Brother Mitchell grew up in Hilton, New York, the eldest son to Burt and Diane Mitchell. He attended public schools, and prior to graduation from Hilton High School enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Upon graduating he promptly left for his military service. After completion of his service in the Marines, he attended the State University of New York at Brockport. In 2000 he moved to Salt Lake City chasing dreams of the dot-com boom, specializing in information technology within the financial, medical, and federal government sectors. Currently residing in South Jordan, Utah with his wife Kathryn and their daughter Ainsley, Brother Mitchell remains a devoted family man, doting upon the ladies of his life.

Brother Jason A. Mitchell received the degrees of Freemasonry in Wasatch Lodge № 1, F&AM of Utah, in 2002 and served as Worshipful Master of Wasatch Lodge № 1 in 2008. He became a 32° Master of the Royal Secret of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Orient of Utah, in 2002, and coroneted a 33° Inspector General Honorary in 2013. His service in the Scottish Rite includes: founding the Utah Scots Guard (2005,), Venerable Master of the Lodge of Perfection (2008), Director of the Ceremony of Remembrance and Renewal, and Chairman of Education for the Orient.

Not contented with only one Rite of Freemasonry, Brother Mitchell was Exalted a Royal Arch Mason, Greeted as Cryptic Mason, and Knighted into the Magnanimous Orders of the Red Cross, and of Malta, and of the Temple (Knights Templar) in 2003 in the Utah № 1 York Rite bodies in Salt Lake City, later serving as the Excellent High Priest (2008), Illustrious Master (2009), and Eminent Commander (2008) before being invited and initiated the Order of the Anointed High Priesthood of Melchizedek (2009), Order of the Thrice Illustrious Masters of the Silver Trowel (2009) and the Utah Past Commanders’ Association (2009) and ultimately the Knights York Cross of Honor (2010), culminating in the Knight of the York Grand Cross of Honor (2015). In 2012, Brother Mitchell became a charter member of East Denver Council № 425 of the Allied Masonic Degrees, later demitting and becoming a charter member of Simons-Behle Council № 544 (2014), becoming Sovereign Master thereof (2015) and ennobled a Knight Commander of the Red Branch of Eri (2016).

Brother Mitchell was made a Knight of York of the York Rite Sovereign College (2012), is a recipient of the Knights Templar Cross of Honor (2012), and was initiated a Knight Companion of the Red Cross of Constantine (2014). Brother Mitchell is a charter member of Keystone Mark Master Masons Lodge ? 00, where he served as the Right Worshipful Master for 2014. From 2008 to 2016 Brother Mitchell served in the Grand Bodies of the York Rite, being elected and installed the Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Utah (2015),  Right Eminent Grand King of the Grand Chapter of Cryptic Masons of Utah (2015), and Eminent Grand Generalissimo of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Utah (2015).

Between 2016 and 2020, Brother Mitchell served as Chief Adept of the Utah College of the Societas Rosiucruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis.

Brother Mitchell currently serves as the Right Worshipful Master of Keystone Mark Master Masons Lodge ? 00.

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Craft Masonry

• Past Master

Mark Masonry

• Past Right Worshipful Master

York Rite of Freemasonry

• Most Illustrious Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Utah
• Right Excellent Past Grand King of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Utah
• Eminent Past Grand Generalissimo of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Utah
• Knights Templar Cross of Honor
• Order of the Anointed High Priesthood of Melchizedek
• Order of the Thrice Illustrious Masters of the Silver Trowel
• Past Commander’s Association

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry

• 33° Inspector General Honorary
• Past Venerable Master
• Past Wise Master
• Venerated Chief & Founder of Utah Scots Guard

Allied Masonic Degrees (AMD)

• Sovereign Master
• Knight Commander of the Red Branch of Eri

Knight York Cross of Honor (KYCH)

• Knight of the York Grand Cross of Honor
• Secretary

Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis (SRICF)

• IX°
• Chief Adept

York Rite Sovereign College of North America (YRSCNA)

• Knight of York
• Governor of Camp Floyd College #190

The Masonic and Military Order of the Red Cross of Constantine and the Orders of the Holy Sepulchre and St. John the Evangelist (RCC)

• Knight Companion
• Order of the Holy Sepulchre
• Order of Saint John the Evangelist

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Date	Event
Jun-02	Initiated Entered Apprentice
Sep-02	Passed Fellowcraft
Oct-02	Raised Master Mason
Nov-02	4° – 32° (AASR)
Mar-03	Exalted Royal Arch, Greeted a Royal and Select Master, Created and Dubbed a Knight Masonic Orders of the Temple and of the Red Cross, and of Malta
Apr-04	Fellow of the Supreme Council of the 33°
Feb-05	Founded and Installed as Commandant Utah Scots Guard
Oct-07	Knight Commander of the Court of Honour (32° K.·.C.·.C.·.H.·.)
Nov-07	Excellent High Priest – Utah Chapter No. 1 Royal Arch Masons
Nov-07	Eminent Commander – Utah Commandary No. 1 Knights Templar
Dec-07	Installed as Worshipful Master of Wasatch Lodge No. 1 F&AM
Jan-08	Venerable Master – Lodge of Perfection
Nov-08	Illustrious Master – Utah Council No. 1 Cryptic Masons
Jan-09	Order of the Anointed High Priesthood of Melchizedek
Jan-09	Order of the Thrice Illustrious Masters of the Silver Trowel
Jan-09	Past Commander’s Association
Jan-09	Wise Master – Chapter of Rose+Croix
Nov-09	K.·.C.·.C.·.H.·. Commander in Utah
Jan-10	Invested with Knight York Cross of Honor
May-10	Founding Member and Installed as Senior Deacon Keystone Mark Master Masons Lodge #00
Oct-10	Venerated Chief – Utah Scots Guard
Sep-11	Installed as Junior Warden of Keystone Mark Mason Masons’ Lodge No. 0
Mar-12	Allied Masonic Degrees
Mar-12	Founding Member and Installed as Junior Deacon of East Denver Council # 425 (UD) AMD
Mar-12	I° Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis
Apr-12	York Rite Sovereign College
Jun-12	Knights Templar Cross of Honor
Sep-12	Installed as Senior Warden Keystone Mark Master Masons Lodge #00
Mar-13	II° & III° SRICF
May-13	Elected and Installed as Right Illustrious Grand Principle Conductor of the Work for the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Utah
Jul-13	IV° SRICF
Sept-13	Elected & Installed Right Worshipful Master of Keystone Mark Master Masons Lodge № 00
Sept-13	Coroneted a 33° of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Jan-14	Chartered and Installed Junior Warden of Simons·Behle Council № 544 of the Allied Masonic Degrees
Jan-14	Initiated a Knight Companion of The Masonic and Military Order of the Red Cross of Constantine and the Orders of the Holy Sepulchre and St. John the Evangelist.
Sept-14	Elected and Installed Senior Warden of Simons·Behle Council № 544 of the Allied Masonic Degrees
Jan-15	Elected and Installed Secretary of Utah Priory № 47 Knights York Cross of Honor
Feb-15	Invested with the VII° Adeptus Exemptus in the Utah College SRICFÂ
Feb-15	Appointed charter Celebrant of the Utah College Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis.Â
May-15	Elected and Installed as the Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Utah, the Right Excellent Grand King of the Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of Utah, and the Very Eminent Grand Generalissimo of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Utah.
Sept-15	Elected and Installed as the Sovereign Master of Behle-Simons Council â„– 544 of the Allied Masonic Degrees
Dec-15	Recipient of the Knight of York Grand Cross of Honour
Jan-16	Elevated to IX° and Appointed Chief Adept of Utah College Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis
Jan-16	Ennobled a Knight Commander of the Red Branch of Eri
May-16	Elected and Installed Deputy Governor of Camp Floyd College #190 York Rite Sovereign College of North America
July-18	Inducted into the the Orders of the Holy Sepulchre and St. John the Evangelist, of the Red Cross of Constantine.