Board of Directors

ROA Board of Directors and National Officers

The National Executive Committee is ROA’s governing body and is focused on the strategic direction of the association. It consists of the president, president-elect, the last past president, the executive director, and from each service section a vice president, a junior vice president, and three executive committeemen.

Each of these individuals, except the president-elect and executive director, has one vote on each matter decided by the committee. Appointed officers of the association include a treasurer and a judge advocate. The president may also appoint additional national officers.

Maj. Gen. Margaret C. “Peggy” Wilmoth

U.S. Army, Retired
National President
2025-2027

Biography

National President Release
Board of Directors Release

 

 


President
Maj. Gen. Margaret C. “Peggy” Wilmoth, USA (Ret.)
pwilmoth@roa.org

Immediate Past President
Lt. Col. Layne R. Wroblewski, USAF (Ret.)
wroblewski.residence@outlook.com


No President Elect This Year
 

Executive Director
Maj. Gen. John B. Hashem, USA (Ret.)
jhashem@roa.org

Judge Advocate
Lt. Jesse P. Samluk, USPHSR
judgeadvocate@roa.org 

Treasurer
Col. Capt. Randy C. Renfro, USAF (Ret.)
rrenfro@hunterrenfro.com 

Army Vice President
Maj. R. Reece Newsome, USA (Ret.)
robertnewsome@yahoo.com

Army Junior Vice President
Vacant

 

National Director, Army
MSG Kevin C. Hollinger, ARNG (Ret.)
kevin@ndcegr.org

National Director, Army
Col. Anthony N. Kanellis, USA (Ret.)
tony.kanellis@gmail.com

National Director, Army
Lt. Col. Peter Powell Jr., USAR
peter.powell@outlook.com       

Naval Services Vice President
Capt. Henry E. Plimack, USCGR (Ret.)
heplimack@gmail.com

Naval Services Junior Vice President
Cmdr. Ajikwaga B. Felli, USPHS
mabfelli@gmail.com



National Director, Naval Services
(Coast Guard/USPHS/NOAA)
CAPT Richard E. Neiman Jr., USCGR (Ret.)
richardneimanjr@gmail.com

National Director, Naval Services (Marine Corps)
Lt. Col. Aaron Huffman, USMCR
huffman.aaron.m@gmail.com

National Director, Naval Services (Navy)
Capt. Samuel F. Wright, USN (Ret.)
samwright50@yahoo.com

Air Force Vice President
Col. Donald C. Brown, USAF (Ret.)
dbrown@brownstudio.com

Air Force Junior Vice President
Vacant

       

National Director, Air Force
Lt. Col. Judy M. Ford (Ret.)
ltcjudyford@gmail.com

National Director, Air Force
Maj. Jonathan Sih, USAF
jonathan.sih@gmail.com

National Director, Air Force
Lt. Col. Mark A. Vardaro, USAFR
mark.vardaro@yahoo.com

Chaplain
Lt. Col. Hazel L. Robinson, USA (Ret.)
hrobin8276@aol.com

Health Services Officer
CDR Mark A. Dobbertien, USN (Ret.)
mark.dobbertien@gmail.com

Historian
Lt. Col. Byron Shibata, USAFR
airshibata@protonmail.com

International Programs Officer
Col. James R. Sweeney II, USMC (Ret.)
james_sweeney@insd.uscourts.gov

Public Relations Officer
Capt. Henry E. Plimack, USCGR (Ret.)
heplimack@gmail.com

Sergeant-at-Arms
Lt. Col. Robert A. Venables, USA (Ret.)
majorven@yahoo.com