Mission
To unite military and veteran service organizations and advocates who share common goals to build programmatic capacity and increase services to clients under the umbrella of regional collaboration.
Executive Committee
Executive Committee members hold two-year terms, beginning on the first day of January following election. The Chair, Secretary and two members-at-large are elected in even years; the Vice-Chair and two other members-at-large are elected in odd years. Elections are conducted at the Fall annual meeting in October.
Chair
Hugo Lentze
Director of Strategic Partnerships,
Travis Manion Foundation Hugo has served DVVC since 2016 and begins his second term as Chair in 2021, focused on growing the relationships between veteran-serving organizations in the region and creating the conditions for success for the next DVVC leadership team. He is proud of the team that has been built to lead DVVC, the service it has provided, and how those services have grown over the last four years.
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Vice-Chair
Nancy Isserman
Director of Operation Home and Healing: Services for Veterans & Families,
Council for Relationships Joining the Executive Committee in 2015, Nancy served first as member-at-large and then as Secretary, creating many of the communication channels in place today. She has also served as a liaison to the Programming Committee. Nancy values the benefits of networking with service organizations to improve the quality of life for veterans in the Delaware Valley.
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Secretary
Ashley Griffiths
Manager of Production Planning, Cradles to Crayons; AmeriCorps Alumna
Ashley serves as chair of the DVVC Membership Committee and is currently participating in the Honorary Commander program with Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as well as on the Palmyra Borough Veterans Affairs Committee. Ashley recognizes and values the work of DVVC to bring veteran service organizations together to share knowledge and resources to better serve the Veteran community.
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VA Liaison
Fern Billet
Congressional Liaison,
Cpl Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center Fern plays a critical role as a non-voting member of the Executive Committee, integrating the work of DVVC into the community engagement efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and ensuring we retain our status as a Community Veterans Engagement Board (CVEB). Fern serves as Executive Committee liaison to the Marketing and Social Media Committee.
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