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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Help Us Help You

Well after several years as your I am asking each and every one of you to reach out to another
Treasurer, I have been elected Sailor, Coastie or Marine to get them to join NERA. It is
to accept the gavel as President important that our Reservists are represented by NERA (as
from Steve Sandy. Steve has well as the other organizations that comprise e Military
been with this organization and Coalition (TMC)). Without these organizations, there will
has mentored all of us over the be no voice in Congress. Our bene ts will be compromised
last decade; the last four years and new issues will not be resolved. Help us help you. I
as President. He has agreed to task each and every one of you to enroll at least one new
become my Executive Director member. Additionally, let’s get everyone involved. We need
Joanne Elliott, YNC and help steer NERA over the members who are currently on the deckplate and those
National President
next two years. newly retired to make us aware of what are the new issues.

I look forward to working with Vice President Mike I am working with a Senior Chief from Fort Dix/MGuire
Hughes; James Frierson, Secretary; Dennis Hunt, Treasurer; to review NERA’s goals and plans going forward. We need
Geno Koekler, National Counselor; Steve Sandy, Executive to decide what our current force needs from us and how
Director and Curtis DeYoung, Deputy Executive Director. we can adapt to issues that challenge our Navy today. Feel
We have already been brainstorming and hope to get some free to write to us with your ideas.
great things started in the near future.
I wish everyone a Happy anksgiving, a wonderful holi-
By the time you read this message I will have made my day, and a happy New Year!!!
rst trip to DC to attend the TMC Meeting. Geno and I
will be meeting with the Coast Guard in Cape May and I
have reached out to a few CPOAs to arrange a visit.

VICE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Help Move NERA Forward

anks to the attending mem- be they full members or auxiliary members. Our mem-
bers at the recent NERA bers are the reason we exist and the more members we
National Conference for my have the more in uence we can have on issues that
election as Vice President. I will a ect our members and their families in the Navy,
strive to ful ll the con dence Marine Corps an Coast Guard Reserve components. If
you have given me by your votes. you have ideas for recruitment of members to NERA
please let me know.
I'm sure our other new National
Executive Council (NEC) My email is [email protected] and my cell is 1-443-812-9591
Michael P. Hughes, members and the Executive or you can send mail to my attention a NERA national
OSC, USNR (ret) Director and Deputy Executive headquarters. I welcome all suggestions.
NERA Vice President Director will join me in help-
ing to move NERA forward. I would like to wish everyone a very healthy and happy
holiday season.
I plan to work closely with all to come up with ways to
increase our recruitment of new members for NERA, Mike

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