Once you register for the conference CCHQ will proceed with the reservations process, based on what you have indicated on your registration form. If you are coming in during the period July 22-25, and have registered with CCHQ no other action by you is needed. For those who have requested Read more…
After a slow start with many uncertainties brought on by the current budget situation, the 2013 Annual Conference is on track for July 22-25 at Joint Base Andrews (aka Andrews AFB), according to Conference Chair Manny Pacheco. Working jointly with Fred “Flash” Lash, Program Chair and USMCCCA President Bill Hauptfleisch, Read more…
Filmmaker Chris McIntrye at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington, D.C. CC Ray Elliott is helping to find funding for the documentary “Angels at War.”
Ray Elliot
USMCCCA Member
I met Marine Corps Vietnam veteran (1967-71) and filmmaker Chris McIntrye at the Washington, DC, Memorial Day Parade where my daughters participated in the parade with the Spirit of ’45 and a wreath was laid at the Marine Corps War Memorial just outside of Arlington National Cemetery. His most recent film is “21 and a Wakeup” that “is based on a dozen true stories, most surrounding the final days of the 24th Evacuation Hospital, the last major Army hospital in the south to close as America abandoned Southeast Asia.”
Remember former Merit Award winner and CC Rod Deutschmann and his wife Robin? He gave a terrific talk on using your digital SLR in manual mode to make compelling photos at the San Diego conference last year. He and Robin will be travelling the country to hold symposiums and some Read more…
The long-awaited kidney transplant surgery for Foundation President Don O’Neal went off like clockwork on Thursday, June 13 in San Antonio, TX and he and his donor daughter are doing very well. CCHQ had an early morning call Friday from Don’s wife, Yvette, reporting that all went well and that Read more…
Anne Arundel County Government, located on the scenic Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland is searching for a highly qualified, experienced Public Information Officer.
The Public Information Officer maintains positive relations between Anne Arundel County and the public while providing the media and public with accurate and timely information relating to public interest. The Public Information Officer is responsible for media relations, writing and editing press releases and speeches, creating ceremonial documents and correspondence, and special events. This position is within the County Executive’s Office and reports directly to the County Executive.
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Tropical Storm Andrea tried its best but failed to stop play in the 9th Annual USMCCCA Foundation (Florida Chapter) Golf Tournament Friday, June 7. The wide-ranging storm dropped between two and four inches of rain on the Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club on Thursday filling sand bunkers and prohibiting golf carts Read more…
CLASSIFICATION: Executive Director
DEPARTMENT: NSF Executive
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: The NSF Executive Director reports directly to the President and Board of Trustees.
EMPLOYEE STATUS: FLSA Exempt
NATURE OF WORK:
Serves as the chief administrative official for the National Service Foundation. Supervises and coordinates the goals, tasks and activities of the Foundation staff function to best support current and evolving work demands. Oversees thrift store operation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for all activities.
Plan, develop, organize, implement, direct and evaluate the Foundation staff’s administration function and performance.
Develops the organization’s plans and programs as a tactical partner in evaluating and advising on the impact of long range planning and changes in work requirement for the staff. Accomplished in coordination with the Human Resources Director and the Finance Director.
Enhances and/or develops, implements and enforces policies and procedures of the organization by way of systems that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the Foundation.
Life Member A. J. “Tony” Scaran, 82, died April 8 at his home in Orange, CA of complications attributed to Agent Orange. A long-time supporter of this Association, his A. J.’s Publishing Company ad was a mainstay in our annual Conference Journal.
Trudy Ehlbeck, 75, of Port Orange, Florida passed away on May 23, 2013 after a battle with leukemia. Trudy was also a breast cancer survivor. She was a special wife, mother, homemaker, grandmother and great grandmother and will be missed. Trudy met her husband, Hank while working at Life Magazine and they had been married since 1959. When she wasn’t running a family, Trudy was an avid gardener, having won awards at local garden shows.