John W. Lawrence

2022-2023 NCSEA STATE PRESIDENT

I am thoroughly excited by the challenges and opportunities that are on the horizon for the 2022/2023 North Carolina Elk year.   I look forward to working with the officers and members of the NCSEA to accomplish the goals of this great organization.  The following is a brief summation of my life as an Elk.

I retired from Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia in 2006 after serving for over 25 years as a Technical Education Instructor.  My wife Cheryl and I moved to New Bern NC in June of that year.  I joined the New Bern Lodge #764 in July and in 2007 took the position of Loyal Knight. In 2008 I was the Leading Knight and in 2009 became the Exalted Ruler and served two consecutive terms in that position.  In 2012 I became the East District VP and in 2013 was Esquire to the DD.  In 2014 I became the District Deputy at the Grand Lodge Convention in New Orleans.  In 2021 was elected to the position of President-Elect and became the NC State President in May of 2022.  Some of my accomplishments include:

• • Lodge 764 officer from 2007 to present, currently the Lodge Esquire
  • Lodge 764 Chairman of the BOD 2011-2016
  • Lodge 764 Officer of the Year 2017
  • NCSEA Ritual and Protocol Chairman 2014-2016
  • Certified GL Ritual Judge 2016
  • NCSEA Charitable Trust Representative 2015-2017
  • NCSEA Scholarship Committee member 2015 to present
  • Special Representative to the GL 2015 to present

I would like to thank the NCSEA Officers and members for allowing me to serve as NCSEA President for the 2022/23 year.