The bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in the Valley of Richmond, Orient of Virginia, acknowledge and yield allegiance to the Supreme Council (Mother Council of the World) of the Inspectors General, Knights Commander of the House of the Temple of Solomon, of the Thirty-Third and last degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, whose see is at Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, now sitting at Washington, D. C., of which Illustrious James D Cole, 33º is our Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council and Illustrious Alan W. Adkins, 33º is our Sovereign Grand Inspector General (SGIG) of the Orient of Virginia, both are members of the Valley of Richmond.

MEET OUR VENERABLE MASTER
Duane Eugene Cummingham, 32°, KCCH

Duane Cunningham, 32° KCCH, who serves as Venerable Master in the Lodge of Perfection, is a member of Midlothian Lodge No. 211 where he is a Past Master and Black Heath Daylight Lodge No. 1982 where he is Treasurer. He is also honored to serve on the board of directors for the Richmond Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center.

Cunningham is retired from a career in software engineering, specializing in financial systems development. He is a graduate of Marietta College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Xavier University with a Master of Business Administration Degree and the University of Wisconsin with an Executive Masters Degree in Banking and Finance.

Duane is the father of two adult children and two school-age grandchildren and resides in Midlothian, Virginia.