November 10, 2025

54 Legionnaires to attend National American Legion College

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54 Legionnaires to attend National American Legion College

The weeklong training on servant leadership will be held in Indianapolis at American Legion National Headquarters. 

The 2025 session of National American Legion College (NALC) in Indianapolis begins Sunday, Nov. 16, and will conclude Friday, Nov. 21, with a graduation ceremony. The current class includes 54 American Legion members representing 44 departments who will meet at American Legion National Headquarters for the training.

This will be the first class under new NALC Chancellor and Past National Commander Daniel Seehafer, and NALC Dean Mike Rohan, a past American Legion Marketing Commission chairman and husband of Past National Commander Denise Rohan. Under their guidance, NALC is focusing on the principles and practices of servant leadership within The American Legion. 

Legion College students will learn how to lead with empathy, integrity and purpose, while fostering collaboration and empowerment within their posts, counties, districts and departments. Through a combination of readings, discussions and practical applications, this course will equip students to embody servant leadership in advancing The American Legion’s mission.

2025 National American Legion College Class:

Alabama: Gerome Taylor

Alaska: Henry Pagan and Vincent Winter

Arizona: Ross Bergstresser

California: Kristine Chase

Colorado: Robert Barry

Connecticut: John Hart and John Ryan

Delaware: Scott Christensen

Florida: Kalvin Thompson

France: Shaun Reynolds

Georgia: James Watson

Idaho: Jack Scott Paulsen

Indiana: Anna Murphy

Iowa: Ian Black

Kansas: Jennifer Carder and Clarence Frye

Louisiana: Sabrina Jones

Maine: Gary Freeman

Maryland: Todd Chamberlain and George Delaney

Massachusetts: Megan Chandler

Michigan: Michael Sinclair

Minnesota: Beth Medeiros

Mississippi: Sammy Barnett and Johnny Reeves

Montana: Brian Carpenter

Nebraska: Jason Baker

Nevada: Paul Valentin

New Hampshire: Michael MacLellan

New Jersey: Joseph Fricker

New Mexico: Deirdre Chapman and Rebecca Cobos

New York: Kathleen Garvey and Mattie McIntyre

North Carolina: Clifton Kilby

North Dakota: Jason Anderson

Ohio: Brian Fowle

Oklahoma: Shirley May

Oregon: Nicole McElravy and Michael Speer

Pennsylvania: Jamie Lethiecq

Puerto Rico: Elizabeth Martinez Gonzalez

South Dakota: Christopher Rendon

Tennessee: Dwight Woodcock

Texas: Eric Mayer

Utah: Kent Anderson

Vermont: William Charron and Stephen Frost

Virginia: Kevin Gaddis

West Virginia: Thomas Mirabella

Wisconsin: Rosanna Bogle and Jerry Hook

Wyoming: Raymond Simms

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