Shawn T. Long, Certified Public Accountant, was appointed National Treasurer of The American Legion on Oct. 16, 2019, during the annual Fall Meetings at National Headquarters in Indianapolis. The National Treasurer serves as the chief financial officer of The American Legion, and is responsible for the custody and management of the assets of the organization.
Long had served as American Legion finance director since October 2008, and had additionally undertaken the supervision of the Purchasing Department and the Information Technology Division.
Long is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and a member of American Legion University Veterans Post 360, Indianapolis, Ind. He earned a BS in accounting from Indiana State University in 1995; an MBA from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, in 2007; and a CPA license in 2000.
