DESA Directors

DESA Headquarters
PO Box 488
Henderson Harbor, NY 13651

Phone: 1-800-603-3332
Fax: (315) 938-7010

Dori Glaser
Office Manager

DESA DIRECTORS
(Year when term ends)

President: THOMAS L. KIDD JR. (2012)
USS KENNETH M. WILLETT DE 354
3636 Chipshot Ct.
N. Ft. Myers, FL 33917

Vice President & Secretary: STEVE HOBACK (2011)
USS CLAUD JONES DE 1033
408 Keene Way Drive
Nicholasville, KY 40356

Treasurer: RON ZAREM (2013)
USS BROUGH DE 148
1310 Rifle Lake Tr.
West Branch, MI 48661

Chapter Coordinator: DONALD KEATING (2011)
USS HEYLIGER DE 510
224 Glengariff Rd.
Massapequa Park, NY 11762

Director: DICK AGER (2011)
USS GANTNER DE 60/APD 42
32040 Long Bow Ct.
Millsboro, DE 19966

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

John P. Cosgrove, Chairman
Dori Glaser
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, PO Box 488, Henderson Harbor, NY 13651.

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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