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Veterans Affairs, Administrative Committee on

Type of Board: Agency/Policy Making Pay/Benefits: State Rate
Voting Members: 15 Other Members: 0
Non-Voting Members: 4 Created by: NDCC § 37-18.1-01
Length of Terms: 3 years, no term limits
Frequency of Meetings: 4 times a year
Address: 4201 38th Street SW, Suite 104 Fargo, ND 58106-9003
Phone: (701) 298-4693
Fax: (701) 239-7166
Website: https://www.nd.gov/veterans/acova
Email: lwangen@nd.gov
Contact: Lonnie Wangen
The Committee oversees the Veterans Home and its administration and the Commissioner's of Veterans Affairs Office. The governor appoints one member from a list of two names submitted by: American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), AmVets, and Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA). All must be veterans.

Member Name Position Work County Appt. Date Term Ends
Belling, Richard VFW (701) 282-5809 Cass 10/26/2017 6/30/2020
Dohrmann, MG Alan Ex-Officio - Adj. General (701) 333-2002 Burleigh 12/13/2015 Open
Fehr, Alan American Legion (701) 225-1050 Stark 9/1/2017 6/30/2020
Fillion, Roy DAV (218) 230-3106 Grand Forks 7/1/2015 6/30/2021
Giesen, Cheri Ex-Officio - Job Service (701) 328-2836 Burleigh 11/1/2013 Open
Haukedahl, James DAV (701) 280-0924 Cass 7/1/2013 6/30/2019
Hilleren, Dave VVA (701) 690-9035 Mountrail 7/1/2005 6/30/2020
Hodny, Patricia VVA (701) 777-6265 Grand Forks 3/19/2012 6/30/2019
Liversage, LaVonne Ex-Officio - Federal Appointee (800) 410-9723 Cass 9/12/2014 Open
Maddock, Garald AmVets 7/1/2018 6/30/2021
Overby, Dean Chairman, American Legion (701) 671-1509 Richland 7/1/2004 6/30/2019
Rice, David VFW (701) 866-9085 Cass 8/19/2016 6/30/2021
Ryan, Thomas DAV (701) 774-3404 Williams 9/1/2017 6/30/2020
Schneider, Marlin American Legion (701) 221-9501 Burleigh 8/1/2012 6/30/2021
Strom, Murray Amvets (701) 475-2812 Kidder 9/1/2017 6/30/2020
Verwey, James Secretary, VFW (701) 845-1229 Barnes 7/1/2010 6/30/2019
Wangen, Lonnie Ex-Officio - Dir. of Veteran's Administration (701) 239-7165 Cass Open
Weninger, Harold "Hal" VVA (701) 627-4699 Mountrail 6/1/2013 6/30/2021
Wondrasek, Alan Amvets (701) 263-3446 Bottineau 7/1/2016 6/30/2019