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NERA NEWS — NEW NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

NERA Elected a New National Executive

Council (NEC) — Meet Your New NEC

2022-2023

Joanne M. Elliott, National President
[email protected]

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

Curtis DeYoung, National Vice President
[email protected]

Curtis DeYoung is cur- enlistment into the Naval Reserve in 1986, serving on
rently the National Vice- many active CG's out of San Diego CA, in 1994 serving
President. He is active with the on many active CVN's. His Navy Reserve career ended
Minnesota NERA Chapter, with an honorable discharge, and currently works as
which proudly hosted the Union Laborer. He has been a Life Member since 1994,
1996 National Conference the Vice-President with the Minnesota NERA Chapter
outside of Minneapolis in for three years and at large Member for three years. Curtis
Bloomington, Minnesota. His currently lives in Stanchfield, Minnesota with his lovely
Naval career started with his wife and three daughters.

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