Board of Governors

Executive Officers

Philip E. Thomas, P.P., Chairman
Melha Shriners

Frank R. Preble, P.P., Vice Chairman
Kora Shriners

Gerald A. Roberts, P.P., Treasurer
Tigris Shriners

Rodney S. Pinkham, P.P., Secretary
Kora Shriners

Voting Members

Kenneth A. Barrett
Sphinx Shriners

Kirk E. Burkins
Melha Shriners

David H. Burstein, Esq., Legal Counsel
Melha Shriners

Clark W. Cate, P.P.
Rhode Island Shriners

Ronald J. Cleveland, P.P.
Cairo Shriners

Vincent Curcio, Jr.
Pyramid Shriners

Ben F. Froggett, P.P.
Cyprus Shriners

Larry P. Hawley, P.P.
Ismailia Shriners

Richard E. Johnson, P.P.
Aleppo Shriners

Willard R. Lemaire, P.P.
Bektash Shriners

Donald R. Magill, P.P.
Kalurah Shriners

Kenneth E. Pollard
Damascus Shriners

James R. Spear, Jr.
Melha Shriners

Warren A. Steiner
Ziyara Shriners

Alfred J. Surprenant, Jr.
Melha Shriners

Roy A. Welch, Sr., P.P.
Mt. Sinai shriners

Richard L. Wilson, P.P.
Oriental Shriners

Associate Members

John H. Adams
Rhode Island Shriners

Roger Sumner Babb, Esq.
Cairo Shriners

Wayne P. Bogar
Aleppo Shriners

William Dowden, IV
Cyprus Shriners

Stanley S. Lewosko, Jr.
Ziyara Shriners

Timothy J. Luttrell
Kora Shriners

Michael P. Luurtsema, P.P.
Mt. Sinai Shriners

John R. McManus, P.P.
Tigris Shriners

Fred S. Parker
Bektash Shriners

Edward R. Pellon, P.P.
Anah Shriners

Dean E. Popkin, Esq.
Pyramid Shriners

Steven Sill
Damascus Shriners

Douglas B. Swasey, P.P.
Kora Shriners

Joseph E. Surprenant
Melha Shriners

J. David Tinklepaugh, III, P.P.
Kalurah Shriners

Emeritus Members

Dean Benedict, P.P.
Aleppo Shriners

John E. Bethel, Esq., P.P.
Melha Shriners

Edward B. Briggs
Melha Shriners

Jack A. Butterfield, P.P.
Chairman Emeritus
Melha Shriners

Howard R. Clark, P.P.
Pyramid Shriners

Robert W. Clarke
Melha Shriners

William W. Dowden
Cyprus Shriners

Robert E. Eno
Sphinx Shriners

Harold H. Greenleaf, Jr., P.P.
Tigris Shriners

Dana V. Hudson, P.P.
Mount Sinai Shriners

Edward T. Johnson, P.P.
Aleppo Shriners

Raymond Kalita
Melha Shriners

Alton R. Kenney
Anah Shriners

Leon C. Knudsen, P.P.
Rhode Island Shriners

Charles W. Machell, P.P.
Tigris Shriners

Gordon E. Martin, Jr.
Rhode Island Shriners

Frank C. Maynard, P.P.
Mt. Sinai Shriners

Charles Pedersen, P.P.
Oriental Shriners

John P. Reynolds
Pyramid Shriners

Paul N. Ricker, P.P.
Bektash Shriners

Donald W. Scamman
Bektash Shriners

Edward W. Shore, Jr., P.P.
Melha Shriners

David P. Spencer, P.P.
Kalurah Shriners

Carlton E. Swett, M.D., P.P.
Kora Shriners

Charles H. Weaver, P.P.,
Emeritus Chairman
Melha Shriners

Allen G. Zippin, P.P.
Emeritus Chairman
Melha Shriners

Board Meetings

The Board meets the third Thursday of every month at the hospital. If you are a Shriner and are interested in attending a board meeting, please contact the board member representing your Temple, or contact the hospital administration office at (413) 787-2011.