Who’s Who 2023-2024
A list of all State Officers and State Committee Members in the Connecticut Elks Association.
State Directory 2023-2024
(as of September 19, 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 2023-2024 Fraternal Year

State President | 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 |
Vice President Central | Richard Martyn PDD | Wethersfield Rocky Hill Lodge |
State Secretary | Lisa Morisette PER | Putnam Lodge |
Treasurer | Donna L. Wallace PSP PDD | Willimantic Lodge |
Trustee – East (Chair | Arthur Brault PDD | Willimantic Lodge |
Trustee – at Large | Anthony Duarte PER | Manchester Lodge |
Trustee – Central | Seth Miller PDD | Middletown Lodge |
Trustee – Northwest | Andrea Ruimerman PDD | Meriden Lodge |
Trustee – Coastal | Joseph Trovarelli Jr. PDD | Bridgeport Lodge |
Chaplain | Rev. Christopher Ford | Naugatuck Lodge |
Tiler | Patricia Robles PER | Branford Lodge |
Sergeant at Arms | Wanda Reiff PDD | Waterbury Lodge |
Inner Guard | Joann Donnel PDD | Groton Lodge |
Organist | Joshua Gray PER | New London Lodge |
Grand Lodge Officers

Left to right, full titles listed below: Grand Lodge Committeeman Terry Ford, Grand Chaplain Christopher Ford, Joshua Gray DDGER, Justin Fedler DDGER, Rick Palanzo SDGER, Helen Hidley, State Sponsor PGER Bruce Hidley, Alicia Dunbar DDGER, Tom Smith III DDGER, Grand Lodge Committee Chairman Bill Chinn, Hoop Shoot Director Mike Stewart.
State Sponsor | Bruce HIdley, Past Grand Exalted Ruler | Watervliet, NY Lodge |
Grand Chaplain | Reverand Father Christopher Ford | Naugatuck 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 | Thomas Smith III | Wallingford Lodge |
District Deputy GER Coastal District | Alicia Dunbar | Branford Lodge |
District Deputy GER East District | Joshua Gray | New London Lodge |
District Deputy GER Northwest District | Justin Fedler | Meriden Lodge |
District Deputies (2023-2024)

(Left to Right): SDGER Rick Palaanzo, DDGER Justin Fedler (Northwest District), DDGER Alicia Dunbar (Coastal District), GER Randy Shook, DDGER Joshua Gray (East District), and DDGER Thomas Smith III (Central 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 | |
2022-2023 | James Money | Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 |
* – Deceased; † – Expelled
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