Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation
Preserving Army Warrant Officer History
A Non-Profit 501 (c) (3) Public Charity
'WO Heritage Net''
Board of Directors, Corporate Officers, and Staff
External Directors
Chairman of Board
- Richard C. Markle, CW5, Adjutant General Corps, U. S. Army Retired
Term expires October 2011 (biography)
2003 to 2005 - Vice Chairman of Board & Vice President
2005 to Present - Chairman of the Board
Vice Chairman of the Board
- Donald "Woody" Woodruff, CW5, Adjutant General Corps, U. S. Army Retired
Term expires October 2011 (biography)
2005 to 2010 - Director
2010 to present - Vice Chairman of the Board
Director
- Ben Gottfried, CW2, Ordnance Corps, U. S. Army Retired
Term expires October 2011 (biography)
2005 to present - Director
Director
- Harry C. McCurdy, CW4, U. S. Army Retired
Term expires March 2011 (biography)
2010 to present - Director
Corporate Officers
(Also voting members of the Board of Directors)
President and Director
- David P. Welsh, CW5, Adjutant General Corps, U.S. Army Retired
Term expires October 2011 * ** *** (biography)
2003 to 2005 - Chairman of the Board and President
2005 to Present - Director, President, and Founder
Secretary and Director
- Thomas A. Piatti, CW5, Adjutant General Corps, U. S. Army Retired
Term expires October 2011 * ** *** (biography)
2003 to 2005 - Director and Secretary
2005 to present - Director and Secretary
Treasurer and Director
- Ronald J. Whalen, CW4, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. Army Retired
Term expires October 2011 * ** *** (biography)
2003 to 2005 - Director and Treasurer
2005 to present - Director, and Treasurer
Ex-officio Directors
(Members of the Board of Directors without a vote)
Historian Emeritus and Advisor
- Donald "Don" Hess, CW4, Adjutant General Corps, U. S. Army Retired
Term indefinite *** (biography)
2007 to present - Historian and Advisor
Web Editor and Public Relations Advisor
- Franklin D. Meek, CW5, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. Army Retired
Term Indefinite *** (biography)
2006 to present - Web Editor and Public Relations
All Directors, Officers, and Staff serve without compensation.
* Corporate Officer responsible for day-to-day Foundation operations.
** Founding Members of the Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation.
*** Past National President of the U. S. Army Warrant Officers Association.
Support the Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation
Donate to the Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation efforts to construct of a
Historical Exhibit in honor of the 100th Birthday of the establishment of Army Warrant
Officer Corps on July 9, 1918 in the Army Mine Planter Service of the Coast Artillery.
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WO Heritage Net 10/28/2010