national and regional coordinators
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The Army Reserve Ambassador (ARA) Program is one of the United States Army Reserve’s (USAR) key outreach
programs. ARAs are influential volunteers with significant ties to their communities who operate at state and local levels
and voluntarily represent the Chief of Army Reserve without salary, wages or other benefits. They develop awareness and
advocacy for the USAR and are vitally important bridges to communities across the Nation. They carry a protocol status
equivalent to a major general - a key means to effectively execute their responsibilities.
ARAs are a powerful means of message delivery to the American people and they provide invaluable connections for
our own centers of influence to engage local stakeholders. They are known commodities in their communities and they
have a level of access to local events that simply cannot otherwise be replicated. Local decision makers need to know how we fit into their communities and our opportunities to tell the USAR story to this population are extremely limited. ARAs are relied upon to: (a) seek support from elected officials and engage stakeholders at the local and state levels; (b) Forge and sustain enduring relationships between USAR units and local communities; (c) open doors in business and industry;
(d) educate and inform the public/government about the valueand positive return on investment of the USAR; and (e) builda cadre of supporters and advocates from these important
audiences that can be activated when necessary.
Candidates should achieve strategic connections to influenc-ers throughout government, private sector and academia; be a Leader in community affairs & linked in the local com-
munity; be in a position to disseminate information about the USAR to a broad cross section of the public and to prominent
citizens in his/her area; have an interest in military affairs; able and willing to devote reasonable amount of time to the
activities of an ARA; and be proficient in Window-based products and e-mail. They are not employees of the DoD, nor a Federal, State or locally elected or appointed official.
Their relationships and contacts they have now and the ones they develop in the future will ensure that the USAR voice is heard by the American people. ARAs are part of your Team!
To view by-state information on our Ambassadors, visit the USAR website on the Featured tab at http://www.usar.army.mil or by calling the
respective coordinator listed above.
Email all other ARA Program inquiries to: [email protected]
ARMY RESERVE“Ready Now! Shaping Tomorrow...”
ARMY RESERVE AMBASSADOR NATIONAL AND REGIONAL
COORDINATORS
OCAR Ft Belvoir, VA (703) 806-7615 [email protected]
63rd RD Moffett Field, CA (650) 526-9823 [email protected]
81st RD Ft Jackson, SC (803) 751-9696 [email protected]
88th RD Ft McCoy, WI (608) 388-0331 [email protected]
99th RD Ft Dix, NJ (609) 562-7410 [email protected]
1st MSC Ft Buchanan, PR (787) 707-4928 [email protected]
9th MSC Ft Shafter, HI (703) 806-7615Vacant
April 2021
ALABAMA: Thomas [email protected] James Darden*[email protected] Lee [email protected]
ALASKA: None Assigned
ARIZONA: Patrick Kuykendall [email protected]
ARKANSAS: Thomas Anderson*[email protected] Terry [email protected] [email protected]
CALIFORNIA: Jim Bernet [email protected] Joseph [email protected] Daniel Furtado*[email protected] Raphael [email protected] John (Jack) [email protected] “Phil” Stage § [email protected] Wenger [email protected]
COLORADO: Peter Krieg [email protected]
CONNECTICUT: None Assigned
DELAWARE: Stephan [email protected]
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Phillip Churn [email protected] Wendall McClellan* [email protected]
FLORIDA: William Beard [email protected] Burnham [email protected] Charles Johnson [email protected] Donald Slesnick* [email protected] Michael Teilmann* [email protected] Roger [email protected]
GEORGIA: David Bockel [email protected] Burchett [email protected] Luis Carreras*[email protected] Johnson* [email protected] Lindsey [email protected]
HAWAII: P. Pasha Baker* – n/a Alexander Kozlov [email protected]
IDAHO: Dianne Nordhaus* [email protected]
ILLINOIS: Paul [email protected] [email protected]
INDIANA: James Bauerle [email protected] Arthur Leak [email protected]
IOWA: Dale Andres [email protected] [email protected] Wattnem*[email protected]
KANSAS: John [email protected] [email protected]
KENTUCKY: Troy [email protected]
LOUISIANA: Lionel [email protected]
MAINE: Arthur Wickham*[email protected]
MARYLAND: Edna [email protected] Spiegel [email protected] [email protected]
MASSACHUSETTS: Edward [email protected] [email protected]
MICHIGAN: Steven [email protected]
MINNESOTA: Steven Carter* [email protected]
MINNESOTA (CONT): Christie [email protected]
MISSISSIPPI: Margarett Barnes* [email protected] Robert Chesnut*[email protected]
MISSOURI: Brett [email protected] Layman* [email protected] [email protected]
MONTANA: James [email protected]
NEBRASKA: None Assigned
NEVADA: Christopher [email protected]
NEW HAMPSHIRE: James Normand*[email protected] [email protected]
NEW JERSEY: Steven Hashem* [email protected] Maggs [email protected]
NEW MEXICO: Michael [email protected]
NEW YORK: Myron Berman* [email protected] Robert Kasulke* [email protected]
NEW YORK (CONT): Daniel MacLaughlin* [email protected] Gary [email protected]
NORTH CAROLINA: Bobby [email protected] Lilly* [email protected]
NORTH DAKOTA: David [email protected] Black* [email protected]
OHIO: John Lendrum §[email protected] [email protected]
OKLAHOMA: None Assigned
OREGON: William Crist [email protected] Klein*[email protected] Loop* [email protected]
PENNSYLVANIA: George Duell §[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
PUERTO RICO: Rene Berlingeri-Otero [email protected] [email protected]
RHODE ISLAND: None Assigned
SOUTH CAROLINA: Samuel Brick* [email protected] James Cardo* [email protected] Jeffrey Jacobs [email protected]
SOUTH DAKOTA: Bradley [email protected]
TENNESSEE: John Dyess*[email protected] [email protected] Andrew Oppmann [email protected] [email protected]
TEXAS: Frank [email protected] Brewster [email protected] Alvin Jones* [email protected] [email protected]
TEXAS (CONT): Henry Ostermann* [email protected] Robert [email protected]
UTAH: Richard Folkerson* [email protected]
VERMONT: None Assigned
VIRGINIA: Lettie Bien [email protected]
WASHINGTON: Kurt [email protected] Miller* [email protected] [email protected]
WEST VIRGINIA: Daniel Lanier [email protected] Johnnie Ross [email protected]
WISCONSIN: Marcia Anderson [email protected] James O’Neil [email protected]
WYOMING: Robert Fitton [email protected]
AT-LARGE: Candis “Candy” Martin [email protected] HOR: San Antonio, Texas Michael Warmack [email protected] HOR: Cary, NC
Readiness Division/Mission Support Command ARA Coordinators