the Reserve Officers Association of the United States
The Professional Association Representing all Military Officers of the United States
Army * Air Force * Navy * Marine Corps * Coast Guard * Public Health Service * NOAA
The Department of Pennsylvania of the Reserve Officers Association has a membership of 3000 officers of all ranks representing all of the Uniformed Services of the United States. The department has twenty-two chapters throughout the state, and there are five clubs of the companion organization ROAL.
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AIR FORCE LTC VINCETTA TSOURIS - PRESIDENT DEPT. OF PA
LTC Vincetta Tsouris, USAFR, was sworn in as the president of the department on 24 April 2004 at our state convention at Edinboro, PA. She is Flight Nurse and an active member of the 911th Airlift Wing. She has been deployed to the Middle East several times in the last few years. She is a member of Chapter 23, "Golden Triangle". She previously served the department as senior vice president and as secretary.
DEPARTMENT OFFICERS - April 2004 to April 2005
President - LTC Vincetta Tsouris, USAFR - Steubenville, Ohio
Sr. Vice President/Pres. Elect - LTC Denise Gross, USAR - Etters
National Council Representative - LTC Gordon McKay, USAFR - McDonald
Vice President Army - LTC Warren Hull, USAR - Erie
Vice President Air Force - LTC V. Ray Kicker, USAFR - Willow Grove
Vice President Naval Services - CDR Nicholas Krawec, USNR - Pittsburgh
Junior Vice President Army - 1LT Douglas Lecker, USAR - Erie
Junior Vice President Air Force - CAPT Geno D'Amico, USAFR - Ambridge
Junior Vice Pres. Naval Services - ENS Chris Briem, USNR - Pittsburgh
Judge Advocate - CAPT William Pentecost, USAR - Pittsburgh
Historian - COL Paul Platek, USAR - McKees Rocks
Surgeon - CAPT Karl Ludwig, USNR - Pittsburgh
Dental Surgeon - CDR MAX Burns, USNR - Franklin
Chaplain - LTC Ward Stakem, USAFR - Rochester
Secretary - COL Charles Holsworth, Jr., USAFR - Pittsburgh
Treasurer - LTC Alan Smith, USAR - Pittsburgh
The following persons will serve as committee chairs this year:
Membership - LTC Denise Gross, USAR
Legislative - LTC Ruth Redenbaugh, USAFR
ROTC - MAJ Robert Zimmerman, USAR
Resolutions - LTC Donald Ladley, USAFR
Retirement Affairs - COL Caterine Scicchitano, USAR
Building Fund & Endowment - COL Joseph Daily, AUS
Constitution & Bylaws - COL Joseph Daily, AUS
Newsletter Editor/Webmaster - CDR Robert Stoehr, USNR
This is the authorized web page of the Department of Pennsylvania of the Reserve Officers Association (ROA) of the United States. The Webmaster for the Department of Pennsylvania of ROA is CDR R. A. Stoehr, USNR (Ret.). Comments and/or requests for corrections, additions, or news items should be sent to him by E-mail at rastoehr@pitt.edu. by regular mail to him at 93 Country Club Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15241. The content and accuracy of this web page are the responsibility of the department and its webmaster and not of the national ROA.
Check out CDR Stoehr's web page on "Homeland Defense - !959 Style" at www.pitt.edu/~rastoehr/tgb/ .
