Independent Consultant 2003 to Present and Government Relations Dir, American Military Society
Legislative Counsel, National Association for Uniformed Services (NAUS), Springfield, VA, 1984-2003)
- Directed legislative activities of NAUS; participated in and led coalition of Veterans Organizations, coordinated NAUS’ Political Action Committee
- Founding member and Co-Director National Military/Veterans Alliance
- Founding member and Chairman, Medical Committee, The Military Coalition
- Member, Department of Defense TRICARE Beneficiary Advisory Committee
- Member, Presidential Transition Advisory Team, 2000-2001
- Delivered testimony on numerous occasions before Veterans Affairs, Armed
Services, Appropriations and other committees of the U S Congress. Subjects included: military health care, compensation, retired pay, survivor benefit plans, personnel strength levels, force levels, military readiness, military base closures, commissaries and exchanges.
- Keynote speaker at numerous Military Retiree Days and Chapter Meetings to audiences of 100 to 2500. These included Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force Bases.
- Frequent TV panelist, Mid-Week with Bob Siegrist, a 30-minute syndicated public affairs program, other radio and regional TV programs.
Military Service: Retired 1984
Senior military experience
- Chief of Staff, Army Intelligence and Security Command
- Executive Officer, Office of Legislative Liaison, Secretary of the Army
- Chief of Staff, 2nd Infantry Division, Korea
- Commander, Division Support Command, 2nd Infantry Division
- Commander, Air Defense Artillery Bn, 3rd Armored Division, Germany
- Operations Officer and Advisor, Republic of Vietnam
Organizational Membership
- Capitol Hill Executive Service Club
- Capitol Hill Club
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Military Officers Association of America
- National Association for Uniformed Services
Education
- Masters in Public Administration, Pennsylvania State University
- B.S. in Law, University of Alabama
- Army War College, Carlisle, PA
- Command and General Staff College, Leavenworth, KS