Council
551
Officers
TERRY ANDERSON
Grand Knight
Terry joined Council 551 in 2008. He has served as Grand Knight since 2017. He has also served as Recorder, Inside Guard, & Council Treasurer. Terry is Co-Chair of the Joseph D. Tomlinson Memorial Golf Tournament and the Joseph D. Tomlinson Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Bill Crawford
Deputy Grand Knight
Bill joined our Council in 2008. In addition to serving as Deputy Grand Knight, Bill manages our Small Games of Chance and is Co-Chair of the Joseph D. Tomlinson Memorial Golf Tournament and Memorial Scholarship Fund. He also serves on the Council's Home Association Board.
RICK TOMLINSON
Treasurer
Rick joined Council 551 in 2008 and currently serves as the Council Treasurer. Rick has also served as Outside Guard, Recorder, and held the Treasurer's position once before. Our resident "carpenter", Rick is our go-to repair man and routinely makes necessary fixes to our Council home. Rick also serves as President of the Council Home Association Board.
KEVIN BYRNE
Recorder
Kevin has been an active member since 1980. Currently serving the Recorder role, Kevin has also served as Council Treasurer. Kevin also serves as the current Treasurer of our council's Home Association Board. He is always looking out for the safety and smooth operation of our building.
FRANK GOSS
Financial Secretary
Serving as our faithful Financial Secretary, Frank has been a member of Council 551 for over 30 years. He has served as a past Grand Knight, as did his father, the late Francis Goss, Sr. In addition to serving as Financial Secretary, Frank is also the Secretary of the Council's Home Association Board. As part of the Council's fundraising initiatives, Frank is Chair of our Nite at the Races Fundraiser.
Michael McAndrew III
Chancellor
Vacant
Advocate
Bill joined our Council in 2008. In addition to serving as Advocate, Bill manages our Small Games of Chance and is Co-Chair of the Joseph D. Tomlinson Memorial Golf Tournament and Memorial Scholarship Fund. He also serves on the Council's Home Association Board.
FR. TIMOTHY GRIMME
Chaplain
Fr. Grimme has been a Knight of Columbus for almost 35 years. He is a current 4th Degree Knight of Assembly 1945. He became our Council Chaplain in 2019. He is currently the Pastor of St. Therese of the Child Jesus parish in Altoona.
DENNIS MEYERS
Lecturer
One of our newer members, Denny joined Council 551 in Fall of 2018. He has jumped right in to become an active member. He was appointed Lecturer in 2019.
MIKE MILLER
Warden
Mike Miller has been a Council 551 member since 2009 and has served as our Worthy Warden for the last three years. Always ready to help out, Mike frequently is one of our best ticket sellers at our fundraising events.
MIKE O'CONNER
Inside Guard
Mike O'Connor joined our Council in 1986. Mike has been an integral volunteer at all of our fundraisers and community events, and provides much needed upgrades to our building.
PAT BURNS
Outside Guard
Pat has been a Knight of Columbus since 1991 and transferred into Council 551 upon moving back to the area. He is a 4th Degree Knight in Assembly 2936. Mike has also served on the Home Association Board. He is an active helper in our Nite at the Races and Joseph D. Tomlinson Memorial Golf Tournament events.
Paul Kowalski
1st Year Trustee
SHAWN KELLY
2nd Year Trustee
Mike Allen
3rd Year Trustee