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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. Dan Irving (State Chair), Vice Chair of the Board (Strat)

Mr. James Mungenast (State Chair), Vice Chair of the Board (OPS)

Ms. Rebecca Elliott, Regional Representative (West)

Mr. Edward Hamilton, Regional Representative (Southeast)

Mr. Delton Steele, Regional Representative (Central)

Mr. Bruce Thompson, Regional Representative (Northeast)

Mr. Scott J Staudinger, Employer Representative

Mr. Michael Lawrence, At-Large Representative

Mr. Mathew Meyer, At-Large Representative

 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. Jose Rivera, Chair, Puerto Rico

           Vacant , Vice Chair,  

Mr. Joseph "Mike" Richie, South East Rep, Kentucky

           Mr. Keith Schwartz, West Region Rep, Oregon

           Mr. John Symington, Northeast Region Rep, New Hampshire

           Mr. John Rhyner, Central Region Rep, Wisconsin

     Ms. Geambro Hollis, At-Large Representative, District of Columbia

MS. September Wallace, At-Large Representative, Mississippi

Mr. Stan Brasch, At-Large Representative, Illinois

Mr. Michael Donnellan, VOTY rep Military Outreach, California

Mr. Robert Adams, VOTY rep Public Affairs, Minnesota

           Mr. Theresa James, VOTY rep Employer Outreach, California

Subcommittee recommendations can be sent to: osd.esgr-outreach-subcommittee@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, information technology (IT), and training programs for HQ ESGR consideration in furtherance of ESGR’s vision, mission, and values.

  Members include: 

            Mr. Phil Stage, Chair, California

            Mr. Donald Tretola, Vice Chair, South Carolina

            Ms. Veronica Palomino, Northeast Region Rep, Delaware

            Ms. Marsha Lilly, Southeast Region Rep, North Carolina

            Ms. Wyvette L. McLendon, Central Region Rep, Texas 

       Mr. Cecil Owens, West Region Rep, Oregon

             Ms. Colleen Trout, IT Rep (VOL), Florida

            Mr. Tim Garth, Training Rep, Ohio

 Ms. Pamala Basal, At-Large Representative, Michigan

 Mr. Stanley Brasch, At-Large Representative, Illinois

Ms. Regina Lane, At-Large Representative, New Mexico

            Mr. Roger Trout, VOTY Rep Operations, Florida

            Mr. Kathy Dial, VOTY Rep Training, Texas

   Subcommittee recommendations can be sent to: osd.esgr-VSS@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. John Manion, Chair, Louisiana

            Mr. Greg Septer, Vice Chair, New Jersey 

            Mr. Jack Hagopian, Southeast Region Rep, South Carolina

            Mr. Sabrina Malino, Northeast Region Rep, Vermont

            Mr. George Nami, Central Region Rep, Texas 

            Ms. Rebecca Elliott, West Region Rep, Arizona  

 Mr. James Frees, At-Large Rep, Iowa

            Mr. James Gorman, At-Large Rep, New Mexico

 Mr. Michael Mills, At-Large Rep, Florida

Ms. Kathy Dial, At-Large Rep, Texas

Ms. Elizabeth Jackson, Ombudsman VOTY 2022, Ohio

Subcommittee recommendations can be sent to: osd.ESGR-OMB-SCMembers@mail.mil