Master's Staff

Spiritual Guidance

District Friar
Rev. Paul Ballien
Office: 734.455.5910, ext. 106
Council 16169 St. John Neumann
Assembly 0520 Monsignor Hunt

District Leadership

District Master
Eugene "Gene" Suchyta
Spouse: Lady Kathy
gene.suchyta@gmail.com
Cell: 734.748.2644
Council 16169 St. John Neumann
Assembly 1536 Pope John XXIII
Executive Secretary
Mark Palmer
Spouse: Lady Susan
m.palmer@mikofc.org
Home: 248.588.3469
Cell: 248.981.4677
Council 12408 National Shrine of the Little Flower
Assembly 0482 Bishop Michael Gallagher
Comptroller
Norm Pranger
ndp651@aol.com
Cell: 248.835.8200
Council 4401 St. Francis of Assisi
Assembly 2136 St. Francis of Assisi
Sr. Marshal
George Roumaya
Spouse: Lady Eman
george3345@comcast.net
Home: 734.522.3089
Cell: 734.306.0269
Council 4513 Immaculate Conception
Assembly 1536 Pope John XXIII
Marshal
Curt Best
Spouse: Lady Kathy
cjb0152@gmail.com
Cell: 586.382.9397
Council 13799 St. Michael of Sterling Hts
Assembly 2149 St. Michael the Archangel
Marshal
Bob Greening
Spouse: Lady Cindy
sirknightrobert0484@yahoo.com
Cell: 586.615.1740
Council 14213 Holy Innocents-St. Barnabas
Assembly 0484 Richard Cardinal Cushing
Marshal
Dale Miller
Spouse: Lady Nelia
district1marshal.dmiller@gmail.com
Cell: 734.771.4892
Council 1802 Wyandotte
Assembly 0475 Msgr. Francis F. Van Antwerp
Marshal Emeritus
Herb Stacer
Spouse: Sandy
srmarshalldist1@att.net
Cell: 910.388.4882
Council 8659 Sacred Heart of the Hills
Assembly 3082 Divine Mercy
Marshal Emeritus
Tom Schmidt
tmschmidt2@yahoo.com
Cell: 586.949.8148
Council 744 John Cardinal Dearden
Assembly 490 Bishop Kelley

District Trustees

Trustee
Clifford Wasmund, FVSM
Spouse: Lady Susan
spwasmund@aol.com
Cell: 734.634.7989
Council 11772 St. John Vianney
Assembly 2599 Sacred Heart
Trustee
Mark Brezenski, Former District Master
Spouse: Lady Janice
m.brezenski@mikofc.org
Cell: 248.227.8120
Council 13453 Saint Anastasia
Assembly 0482 Bishop Michael Gallagher
Trustee
John Hundiak, Former District Master
Spouse: Lady Elizabeth
jhundiak@gmail.com
Cell: 248.652.3433
Council 13950 St. Mary of the Hills
Assembly 3082 Divine Mercy

Fourth Degree Team

Historian
Mark Elias
Spouse: Lady Mary
mark@markelias.com
Cell: 586.241.3939
Council 3257 Bishop William F. Murphy
Assembly 0484 Richard Cardinal Cushing
Registrar
Erni Boulos
erniboulos1952@gmail.com
Cell: 586.747.5565
Council 11658 St. Hubert
Assembly 0490 Bishop Kelley
Narrator
Carl Bontomasi
Spouse: Lady Nichole
BluewaterPFC@gmail.com
Cell: 586.489.9272
Council 7011 St. Nicholas
Assembly 1839 Blessed Virgin Mary
Defender of the Faith
Tim Casey
kctimothy2001@yahoo.com
Cell: 734.444.4538
Council 3860 Fr. Patrick O’Kelley
Assembly 1536 Pope John XXIII
Expositor of the Constitution
Matt Elias
allowat162@gmail.com
Cell: 586.322.4876
Council 3257 Bishop William F. Murphy
Assembly 0484 Richard Cardinal Cushing
Audio/Visual
William Gorny
wgorny@comcast.net
Cell: 313.445.1537
Council 3312 Msgr. Hunt
Assembly 0520 Monsignor Hunt

Committee Members

Veterans Administration Voluntary Services (VAVS)
Dennis Lipski
Spouse: Lady Peggy
dmlipski@gmail.com
Cell: 248.935.2197
Council 8284 Msgr. Clement H. Kern
Assembly 1536 Pope John XXIII

Other Leadership

Vice Supreme Master
Ed Ponder
Spouse: Mary Anne
sirearp@aol.com
Supreme Master
Michael McCusker
suprememaster@kofc.org

Michigan District 1 Former Masters

Michigan has been, over the years, blessed with Catholic gentlemen strong in faith. Additionally, as able leaders, they have taken the reigns of leadership to shepherd the state and the district to help fullfill the Knights of Columbus principals of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism.

YearsSir Knight
2018-2022Mark Brezenski
2014-2018John Hundiak
2010-2014Clifford F. Wasmund, FVSM
2006-2010Walter K. Winkle, Jr., PSD
2002-2006Fred Sleeman
1998-2002Frank Pawelak, KHS
1992-1998Jerome E. Wrobleski
1990-1992Phillip DeLage
1986-1990John O’Brien
1982-1986John Brudzynski
1976-1982Mitchell Tluczek
1970-1976Stan Niedzwiecke

YearsSir Knight
1964-1970Donald Abler, FVSM
1960-1964William Sullivan, FVSM
1960-1960Vincent O’Meara, PSD
1959-1960John J. Hewitt
1952-1959Vincent O’Meara, PSD
1948-1952Fred R. Taylor
1946-1948John F. Dowd
1945-1946C.B. Lundy
1944-1945Eugene Donohue, PSD
1913-1944Martin E. Gavin
1900-1913Edward H. Doyle
  
Master's Staff
District Friar: Rev. Paul Ballien
Master: Gene Suchyta
Sr. Marshal: George Roumaya
Marshal: Curt Best
Marshal: Bob Greening
Marshal: Dale Miller
Comptroller: Norm Pranger
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