Who’s Who 2022-2023
A list of all State Officers and State Committee Members in the Connecticut Elks Association.
State Directory 2022-2023
(as of March 15, 2023)
The State Directory contains names, emails, phone numbers, and contact information for all Grand Lodge, state, and local lodge officers. It also includes contact information for all state and district committee chairs.
Mailing Labels and Letterhead
Mailing labels can be downloaded and printed by local lodge secretaries.
Connecticut Elks Association Charities, Inc. Officers for the 2022-2023 Fraternal Year

State President | James Money PDD | Bridgeport Lodge |
Vice President Central | Kathleen Ackerman PDD | Middletown Lodge |
Vice President Northwest | Michael Johnson PDD | Southington Lodge |
Vice President East | Philip R. Stender Sr. PDD | Manchester Lodge |
Vice President Coastal | Darren Howie Lawler PDD | Branford Lodge |
State Secretary | Lisa Morisette PER | Putnam Lodge |
Treasurer | Donna L. Wallace PSP PDD | Willimantic Lodge |
Trustee – Coastal (Chair) | Edward Baranyai PDD | Bridgeport Lodge |
Trustee – Central | Seth Miller PDD | Middletown Lodge |
Trustee – Northwest | Andrea Ruimerman PDD | Meriden Lodge |
Trustee – at Large | Anthony Duarte PER | Manchester Lodge |
Trustee – East | Arthur Brault PDD | Willimantic Lodge |
Chaplain | Rev. Christopher Ford | Naugatuck Lodge |
Tiler | Christopher Terry PER | Manchester Lodge |
Sergeant at Arms | Richard Martyn PDD | Wethersfield/Rocky Hill Lodge |
Inner Guard | Wanda Reiff PDD | Waterbury Lodge |
Organist | Joseph Trovarelli Jr. PDD | Bridgeport Lodge |
Grand Lodge Officers
State Sponsor | David R. Carr, Past Grand Exalted Ruler | Ticonderoga, NY Lodge |
Grand Lodge Chairman Auditing & Accounting | William J. Chinn, Jr. PSP PDD | Danbury Lodge |
Grand Lodge Committeeman for Activities Area 1 | Terence P. Ford PDDGER PSP | Naugatuck Lodge |
Special Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler | Richard M. Palanzo PCGLC PDDGER PSP HLM | Danbury Lodge |
Hoop Shoot Director New England Region 6 | Michael R. Stewart PDDGER PSP | Putnam Lodge |
District Deputy GER Central District | Jamie I. Sienna | Wethersfield/Rocky Hill Lodge |
District Deputy GER Coastal District | Edward J. Baranyai Jr. | Bridgeport Lodge |
District Deputy GER East District | Peter Berns III | Groton Lodge |
District Deputy GER Northwest District | Debra Scarlett | New Britain Lodge |
District Deputies (2022-2023)

Back Row (left to right): SDGER Rick Palanzo, GER Bruce Hidley, and State President Jim Money. Front row: DDGER Peter Berns (East District), DDGER Jamie Siena (Central District), DDGER Debra Scarlett (Northwest District), and DDGER Edward J. Baranyai Jr. (Coastal District).
Past Grand Lodge Officers
Past Chief Justice of the Grand Forum | Gerard Eisenman PDDGER | Bridgeport Lodge |
Past Chairman Board of Grand Trustees | Robert W. Hansen PCBOGT PGLIG PGLCC PSDGER PDDGER PSP | New Britain Lodge |
State Committees
Past State Presidents of the Connecticut Elks Association
1930 – 1931 | Martin J. Cunningham | Danbury Lodge No. 120 | * |
1931 – 1932 | Martin J. Cunningham | Danbury Lodge No. 120 | * |
1932 – 1933 | Roy R. Powers | Hartford Lodge No. 19 | * |
1933 – 1934 | John F. Pickett | Middletown Lodge No. 771 | * |
1934 – 1935 | William H. Flood | New Haven Lodge No. 25 | * |
1935 – 1936 | William W. Hickey | Willimantic Lodge No. 1311 | * |
1936 – 1937 | John J. Nugent | Ansonia Lodge No. 1269 | * |
1937 – 1938 | William S. Murray | Norwich Lodge No. 430 | * |
1938 – 1939 | Robert Cunningham | Danbury Lodge No. 120 | * |
1939 – 1940 | William M. Scully | Meriden Lodge No. 35 | * |
1940 – 1941 | Andrew F. McCarthy | New London Lodge No. 360 | * |
1941 – 1942 | Frank M. Lynch | New Haven Lodge No. 25 | * |
1942 – 1943 | Arthur J. Roy | Willimantic Lodge No. 1311 | * |
1943 – 1944 | William Hession | Derby Lodge No. 571 | * |
1944 – 1945 | Clarence J. McCarthy | Rockville Lodge No. 1359 | * |
1945 – 1946 | James M. Reardon | New London Lodge No. 360 | * |
1946 – 1947 | James T. Welch | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 | * |
1947 – 1948 | George Grasser | Wallingford Lodge No. 1365 | * |
1948 – 1949 | Thomas J. Clark | Greenwich Lodge No. 1150 | * |
1949 – 1950 | Thomas O’Loughlin | Hartford Lodge No. 19 | * |
1950 – 1951 | Henry J. Bergman | Norwalk Lodge No. 709 | * |
1951 – 1952 | Louis J. Olmstead | Southington Lodge No. 1669 | * |
1952 – 1953 | Daniel F. Foley | Norwich Lodge No. 430 | * |
1953 – 1954 | Samuel Annunziato | Stamford Lodge No. 899 | * |
1954 – 1955 | Thomas F. Winters | Bristol Lodge No. 1010 | * |
1955 – 1956 | Merritt Ackerman | Middletown Lodge No. 771 | * |
1956 – 1957 | Edwin J. Maley | New Haven Lodge No. 25 | * |
1957 – 1958 | A. Clayton Weisner | Meriden Lodge No. 35 | * |
1958 – 1959 | George J. Caillouette | Manchester Lodge No. 1893 | * |
1959 – 1960 | John J. Gillespie | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 | * |
1960 – 1961 | John W. Winn | Winsted Lodge No. 844 | * |
1961 – 1962 | Robert H. Hullivan | New London Lodge No. 360 | * |
1962 – 1963 | Jack P. Windt | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 | * |
1963 – 1964 | Michael Kiro | East Hartford Lodge No. 2063 | * |
1964 – 1965 | Gilbert A. Rich | Southington Lodge No. 1669 | * |
1965 – 1966 | George R. English | Manchester Lodge No. 1893 | * |
1966 – 1967 | Thomas M. Newton | Greenwich Lodge No. 1150 | * |
1967 – 1968 | Harrison Berube | New Haven Lodge No. 25 | * |
1968 – 1969 | Louis G. Triano | Naugatuck Lodge No. 967 | * |
1969 – 1970 | Francis G. Adams | New London Lodge No. 360 | |
1970 – 1971 | Henry E. Kuryla | Milford Lodge No. 1589 | * |
1971 – 1972 | Francis J. Adams | Branford Lodge No. 1939 | * |
1972 – 1973 | Francis P. Hines | Bristol Lodge No. 1010 | * |
1973 – 1974 | Clifford R. Gasparini | Westbrook Lodge No. 1784 | * |
1974 – 1975 | Andrew M. James | Fairfield Lodge No. 2220 | * |
1975 – 1976 | Edward J. Szewczyk | Enfield Lodge No. 2222 | * |
1976 – 1977 | Francis A. Joyce | New Britain Lodge No. 957 | * |
1977 – 1978 | George W. Lambert | Norwich Lodge No. 430 | * |
1978 – 1979 | Lawrence Volpe | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 | * |
1979 – 1980 | Francis R. Reinholz | East Hartford Lodge No. 2063 | * |
1980 – 1981 | Joseph D. Palmer | Naugatuck Lodge No. 967 | * |
1981 – 1982 | Alan W. Lyon | Willimantic Lodge No. 1311 | * |
1982 – 1983 | Douglas G. Murray | Milford Lodge No. 1589 | † |
1983 – 1984 | William M. Cullen | Hamden Lodge No. 2224 | * |
1984 – 1985 | Angelo A. Rubbo | Waterbury Lodge No. 265 | * |
1985 – 1986 | Charles W. Lusk | New London Lodge No. 360 | * |
1986 – 1987 | William E. Miller | Danbury Lodge No. 120 | |
1987 – 1988 | James V. Lee III | Wallingford Lodge No. 1365 | |
1988 – 1989 | Joseph L. Paoli | Meriden Lodge No. 35 | * |
1989 – 1990 | Leon R. Zahaba Jr. | Manchester Lodge No. 1893 | |
1990 – 1991 | Charles M. Carroll | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 | |
1991 – 1992 | Angelo DiGianni | Hartford Lodge No. 19 | * |
1992 – 1993 | Thomas Murrone | Bristol Lodge No. 1010 | * |
1993 – 1994 | William J. Denvir | Westbrook Lodge No. 1784 | * |
1994 – 1995 | Warren E. Tingley | Fairfield Lodge No. 2220 | * |
1994 – 1995 | Charles M. Carroll | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 | |
1995 – 1996 | Joseph F. Bradley | Wethersfield/Rocky Hill Lodge No. 2308 | * |
1996 – 1997 | Robert W. Hansen | New Britain Lodge No. 957 | |
1997 – 1998 | Robert J. Janovic | New London Lodge No. 360 | |
1998 – 1999 | Richard M. Palanzo | Danbury Lodge No. 120 | |
1999 – 2000 | Donald A. Bunnell | Wallingford Lodge No. 1365 | * |
2000 – 2001 | James E. Desmarais Sr. | Naugatuck Lodge No. 967 | |
2001 – 2002 | George J. Godard Jr. | Groton Lodge No. 2163 | |
2002 – 2003 | James R. Carroll | Milford Lodge No. 1589 | |
2003 – 2004 | Philip L. Wilson | Hamden Lodge No. 2224 | |
2004 – 2005 | Timothy C. Angell | Winsted Lodge No. 844 | |
2005 – 2006 | Frank J. Hegedus | Danielson Lodge No. 1706 | |
2006 – 2007 | Alan A. Baranyai | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 | |
2007 – 2008 | Gaetano ‘Buddy’ Patrizzi | Wethersfield/Rocky Hill No. 2308 | * |
2008 – 2009 | Dennis R. DiMauro | New Britain Lodge No. 957 | * |
2009 – 2010 | Daniel Skiba | Rockville Lodge No. 1359 | |
2010 – 2011 | William J. Chinn Jr. | Danbury Lodge No. 120 | |
2011 – 2012 | Steven S. Ferraro | Windsor Lodge No. 2060 | |
2012 – 2013 | Terence P. Ford | Naugatuck Lodge No. 967 | |
2013 – 2014 | Michael J. Barta | Danielson Lodge No. 1706 | |
2014 – 2015 | Jan A. Wankowicz, Sr. | MilfordLodge No. 1589 | |
2015 – 2016 | Peter H. Freiler | Hamden Lodge No. 2224 | |
2016 – 2017 | Jonathan W. Arthur | Waterbury Lodge No. 265 | |
2017 – 2018 | Donna L. Wallace | Willimantic Lodge No. 1311 | |
2018 – 2019 | David J. Acanfora | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 | |
2019 – 2020 | Michael Bonini | Wallingford Lodge No. 1365 | |
2020 – 2021 | James Sabio | Naugatuck Lodge No. 967 | |
2021-2022 | Ronald “Mike” Stewart | Putnam Lodge No. 574 |
* – Deceased; † – Expelled
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