Headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, the Supreme Council is the governing body for Scottish Rite Freemasonry, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. The Northern Masonic Jurisdiction oversees 15 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Vermont.
The role of chief executive officer for the Scottish Rite, NMJ is performed by the Sovereign Grand Commander.
The Supreme Council is composed of 49 trustees. They are known as Active Members. Each of the 15 states within the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction has an Active Member designated as a Deputy. The Deputy serves as the executive officer for Scottish Rite Freemasonry within his state. He is supported by the remaining Active Members of the state. There is at least one Active Member in addition to the Deputy in each state. Some states have as many as five Active Members.
State organizations in the NMJ are known as Councils of Deliberation. Local bodies are organized into what are known as Valleys. Degrees from the 4°-32° are conferred in the Valleys.
The Supreme Council meets on an annual basis, at which time the business of the fraternity is done and the 33° is conferred on those who have been elected to receive this honor.
Sovereign Grand Commander
Ill. Brother Samiec was raised a Master Mason at St. Patrick’s Lodge No. 4 in Johnstown, New York in 1982, where he served as Worshipful Master in 1991, the year of the lodge’s 225th anniversary. He affiliated with Gloversville Lodge No. 429 in 1985, serving as Master for two terms. He is also a member of Amsterdam Lodge No. 84 and Kosciuszko Lodge #1085.
On November 6, 1982, he was created a Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret in Sigma Consistory, Valley of Schenectady, New York, where he served as Commander-in-Chief for Sigma Consistory from 1995-1997. In 1991, he received the Meritorious Service Award at the NYS Council of Deliberation. He has served on numerous Valley committees and was Deputy for New York from 2008-13.
Ill. Brother Samiec was coroneted a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33° Honorary Member of the Supreme Council in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 29, 1998. He was crowned an Active Member of Supreme Council in 2003. He has served as Grand Lieutenant Commander under both Commander John William McNaughton and Commander David A. Glattly. He has served as the Grand Almoner since 2015. Ill. Brother Samiec was installed as Sovereign Grand Commander in Cleveland on August 31, 2021.

Ill. Mark C. Roth, 33°
Grand Lieutenant Commander
Ill. Richard W. Elliot, 33°
Grand Minister of State
Ill. Walter F. Wheeler, 33°
Grand Treasurer General
Ill. Douglas R. Policastro, 33°
Grand Secretary General
Ill. Kevin J. Hecht, 33°
Deputy for Connecticut
Ill. Herbert J. Atkinson, 33°
Deputy for Delaware
Ill. Gregory L. Clark, 33°
Deputy for Illinois
Ill. Paul C. St Pierre, 33°
Deputy for Indiana

Ill. Jeffry A. Simonton, 33°
Deputy for Maine
Ill. Donald M. Moran, 33°
Interim Deputy for Massachusetts
Ill. Walter F. Wheeler, 33°
Deputy for Michigan
Ill. Kenneth A. Clay, Jr., 33°
Deputy for New Hampshire
Ill. Douglas R. Policastro, 33°
Deputy for New Jersey
Ill. G. Michael Morris, 33°
Deputy for New York
Ill. Donald R. Heldman, 33°
Deputy for Ohio
Ill. Robert J. Bateman, 33°
Deputy for Pennsylvania
Ill. Steven E. Smith, 33°
Deputy for Rhode Island
Ill. William Karstens, IV, 33°
Deputy for Vermont
Ill. Jeffrey L. Bryden, 33°
Deputy for Wisconsin
Ill. Herbert J. Atkinson, 33°
Delaware
Ill. David E. Barnes, 33°
New York

Ill. William G. Basso II, 33°
Vermont
Ill. Robert J. Bateman, 33°
Pennsylvania
Ill. Elbridge H. Brewer, 33°
Ohio
Ill. Jeffrey L. Bryden, 33°
Wisconsin
Ill. Gregory L. Clark, 33°
Illinois
Ill. Kenneth A. Clay, Jr., 33°
New Hampshire
Ill. Anthony R. Cracco, 33°
Illinois
Ill. Michael A. DeWolf, 33°
Wisconsin
Ill. Donald G. Duquette, 33°
Vermont
Ill. James F. Easterling, Jr. 33°
Ohio
Ill. Richard W. Elliot, 33°
New Hampshire
Ill. Philip R. Elliott, Jr., 33°
Ohio
Ill. Stephen Gardner, 33°
Pennsylvania
Ill. David A. Glattly, 33°
At-Large
Ill. G. Nicholas Graff, 33°
Illinois
Ill. George F. Hamilton, 33°
Massachusetts
Ill. Jacob E. Hayrynen, 33°
Michigan
Ill. Alan R. Heath, 33°
Maine
Ill. Kevin J. Hecht, 33°
Connecticut
Ill. Donald R. Heldman, 33°
Ohio
Ill. Laurel A. Humphrey, 33°
Wisconsin
Ill. Scott D. Inglis, 33°
Massachusetts
Ill. Gregory N. Jordan, 33°
Indiana
Ill. William Karstens, IV, 33°
Vermont
Ill. Douglas N. Kaylor, 33°
Ohio
Ill. Craig A. Kennedy, 33°
Illinois
Ill. Thomas R. Labagh, 33°
Pennsylvania
Ill. Timothey S. Marshbanks, 33°
Michigan
Ill. Stephen J. McCarthy, 33°
Delaware
Ill. M. Todd McIntosh, 33°
Ohio
Ill. J. Brian McNaughton, 33°
Indiana

Ill. John Wm. McNaughton, 33°
At-Large
Ill. Randall R. Milone, 33°
Illinois
Ill. Donald M. Moran, 33°
Massachusetts
Ill. G. Michael Morris, 33°
New York

Ill. Robert F. Ogg, Jr., 33°
Rhode Island
Ill. Keith E. Parkinson, 33°
Pennsylvania
Ill. John R. Patterson, Jr., 33°
New York
Ill. Eric S. Pittman, 33°
Indiana
Ill. Larry S Plaskett, 33°
New Jersey
Ill. Douglas R. Policastro, 33°
New Jersey
Ill. Dennis W. Pothier, 33°
Rhode Island
Ill. Richard J. Powell, 33°
New York
Ill. Kenneth F. Poyton, 33°
Rhode Island
Ill. Albert J. Ross, 33°
Maine
Ill. Mark C. Roth, 33°
New Hampshire
Ill. Paul J. Roup, 33°
Pennsylvania

Ill. Peter J. Samiec, 33°
At-Large
Ill. Robert C. Schremser, 33°
Massachusetts
Ill. Gerald J. Sharpe, 33°
New Jersey

Ill. Jeffry A. Simonton, 33°
Maine
Ill. Steven E. Smith, 33°
Rhode Island
Ill. Paul C. St. Pierre, 33°
Indiana
Ill. Steven C. Stefanakos, 33°
New York
Ill. Henry J. Stein, 33°
New Jersey
Ill. Ricky L. Swalm, 33°
Delaware

Ill. James L. Tungate, 33°
Illinois
Ill. Walter F. Wheeler, 33°
Michigan
Ill. Daniel M. Wilson, 33°
New Jersey
Ill. Bruce T. Work, 33°
Connecticut