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Thank you for your donation! NERA NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Meet the new NERA National Executive

Council (NEC)

Joanne M. Elliott, National President
[email protected]
YNC Joanne Elliott is cur- she was responsible for processing and tracking over
rently the President, Managing 15,000 Navy Reserve billets. YNC Elliott was then
Editor and Wounded Warrior sent to CINCUSNAVEUR, London to head a team
Advocate of NERA. Joanne of Volunteer Income Tax Assistants (VITA). In 2003,
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also held the o ces of National YNC Elliott was again mobilized in support of Iraqi
President, Vice President, Freedom to Norfolk, VA where she not only processed
Treasurer and Deputy Executive individual personnel on and o active duty but super-
Director of NERA. During her vised the Admin department of the Transient Personnel
28 years with the Navy, Joanne Department for the Norfolk active duty personnel. She
drilled mainly out of NASJRB Willow Grove with vari- also became one of the Casualty Assistance Calls O cers
ous units. In 1999, she was mobilized during the Kosovo for the Mid-Atlantic Region as well as a Command
operation and was assigned as the Joint Universal Lessons Financial Specialist for the active duty station. As a
Learned Coordinator for Joint Task Force Noble Anvil. She civilian, YNC Elliott is a licensed realtor with over 38
was then assigned as the Navy Cell Chief at Da Molin in years of experience and was a liated with several law
Vicenza, Italy. rms from 1970 to 2009, as a secretary, paralegal, and
as an administrator of an immigration department.
In 2001, she was recalled again to Washington, DC From January 2009 to February 2011, she worked at
as the Admin LCPO of the OPNAV Mob Cell, where the Pentagon.

Michael P. Hughes, National Vice President
[email protected]

OSC Hughes is currently the In late February 2009 he was appointed the Deputy
FOLD Here First National Vice President of Executive Director of NERA, in 2015 was appointed
NERA. Mike entered the Navy Executive Director and served in that position until elected
Reserves in 1963 while still in Vice President in 2019. Mike regularly provides counsel-
high school in Elmira, NY. He ing and advice to NERA members on veterans' health
is a life member of the Naval and disability bene ts and follows legislation that a ect
Enlisted Reserve Association compensation and bene ts for NERA members. Mike
We are asking for an end of the year tax-deductible donation. Any little
(NERA) with the Greater retired from the Department of Veteran A airs, Veterans
amount is appreciated and will help us in supporting the Navy, Coast Guard Lehigh Valley Chapter since Health Administration, in September of 2007 with over
and Marine Corps Reserve. We will immediately send you confirmation and a 1974. He retired from the Navy Reserves in 1992. He 33 years of service as a Senior Medical Management
drilled with various Navy Reserve units in Horseheads, Analyst, GS-15. is included experience in health care
donation receipt for your files. So, please donate any small amount to NERA NY; Albany, NY; Lehigh Valley, PA; and Anacostia, MD management, health care planning and medical equip-

today. Your donation will help us in our mission of protecting the benefits and during his career. During his 2+ years of active duty time ment maintenance and planning. He resides in Clover,
in the mid 1960's he served aboard the USS Sunbird SC with his wife eresa and has 2 grown daughters and
privileges Sea Service Reservists have earned with their blood, sweat and tears. (ASR-15), USS Sanctuary (AH-17) which included a 13 3 grandchildren.
month tour in Vietnam and the USS Pivot (MSO-463).
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