ROA Membership and Chapters in Pennsylvania

*Note: Chapters 1, 3, 4, and 37 are inactive.

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-one chapters throughout the state.

Chapter Number – Name – Number of Members – Service Composition – Geographic Draw Area - President

Chapter 01 – "Centre County" - 31 members – all services – State College and surrounding areas, president (acting): LTC Robert Durbin, USAR, State College, PA. E-mail: rtd@hrb.com.

Chapter 11 – "Central" – 222 members – mostly Army – Harrisburg, Lebanon, Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill, and surrounding areas, president: LTC Denise Gross, USAR, Etters, PA E-mail: denise.gross@usarc-emh2.army.mil

Chapter 14 – "Connemaugh Valley" – 84 members – all services – Johnstown, Altoona, Ligonier, Greensburg, and surrounding areas, president: 1LT Dale Frye, USMCR, Tyrone, PA

Chapter 16 – "Delaware Valley" – 206 members – mostly Air Force – Philadelphia, Willow Grove, W. Chester, surrounding, pres.: MAJ Royce Fetherman, USAFR, Willow Grove, PA. E-mail: Roycenav@aol.com

Chapter 18 – "Erie" – 94 members – all services – Erie, Franklin, Edinboro, St. Mary’s and surrounding areas- president: MAJ Paul Masters, USAR, Erie, PA

Chapter 19 – "Fort Necessity" – 49 members - mostly Army and Air Force – Union town, Fairchance, Hopwood, Somerset, and surrounding areas, president: MAJ Donald M. Miller, Uniontown, PA.

Chapter 23 – "Golden Triangle" – 266 members - Air Force – Pittsburgh, Oakdale, Beaver Falls, Somerset, New Castle, and surrounding areas, president: 1st Lt Herman Lantz,  USAFR, Moundsville, WV..

Chapter 29 – "Lancaster" - 84 members – mostly Army – Lancaster, York, Nazareth, Coatesville, and surrounding areas, president: LTC Steven D. Guinter, USAR, Lancaster, PA 

Chapter 33 – "Lehigh Valley" – 146 members – all services – Bethlehem, Allentown, Stroudsburg, Easton, and surrounding areas, president: LTC Theodore Verensink, Easton, PA.

Chapter 34 – "Luzerne County" – 183 members – all services – Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Hazelton, and surrounding areas, president: LTC Kenneth P. Johnson, Milton, PA 17847.

Chapter 43 – "Philadelphia-Army" – 406 members – Army – Philadelphia, Ambler, Warminster, and surrounding, president: COL Catherine Scicchitano, USAR, Plymouth Meeting, PA

Chapter 44 – "Philadelphia-RONS" – 209 members – Navy, Coast Guard, Marines – Philadelphia, Horsham, Ambler, Vineland NJ, and surrounding areas, president (Acting): RADM Stephen Yusem, USNR, Norristown, PA. E-mail: syusem@highswartz.com

Chapter 46 – "Reading" – 72 members – mostly Army - Reading, Pottstown, and surrounding areas, president: MAJ James A. Killian, USAR, Reading, PA.

Chapter 50 – "Sea Services-Pittsburgh" – 82 members - Navy, Coast Guard, Marines – Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Monroeville, Franklin, Wheeling WV, and surrounding areas, President: CDR Nick Krawec, USNR, Pittsburgh, PA.  E-mail: Endeekay@aol.com .  

Chapter 53 – "Tri County"– 76 members – mostly Army - DuBois, Clairion, Clearfield, and surrounding areas, president: LTC Charles Henry, Big Run, PA.

Chapter 55 – "Valley Forge" – 118 members - all services – Norristown, Plymouth Landing, Lansdale, and surrounding areas, president: COL Joseph I. Daily, USAR, Malvern, PA

Chapter 57 – "Washington County" – 46 members – mostly Army – Washington, Cannonsburg, Waynesburg, and surrounding, president: LTC Andrew Sable, USAR, Charleroi, PA.

Chapter 60 – "York County" – 83 members – mostly Army and Air Force – York, Gettysburg, and surrounding areas, president: LTC Cleo Wildasin, USAFR, Spring Grove, PA.

Chapter 62 –"Military Government" – 42 members – Army – Philadelphia, Doylestown, Bensalem, Bala Cynwyd, and surrounding areas, president: COL Gabriel Zinni, USAR, Lower Gwynedd, PA.

Chapter 63 –"Philadelphia School" – 115 members – Army – Philadelphia, Norristown, Doylestown, and surrounding areas, president: LTC John Roberts, USAR, Cherry Hill, NJ.

Chapter 99 – "Tri Services" – 457 members – Army – Pittsburgh, Oakdale, Greensburg, Butler, Grove City, and surrounding, president: MAJ Duane Richards, USAR, Butler, PA. E-mail: RICHADU@novachem.com

Note: Chapters have Web pages that can be reached by clicking on the button following their listings. Any Pennsylvania chapter that wants its home page to be linked to this page can send the necessary information to our Webmaster at rastoehr@pitt.edu .

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