Board of Directors & Committees

Officers

BOD Officers

Chairman: Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, Massachusetts
Immediate Past Chairman: Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, Michigan
Vice Chair - Army: Maj. Gen. Thomas Friloux, Louisiana
Vice Chair - Air: Brig. Gen. Shannon Smith, Idaho
Secretary: Brig. Gen. Bobbi Doorenbos (Ret.), Arkansas
Treasurer: Maj. Gen. Jimmie Cole (Ret.), Tennessee

Term expires 2028

Directors

Area I

(Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., N.J., N.Y., R.I., Vt.)

Vacant, TAG
Brig. Gen. Jeff LaPierre, Connecticut, Army
Col. Steve Greco (Ret.), New Hampshire, Air

Term expires 2028

Area II

(Del., D.C., Ky., Md., N.C., Ohio, Pa., Va., W.Va.)

Maj. Gen. James Ring, Virginia, TAG
Lt. Col. Eric Cherkauskas, Pennsylvania, Army
Lt. Col. Jody Schweickart, Ohio, Air

Term expires 2029

Area III

(Ala., Fla., Ga., P.R., S.C., Tenn., V.I.)

Maj. Gen. Warner Ross, Tennessee, TAG
Lt. Col. Ben Ruffner, Florida, Army
Maj. J.D. Watson, Tennessee, Air

Term expires 2027

Area IV

(Ark., Kan., La., Miss., Mo., Okla., Texas)

Maj. Gen. Thomas Mancino, Oklahoma, TAG
Brig. Gen. Chris Thomas, Mississippi, Army
Lt. Col. Seana Eason, Arkansas, Air

Term expires 2028

Area V

(Ill., Ind., Iowa, Mich., Minn., N.D., Neb., S.D., Wis.)

Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke, Minnesota, TAG
Lt. Col. Quenten Johnson, South Dakota, Army
Col. Dan Statz, Wisconsin, Air

Term expires 2029

Area VI

(Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.M., Ore., Utah, Wash., Wyo.)

Maj. Gen. Miguel Aguilar, New Mexico, TAG
Capt. Rasheedah Bilal, California, Army
Col. Shaun Cruze, Nevada, Air

Term expires 2027

Retired/Separated Directors

Brig. Gen. Mike Oster (Ret.), South Dakota, Army
Term expires 2029
Maj. Gen. April Vogel (Ret.), Maryland, Air
Term expires 2028

Company Grade Directors

Capt. Ryan Peterson, Massachusetts, Army
Term expires 2028
Capt. Ashlyn Garrett, Arkansas, Air
Term expires 2027

Warrant Officer Director

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Bob Nicholson, Tennessee
Term expires 2027

Standing Committees

Committee on Audit

Committee on Awards

Committee on By-Laws

Company Grade Committee

Committee on Finance

Committee on the General Conference

Committee on Membership

Committee on Warrant Officer Issues

Special/Other Committees

Conference Committees

Corporate Advisory Panel

National Guard Educational Foundation Board of Directors

National Guard Insurance Trust Trustees