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Council of Deliberation

The Delaware Council of Deliberation assists in promoting the welfare of the Scottish Rite in Delaware.

The Delaware Council of Deliberation is the state organization for the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction and is comprised of the Deputy, Active Members, Active Members (Emeritus), the respective Valley Secretaries, Treasurers, Past Presiding Officers, Current Elected Officers, 33rd Degree Honorary Members, M.S.A. Award Recipients, and Others.

The DE COD meets annually, rotating between each of the two Valleys.

Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief
Ricky L. Swalm, 33°


Deputy Reports
  • Officers 2023-24


    • Commander-in-Chief
      Ricky L. Swalm, 33°
    • Commander-in-Chief, Emeritus
      Herbert J. Atkinson, 33°
    • Commander-in-Chief, Emeritus
      Albert R. Marshall, 33°
    • 1st Lt. Commander
      Stephen J. McCarthy, 33°
    • 1st Lt. Commander, Emeritus
      William R. Stevens, Jr., 33°
    • 2nd Lieutenant Commander
      William J. Shaw, 33°
    • Minister of State
      Glenn F. Davis, Sr., 33°
    • Chancellor
      Kennard E. Brown, III, 33°
    • Prior
      David H. Laucius, 33°
    • Treasurer
      Cesar E. Aniceto, 33°
    • Secretary
      Ronald P. Ferraro, 33°, MSA,SRMOY
    • Secretary, Emeritus
      William F. Huxtable, Jr., 33°
    • Master of Ceremonies
      Mark K. Button, 33°, MSA
    • Hospitaler
      David J. Walters II, 33°, MSA
    • Seneschal
      Patrick L. Shearon, 32°, MSA
    • Standard Bearer
      Fred M. Palmer, 33°, MSA, SRMOY
    • Captain of the Guard
      James M. Brady, 33°, MSA, SRMOY
    • Sentinel
      John Badeen, 33°, MSA