Board of Directors
A Board of Directors for any organization is there for one reason: to help assure the organization stays its course by providing leadership, counsel, and solid direction. Our Board of Directors does all that for the VFW Foundation, and more.
Mike DeRosa, Chairman
(Retired BURGER KING® Franchise Owner)
Dan West, President
(Adjutant General, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States)
Marc Garduno, Secretary/Treasurer
(Quartermaster General, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States)
Wm. Matthew Carpenter, Board Member
(CEO/Partner, TOMS King)
Gordon B. Logan, Board Member
(CEO/Founder, Sport Clips, Inc.)
Ann Panteleakos, Board Member
(Secretary/Treasurer, VFW Auxiliary)
Anthony J. Principi, Board Member
(Former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs)
Staff
One reason the VFW Foundation works so well is a common passion for doing the right thing. We have a full-time staff of eight and the full support of thousands of people, just like you.
Lisa Baronio, Executive Director
Richard Freiburghouse, Manager
Brooke Brown, Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Benjamin Vargas, Assistant Manager/Special Projects
Rebecca Curtis, Sr. Program Coordinator
Renee Spears, Gifts Processing Coordinator
Jason Couch, Grants Manager