• Senior DeMolay, MC ‘61;
• Idaho Lodge No. 1 AF&AM, 198686: Initiated June 16, Passed July 21, Raised August 19;
• Royal Arch Masons, Shasta Chapter No. 9, High Priest 1995 & 2009;
• Cryptic Masons, Shasta Council No. 6, Illustrious Master 1998;
• Redding Commandery No. 50, Knights Templar, Eminment Commander 1995 & 1996;
• Northren California Shrine Club President 2000;
• Redding Masonic Association President 1987 through 1995, and 1997 through 2005;
• California Grand Lodge Public Relations Committee 1995 - 1998;
• Edwin G. Gribble Council No. 241 AMD - Past Sovereign Master;
• Assistant Director of Ritual, Grand Commandery of California 2001-2003;
• Grand Marshal, Grand Lodge of California (2003 MW Kirkpatrick);
• Nob Hill Masonic Foundation Trustee 2004;
• California Masonic Foundation 2001-2008, VP 2005-2008;
• CMF Scholarship Committee Chairman 2007-2008;
• California Masonic Memorial Temple 2004-2012, President 2008-2012;
• Ambassador, Ben Ali Shrine Temple;
• Golden Redwood Priory Knight York Cross of Honor, Prior 2009; and
• Saint Francis Conclave Red Cross of Constantine, PS-2012.

Additional Memberships:
• Reading Lodge No. 254, F&AM Worshipful Master 1994;
• Red Bluff Commandery No. 17;
• Sacramento York Rite College;
• San Francisco Priory KYCH; and
• Grand Preceptor’s Tabernacle Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priest

Honored to receive:
• Knights Templar Meritorious Service Medal;
• Knight York Cross of Honor;
• Reading Lodge Hiram Award;
• Commander of the Year;
• Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow;
• Association of Non-Profit Professionals,
• Non-profit Business of the Year;
• ANPP Manager of the Year;
• YMCA Service to Youth Award; and
• American Bar Association Silver Gavel.

He has received the following subordinate degrees or appendant orders:
• Order of High Priesthood; Thrice Illustrious Master;
• Past Master’s Degree;
• Past Commander’s Association;
• Order of the Golden Poppy;
• Royal Ark Mariner;
• Worshipful Commander Noah;
• Knight Commander of the Red Branch of Eri;
• Knight of the Order of Red Cross of Constantine;
• Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre;
• Knight of the Order of Saint John the Evangelist;
• Perfect Priest Mason in the College of Viceroys; and
• Perfect Prince Mason in the Senate of Sovereigns.


Tisdel was the President, Northern California Educational Television Association, Inc.;
General Manager, KIXE-TV;
Board of Directors: Pacific Mountain Network, California Public Television & Californians for Public Broadcasting; and
Past Chairman, California Valley Public Broadcasting Corporation.

Additionally, I have served on the following foundations, boards, and/or associations:

100 Road Improvement Assn;
Board of Directors Northern California Fishing Guides and Sportsman’s Association;
Advisory Board, Blood Source-North-state;
Redding East Rotary Club, President ’06;
Treasurer, Northern California Rotary Foundation Against Substance Abuse; and
Board of Directors, Shingletown Library Corporation.

Wendy Turrentine and I have been happily married since 1968 and have two beautiful daughters and four beautiful grandchildren.

Sir Knight Myron A Tisdel, 155th Grand Commander Knights Templar of California