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2023 – 2024 Officers (voting)

President

COL Jess Curry

1st Vice President

Sara Somsky

Executive Secretary

Ty Jones (supported by Michael Tarpey)

Treasurer

Brad Palmer

Past President

Roger Perk

1st Year Member

Mark Phipps

1st Year Member

Heidi Lane

2nd Year Member

Michael Tarpey

2nd Year Member

Walter DeDoncker

Young Member

Jeff Large

NCO Director

Dominic Kempson

Director Emeritus

Gary Loss

Director Emeritus

Tom Heinold

Director Emeritus

Dean Cerny

Committees (non-voting) Name(s)

Program chairman*

Jennifer Switzer

Communications & Website

Walter DeDoncker / Anthony Heddlesten / Lynn Gibson /

Awards & Recognition POC*

Morgan Mays / Dean Cerny

Audit Committee POC *

Bob Welch

Small Business Event

Heidi Lane / Meredith Anderson / Morgan Mays / Kalene Kobs

Engineering Training Conference

Anthony Heddlesten / Sara Somsky / Paul Dierking / Andrew Roberts

Individual Membership POC

William (Thad) Tobaben

Sustaining Membership POC

Steve Alm / Laura Rozumalski

Scholarships

Bryan Snook / Roger Perk

STEM Camp Coordinator

Bryan Snook

Student Chapter POC

TBD

Golf Coordinator

Lynn Gibson

Cdrs Briefing coordinator

Laura Rozumalski / Heather Anderson

Boy Scout coordinator

Anthony Heddlesten / Ty Jones

Resilience

Tom Heinold / Dominic Kempson

QCESC representative

Lynn Gibson / Walter DeDoncker

 


2021-2022 Post Officers

Position Name Phone Number
President
Roger Perk
309.794.5227
1st Vice-President Sara Somsky 563.468.4288
2nd Vice-President Lynn Gibson 563.320.9138
Executive Secretary Michael Tarpey 309.794.5593
Treasurer Brad Palmer 309.794.5580
 Immediate Past President Michael Helms 563.264.6531

2021-2022 Post Board of Directors

Position Name
1st Year Member LTC John Fernas
1st Year Member Walter DeDoncker
2nd Year Member Anthony Heddlesten
2nd Year Member Dennis Hamilton
Young Member Jeff Large
 NCO Director Dominic Kempson

2021-2022 Proposed Emeritus Directors

Position Name
Director Emeritus Gary Loss
Director Emeritus Tom Heinold
Director Emeritus Dean Cerny

2021-2022 Committee

 

Committee Name
 Program Chairman Kim Thomas
 Communications & Website Walter DeDoncker / Anthony Heddlesten / Lynn Gibson / Ty Jones
 Awards & Recognition Chairman Dean Cerny
 Audit Committee Chairman Kevin Landwehr
 Individual Membership Chairman William (Thad) Tobaben
 Sustaining Membership Chairman Steve Alm / Laura Romaz
 Scholarships Bryan Snook / Roger Perk
 STEM Camp Coordinator Bryan Snook
 Student Chapter POC TBD
 Golf Coordinator Lynn Gibson
 Engineering Training Conference Anthony Heddlesten
 Cdrs Briefing Coordinator  Laura Rozumalski
 Boy Scout Coordinator Anthony Heddlesten / Ty Jones
 Resilience Tom Heinold / Dominic Kempson
 QCESC Representative Michael Tarpey / Lynn Gibson / Walter DeDonker

 


Rock Island Post SAME Fellows

 Year Inducted  Name
1996 S.K. Nanda
1998 Dudley Hanson
1998 Lynn Pruitt
1999 Jim Blanchar
1999 Sam Doak
1999 Thomas Hodgini
2000 John Copeland
2000 Jerry Goff
2001 Peter Green
2001 William Dunlop
2001 Gary Loss
2002 Joan Freitag
2002 William Pearson
2003 Jim Hagan
2005 Dan Miller
2005 Frank Monfeli
2010 Dean Cerny
2012 Bob Ivarson
2014 Dominic Kempson
 2015  Tom Heinold
 2019  Mark Angelo