Board of Directors

  James D. Staton, CMSgt-USAF Ret.
Waldorf, Maryland
Former Executive Director Air Force Sergeants Association
AFVHF Chairman

Honor Gaurd   Phillip L. Driskill
Executive Director,
Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
AFVHF Secretary/Treasurer

  J. W. "Bill" Crowley
Commandant,
Wisconsin Veterans Home at King
And President-Elect,
National Association of State Veterans Homes
Ex-Officio

  Richard M. Dean, CMSgt – USAF Ret.
Chief Executive Officer,
Air Force Sergeants Association
Suitland, Maryland
Executive Committee Member

  Hazel W. Johnson-Brown, Brig. Gen. – USA Ret., PhD, RN, FAAN
Wilmington, Delaware
Former Chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps
Professor of Nursing, Emeritus – George Mason University
Member at Large

  Karen T. Malebranche, Col. - USA Ret., MSN, RN
Executive Director,
Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom
Office of the Under Secretary of Health
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC
Ex-Officio

  John M. Mather, MD
Bowie, Maryland
Former Chief Officer,
Office of Research Compliance and Assurance
Veterans Health Administration
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Member at Large

  Patricia J. O' Neil
Consultant,
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Member at Large

  Sam E. Parish, CMSAF – USAF Ret.
Mount Airy, Maryland
Eighth Chief Master Sergeant of the United States Air Force
Executive Committee Member

  Sharon Richie-Melvan, Col – USA Ret, PhD, MSN, RN, CNAA
President,
S.I.R. Consulting & Training Services
Inverness, Florida
Former AOC, U.S. Army Nurse Corps
Member at Large

  Gary Robertson
Administrator,
Oklahoma Veterans Center at Ardmore
And President,
National Association of State Veterans Homes
Ex Officio

Staff Executive:

  Kenneth A. Fulmer, PhD
AFVHF President

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