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State must by law have a balanced budget, so I un-
derstand the discipline balanced budgeting requires.
JUNIOR Grand WARDEN We often hear that Grand Lodge is a business. I
don’t happen to believe that, our Grand Lodge is a
JGW CANDIDA TES Fraternity. That said, it is a Fraternity with large busi-
ness interests, and it is a Fraternity that must thrive
F O R U M within our society at large.
I believe that my professional background and expe-
rience has prepared me extremely well for the task
of leading our Fraternity into a bright and prosperous
Question: How has my professional life future.
prepared me for duties and responsibil-
ities of serving as the Grand Master of Fraternally,
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma- VWB Cameron Bailey
sons of Washington?
am currently a Legislative Affairs professional, ad-
vocating for clients, including our Grand Lodge,
I before the Washington State Legislature. Prior to
this, I worked for the Legislature itself, both with the
House of Representatives and the Senate, positions Question: How has my professional life
that I was honored to hold for 17 years. prepared me for duties and responsibil-
In addition to my Legislative work I was honored by ities of serving as the Grand Master of
the voters with election to the Snohomish City Coun- Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma-
cil and have served as Mayor of that City. sons of Washington?
Prior to my work within government I was self-em- n order to answer this question, you have to ask
ployed for many years as a distributer of wholesale what serving as Grand Master requires. As Grand
fruits and vegetables. That business was a natural IMaster, I will be responsible for establishing goals,
fit for a young man coming off our family farm in the innovating, motivating, and creating trust within the
Snohomish valley. Fraternity. A good leader places his officers around
I believe that my varied work history has prepared him and sits everyone up for success. He must work
me well for the duties and responsibilities that face with diversity of opinion, not seeing it as a burden but
our Grand Master. as opportunity. As the leader, he must see any prob-
Working with extremely diverse groups lem and be the facilita-
of individuals, from every corner of our tor to the solution, main-
State, in order to Craft legislation and taining a calm positive
budgets that can be supported by the ma- attitude. All the while, he
jority is a challenging task, but something is mindfully building the
that I have been able to excel at doing. next generation of lead-
Just like our State, our Fraternity reflects ership.
the diversity of our citizenry. A Lodge My professional life
within the City of Seattle will necessarily has trained me well in
have a different character than a Lodge all these aspects both
located in a small Eastern Washington through formal man-
community. This diversity is a strength, agement training and
but it can also be a challenge. I believe through experience and
that my professional experience will responsibilities span-
serve me well because I can relate well, ning 42 years. Begin-
and work well, with people from extremely diverse ning as a scientific illustrator for Westinghouse, I be-
backgrounds holding equally diverse views on the came Art Director, Supervisor with Boeing and then
issues that we as a Grand Lodge face. Site Manager of Graphic Services for Lockheed Mar-
I am very experienced working with a staff, and have tin with 6 departments spread over 25 miles. Today
done so for many years. In the legislature my office I am Principle Communications Specialist in charge
staff was roughly the same size as our current Grand of corporate branding and visual communications for
Lodge staff, and when I was with the City my staff WRPS, prime contractor at the Hanford Site. I have
was quite large including police and utilities in addi- had the opportunity to be trained by some of the most
tion to general government employees. successful fortune 500 companies in the country in
Through the years I have balanced my home budget, everything from time management to labor relations
the budget for my business, the budget of a small (Continued in page 13) Table of Contents
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