YEAR 2010
Ronald A. Seale, 33°
Sovereign Grand Commander
Southern Jurisdiction of the United Sates of America
WASHINGTON, D.C. On October 7, 2003, Ronald A. Seale of Baton Rouge, Louisiana was elected Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite Supreme Council, 33°, for Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. He succeeds C. Fred Kleinknecht who retired the after serving as the organizations chief executive officer for the past 18 years.
A graduate of Louisiana State University in 1970 with a Juris Doctor form Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama in 1973, Seale entered Law practice in Baton Rouge in 1974 and is a member of the American, Louisiana, and Baton Rouge Bar Associations as well as the International Association of Defense Counsel.
A member of the First United Methodist Church of Baton Rouge, Seale has been active for over 30 years as a teacher of adults and youth in Sunday School, Youth Coordinator and a delegate to the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
His past civic involvements include service on the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society in Baton Rouge and the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Sheltered Workshops. He holds a private pilot's license and is active in amateur radio.
Seale began his Masonic career in 1962 as a member and then Master Councilor of Pelican Chapter, Order of DeMolay, in Baton Rouge, and is now an active member of International Supreme Council, Order of DeMolay. Raised a Master Mason in 1969 in East Gate Lodge No. 452, Baton Rouge (Master in 1988), he now serves the Grand Lodge of Louisiana as a member of the Law and Jurisprudence Committee. A longtime member of the Scottish Rite in Baton Rouge, Seale was honored as a Knight Commander Court of Honour (KCCH) in 1977, Inspector General Honorary, 33°, in 1993, and Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Louisiana in 1995.
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Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Florida
Ill. Roy Connor Sheppard, 33°
Personal Representative to the S.G.I.G
Valley of Jacksonville
Orient of Florida
Ill. David A. Yarborough, 33°
General Secretary , Jacksonville Scottish Rite Bodies
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G. E. "Speed" Newman, Jr., 32°
Treasurer, Jacksonville Scottish Rite Bodies
Ill. Bernard J. Magary, 33º
Almoner, Jacksonville Scottish Rite Bodies
Loren F. Lee, Jr., 32º
Tyler, Jacksonville Scottish Rite Bodies
Jacksonville Lodge of perfection - Jacksonville Chapter Knights Rose Croix
Jacksonville Council Knights Kadosh - Jacksonville Consistory
Jacksonville Consistory
Brian R. Poole, 32° KCCH
Master of Kadosh
| Ill. Kenneth W. Hess, 33° | Prior |
| Thomas D. Bryant, 32° KCCH | Preceptor |
| Clayton Vandiver, 32° | Chancellor |
| Danny Fullwood, 32° | Minister of State |
| Ill. Bernard J. Magary, Jr., 33° | Almoner |
| G. E. "Speed" Newman, Jr.,32° | Treasurer |
| Ill. David A. Yarborough, 33° | General Secretary |
| Rory St. John, 32° KCCH | Prelate |
| Corey Koscmszko, 32° | Master of Ceremonies |
| Robert Bracewell, 32° | Expert |
| C. Robert Cooper, 32° KCCH | Assistant Expert |
| Mike Fountain, 32° | Captain of Guard |
| Loren F. Lee, Jr., 32° | Tyler |
Jacksonville Lodge of Perfection
Eddie Bides, 32°
Venerable Master
| Lee Stanford III, 32° KCCH |
Senior Warden |
| Raymond M. Ali, 32° | Junior Warden |
| Pat Ferrell, 32° | Orator |
| Ill. Bernard J. Magary, Jr., 33° | Almoner |
| G. E. "Speed" Newman, Jr.,32° | Treasurer |
| Ill. David A. Yarborough, 33° | General Secretary |
| Robert Johns, 32° | Prelate |
| Howard Hall, 32° | Master of Ceremonies |
| Gurney Atwell, 32° | Expert |
| Ron George, 32° | Assistant Expert |
| Jamie Acoba, 32° | Captain of the Host |
| Loren F. Lee, Jr., 32° | Tyler |
Jacksonville Chapter Knights Rose Croix
John Stinchcomb, 32°
Wise Master
| Carl "Toby" Bruton, 32° KCCH | Senior Warden |
| William Russell, 32° | Junior Warden |
| Eric Hamilton, 32° | Orator |
| Ill. Bernard J. Magary, Jr., 33° | Almoner |
| G. E. "Speed" Newman, Jr.,32° | Treasurer |
| Ill. David A. Yarborough, 33° | General Secretary |
| George Diamond, 32° | Master of Ceremonies |
| Eric Anderle, 32° | Expert |
| Kristoffer Francisco, 32° |
Assistant Expert |
| Michael Mazurek, 32° | Standard Bearer |
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Guardian of the Temple |
| Loren F. Lee, Jr., 32° | Tyler |
Jacksonville Council Knights Kadosh
Darrell Boone, 32°
Commander
| Jimmy Dorsey, 32° | 1st Lieutenant Commander |
| Wilbur Burnett, 32° KCCH | 2nd Lieutenant Commander |
| Eric Lown, 32° KCCH | Chancellor |
| Kevin S. Sanders, 32° KCCH | Orator |
| Ill. Bernard J. Magary, Jr., 33° | Almoner |
| G. E. "Speed" Newman, Jr.,32° | Treasurer |
| Ill. David A. Yarborough, 33° | General Secretary |
| Samuel Hope, 32° KCCH | Master of Ceremonies |
| Joseph Wilkerson, 32° | Turcopillar |
| Antonio C. Chavez, 32° | Draper |
| James Elrod, 32° | First Deacon |
| TBA | Second Deacon |
| TBA | Bearer of Beausant |
| TBA | Bearer of White Standard |
| TBA | Bearer of Black Standard |
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Lieutenant of Guard |
| Loren F. Lee, Jr., 32° | Tyler |
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