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JEFFERSON COUNTY LODGE #9 FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS
GOOD MEN MADE BETTER THROUGH MASONRY
Meet the Officers of the Lodge
Jefferson County Lodge has eleven elected and appointed officers in total. Below are the three principal officers -- the Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Wardens -- and the Treasurer and Secretary of the Lodge.
MICHAEL STADLER
Worshipful Master
Michael began his masonic journey in 2019 at the Jefferson County Lodge #9. He was born in Milwaukee, and raised in Sussex, WI. He grew up a multi-sport athlete and a multi-instrument musician. He moved to South Carolina to earn his degrees in education and English. While there, his career path took an unusual turn after being hired as a radio DJ in Myrtle Beach, SC. For several years, he could be heard on the airwaves during the day, then you could dance to hottest club tracks at the biggest clubs in Myrtle Beach OR see him play with his band, either solo or opening up for national acts as they toured through the area.
After starting a family, he chose to revert back to his original vocation -- teaching. He taught for two years at Myrtle Beach High School before moving back to Wisconsin so that his two children could be raised around extended family. He taught in Milwaukee Public schools for several years, and again played with bands in the Milwaukee area. He also found time on the weekends to get back into radio, working at 103.7 Kiss FM for almost a decade, and coached high school baseball and football.
In 2015, he started his own business called “Vocal-Pro Voice Talent,” doing voiceovers and voice acting for anything from YouTube videos to video game characters to voice messaging systems. He also still teaches English at a military academy, coaches tennis, plays softball in the summer, and has continued singing and playing guitar. His current group, “The Kingfish Band,” can be seen throughout the midwest at festivals and other concerts throughout the year.
Michael currently resides in Watertown, WI, and is a member of both York Rite and Scottish Rite bodies. His favorite part of masonry is traveling to new lodges and seeing the craft at work and history first-hand.
BRADLEY BEHLKE
Senior Warden
Bradley Behlke was born and raised in Watertown, WI. He attended UW Madison where he graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree. While at Madison, Brad joined the crew team and followed that sport to Philadelphia for two summers to compete at an international level.
Brad pursued a career in Service and Application Engineering with several Original Equipment Manufacturers in the HVAC&R field. He is currently the Applications Engineering Manager with Zero Zone in North Prairie, WI.
Brad married Heidi Behlke in 2014. They have three children between them and two grandchildren. They met when Brad’s daughter joined Job’s Daughters Bethel 45 of Plymouth, where Heidi was the Bethel Guardian. Heidi is active in Job’s Daughters and a member of Eastern Star in Port Washington. Brad and Heidi currently live in Dousman, WI.
Brad has a long family history of Masonic Involvement. He was the last Master Mason raised in Watertown Lodge #49, before it turned in its charter and joined Jefferson County Lodge #9 in 1998. Brad is a Past Master of Calumet Lodge #172 in New Holstein, WI. He joined the Scottish Rite Valley of Madison in the fall of 2023.
MICHAEL PEREZ
Junior Warden
Born in Augsburg, Germany to a U.S. Army Officer and a K-12 educator, Mike Perez relocated approximately every two and a half years throughout his childhood and by the time he graduated from high school in Norcross, GA, he had lived in three different countries and four different states.
Mike was a student-athlete, performing well academically while also competing in two sports: Soccer and Cross Country. His level of effort and dedication was rewarded when he was appointed to the U.S. Air Force Academy for college. Upon graduating, Mike served various roles as an Air Force Officer, but his favorite involved aircraft flight testing. When he completed his military commitment, Mike’s transition to civilian life was “turbulent,” but it eventually led him to Southern Wisconsin, where he found his career, his beautiful bride, and his passion for Freemasonry.
Mike is a loving husband and devoted father to three boys. They all currently reside in Jefferson, Wisconsin, where his wife, Melinda, is the Owner/Operator of Jefferson Sign Vault, an ambassador for the City of Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, and Board President of the Friends of Goat Island. Mike himself is a Cub Scout Den Leader, a youth soccer coach, and Board Secretary/Treasurer for the Friends of Goat Island, though his full-time job is as a Supplier Quality Assurance Manager for Briggs and Stratton in Milwaukee, WI.
Mike was made a Mason in Madison Lodge No. 5 in Madison, WI, in 2009, where he served as Worshipful Master three times: 2015, 2023, and 2024. He chose to fully transfer to Jefferson County Lodge No. 9 in 2024 so that he could better serve the community in which he lives and focus more on the ritual and esoteric aspects of the Craft.
PAUL LARSON
Treasurer
Paul Larson was born in Wisconsin Rapids and raised in Green Bay and Wales, Wisconsin. After graduating from Kettle Moraine High School, Paul has spent his adult years living in southeastern Wisconsin and the past 15 years in Johnson Creek. Paul worked as a tool grinder, machinist, CNC programmer, quoting and inside sales manager, and as co-owner of a granite counter top manufacturer. Currently he is the Applications Specialist for Threading Tools at Guhring Inc. in Brookfield.
Paul didn't know much about Masonry before joining a regular Lodge in 2017, but was "curious" about the mystery that surrounded the craft. He has since found a community of Brothers and friends that are unlike anything he has had prior. "Making good men better is an accurate tag line for Freemasonry because the statement is 100% true!"
Paul is married to Kim Larson and they have five children between them. Kim is also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and always willing to help with the Lodge.
Paul is an active member of several Masonic organizations in addition to Jefferson County Lodge #9: Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Madison; DeMolay International, Godfrey de Boullion Chapter; and Martha Chapter #66 Order of the Eastern Star.
SCOTT GRAHAM
Secretary
Scott Graham was born and raised in Fennimore, Wisconsin. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh and received a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, with an emphasis on Advertising & Marketing. Entering the workforce, he initially worked in sales until he took a position with a signage and display manufacturer in Madison as an Account Manager for close to 15 years. In 2001, Scott became an entrepreneur by starting Mad City Signs, producing signs, banners, and vehicle lettering. Additionally, Scott started Mad City Properties, purchasing and remodeling two East Madison homes which he now lets as rental properties.
In 2009, after knowing each other for about 11 years, Scott married his wife, Paula. Today, they live in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin.
Scott is an avid sportsman, engaging in competitive shooting sports, such as hand gunning and reloading, and for many years he has been a member of a trap shooting league. Though he does not hunt, he does love the art and skill of firearms and good shooting.
In 2009, Scott was raised to the degree of Master Mason in Doric Lodge #356 and, after some time, affiliated with Jefferson County Lodge #9. Additionally, he is an active member of the Scottish Rite, Valley of Madison, where he has served as Sovereign Prince and a Valley Trustee and Degree Manager for the 15th and 16th Degrees. Scott's family has a long history of Masonry going back many generations to Scotland, from which his family hails, and his father was an active Mason for many years. Scott hopes to keep that legacy alive by doing the same.
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