Grand Commandery Committees

2025-2026 GRAND COMMANDERY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

STANDING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

Finance: Jack J. Bell, Chair; Keith Hales; John E. Finch, Jr.

Memorial: Donald C. Combs; Chapter – Tim Starling; Council – Rusty Cordle

Jurisprudence: William F. Shepard, Chair; C. Danny Wofford; Daniel C. Ricketts; Tommy Marshall; Tyler Pledger

Charter/ By-Law/ Dispensation: Joe E. Turner, Chair; Stephen C. Higgins; Matthew Sanford

Triennial: Bobby B. Simmons, Chair; Ryan Nealey; Tommy T. Marshall

Education (KTEF, Inc., KTEF Div., & MSM): Clyde E. Griffin, Chair; Bobby B. Simmons, Vice Chair; Johnie Garmon; James E. Stevens; Ditmar Chavez

Relief: William W. Grist, Chair; Mike Sampsell; Mark A. Bradley; Wade C. Smith; Tyler Pledger; Tommy Marshall

KTEF & MSM Eye Trust: William T. White, Chair; Ryan C. Nealey; Michael H. Sampsell       

Patriotic & Civic: Ryan Nealey, Chair; Mike Sampsell; John Flener; William T. White; Alessandro Silva

SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT

Grand Commander’s Address: Bobby B. Simmons, Chair; Johnie M. Garmon; Lloyd J. Leinbaugh

Credentials: Bobby B. Simmons, Chair; David Simmons; Tommy Kimbrell; Matt Astin

Holy Land Pilgrimage: Terry L. Hensley, Chair; Donald C. Combs; Gregory B. Foster

Easter Sunrise Service: John Flener, Chair; William T. White; Brad Simmons; Tracy Wright; Mark A. Bradley; Judd Wolfe

Inspection Reports: William F. Shepard, Chair; Lloyd J. Leinbaugh; Floyd E. Edmondson

Long Range Planning: James W. Bard, Chair; Joe Bush; Tyler W. Pledger; All Dais Officers

Membership: Tyler Pledger, Chair; Ryan C. Nealey; T. Matthew Sanford; Brandon P. Simmons

Code Revision: Joe E. Turner, Chair; Ryan C. Nealey; William T. White

Perpetual Membership: Benjamin W. Polston, II, Chair; Michael H. Wilson; Larry C. Nichols; Mark A. Bradley; Wade C. Smith

Tactics and Ritual: Daniel C. Ricketts, Chair; Tommy T. Marshall; Michael H. Sampsell

Education and Historical: C. Danny Wofford, Chair; Joe E. Turner; Jimmy Densmore; William E. Cantrell; T. Matthew Sanford 

Masonic Messenger Supplement: John T. Flener, Jr., Chair; John E. Finch; Mike Sampsell

Editor, Ga. Supplement, KT, Magazine: Michael H. Sampsell, Chair; Daniel Bennett; Thomas J. Chapman

*NEW* Public Relations: John T. Flener, Chair; Mark A. Bradley; Thomas J. Chapman; John E. Finch, Jr.; Rick Hallwood

Web Master: Thomas J. Chapman, Chair; Richard T. Petersen; Mark A. Bradley

Fraternal Correspondence: Joe E. Turner, Chair

Entertainment: Mark A. Bradley, Chair; Wade C. Smith; Judd Wolfe; William F. Shepard

Audit: Mike Taylor, Chair; Lloyd R. Lane; James D. Arnold              

Grand Custodians of the Work: North: Daniel C. Ricketts; South: Tommy T. Marshall

GM York Rite Festival: Michael H. Sampsell, Chair; Daniel C. Ricketts; Peter D. Bard; Matt Sanford

Photographer: Thomas J. Chapman, Chair; Bayardo Reyes; Robert W. Tidwell

Parliamentarian: Johnie M. Garmon

Sunshine: Floyd E. Edmondson