DESA Directors

DESA Headquarters
PO Box 3448
DeLand, FL 32721

Phone: (386) 738-6900
Fax: (386) 738-2299

Dori Glaser
Office Manager

DESA DIRECTORS
(Year when term ends)

President THOMAS L. KIDD JR. (2009)
USS KENNETH M. WILLETT DE 354
3636 CHIPSHOT CT.
N. FT. MYERS, FL 33917

Vice President EARL JOHNSON (2010)
USS ALVIN C. COCKRELL DE 366
4249 RUTGERS AVE.
LONG BEACH, CA 90808

Secretary: GEORGE WEIDMAN (2008)
USS LOWE DE 325, USS FALGOUT DE 324
P O BOX 337
DANSVILLE, NY 14437

Treasurer: RON ZAREM (2010)
USS BROUGH DE 148
1310 RIFLE LAKE TR.
WEST BRANCH, MI 48661

Director: REX THORNE, CHAPTER COORDINATOR (2008)
USS HEYLIGER DE 510
57 HEMINGWAY CIR.
SAVANNAH, GA 31411

Director: SAM SAYLOR, SHIP'S STORE (2009)
USS CONNOLLY DE 306
1810 PINE ST.
WEATHERFORD, OK 73096

Director: DEAN HOOVER, RECRUITING & RETENTION (2009)
USS VAN VOORHIS DE 1028, USS HARTLEY DE 1029
13366 QUEEN PALM RUN
N. FT. MYERS, FL 33903

How To Become A Board Member

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National Representative: John Cosgrove
USS GENDREAU DE 639
Editorial Board:

John P. Cosgrove, Chairman
Tony Polozzolo
Pat Stephens
Melody McFarlane
George Weidman, Ex-Officio

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How to Become a Board Candidate

Each year at the National Convention, a specific number of members are elected to the Board of Directors by a vote of those attending the annual business meeting. Any regular DESA member can run for the Board by submitting a letter to the National DESA headquarters along with a copy of his honorable discharge and evidence that the service included duty aboard a destroyer-escort or other qualifying ship (DER, APD, etc.).

Each candidate also supplies a short article for publication in DESANews, outlining his qualifications and goals. The material should be sent to DESA, POBox 3448, DeLand, FL 32721-3448.

The board elects the President and Vice President annually, and the President appoints board members to various positions or committees. Candidates should note that once elected to the board they are expected to fill any such position. Also, the by-laws state that if DESA does not have the funds to pay a board member’s designated expenses, then the member will bear the expense.

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