PRESIDENT | Chuck Atkinson

VICE PRESIDENT | Sandra Silva Fichter

TREASURER | John E. Will

SECRETARY | Anne K. Mendez

TRUSTEE | Dolores Isela Villegas Talamantes

TRUSTEE | Harvey Ferman

TRUSTEE | Warren Altstatt

TRUSTEE | John “Stryker” Meyer

PRESIDENT | Chuck Atkinson

• Retired US Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sergeant
  
• Served in US  Coast Guard Reserve, US Marine Corps, and US Air Force Reserve
• Past Commander of American Legion Post 146
• Associate of Arts Degree, Accounting, Orange Coast College
• Extensive accounting management experience (Overnight Transportation Corporation, Brunswick Corporation, Science Applications International Corporation, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems)
• American Legion Life Member

VICE PRESIDENT  |  Sandra Silva Fichter

• US Army veteran both Enlisted and Officer ranks
• Logistics professional with over 13 years of military and manufacturing logistics
• Master of Administration, Human Resources and Organization Development, University of San Francisco
• Human resources professional and President/Owner, of a human resources consulting company
• Current member of the American GI Forum and various civic organizations in North County
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

TREASURER  |  John E. Will

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Life Member
• Retired account executive with local utility company
• MBA, Quantitative Analysis, National University, San Diego, California
• B.S. Metallurgical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
• Served as Communications Officer aboard USS John R. Craig (DD-885) during combat operations off  North Vietnam in 1973

SECRETARY  |  Anne K. Mendez

TRUSTEE | Dolores Isela Villegas Talamantes

• US Marine Corps veteran; administrative, personnel, and legal administration
• Master of Science, Business Management with a minor in Global Management, University of  Phoenix
• 10+ years as a customer service professional in international accounts management
• Member of the Oceanside GI Forum, VFW and Women Marines Association
• Vice President, Women Marines Association, Oceanside Chapter, Member 2001-2009
• Active community volunteer for City of Oceanside
• Member of Del Rio Elementary School Site Council and PTO
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

TRUSTEE  |  Warren Altstatt

• Retired US Air Force Chief Master Sergeant (Vietnam veteran)
• Manager (F-18/B-2 Aircraft)
• Retired Northrop Corp. reliability/maintenance engineering and logistics support analysis
• Masters Business Administration, Cal State Dominguez Hills
• Formed, organized, and managed three small corporations
• Formed and functioned as CEO and General Manager of non-profit, public benefit corporation
• Current Executive Board Member and Finance Officer American Legion Post # 146
• VFW Life Member

TRUSTEE | Harvey Ferman

• Retired US Army Colonel
• World War II Veteran, Normandy Invasion
• Graduate of the Command and General Staff College US Army
• Ph.D., Psychology, Northwestern International University
• Director of Transit Operation, San Mateo County Transit District
• Senior Vice Commander of Oceanside VFW Post #10577
• Life member Combined Veterans and Fraternal Organizations of North County
• President of the Military Officers Association of America
• Currently serving as an officer in several additional military veterans organizations at the national, regional, state, and local levels

TRUSTEE  |  John “Stryker” Meyer

• Vietnam veteran; US Army Green Beret
• Life member Special Operations Association
• Member Special Forces Association
• Life member Military Order of the Purple Heart
• Member VFW/American Legion
• Associate Director – Interfaith Community Services Veterans Program
• Chairman – Interfaith Community Services Veterans Advisory Committee
• Member San Diego Veterans Coalition
• Former editor/reporter/columnist N. County Times
• Author, two books: Across The Fence/On The Ground