Helen Keller
The Purpose of the Americanism Committee is to develop the spirit of Americanism among The American Legion and citizens and residents of the State of Wisconsin. To put into effect Americanism policies and programs of The American Legion. To coordinate any overlapping of programs dealing with Americanism. To oversee and report on programs that relate to Americanism and many youth programs. The Committee meets 3 times a year at Fall Meetings, Midwinter and Department Convention.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Jerry Lauby, Chair - Fond du Lac
Tom Visintainer, Vice Chair, County Youth Government Day Chair - Kenosha
Linda Pfeiffer, Member - New Berlin
Craig Blumke, Member - Rosholt
Paul Scharnweber, A&G Scholarship Chairman - Port Washington
Bill Cosh, Badger Boys State Representative - Lodi
TBD, Baseball Commissioner
John Edelblute, IV, Boy Scout Chairman - Cudahy
Allen Watry, Department SAL Chairman - Appleton
Norm Bednarek, Education & Scholarship Chairman - Portage
Robert Stone, Oratorical Chairman - Sheldon
DuWayne Wieck, Shooting Sports Chairman - Plymouth
Corey Doehrmann, American Legion Riders Director - Racine
John Wolfe, WALLECA Chairman - DePere
Steve Kohnke, DEC Liaison
The purpose of the Camp American Legion Committee is to oversee and make recommendations on the operations of Camp American Legion, located at Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin, to the Department Executive Committee. The Committee meets 3 times a year at Fall Meetings, Midwinter and Spring Meetings.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Jeff Zwiers, Chair - Fremont
Denise Jamrozy, Vice Chair - Saukville
Victor Ambrose, Member - Park Falls
Kathryn Vander Molen, Member - Cornell
Greg Helgeson, Member - Wild Rose
George Heck, Member - Green Bay
Candace Rothering, DEC Liaison
Maggie Geiger, Auxiliary Consultant - Cedarburg
Richard Rieck, SAL Consultant - Grafton
Brad Heller, Riders Consultant - Onalaska
Consultants: Department Service Officer, VA&R Chairman, Camp Director, Immediate PDC
The purpose of the Children & Youth Committee is to insure that any child of a veteran in need of care and protection shall receive proper and timely service and aid; to strengthen the family unit; extend support; extend support to sound organizations and facilities that provide services for children and youth; and to maintain a well-rounded program that meets the needs of the young people in their respective communities. The Committee meets 2 times a year at Midwinter and Department Convention.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Harry Bauer, Chair - Chippewa Falls
Ginny Russell, Vice Chair - Green Bay
Robert Borszich, Member - Neenah
Jeremy Nordie, Member - Ettrick
Lisa Fauster, Member - Eagle
Shelly Hoffman, Member - Oshkosh
Charlie Young, DEC Liaison
This commission shall be empowered to make the necessary investigation and recommendations for the holding of the annual Department Convention and shall make such further investigation and recommendations for such other annual events of the Department as requested by the Department Executive Committee, and shall make their recommendations after such investigation to the Department Executive Committee, which shall be empowered thereafter to select the time and place for such annual Conventions and annual events. The Commission meets 4 times a year, at the Department Fall Meetings, Midwinter, Department Spring Meetings and the Department Convention.
COMMISSION MEMBERS
Jim Schmidt, Chair - Burlington
Jim Kell, Vice Chair - Lomira
Tom Strey, Member - Oconomowoc
Phil Ingwell, Member - Madison
Chris Chinander, Member - St. Croix Falls
Tom Carlson, Member - Green Bay
Adam Klapperich, DEC Liaison - Rosholt
The purpose of The Department Finance Committee shall be to approve, budget and audit the expenditures of the Department, its decisions being final unless overruled by a majority of the members present at a regular or special meeting of the Department Executive Committee. The Department Finance Committee shall have the authority to engage the auditors for Department Funds. The committee meets at the Department Fall Meetings, Midwinter, Department Spring Meetings, Department Convention, Annual Budget Meeting and at the call of the Commander.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Tom Lay, Chair - Pewaukee
Ken Rynes, Vice Chair - Richland Center
Paul Reilly, Member - Madison
Mike Feirer, Member - Marshfield
Gail Johnson-Daveau, Member - Fond du Lac
Renee Jackson, Member - De Pere
Fundraising Chair is a consultant.
Dave Steinert, DEC Liaison - Oshkosh
The purpose of the Fundraising committee is to oversee accounting and reporting of all fundraising activities within the Department as directed by the Department Executive Committee. The Committee meets 4 times a year, at the Department Fall Meetings, Midwinter, Department Spring Meetings and the Department Convention.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Larry Larson, Chair - River Falls
Gene Hembrook, Vice Chair - West Salem
David Fuller, Member - Grand Marsh
Miguel Babino, Member - Appleton
John Healy, Member - Prescott
Rosanna Bogle, Member - Catawba
Chet Faith, DEC Liaison
The purpose of the Hospital Committee is to provide entertainment and recreational programs at all Federal VA Hospitals and State Veteran’s Homes in Wisconsin, to work in close cooperation with the Department Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Committee, and to assist existing hospital facilities to aid in making the Veteran’s stay in the hospital as pleasant as possible. The committee meets 2 times a year, at Midwinter and Department Convention.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Felicia Decker, Chair - Cochrane
Dan Jakubczyk, Vice Chair, Zablocki VA Representative - Oak Creek
Kelly Kazmarek, Member - Beaver Dam
James Young, King Representative - New London
Ken Schoolcraft, Tomah Representative - Black River Falls
Joseph Hodgson, Middleton Representative - Barneveld
Donna Swenson, Minneapolis VA Representative - Ellsworth
Carl Krenn, Iron Mountain VA Representative - Porterfield
Brad Cramlet, Union Grove Representative - Kenosha
Ross Auna, Chippewa Falls Representative - Eau Claire
Craig Ellis, DEC Liaison - Milwaukee
The Department Service Officer is a Consultant to the Committee.
The purpose of the Internal Affairs Committee is to study, recommend, and formulate policies that will be beneficial to the Department on all matters that will tend to increase the prestige of The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin and to advance the best interests of The American Legion. No recommendation shall be considered as final unless approved by the Department Executive Committee or a Department Convention. The Committee meets at the Department Fall Meetings, Midwinter, Department Spring Meetings, Resolution Meeting, the Department Convention and at the call of the Commander.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Roy Helms, Member - Oshkosh
Wayne Jensen, Member - Milwaukee
Ted DeMicchi, Member - Kenosha
David Gough, Member - Darlington
Bob Batty, Member - Cedarburg
Al Richards, Member - Grafton
Denise Rohan, PNC, Ex-Officio - Verona
Daniel Seehafer, PNC, Ex-Officio - Beaver Dam
Bob Shappell, NECman, DEC Liaison - Cedarburg
The Department Judge Advocate is a Consultant to this committee.
The purpose of the Legislative Committee is to represent The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin with the State Legislature, and contact Congress on matters of interest to Wisconsin Veterans as long as the contact does not conflict with the National American Legion policy. This committee shall make recommendations to the Department Convention and to the Department Executive Committee, and in general supervise the legislative program of the Department. This committee has exclusive responsibility for petitioning the State Legislature on behalf of or in opposition to all legislation in which The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin is interested. This committee shall select the Department Legislator of the Year. The Committee meets 3 times a year, at the Midwinter, Department Spring Meetings and the Department Convention.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Paul Fisk, Chair - Lodi
Nathan Coward, Vice Chair - Coloma
Cathy Gorst, Member - Marshfield
Harold Rihn, Member - Mineral Point
Chuck Roessler, Member - Waukesha
Morris Sadicario, Member - Madison
Dan O'Brien, DEC Liaison - Darlington
The Department Judge Advocate is a Consultant to the Committee.
The Marketing & Communications Committee shall work with all Department Wisconsin American Legion commissions and committees to build awareness and support for the mission and programs of The American Legion. Promote the same to active-duty military, Guard and Reserve components, military veterans and retirees, and the general public; to strategize and execute the organization’s activities to promote membership growth, strengthen the fundraising program, maximize merchandising opportunities, nurture corporate alliances and achieve greater brand awareness. The Committee serves as the voice of Veterans by enhancing public perceptions of The American Legion, America’s Veterans and their families. It is the responsibility of the committee to maintain the image of The American Legion and to communicate our various messages to the public promoting and publicizing projects, events, programs and accomplishments of The American Legion. The committee will be responsible for recommending policy changes in the publication of the official Department paper, “The Badger Legionnaire”. The Department Historian will serve as a consultant to the Committee, and there will be one (1) Auxiliary Liaison Member.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Becky Stankevitz, Chair - Suamico
Jim Schmidt, Vice Chair - Saukville
Nancy Rivera, Member - Valders
John Argust, Member - Kenosha
Kaia Glenn, Member - West Bend
Allen Nohl, Member - Sheboygan
Michelle Adams, Department Historian - Mukwonago
Bonnie Dorniak, Auxiliary Liaison - Portage
Terry McNulty, DEC Liaison - Forestville
The purpose of the Membership Committee is to promote an increase of membership in the Department, to ascertain the causes for failure of former members to renew their membership, and generally, to assist the Posts in a program working toward increasing the numerical strength of the Department. Also, to recommend programs to Posts for the promotion of such activities as would stimulate interest in The American Legion and its programs in all communities. The Committee meets 4 times a year, at the Department Fall Meetings, Midwinter, Department Spring Meetings and the Department Convention.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Joe Leone, Chair - Hubertus
Jay Anderson, Vice Chair - Jackson
John Stoczynski, Member - Solon Springs
John Polzin, Member - Medford
Gail Minks, Member - Neenah
Alan McCormick, Member - Mount Hope
Nathan Bond, Member, Department Vice Commander
Jerry Hook, Member, Department Vice Commander
Phil Green, Member, Department Vice Commander
Deborah Thomas, Member, Department Vice Commander
Candace Rothering, Member, 1st District Commander
Dan O'Brien, Member, 3rd District Commander
Craig Ellis, Member, 5th District Commander
Chet Faith, Member, 7th District Commander
Terry McNulty, Member, 9th District Commander
Gerry Johnson, Member, 11th District Commander
The purpose of the National & Homeland Security Committee is to organize the membership in support of national or civilian defense projects in the communities. To organize the department and to assist in organizing the communities for readiness to meet any emergency. The Committee meets 4 times a year, at the Department Fall Meetings, Midwinter, Department Spring Meetings and the Department Convention.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Bob Bohr, Chair - Clintonville
Ben VanHorn, Vice Chair - West Salem
Steve Isensee, Member, Blood Donor Chair - Boyd
Richard VanderMolen, Member - POW/MIA Chair - Cornell
Jeff Puddy, Member - Fond du Lac
Steve Kolodij, Member - West Allis
Rita Rindahl, DEC Liaison - Osseo
The purpose of the Religious Emphasis Committee is to promote Spiritual growth of our membership at all levels of The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin and to provide training and mentors to Legionnaires who desire to be a Chaplain. The Committee meets 2 times a year, at the Midwinter and the Department Convention.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Virgil Smith, Chair - Mazomanie
Darrel "AJ: Feucht, Vice Chair - Monona
Dennis Jaeger, DEC Liaison - Cedarburg
The purpose of the Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Committee is to formulate policies in coordination with the Department Service Officer, subject to approval by the Department Executive Committee or a Department Convention, of all the different phases of the rehabilitation problems of veterans and their dependents of all wartime conflict as defined by the U.S. Congress. The Committee meets 4 times a year, at the Department Fall Meetings, Midwinter, Department Spring Meetings and the Department Convention.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Steve Krueger, Chair - Norwalk
Steve Conto, Vice Chair, Cremated Remains Task Force Chair - Sheboygan
Rich Ruland, Member - Blanchardville
Dale Oatman, Member - Antigo
Susie Krueger, Member - Norwalk
Terry Haney, Member - Butternut
Dave Walters, Employment Chair - Middleton
Tim Baranzyk, Homeless Vets Task Force Chair - Oak Creek
Felicia Decker, Hospital Chair - Cochrane
Scott Markle, DEC Liaison - Duluth, MN
The Camp American Legion Committee Chair and the Department Service Officer are both Consultant's to this committee.
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