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SUPREME COUNCIL
Active Members Elected
by Joann Williams-Hoxha, Content Manager
During an unprecedented Supreme Council Annual Session that took place both in-person for those able to attend and online due to Massachusetts travel restrictions, five new Active Members were elected to the governing board of Supreme Council.
Ill. Anthony R. Cracco
Ill. Stephen Gardner
Ill. Anthony R. Cracco, of Monee, Illinois, is a Past Thrice Potent Master of the Valley of Chicago. Cracco received his 33° in 2007 in Washington, D.C. He has served as Grand Treasurer for the Grand Lodge of Illinois since his election in October 2017. He is also the Grand Representative to the Grand Lodge of New Zealand. Past offices for the Grand Lodge of Illinois include Grand Master in addition to receiving commissions as a Certified Lodge Instructor and Grand Lecturer. Ill. Brother Cracco is a member of the Medinah Shrine, all York Rite Bodies, St. John’s Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine, and is an honorary member of the International Supreme Council of DeMolay. Cracco will also serve on the following Supreme Council Committees: Membership Services and Ritualistic Matters.
Ill. Stephen Gardner, of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, is a Past Commander in Chief of the Valley of Allentown. Gardner received his 33° in 2005 in Grand Rapids. He has held the offices of District Deputy Grand Master, Grand Master’s Representative, R.W. Junior Grand Warden, R.W. Senior Grand Warden, R.W. Deputy Grand Master, and R.W. Grand Master for the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. He also served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Homes. Gardner served as Trustee from 20112017 and as a member of his Valley’s Executive Committee since 2011. He will also serve on Supreme Council’s Membership Development and Veterans Committees.
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