Msgr. Gerdes 3123 Council Officers
2007-2008 Roster

		Name and Contact Information		Duties	Photo
Grand Knight		Robert Carlson send email		As chief officer, the Grand Knight is responsible for the overall welfare of his council. As leader of the council he is also responsible for observing the laws of the order of his council and to insure that these laws are followed by all.
Past Grand Knight		William Dye		Past Grand Knights serve the council by providing oversight of operations, usually in a Trustee position.  The current Grand Knight looks to his PGK's for wisdom and insight when making Council decisions.
Chaplains		Father Jerry Hiland, St. Louis Church Father Paul Donahue, Camboni Missionaries		As spiritual advisor of the council, the Chaplain leads the group in prayer and thoughtful reflection. He also serves as an advisor to members as they develop and implement activities.
Deputy Grand Knight		Larry Bush send email		As second in command, the Deputy Grand Knight assists the Grand Knight in all council affairs and assumes the leadership role if the Grand Knight is absent.
Chancellor		John Dunn send email		As third in command, the Chancellor assumes the lead role if both the Grand Knight and Deputy Grand Knight are absent. He is also responsible for building member interest in council activities.
Recorder		Jeff Racic		The recorder is responsible for keeping a true and accurate record of all doings of the council and for handling all correspondence for the council.
Financial Secretary		Mark Ortalano		Responsible for keeping accurate financial and membership records for the council and for ordering supplies from the Supreme Council.
Treasurer		Charles Hughes		Handles all monetary transactions for the council including the issuance of all checks drawn on council funds.
Lecturer		Edward Lorentz		The lecturer is appointed by the grand knight to provide both educational and entertaining programs to the council. He is responsible for the "Good of the Order" portion of council meetings. In order to provide members with informative and educational programs, he must be knowledgeable and aware of all council programming
The Advocate		Rick Cmar		Legal representative for the council. Responsible for any revisions made to the by-laws of the council.
Warden		Mark Hudak Membership Director send email		Responsible for supervising and maintaining council property and for setting up council chambers for meetings and degree ceremonies.
Inside Guard		Aaron Robinson President, Home Co.		The Inside and Outside Guards make sure that every person entering council chambers has a current, paid-up membership card. They are also responsible for general chamber security.
Outside Guard		Rick Ginandt		See above
Trustee 3rd Year		Lee Knausse		The board of trustees consists of the Grand Knight and 3 members. Trustees supervise all financial business for the council, perform the semi-annual audit of the Financial Secretary's books and oversee the work of the Financial Secretary and Treasurer.
Trustee 2nd Year		Paul Leimgruber		See above
Trustee 1st Year		William Dye		See above
District Deputy		Steven Feist send email		The District Deputy is our Council's liason to the Ohio State Council.

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