USS STERETT Association Past Leadership
1998 – 2001
President – Emery “Pat” B. Patrick
Vice President – Richard Hemphill
Secretary/Treasurer – Elden Miller
2001 – 2003
President – Otis R. Wolfe
Vice President – Vince Danner
Secretary/Treasurer – Jeff Kirk
Alternate – Russell Johnson
Alternate – Don Cook
Alternate – Bill Mallow
Reunion committee – Denis LaCrosse (*) & Bill Mallow
2003 – 2005
President – Denis J. LaCrosse (*)
Vice President – John King
Secretary/Treasurer – Phil Wasinger
Member at Large – Bill Mallow
Member at Large – Tom Jacobsmeyer
Member at Large – Ed Fox
Member at Large (Permanent) – Elden Miller
Reunion Committee – Captain Jack Hilton (*),
John King & Bill Mallow
Webmaster – Mike Garrity
2005 – 2007
President – John E. King
Vice President – Robert “Mac” McGuire (*)
Secretary/Treasurer – Phil Wasinger
Member at Large – Wayne McBrian
Member at Large – Mike Garrity
Member at Large (Permanent) – Elden Miller
Reunion Coordinator – Wayne McBrian
Webmaster – Mike Garrity
2007 – 2009
President – Wayne McBrian
Vice President – Mike Cornforth
Secretary/Treasurer – Dennis Dean
Member at Large – Steve Hayes (*)
Member at Large – Evan Mickel
Member at Large (Permanent) – Elden Miller
Reunion Committee – CAPT H.E. Reichert (*),
Mike Butterfield, Wayne Wright, Mike Cornforth
& Peter Bukley
Webmaster – Mike Garrity
2009 – 2011
President – Robert “Bob” Johnson
Vice President – Mike Cornforth
Secretary/Treasurer – Don Hageman (*)
Member at Large – Wayne Wright
Member at Large – Fred Cross
Member at Large (Permanent) – Elden Miller
Reunion Coordinator – Steve Hayes (*)
Ship’s Store Custodian – Mike Butterfield
Webmaster – Mike Garrity
2011 – 2013
President – Steve Hayes (*)
Vice President – John King
Secretary/Treasurer – Don Hageman (*)
Member at Large – Fred Cross
Member at Large – Evan Mickel
Member at Large – Wayne Wright
Officer at Large (Permanent) – Elden Miller
Reunion Coordinators – Ralph Camp & Steve Hayes (*)
Ship’s Store Custodians – Ron Malcolm
& Steve Hayes (*)
Webmaster – Mike Garrity
Ship’s Historians – Tom Jacobsmeyer & Evan Mickel
2013 – 2015
President – Steve Hayes (*)
Vice President – John King
Secretary/Treasurer – Don Hageman (*)
Officer at Large – Larry Motz
Officer at Large – Lloyd J. “JD” De Vinney, Jr. (*)
Officer at Large – Wayne McBrian
Officer at Large (Permanent) – Elden Miller
Reunion Coordinators – Bill Mallow & Denis LaCrosse (*)
Ship’s Store Custodian – “Duffy” Groener
Ship’s Historian – Tom Jacobsmeyer
Webmaster – John Badeau
2015 – 2017
President – Steve Hayes (*)
Vice Presidents – John King & Chuck Bond
Secretary/Treasurer – Don Hageman (*)
Officer at Large – Larry Motz
Officer at Large – Lloyd J. “JD” De Vinney, Jr. (*)
Officer at Large – Wayne McBrian
Officer at Large (Permanent) – Elden Miller
Reunion Coordinator – Burton Dietz
Ship’s Store Custodian – “Duffy” Groener
Ship’s Historian – Tom Jacobsmeyer
Webmasters – Kirk Wagoner & Elden Miller
2017 – 2019
President – Steve Hayes (*)
Vice Presidents – John King & Chuck Bond
Secretary/Treasurer – Don Hageman (*)
Officer at Large – Wayne McBrian
Officer at Large – Larry Motz
Officer at Large – Burton Dietz
Officer at Large (Permanent) – Elden Miller
Reunion Coordinator – Joe Gaughan
Ship’s Store Custodian – “Duffy” Groener
Ship’s Historian – Tom Jacobsmeyer
2019 – 2022
President – Charles “Chuck” A. Bond
Vice President – Burton Dietz
Secretary/Treasurer –
Don Hageman (*) / Shannon Crawford
Officer at Large – Frank Ames
Officer at Large – Joe Gaughan
Officer at Large – Tom Updike
Officer at Large (Permanent) – Elden Miller
Chaplain – Glenn Jackson
Reunion Committee – Ed Garcia (Chair),
James “JJ” Jennings & Don Zimbelman
Ship’s Store Custodian – “Duffy” Groener
Ship’s Historian – Tom Jacobsmeyer
2022 – 2023
President – Burton Dietz
Vice President (Interim) – James “Mark” Gilmore
Secretary – Charles “Chuck” A. Bond
Treasurer – Shannon Crawford
Officer at Large – Eugene “Gene” Bailey
Officer at Large – Greg Colton
Officer at Large – James “Mark” Gilmore
Officer at Large (Permanent) – Elden Miller
Chaplain – Glenn Jackson
Reunion Committee – Tom Jacobsmeyer
Ship’s Store Custodian – “Duffy” Groener
Ship’s Historian – Tom Jacobsmeyer
Ship’s Ombudsman – Hymie Payne
Veteran’s Liaison Officer – Mike Smith