Questions & Answers

Supreme Master Michael McCusker has led the Order’s Fourth Degree since 2023, when he was elected by the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors to succeed Supreme Master Dennis Stoddard. He was formally installed in the office by Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly on April 14, 2023, at the Cathedral of St. Louis in New Orleans. A Knight for more than 35 years, McCusker served as a past state deputy of Tennessee from 2019 to 2021 and as a supreme director since 2022. He spoke with Tatiana Tawney, a rising senior at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, who is currently serving an internship in the Supreme Council’s fraternal mission department.

What did you do before becoming supreme master of the Knights of Columbus?

SUPREME MASTER MICHAEL MCCUSKER: I was a criminal prosecutor, serving as an assistant district attorney for 23 years in Memphis, Tennessee, where I handled all types of crimes,…