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The structure of the DAV is designed to vest control of the organization in its membership and to ensure the greatest degree of operational efficiency possible in the delivery of services to disabled veterans and their families. The national organization funds and operates programs that service veterans throughout the United States and its territories and possessions. Fifty-two DAV state departments and nearly two thousand chapters augment the service programs of the national organization on a local level and, in addition, provide the essential framework for the fraternal activities of DAV’s million-plus members.
DAV’s national programs are administered by its professional staff under the leadership of National Adjutant Arthur H. Wilson, who is himself a disabled veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Wilson is the Chief Executive Officer of the national organization. Mr. Wilson also serves as Secretary of DAV’s seven-member Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for providing oversight and assessment of DAV’s operations and staff. In addition, the Board is responsible for approval of the annual budget, as well as for the responsible management and investment of all of the organization’s assets.
Each and every member of DAV’s Board of Directors is a DAV member. None of the six persons who serve on the board in addition to the National Adjutant is compensated for that service. Two of the six members serve by virtue of their election to national office by DAV’s membership; the other four are chosen by the National Executive Committee from its ranks.
The fraternal activities of DAV are an essential part of its mission of service to disabled veterans. The National Commander, the official spokesperson of DAV, is elected each year by DAV’s membership at its National Convention. The National Commander chairs the National Executive Committee, the body that coordinates the fraternal activities of DAV. In addition to the National Commander, the National Executive Committee includes five Vice-Commanders and twenty-one district representatives. All of these persons are elected at the National Convention. The immediate Past National Commander also serves on the Committee, which receives support and guidance from the National Judge Advocate and the National Chaplain. These positions are also filled by election of the membership at the National Convention.
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| Chairman |
Bradley S. Barton |
Oregon |
| Vice-Chairman |
Raymond E. Dempsey |
Illinois |
| Secretary |
Arthur H. Wilson |
Kentucky |
| Treasurer |
J. Dave Boozer |
Michigan |
| Director |
Joseph A. Costa |
Massachusetts |
| Director |
William D. Bottom |
Indiana |
| Director |
James C. Bogan |
California |
| Advisor |
Robert T. Reynolds |
Virginia |
| Advisor |
Michael E. Dobmeier |
North Dakota |
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| National Commander |
Robert T. Reynolds |
Virginia |
| Senior Vice Commander |
Raymond E. Dempsey |
Illinois |
| 1st Junior Vice Commander |
Roberto Barrera |
Texas |
| 2nd Junior Vice Commander |
Wallace E. Tyson |
North Carolina |
| 3rd Junior Vice Commander |
Donald L. Samuels |
Tennessee |
| 4th Junior Vice Commander |
Larry A. Polzin |
California |
| National Judge Advocate |
Michael E. Dobmeier |
North Dakota |
| National Chaplain |
Dr. Charley W. Edwards, Jr. |
Texas |
| Past National Commander |
Bradley S. Barton |
Oregon |
| NEC 1st District |
Joseph A. Costa |
Massachusetts |
| NEC 2nd District |
Anthony L. Mirando |
New York |
| NEC 3rd District |
Wayne Desjardins |
Maine |
| NEC 4th District |
Paul V. Lardizzone |
Delaware |
| NEC 5th District |
Darlene A. Bielecki |
Pennsylvania |
| NEC 6th District |
German Bravo-Perez |
Puerto Rico |
| NEC 7th District |
Roger Sullivan |
Florida |
| NEC 8th District |
G. Eddie Figueron |
Louisiana |
| NEC 9th District |
Marian J. Truscello |
South Carolina |
| NEC 10th District |
J. Dave Boozer |
Michigan |
| NEC 11th District |
Frank D. Williams |
Ohio |
| NEC 12th District |
Henry E. Williams |
Wisconsin |
| NEC 13th District |
William Bottom |
Indiana |
| NEC 14th District |
Keith E. Beach |
Montana |
| NEC 15th District |
Raphael N. Wahwassuck |
Missouri |
| NEC 16th District |
James C. Bogan |
California |
| NEC 17th District |
Frank Maughan |
Utah |
| NEC 18th District |
Harold Minami |
Hawaii |
| NEC 19th District |
Richard Lucht |
Oregon |
| NEC 20th District |
Gerald J. Cowan |
Texas |
| NEC 21st District |
David W. Spurgin |
Arkansas |
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