Leadership Roster for 2025-2026
Our 2025-2026 Officers.
- Department of WA President: Cindy LaRae Smith
- 1st Vice President: Terri Campbell
- 2nd Vice President: Laura Bondurant
- Chaplain: Vickie Evans
- Historian: Jessie Cluck
- National Executive Chairperson (NEC): Lorna Ledoschuk
- Alt NEC: DeDe Theal
- Past National President: Mary Davis
- Secretary: Sabrina Arsena- secretary@walegion-aux.org
- Treasurer: Ruth Foster- treasurer@walegion-aux.org
Click here to email Department Leadership: https://walegion.org/contact-ala-leadership/
Our 2025-2026 Presidential Appointments:
- Parliamentarian: Rose Ring
- Sargeant-at-Arms: Kari Reyes
- Chairman of Pages: Lizzy Clark-Brock
Our 2025-2026 Program Chairpersons:
- Americanism: Eva Wallace
- Auxiliary Emergency Fund (AEF):
- Children and Youth: Laura Bondurant
- -Operation Stork: Elaine Roach
- -Santa's Castle: Alice Richard
- Community Service:
- Constitution and Bylaws: Lorna Ledoschuk
- Convention Chairpersons:
- Convention Resolutions Committee: Amy Robertson, Alice Richard, Jan Sperry
- Distinguished Guest Chairperson: Lorna Ledoschuk & Mary Davis
- Education and Scholarships Chairperson: Chelse Callahan & Aurora Arsena, Co-Chairs
- Evergreen News /Constant Contact/ Communications Committee: Cheyenne Morrison, Sabrina Arsena
- Evergreen News Editor: Cheyenne Morrison alaevergreennews@gmail.com
- Finance Chairperson: Terri Angell
- -Finance Committee: Marilyn Davis-Westlund, Ann Unger
- Finance Officer: Karen Grundler
- Girls State Director: Terri Campbell
- -Girls State Committee: Robin Bostwick, Debbie Delong, Cheyenne Morrison, Rose Ring
- Girls State Liaison: Catherine Olson- West
- Girls State Treasurer: Terri Angell
- Juniors Activities Chairperson: Lizzy Clark-Brock, Chelse Callahan Co-Chairs with Kenzie Brock
- Leadership Chairperson:
- Legislative Chairperson: DeDe Theal
- Membership Chairs: Jane Montaney and Barb Rutherford
- Membership Committee: Sabrina Arsena and all District Vice Presidents
- National Security Chairperson: Lora Shanahan
- -Fircrest- Alice Richard
- -Fisher House JBLM Chairperson: Alice Richard
- -Fisher House Seattle Chairperson: Alice Richard
- -Lakeland Village- Elaine Roach
- -Vancouver: Jo Ann Strickland
- Poppy Chairperson: Catherine Olson
- Public Relations: DeDe Theal
- Special Committees- see section below
- VA & R Chairperson: Terri Campbell
- VA & R Team- See section below
- Ways and Means: Susan Baker
Click here to email Chairmen: https://walegion.org/contact-ala-chairpersons/
Special Committees:
- -Audit-(Resolve issue)- Catherine Olson, Lorna Ledoschuk, Theresa Kistler
- -Personnel- Terri Campbell, Sue Steele, Terri Angell
- -Travel Policy- Terri Angell, Lorna Ledoschuk, DeDe Theal
VA & R Team:
- VA & R Chairperson: Terri Campbell
- Veterans Creative Arts Coordinator:
- American Lake VAMC Representative: Isabella Colvin
- Amer Lk VAMC Deputy:
- Portland/ Vancouver VAMC Representative: Jo Ann Strickland
- -Vancouver VAMC Transplant Chairperson: Jo Ann Strickland
- Seattle VAMC Worker: LuWanita Poznanski
- Seattle VAMC Representative: vacant
- Seattle VAMC Deputy: vacant
- Spokane VAMC Representative: Barbara Rutherford
- Spokane VAMC Deputy: Jane Montaney
- Walla Walla VAMC Representative: Hanny Elston
- Walla Walla VAMC Deputy: Patty Gordon
- Transitional Housing Chairman:
- WDVA State Veterans Home Orting Chairperson: vacant
- WDVA State Veterans Home Orting Vice Chairperson: vacant
- WDVA State Veterans Home Retsil Chairperson: Pat McCauley
- WDVA State Veterans Home Retsil Manager: Rena Beyke
- WDVA State Veterans Home Spokane Chairperson: Barb Rutherford
- WDVA State Veterans Home Spokane Vice Chairperson: Jane Montaney
- WDVA State Veterans Home Walla Walla Co-Chairpersons: Rose Engelbrite & Hanny Elston
Our District Leadership:
- 1st District: Alice Richard
- 2nd District: Lora Shanahan
- 3rd District: Vacant
- 4th District:
- 5th District: Chelse Callahan
- 6th District: (Interim) Chelse Callahan
- 7th District: Ariel Medeiros
- 8th District:
- 9th District: Johnnie Rogers
- 10th District: vacant
- 11th District: Mary Olsen
- 12th District: Brian Glasgow
Click here to email the District Leadership: https://walegion.org/contact-ala-district/
Our Past Department Presidents:
- Emma Peoples- Past Nat'l Chaplain
- Isabel Scheid*
- Susan Patterson*
- Janet Easley- Past Nat'l VP
- Peggy Rogers
- Barb Rutherford- Past Nat'l VP
- Ivonne Smith*
- Mary Davis- Past Nat'l President
- Midge Tallman
- Venita Holthouse*
- Eva Wallace- Past Nat'l VP
- Dee Caughlin
- Katherine Kerr*
- Jane Montaney
- Rose Ring
- Hanny Elston
- Terri Angell
- Lorna Deckert
- Barb Cramer
- Laura Bondurant
- Jan Sperry
- Lora Shanahan
- Lorna Ledoschuk
- DeDe Theal
- Carolyn Wiley-Frasier*
- Catherine Olson
- Diana Hagen