District Officers 2025-2026

Effective December 6th, 2025

The Officers of the Ninth Masonic District are elected each September to serve the brethren and lodges of the Ninth Masonic District.  They are responsible for coordinating and maintaining a high level of ritualistic work, promoting Freemasonry within the district, to assist the District Deputy Grand Masters in the accomplishment of their duties and to assist the member lodges in any way deemed appropriate.

     
   

Chris Gibbs

President
Past Master - Madison Lodge No. 221
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Chris Gray

1st Vice President
Past Master - Clark Lodge No. 101
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Mitchell Bronne

2nd Vice President
Past Master - Harmony Lodge No. 8
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Don Shaffer

3rd Vice President
Senior Warden - Chandler Lodge No. 138
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Kevin Tossey

4th Vice President
Past Master - H.S. Kissell Lodge No. 674
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Jeremy Graham

Secretary
Past Master - Urania Lodge No. 311
Past District Education Officer (2021-2023)
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Stewart Kilkenny

Treasurer
Past Master - Clark Lodge No. 101
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Matthew Detrick

Chaplain
Worshipful Master - Anthony Lodge No. 455
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Open Position

Marshal
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Past District Presidents

Year Name Lodge
1943 Edmund L. Denison Chandler 138
1944 Richard Hegele Harmony 8
1945 Ray Dudleson Mt. Sterling 269
1946 Raiford H. "Ray" Swisher Anthony 455
1947 Howard M. Clark Mt. Sterling 269
1948 Albert C. Schafer Harmony 8
1949 Forest R. White St. Andrew's 619
1950 Homer Perry Mechanicsburg 113
1951 James Bay New Carlisle 100
1952 Fred Booze Harmony 8
1953 Fred Booze Harmony 8
1954 David Barnhart New Carlisle 100
1955 Norman C. Carey, PDEO, PDDGM
 H. S. Kissell 674
1956 James L. Dietrich Harmony 8
1957 Fred McDonald New Carlisle 100
1958 A. Dean Nicholl Anthony 455
1959 Neil Roddy Chandler 138
1960 George Kershner Anthony 455
1961 Robert W. Powell St. Andrew's 619
1962 Russell Sawyer Harmony 8
1963 E. Stanley Larason New Carlisle 100
1964 William Wright H. S. Kissell 674
1965 Herbert L. Burton Fielding 192
1966 Elwood L. Nelson Anthony 455
1967 Arthur C. Chamberlain, PDDGM
 St. Andrew's 619
1968 Edward W. McNicol H. S. Kissell 674
1969 John Garringer Fielding 192
1970 Marvin L. Horton St. Andrew's 619
1971 Donald Shoemaker Chandler 138
1972 David Locke Mechanicsburg 113
1973 Don F. Leifheit Anthony 455
1974 Clarence Orahood New Carlisle 100
1975 Daryol House Blazing Star 268
1976 Ronald Nitchman Mt. Olivet 226
1977 Robert J. Weller, PDDGM
 St. Andrew's 619
1978 Donald Jordan Clark 101
1979 John Butcher Fielding 192
1980 Albert L. Jones, Jr. Anthony 455
1981 Ronald E. McGonigal, PDEO, PDDGM
 Clark 101
1982 Thomas H. Whitaker St. Andrew's 619
1983 Thomas H. Whitaker St. Andrew's 619
1984 Edward Rebert Fielding 192
1985 Michael D. Sullenberger, PDDGM
 Mt. Olivet 226
1986 Lyndall Mullins Madison 221
1987 H. Leland Walk Urania 311
1988 Charles N. Espich, PDEO, PDDGM
 St. Andrew's 619
1989 Timothy Wright Harmony 8
1990 Larry R. Miller Anthony 455
1991 Robert Stapleton Chandler 138
1992 Leonard Smith Champaign 525
1993 William L. Harris, PDEO
 Clark 101
1994 Herbert L. Clonch, PDDGM
 Anthony 455
1995 John R. Hartsock, PDEO, PDDGM
 Madison 221
1996 Brian A. Alkire Mt. Sterling 269
1997 Thomas J. Schliep Fielding 192
Hon. Charles L. Bowers Harmony 8
1998 David R. Scott H. S. Kissell 674
1999 Frank M. Robinson Madison 221
2000 Martin R. Trent, PDDGM
 St. Andrew's 619
2001 Scott E. Johnson, PDDGM Fielding 192
2002 Michael R. Scheiderer, PDDGM
 Mechanicsburg 113
2003 Kenneth Bailey New Carlisle 100
2004 Lonnie C. Snapp, PDDGM
 H. S. Kissell 674
2005 Daniel D. Hrinko, PDEO, DDGM
 Clark 101
2006 Robert D. Weber, PDDGM
 Fielding 192
2007 Donald A. Staccia, Jr. St. Andrew's 619
2008 Daniel J. Shirk, PDDGM
 Harmony 8
2009 Edgar A. Thompson Madison 221
2010 John F. Maxwell Clark 101
2011 Brian M. Knoll, PDEO, PDDGM
 Chandler 138
2012
 Charles A. Dyer, PDDGM
 Madison 221
2013 Shawn Johnson, PDEO, PDDGM, GM
 Fielding 192
2014 Bruce Clay H. S. Kissell 674
2015 David Waggoner, PDEO, PDDGM, DA, GC Chandler 138
2016 Doug Kirk, PDEO Mt. Olivet 226
2017 Geoffrey Fisher, PDDGM St. Andrew 619
2018 Dennis Kirk, PDDGM Mt. Olivet 226
2019 Johnny Williams Morningstar 795
2020 Nick Snapp H.S. Kissell 674
2021 Stewart Kilkenny Clark 101
2022 Jesse Crawford, PDEO, DDGM St. Andrews 619
2023 Jeremy Graham, PDEO Urania 311
2024 Arliss Wooten Morning Star 795
2024/2025 Henry Comer Chandler 138

District Resources

-  Inspection Schedule -  Traveling Gavel
-  Forms Library -  District By-Laws 2024

Who has the Gavel?

Lodge: Chandler 138 (Please call ahead to confirm current location)
Next Stated Meeting: December 9th at 7:00pm. (2nd and 4th Tuesdays)
Note: Gavel is not available at Inspections or District Meetings, even if the Lodge Stated Meeting night

 

                         

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