Ralph Bozella is a 38-year member of The American Legion. He is a retired educator who advocates for veterans. Ralph has served The American Legion in leadership capacity at the post, district, department and national levels, to include post commander, department commander and is current National Executive Committeeman for the Department of Colorado, and a member of the National Legislative Council. He was appointed by two governors and is on his third term as a member of the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs where he has served as chairman for six years. He is the current President for the United Veterans Committee of Colorado, a coalition of 52 Veteran Service Organizations that advocate for Colorado veterans. He has also served as Chairman of the first Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home Commission.

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R. Michael Suter was born and raised on a farm in Southeastern Iowa and currently lives in Jamestown New York. Mr. Suter holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Behavioral Science and an Associate's Degree in Accounting.

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Paul A. Morin of Chicopee, Massachusetts was elected National Commander of the 2.7 million-member American Legion on August 31, 2006 in Salt Lake City, Utah during the 88th National Convention of the nation's largest veteran's organization.

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Ronald F. Conley served in the United States Air Force from 1963 to 1966. He was an Air Policeman at Lockborne Air Force Base in Columbus Ohio, Anderson Air Force Base in Guam and he served in the Strategic Air Command.

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Thomas Mullon has been a member of the System Worth Saving Task Force since the committee's inception.

Mr. Mullon is a retired Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Director VAMC (Minneapolis, MN) as well as a former VA Regional Medical Director with over 40 years experience in the VA Health Care System and with State Veterans Homes Programs.

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Upon retirement from active military service, Mr. Rourk attained a position as an Employment Coordinator in the St. Lawrence County Office of Economic Development for six years and was appointed to position as the Director of the St. Lawrence County Veteran Service Department in 1997 from where he retired December 31, 2010.

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Ms. Vickie. D.S. Dikes is the commander of the largest American Legion Post in the state of Georgia, Samuel G. Cooke, American Legion Post 267, Inc., Columbus, GA.

Ms. Dikes is a native of Thomaston, Georgia. She served in the United States Army from September 1976 to February 2004; rising from Private to Command Sergeant Major and has served in a variety of NCO leadership positions and assignments in the Adjutant General Corps.

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Jacob B. Gadd was appointed Deputy Director of The American Legion's Veteran Affairs and Rehabilitation (VA&R) Division in June, 2010. He is responsible for overseeing five national field service representatives that conduct site visits of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Facilities in conjunction with The American Legion's "System Worth Saving" Program. The site visits are compiled into the "System Worth Saving" Publication which is submitted annually to the White House, Congress, VA officials and fellow legionnaires regarding the status of VA healthcare. Mr. Gadd also provides veterans analysis, advocacy and training on all Veterans Health Administration (VHA) trends and policies.

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Warren J. Goldstein joined The American Legion in January of 2011. Currently, Warren serves as a Senior National Field Service Representative in the Health Policy Unit for the National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation. Warren conducts site visits to the various Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical facilities in conjunction with the American Legion’s “A System Worth Saving” Program. Warren’s responsibilities for the American Legion include the issue and subject matter analysis for the VA National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) offices for Quality, Safety, and Value, Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of VA Facilities, and Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans.

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Jillian Y. George joined The American Legion Staff in November of 2009. She serves as assistant to the Deputy Director of Health Care, Jacob Gadd and the Field Service Staff. In her position, she acts as liaison for the "System Worth Saving" project, assists in the production of the annual System Worth Saving Guide, and handles the distribution of all Veteran Affairs and Rehabilitation brochures and pamphlets.

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Roscoe Butler joined The American Legion on October 15, 2012. Currently, Roscoe serves as a National Field Service Representative; his area of responsibility includes VHA offices under Policy, which includes: Policy & Planning, Public Health, Interagency Health Affairs, Health Information, Patient Care Services, Readjustment Counseling Services, Research and Development, Informatics and Analytics, Health Informatics, Business Intelligence, Health Information Governance; Patient Care Services and Ethics in Healthcare.

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Gerardo Avila joined The American Legion in March of 2013. Currently, Gerardo serves as a National Field Service Representative in the Health Policy Unit for the Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission. His area of responsibility includes VHA offices under Operations.

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