OFFICERS

"Regardless of your pecking order in this organization, keep this in mind, you do not need a title to lead. You just need to care. People would rather follow a leader with a heart, than a leader with a title."
Duane Sarmiento
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America
Commander-in-Chief 2023-24

NATIONAL OFFICERS

Duane Sarmiento

Commander-in-Chief - Navy - Post 5579

Alfred J "Al" Lipphardt

Senior Vice Commander - Army - Post 12002

Carol Whitmore

Junior Vice Commander - Army - Post 9127

Dan West

Adjutant General - Marines - Post 3413

Marc Garduno

Quartermaster General - Army - Post 3238

DISTRICT OFFICERS

Kevin Vargas-Colon

District 10 Commander - Marines - Post 9592

POST OFFICERS

Nicholas Laino

Commander - Marines - Post 9592

Kevin Honig

Senior Vice Commander - Navy - Post 9592

Dennis Palmer

Junior Vice Commander - Marines - Post 9592

Richard Hensl

Quartermaster - Army - Post 9592

Zachary Schierhorst

Chaplain - Navy - Post 9592

Heriberto Pagan

Surgeon - Marines - Post 9592

Frank L. Neal

3 Year Trustee - Marines - Post 9592

Kenneth Grosser

1 Year Trustee - Air Force - Post 9592

Thomas V. Skelly

2 Year Trustee - Air Force - Post 9592

APPOINTED OFFICERS

Michael Stinnet

Adjutant - Army - Post 9592

Joseph Ferber

Judge Advocate - Marines - Post 9592

Kevin Vargas-Colon

Chief of Staff - Marines - Post 9592

Zachary Gunusen

Color Guard Sergeant - Navy - Post 9592

Mark Dennington

Service Officer - Army - Post 9592

POST COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

James Duffy

Military Assistance Program - Army - Post 9592

John O'Hara

POW/MIA - Coast Guard - Post 9592

Robert Spicer

Hospitals - Army - Post 9592

Robert Inslee

Americanism - Army - Post 9592

Peter Stasinski

Community Activities - Navy - Post 9592

John "Barry" Scheu

Poppy - Navy - Post 9592

Matthew DeGregorio

Building - Air Force - Post 9592

AUXILIARY OFFICERS

Frances Inslee

President - Post 9592

Linda Heckman

Senior Vice President - Post 9592

John Simonetti

Junior Vice President - Army - Post 9592