Telephone Directory

2750 N. Lakeview Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614-1889
Phone: (773) 755-4700
Fax: (773) 755-4790

Grand Secretary's Office

Department Email: [email protected]

Carl T. Seibert
Grand Secretary
Office: (773) 755-4708
Public Relations &Membership Marketing Department

Department Email: [email protected]

Rick Gathen
Director, Membership & Marketing
Voice: (773) 755-4904

General Resources


Shipping Department - Lodge Supplies

Department Email: [email protected]

Brian Sonne
Shipping Manager
Voice: (773) 755-4710
Fax: (773) 755-4711


Grand Lodge Manuals

Supplies & Forms for Secretaries


Membership Cards - Cardstock Orders by Lodge Sec

Department Email: [email protected]

Kenyon Brown
Administrator
Voice: (773) 755-4748
Fax: (773) 755-4749


Online Orders for Secretaries


Insurance Department

Department Email: [email protected]

Brian O'Neill
Risk Manager
Voice: (773) 755-4840
Gallegher Bassett Services, Inc.
National Claims Unit
Voice: (844) 843-3557


Lodge/Facility Rentals Insurance, Manuals, Guides, Newsletters

Master Liability Claims:

To report a Liability Claim please do the following:

  • Go to https://www.elks.org
  • Click on Members Only
  • Click on Safety & Insurance 
  • Click on Accident/Injury Report Form

Follow the directions then click Submit to Gallagher Bassett.

Property Plus Claims:

To report a Property Claim please do the following:

  • Go to https://www.elks.org
  • Click on Members Only
  • Click on Safety & Insurance 
  • Click on Property Claim (Fire, Wind, etc.) Report Form

Follow the directions then click Submit to Gallagher Bassett.


GL Newsletter & Publications Department

Department Email: [email protected]

Avis L. Thomas
Manager
Voice: (773) 755-4736
Mike Chamernik
Managing Editor
Voice: (773) 755-4958
Lodge Software Application Support
Matt Miller
FRS Application Support
Voice: (773) 755-4884
[email protected]
Ken Koppel
CLMS Application Support
Voice: (733) 755-4976
[email protected]
National Convention Department

Department Email: [email protected]

Tina Haran (Ray)
Convention/Meetings Director
Voice: (773) 755-4722
Jessica Garcia-Ruiz
Meetings Coordinator
Voice: (773) 755-4722
National Veterans Service Program Department

Department Email: [email protected]

Mary Morgan
Director
Voice: (773) 755-4736
Rebecca Bauman
Playing Cards for Veterans Chair
Voice: (618) 237-8132
[email protected]
Charles E. Mudge
Veterans Leather Program Chair
Voice: (573) 513-2605
Curtis Blystone
Vice Chair
Voice: (712) 621-2823
[email protected]
Elks National Foundation Department

Department Email: [email protected]

James W. O'Kelley, III
Director
Voice: (773) 755-4728
[email protected]
Deborah Kahler Doles
Assistant Director
Voice: (773) 755-4728
[email protected]
Kate Keating Edsey
Development & Events Manager
Voice: (773) 755-4866
[email protected]
Abbey Knupp
Communications Manager
Voice: (773) 755-4828
Marcee Northey
Donor Services Manager
Voice: (773) 755-4764
Development/Volunteers
Voice: (773) 755-4762
[email protected]
Donor Services
Voice: (773) 755-4728
[email protected]
Scholarships
Voice: (773) 755-4732
[email protected]
Lodge Grants
Voice: (773) 755-4730
[email protected]
National Hoop-Shoot Free-Throw Program
Voice: (773) 755-4758
[email protected]
National Drug Awareness Department

Department Email: [email protected]

William Bryan
Director
366 VT Route 313W
Arlington, VT 05250-8941
Home: (802) 375-6411
[email protected]
Frank J. Burr
Assistant Director
1S715 Highland Ave
Lombard, IL 60148-4553
Office: (312) 655-7352
[email protected]
Edward Comarzan
Assistant Director
325 Armistead Rd
Rockwell, NC 28138-7869
Office: (312) 502-4356
[email protected]
The Elks Magazine - Editorial Department

Department Email: [email protected]

John Sheridan
Editor/Publisher
Voice: (773) 755-4896
Elizabeth Jakaitis
Managing Editor
Voice: (773) 755-4894
Fraternal News
[email protected]
The Elks Magazine - Circulation Department

Department Email: [email protected]

Allan Kramer
Manager
Voice: (773) 755-4910
The Elks Magazine - Labels Department

Department Email: [email protected]

Lodge Membership Labels
Voice: (773) 755-4910
State Association Mailing Labels
Voice: (773) 755-4918

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