Shire officers are volunteers chosen by the group to be responsible for particular roles.  If you have an interest in helping in an area, please speak to one of the officers at a monthly meeting.

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 Seneschal (group president)

What is a Seneschal?

In medieval times, the Seneschal was a household administrative official in charge of domestic arrangements and servants.

Roles of a Seneschal:

  • to be the local legal representative of the SCA

  • to promote and facilitate communications

  • to help other SCA members find and do what interests them

 Lord Michel le Menestrel de Dijon
   Chatelaine (welcomes newcomers/media relations)

Roles of a Chatelaine:

  • Public Relations

  • Responsible for welcoming people to the SCA, education on the basic information and assisting newcomers with finding interests or activities.

  • Can assist with getting temporary outfits to attend events.
 Vacant
   Exchequer (treasurer)

Roles of an Exchequer:

  • Treasurer – responsible for banking/financial matters in the shire
 The Honorable Lady Kajsa Mulikka Metsästä
   Knight Marshal

Roles of a Marshal: 

  • Responsible for supervising the combat activities (Rattan) within the shire.

 Mistress Valka Ragnarsdottir
   Chronicler

Role of the Chronicler:

  • Maintains the Silfren Scroll (Newsletter)

 

 Vacant
 Fencing/Rapier

Roles of a Master of Blades: 

  • Responsible for supervising the fencing/rapier activities within the shire

 The Honorable Lady Celestria de Clare
   Archery Marshal

Roles of an Archery Marshal: 

  • Responsible for supervising the  archery activities within the shire.

 Vacant
   Arts and Sciences

Roles of an A&S minister:

  • To help enrich the shire through encouraging and aiding members with the arts and sciences, either through themselves or their connections. Arts and Sciences include the researching of fibers and fabrics, food, calligraphy and illumination dance and many other diverse subjects.
  Herald 

What is heraldry?

​It is the practice of designing, displaying, describing, and recording coats of arms and heraldic badges. A coat of arms is a symbol unique to an individual person or family, corporation, or state usually in the form of a shield – sometimes called an armorial device or just device.

Roles of a Herald:

  • Responsible for promoting heraldry in the SCA – includes assisting people in researching and submitting names, devices, and badges for registration.

 Michel le Menestrel de Dijon
 Youth Coordinator

Roles of a Youth Coordinator:

  • The Youth Coordinator will handle communication and reporting about youth activities to the local group and the Kingdom Officer.
  •  They will communicate the Kingdom Youth Policy and facilitate discussion that will help coordinate the direction of Youth activities.
  Vacant
 Web Minister (website)

Roles of a Webmaster:

  • To maintain and update the group website, and calendar.

 Sir Theodweard l’Archier

webminister@silfrenmere.northshield.org