State Leadership
Members of the State Council, District Deputies, & Staff
State Officers
State Deputy
Christopher Pierno
FDD, PGK
(Krissy)
Potomac Council #433
State Chaplain
Rev. Frank S. Donio, S.A.C., D.Min.
Executive Director, Conference of Major Superiors of Men
Founding Director, Catholic Apostolate Center
Chaplain
The Catholic University of America Council #9542
State Secretary
Le N. Nguyen
FDD, PGK, PFN
(Mary Phan)
Sacred Heart Council #16215
(Chi Ðoàn Thánh Tâm)
State Treasurer
Nicholas S. C. Shields
FDD, PGK
(Alyce)
St. John Paul II Council #16773
State Advocate
Joshua R. Bryant
FDD, PGK
(Joanna – Fiancée)
St. John Paul II Council #16773
State Warden
Ryan P. Mulvey
FDD, PGK
(Olga)
St. Josaphat Council #7530
Immediate Past State Deputy
Brandon J. Brown, KM
IPSD, FDD, PGK
(Margaret)
Bl. Karl of Austria Council #17834
District Deputies
District Deputy #1
Col. Henry W. Lutz, USMC
(Tracy)
St. Michael the Archangel Council #14823
District Deputy #2
Thomas L. Jones
PGK, PFN
(Helena)
Immaculate Conception Shrine Council #4944
District Deputy #3
Robert P. Newman
PGK
(Sherryl)
Keane Council #353
District Deputy #4
Joseph Arbie
PGK
The Catholic University of America Council #9542
State Council Staff
State Executive Secretary
Brandon J. Brown, KM
IPSD, FDD, PGK
(Margaret)
Bl. Karl of Austria Council #17834
State Special Initiatives Director
Timothy M. Saccoccia
PSD, FDD, PGK-C, PFN
(Melissa)
St. John Paul II Council #16773
State Membership Director
Ryan P. Mulvey
FDD, PGK
(Olga)
St. Josaphat Council #7530
State Program & Ceremonials Director
Patrick Burke
(Nicole)
St. John Paul II Council #16773
State Public Relations Director
Alex Cranstoun
FDD, PGK
Potomac Council #433
Program & Membership Team
State Faith Director
Victor N. David
PGK
(Greta)
St. John Paul II Council #16773
State Community Director
Terence Fitzgerald
GK
Potomac Council #433
State Training & Retention Director
Otto E. Heck, KHS
PSD, FDD, PGK, PFN
(Mia)
Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle Council #11302
Secretary to the State Deputy
Julius Jackson, KHS
GK
Bl. Karl of Austria Council #17834
Associate State Chaplains
Associate State Chaplain
Rev. Pawel Sass
Pastor – Church of the Nativity
Chaplain
Keane Council #353
Associate State Chaplain
Rev. Maurice Henry Sands
Executive Director, Black and Indian Mission Office
Archbishop Oscar Romero Council #15795
Associate State Chaplain
Rev. Col. Gary R. Studniewski, USA (Ret.), KHS
Pastor – Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament
Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle Council #11302