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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 6/30/2023
Brown, Dan DAV (701) 334-0421 Williams 8/1/2019 6/30/2022
Dohrmann, MG Alan Ex-Officio - Adj. General (701) 333-2002 Burleigh 12/13/2015 Open
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
Havelka, Mamie American Legion Burleigh 10/1/2020 6/30/2023
Hilleren, Dave VVA (701) 690-9035 Mountrail 7/1/2005 6/30/2023
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, VVA (701) 671-1509 Richland 7/1/2004 6/30/2022
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 6/30/2022
Wahus, Glenn American Legion McKenzie 8/1/2019 6/30/2022
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
Vacancy Vacancy - Amvets Terms 6/30/2022