald T. Sarnes, PGM, PGP, PDC, GC® – Grand Scribe

Jim Turner, PGM, – Grand Treasurer

– Grand Junior Warden

, Grand Instructor

Arlan Miller, PGP, Grand Representative

Jr Grand Patriarch

PATRIARCHS MILITANT

, Department Commander

, Deputy Department Commander

– 1st Battalion

– 2nd Battalion

General Jerald T. Sarnes, Captain, Department Adjutant Emeritus

General Commanding ®

Captain Jim Turner, Department Quartermaster