A native of Clearfield, PA, Dave has been with PMYF since 1992. He is a trained educator and has worked in radio and local government. Dave is the Executive Secretary of PA DeMolay and has served as Executive Director of PMYF since April 2023. He is a member of Ashara-Casiphia Lodge No. 551 in Mount Joy. He’s a Past Thrice Potent Master of and active with the Lancaster Lodge of Perfection, A.A.S.R. having received the 33° in 2013. He received the HODEGOS award in 2005 for his work with youth. He is active as an Advisor for Elizabethtown Chapter, Order of DeMolay, serving as Treasurer and working with term planning.

Amy joined PMYF as executive assistant in 2005, after six years as an employee of the Masonic Villages of PA. She is a native of Lancaster County and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She helped start the Buds Pledge Group in Mount Joy, which will soon be formed into a Rainbow Assembly. Among her many duties, she coordinates the LifeSkills and Scouter Award programs.

Joe has been a member of the PMYF team since October 2015. He graduated from the University of Arizona Global Campus, formerly known as Ashford University, with a bachelor’s degree in sports and recreational management. Previously, he was a public safety supervisor at the Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem, PA. A member of Abraham C. Treichler Lodge No. 682, Elizabethtown, PA, Joe currently serves as Worshipful Master. In addition, he is the Advisory Council Chairman for Riverside DeMolay, the executive administrator for Pennsylvania DeMolay and a Deputy Member of DeMolay International. Joe was awarded the HODEGOS Award in 2022 for outstanding volunteer service to Masonic youth.

Rick S. Freedman is director of scholarships and programs for the Masonic Youth Foundation. Rick provides managerial support and direction for the Masonic Youth Foundation’s scholarship program, youth group programming in eastern Pennsylvania and summer camp programs in Elizabethtown, PA. Rick helps coordinate youth activities held at the Masonic Conference Center, assists with the development of materials to support the foundation and helps conduct its sponsored summer conferences and educational seminars. Prior to joining the Masonic Youth Foundation, Rick served as senior director/vice president of an accounts receivable management firm. He studied communications and theater at Temple University in Philadelphia. Rick is a Past Master of Williamson-Corinthian Lodge No. 368, Philadelphia and Palestine-Roxborough Lodge No. 135 in Lafayette Hill. He serves as Senior Grand Deacon for the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. He also serves on the Masonic Youth Foundation Board of Managers, among other appointments. Rick was awarded the HODEGOS Award in 2007 for his outstanding volunteer service to Masonic youth.

James began working with PMYF in 2024, after retiring from a 27-year career in public education as a teacher, administrator and data analyst. He obtained a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College, master’s degrees from Penn State University and completed doctoral administrative education at Temple University. Prior to his work in public education, James worked as a tutor at the Masonic Children’s Home.