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Supreme Secretary of the Knights of Columbus
Donald R. Kehoe of Virginia was elected to the Board of Directors and appointed supreme secretary of the Knights of Columbus in October 2007. As Supreme Secretary, he oversees a variety of administrative departments at the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council office in New Haven, including Certificate Service, In-house Imaging, Scholarships, Accounting, General Office, Printing Plant/Supply, Purchasing and Membership Records.
Kehoe, formerly a career executive with the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C., joined the staff of the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council office in January 2000 in the newly created position of administrator, tax compliance and charities. In January 2002, he was promoted to the position of director of General Office, Tax Compliance and Charities. In October 2002, he was designated as assistant supreme secretary.
Kehoe graduated from Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., in 1966 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He is a certified public accountant.
He joined the Knights of Columbus in 1978 at Father Francis J. Diamond Council 6292 in Fairfax, Va., and served in a series of council leadership positions including grand knight in 1981-1982. He joined the Fourth Degree in 1981 and is a charter member of Father Walter F. Malloy Assembly, also in Fairfax.
In the Virginia State Council, Kehoe served as district deputy from 1982 to 1984. In 1990, he was elected state deputy after serving as state advocate, state treasurer and state secretary.
Kehoe was born in St. Louis, and now lives in Cheshire, Conn. He and his wife Sandy have a daughter, a son, who is also a member of the Order, and three grandchildren.
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