Firecrafter - Chiefs

History of Firecrafter Chiefs

The position of Chief is the top leadership position held by a member in the organization. The Chief oversees all operations of the Firecrafter Organization. The position of Chief is held by a youth member who does not exceed the age of 21. The Chief is elected by the youth membership. The Chief is elected at the Grand Ritual. Chief terms went by calendar year until 1988 when they changed to an August to August term. In 2009, the term went back to the calendar year. In 2015, Chief terms shifted from the calendar year to a September to September term. Although the new Chief is elected still at the Grand Ritual, they do not begin their term until September 1.

List of Chiefs by Year

1920 - Paxton Unger
1921 - Merle H. Miller
1922 - Robert A. Efroymson
1923 - Donald T. Hawkins
1924 - Theodore Sedam
1925 - Donald Higgins
1926 - Alfred F. Chouinard
1927 - Herbert A. Sweet
1928 - Charles B. Shields
1929 - Joseph E. Macy
1930 - Joseph E. Macy
1931 - Walter L. Cohn
1932 - Leslie F. Barlet
1933 - Leslie F. Barlet
1934 - Leslie F. Barlet
1935 - Marion R. Disborough
1936 - Marion R. Disborough
1936 - Enos Pray (camp)
1937 - Edward B. Liljeblad
1937 - Marion R. Disborough (camp)
1938 - Robert W. Harger
1939 - Robert W. Harger
1939 - David Robertson (camp)
1940 - Phil M. Robertson
1940 - Donald Snepp (camp)
1941 - James Kerkhoff
1941 - Phil Robertson (camp)
1942 - Dan A. Orewiler
1942 - Donald Snepp (camp)
1943 - Don Auble
1943 - Dan A. Orewiler (camp)
1943 - Reiman Steeg (camp)
1944 - Ronald Swingley
1944 - Francis Pray (camp)
1945 - Paul Conrad
1946 - Dan A. Orewiler
1947 - Eloy Stevens
1948 - Robert Mehl
1949 - Thomas E. Woerner
1950 - Richard G. Tulley
1951 - William E. Bowman
1952 - Jack Bratton
1952 - Carl Tirmenstein (camp)

1953 - Bob C. Kiste
1954 - J. Kenneth McNeely
1955 - J. Franklin McCormick
1956 - Joseph E. Sitzman
1957 - David Mosier
1958 - Thomas J. Huff
1959 - James Harmon
1960 - Thomas E. Baldwin
1960 - David H. Williams (Cullom)
1961 - Thomas E. Baldwin
1961 - John L. Quick (Cullom)
1962 - Joe Griffin
1962 - David H. Williams (Cullom)
1963 - Burr J. Betts
1963 - Michael Timmons (Cullom)
1964 - Michael R. St. Pierre
1964 - Michael Timmons (Cullom)
1965 - Steven A. Holt
1965 - Noel Humphreys (Cullom)
1966 - Lawrence R. Hood
1967 - Andrew Osman
1968 - Andrew Osman
1969 - Donald E. Hodson
1970 - Steve Blankinship
1971 - Steven A. Freije
1972 - Larry Rudolph
1973 - Mark W. St. John
1974 - Dave Brewer
1975 - Mark R. Montgomery
1976 - John Raney
1977 - Paul Alan Knotts
1978 - John R. Talley
1979 - Andrew V. Wilkinson
1980 - James C. Brandli
1981 - Michael G. Moore
1982 - Richard K. Gilyeat Jr.
1983 - Matthew Peck
1984 - Brian Nichols
1985 - Brian Nichols
1986 - John E. Craig
1987 - Robert Meador
1988 - Glen Steenberger

(Term moved from calendar year to August to August)
1988 - Andy Pierce (served partial term)
1988-89 - Paul C. St. Pierre
1989-90 - Nick Stillings
1990-91 - Nick Stillings
1991-92 - David Boulware
1992-93 - David Boulware
1993-94 - Matthew L. Fisher
1994-95 - Jonathan Beckmann
1995-96 - Jonathan Beckmann
1996-97 - Matthew Prine
1997-98 - Nathan Faris
1998-99 - Richard Bruce Crossland II
1999-00 - Reuben J. Pillsbury
2000 - Reuben J. Pillsbury (served partial term)
2000-01 - Justin L. Sloan
2001-02 - Justin L. Sloan
2002-03 - Justin R. 'Sox' Scott
2003-04 - Justin R. 'Sox' Scott
2004-05 - Adam D. Reynolds
2005-06 - Christopher M. Myers
2006-07 - Michael G. Allen
2007-08 - Christopher M. Myers
(Term moved back to calendar year)
2009 - Bradley C. Vest
2010 - David W. Joest
2011 - Cody L. Donahue
2012 - Joseph J. Railey
2013 - Steven T. Albert
2014 - Conner Dickerson
2015 - Noah Underhill
(Term moved to September to September)
2015-16 - Joseph Reilly
2016-17 - Matthew Long
2017-18 - James C.

2018-19 - Christopher Curtiss

2019-20 - Matthew Hustel

2020-21 - Ryan Wainscott
2021-22 - Alex Buxton
2022-23 - Alex Buxton

2023-24 - Heath Sprague
2024-25 - Holly Holdsworth

Firecrafter is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.