The Council

Officers

Elected to serve the Society

Governor
Hon. Daniel R. McKelvie, Esq.
Deputy Governor
Robert A. Lincoln, Ph.D.
Lieutenant Governor & Color Guard Captain
John R. Ferris, Esq.
Secretary
Nicholas A. Hoffmann, Esq.
Treasurer
James W. Klingler, Esq.
Registrar
Hon. Stephen R. Renouf, Esq.
Genealogist
Thomas W. Perkins, Esq.
Chancellor
Charles C. Read, J.D.
Chaplain #1
Hon. Rev. Gary A. Dickey, D.Div.
Chaplain #2
Rt. Rev. Louis V. Carlson, Jr., Esq.
Historian
John Paul Beall, Esq.
Surgeon
Matthew S. Bowdish, M.D.
Deputy Secretary
Jon M. Crum, O.D.
Deputy Treasurer
vacant
Deputy Genealogist
Eric B. Stassforth, Esq.
Local Secretary for San Francisco Chapter

Hon. Stephen R. Renouf, Esq.

Gentlemen of the Council
Term Expiring January 2027
  • Robert I. Boris, Esq.
  • Calvin A. Cahoon, Jr., Esq.
  • Steven H. Steinberg Esq.
Term Expiring January 2028
  • John L. Dodd, Esq.
  • James R. Howe VI, Esq.
  • Robert L. Taylor, Esq.
Term Expiring January 2029
  • Mark L. Ladd, Esq.
  • Matthew H.C. Wehland, Esq.
  • Brandon A. Millan, Esq.
Life Members of the Council

Mitchell L. Lathrop, Esq., Max K. Hurlbut, Esq., James N. Churchyard, Esq., Ronald D. Risley, Esq., Rev. Gary A. Dickey, D.Div., Francis Persse-Harcourt Powers, MD, David W. Eaton, Esq., David M. Hayball, Esq., Charles C. Read, Esq., Bruce G. Merritt, Esq., and Stephen R. Renouf, Esq.

Trustees of the Herrick Permanent Fund
Robert A. Lincoln, Esq.
Lead Trustee (Term Expiring 2027)
John Paul Beall, Esq.
Term Expiring 2028
Charles C. Read, Esq.
Term Expiring 2029
Deputy Governor General to the General Society

Hon. Stephen R. Renouf, Esq.

Officers are elected annually at the General Court of the Society, held each January.