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ESGR Subcommittees

ESGR’s four volunteer subcommittees provide direction and coordination for ESGR activities.  They include:  

ESGR Board of Directors

The mission of the Board of Directors (BOD) is to provide a volunteer-led process for the submission of individual suggestions, ideas, and recommendations for HQ ESGR consideration, in furtherance of ESGR's vision, mission, and values. 

Mr. John Sampa, ESGR National Chair and Chair of the Board

Mr. Frank Vitale, Vice Chair of the Board (Strat)

Mr. Kevin Wince, Vice Chair of the Board (OPS)

Mr. Christian Neary, Northeast Region Rep

Ms. Rita Broadway, Southeast Region Rep

Mr. Delton Steele, Central Regional Rep

Mr. Daniel Irving, West Region Rep

Mr. Scott J Staudinger, Employer Rep

Mr. Michael Lawrence, At-Large Rep

Mr. Greg Septer, At-large Rep

 Recommendations can be sent to: osd.ESGRBoD@mail.mil

Outreach Subcommittee

The mission of the Outreach Subcommittee is to provide a volunteer-led process for submitting individual suggestions, ideas, and recommendations for HQ ESGR consideration, in furtherance of ESGR's vision, mission, and values as it relates to employer and military's outreach. 

Members include:

           Mr. Cecil Owens, Chair, Oregon

           Mr. Jim Cunningham, Vice Chair, Oregon

Mr. Robert "Bob" Sempek, Southeast Region Rep, Virginia

           Vacant, West Region Rep, 

           Vacant, Northeast Region Rep, 

           Mr. John Rhyner, Central Region Rep, Wisconsin

     Ms. Jayni Sech, At-Large Rep, Ohio

Ms. September Wallace, At-Large Rep, Mississippi

Ms. Amanda Bertrand, At-Large Rep, Florida

Mr. Robyn "Rob" Keller, At-Large Rep, North Dakota

Mr. John Fisher, VOTY Military Outreach, California

Mr. Donald Clark, VOTY Employer Outreach, Guam

Subcommittee recommendations can be sent to: osd.esgr-outreach@mail.mil

Volunteer Support Subcommittee

The mission of the Volunteer Support Subcommittee (VSS) is to provide a volunteer-led process for submitting individual suggestions, ideas, and recommendations in the areas of volunteer recruiting and retention, and training programs for HQ ESGR consideration in furtherance of ESGR’s vision, mission, and values.

  Members include: 

            Ms. Colleen Trout, Chair, Florida

            Mr. Daniel Irving, Vice Chair, Arizona

            Vacant, Northeast Region Rep, 

            Ms. Marsha Lilly, Southeast Region Rep, North Carolina

            Ms. Christine Gordon, Central Region Rep, Wisconsin  

            Mr. Keith Schwartz, West Region Rep, Oregon

            Mr. Tim Garth, Training Rep, Ohio

 Ms. Pamala Basal, At-Large Rep, Michigan

           

   Subcommittee recommendations can be sent to: osd.esgr-vol@mail.mil

Ombudsman Subcommittee

The mission of the Ombudsman Subcommittee is to provide a volunteer-led process for submitting individual suggestions, ideas, and recommendations for HQ ESGR consideration, in furtherance of ESGR's vision, mission, and values as it relates to Ombudsman mission set. 

  Members include: 

            Mr. George Nami, Chair, Texas

            Mr. Frank Huff, Vice Chair, Virginia  

            Mr. Glenn Nulty, Southeast Region Rep, Kentucky

            Ms. Sabrina Malino, Northeast Region Rep, Vermont

            Mr. Robert Murphy, Central Region Rep, Minnesota

            Mr. Christian Ruiz, West Region Rep, California

 Mr. James Freese, At-Large Rep, Iowa

            Ms. Rebecca Elliot, At-Large Rep, Arizona

 Mr. Ken Spalding, At-Large Rep, North Carolina

 Mr. Ohad Lowy, At-Large Rep, Washington

 Ms. Kathy Dial, At-Large Rep, Texas

 Mr. Shawn Ferguson, VOTY Ombudsman, Oregon

Subcommittee recommendations can be sent to: osd.USERRA@mail.mil