Executive Officer
"Dad" Bill Gordon
When the Order of DeMolay expanded beyond the borders of the United States of America, the governing body of DeMolay was renamed to "The International Supreme Council" (ISC). For everything that DeMolay wants to change or add to the order, it must be approved by the ISC.
Basic "Executive Officer" Role
But where does the Executive Officer come in?
DeMolay is organized into Jurisdictions, which may be either entire states or parts of states, provinces, territories or countries. Each Jurisdiction has its own Executive Officer. The Executive Officer is the Jurisdictions official representatve to ISC.
So what does he do?
The Executive Officer runs his Jurisdiction, which includes duties lke establishement of new "Chapters", appointment of DeMolay adult advisors, state DeMolay functions, and anything that is covered by the ISC by-laws.
The Executive Officer in a nutshell
Did you know?
Some of the original nine DeMolay did not have fathers, so they called the founder of DeMolay "Dad". It is a tradition tht we still carry out today. All the adults that help in DeMolay as appointed Advisors are known as "Mom" or "Dad".
"Dad" Bill Gordon is the Executive Officer for the entire state/jurisdiction of Arizona. He ensures that all things DeMolay run smoothly in Arizona and is the appointed representative for Arizona at the International Supreme Council.