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Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations

The mission of the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations (the JLC) is to provide advice and assistance to the Governor, General Assembly and the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) on matters of concern to the veterans community and provides a conduit of information to and from the veterans service organizations on policy and legislation, pending and enacted, as well as information on existing services.

The JLC is composed of one representative from qualifying veterans service organizations (VSOs), to be appointed by the Governor.  The Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services and the Chairs of the Board of Veterans Services and the Veterans Services Foundation or their designees, serve as nonvoting ex officio members.

VSO representatives are nominated by their organization and appointed by the Governor.

Qualifying veterans service organizations shall be (i) composed principally of and controlled by veterans of the United States Armed Forces, (ii) a registered nonprofit organization in good standing, incorporated for the purpose of promoting programs designed to assist veterans of the armed forces of the United States and their eligible spouses, orphans, and dependents, and (iii) active and in good standing with its parent national organization, if such a parent organization exists.

The appointed veterans service organization representative may designate an alternate to attend meetings of the Council in the absence of such representative.

Veterans service organizations are encouraged be a part of the JLC in support of Virginia’s veterans and their families.

2023 Meeting Schedule:

All meetings are open to the public.  Meeting location (in-person) or Zoom instructions (virtual) will be announced approximately two weeks prior.

  • December 14, 2023 at 10:00 @ Virginia War Memorial, 621 S Belvidere St, Richmond, VA 23220

For more information, please contact:

  • Kevin Hoffman, JLC Chairman                                                                                 804-592-1110  or                   JointLeadershipCouncilChair@gmail.com
  • Claudia Flores, DVS Director of Policy & Planning                                                 804-212-8928  or  claudia.flores@dvs.virginia.gov
  • Steven Combs, DVS Chief Deputy Commissioner                                                 804-221-3602  or  steven.combs@dvs.virginia.gov

Members

Veterans Service Organization/Board/Department JLC Representative/Member as of 08/01/2023 JLC Alternate Representative as of 08/01/2023

Air Force Association

Richard Shook

 Marc Boswell

Air Force Sergeants Association

Richard Mansfield

 John R. Cooper

American Legion

William Aramony

 Bill Feasenmyer

AMVETS

Richard Van Norton, Jr.

 Matthew Klym

Association of the U.S. Army

Glenn Yarborough

 Faye Earley

Disabled American Veterans

Denice Williams

 Lisa Gregory

Fifth Baptist Church Veterans Ministry

Thad A. Jones

Fleet Reserve Association

Sha'ron (Marty) Martin

 Christopher J. Murray

Legion of Valor of the U.S., Inc.

Jack Hilgers

 Rich Rinaldo

Marine Corps League

John Clickener

 David L. Jennings

Military Officers Association of America

Monti Zimmerman

 John Down

Military Order of the Purple Heart

Mark Atchison

 James Cuthbertson

Military Order of the World Wars

Vernon Peters

Navy Mutual Aid Association

Michelle Domingue

 Meredith Burns

Paralyzed Veterans of America

Preston Curry

Reserve Organization of America

Terrence Moore

 David Sitler

Roanoke Valley Veterans Council

Dan Karnes

 Perry Taylor

Student Veterans of America

Katherine Martinez

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Rick Raskin

 Joanne Smith

Vietnam Veterans of America

George Corbett

 Charles Montgomery

Virginia Army/Air National Guard Enlisted Associated

Carl Holcomb

Virginia National Guard Association

Kevin Hoffman

 Jay L. Marts

Women Marines Association

Ann Crittenden

Wounded Warrior Project

Jose Ramos

 Jeremy Villanueva

Chairman of the Board of Veterans Services (ex officio)

Michael Dick

 Carl Bedell

Chairman of the Veterans Services Foundation (ex officio)

Paul F. Haughton, Jr.

 Michael Coleman

Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (ex officio)

Daniel Gade

December 14, 2023 Meeting: meeting documents will be uploaded approximately 2-3 weeks in advance of the meeting

MEETING MINUTES

ANNUAL REPORTS - five most recent reports posted. Prior reports available on request

Recordings of electronic meetings

Recordings of virtual (electronic) meetings are available on request