National Staff Appointments and Solicitation of Applications

Shipmates,

National Commodore elect, J Patrick Feighery, and Vice National Commodore elect, John Krogmann are pleased to announce their selections for ANACO, Director and Deputy positions for the 2027-2028 term, and to solicit applications for lower level staff positions.

Deputy National Commodore Information Technology & Planning 

COMO Jeff Geddes

ANACOs & Deputy ANACOs

Chief Counsel (CC) – Jason Pfeffer

Deputy: Adam Macleod

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – Bart Knapp

Deputy: COMO Allen Fredd

Response and Prevention (RP) – Anthony Marzano

Deputy: Larry Fletcher

ForceCom (FC) – Barry Denton

Deputy: Jacob Dryden

Deputy: Neil Slawson

Recreational Boating Safety (RB) – Chris Wilson

Deputy: Tom Niles

Information Technology (IT) – Ron Blaisdell

Deputy: Joe Espino

Administrative Services (AS) – Terry Barth

Deputy: Miguel Minervini

Directors & Deputy Directors

DIR-R Response: COMO Rick Saunders

Deputy: Christopher Juall

DIR-P Prevention: Michael Mitchell

Deputy: David Bird

DIR-Q Emergency Management and Disaster Response: Erik Nielsen

Deputy: Randy Egsegian

DIR-I International Affairs: Rafael Shabetai

Deputy: TBD

DIR-A Public Affairs: Tiffany Townsend

Deputy: TBD

DIR-T Training: Greg Hendricks

Deputy: Charlene Dykman

DIR-G Auxiliary Chaplain Support: Rabbi Maurice Kaprow

Deputy: Don Brown

DIR-H Human Resources: Aaron Todd

Deputy: Norm Bundek

Deputy: Joseph Giammona

DIR-V Vessel Examination: Kaivan Rahbari

Deputy: Sean Hunt

DIR-E Public Education: Greg Fonzeno

Deputy: Karen Miller

DIR-B RBS Outreach: Robin Pope

Deputy: COMO Todd Monis

DIR-S Student Programs: Al Dykens

Deputy: Earl Burns

DIR-C Computer Software and Systems: Carlos Arenas

Deputy: Jonathan Vomacka

DIR-U IT User Support and Services: David Gaylord

Deputy: TBD

DIR-Y Cybersecurity: Cliff Neve

Deputy: Jim Cummings

DIR-O Administrative Investigations: Dan Jacquish

Deputy: Chris Parrish

DIR-W Document and Administrative: Doug Wilwerth

Deputy: Dan Blankenship

Members desiring appointment or reappointment to the National Staff for Division Chief or below positions are invited to submit a resume and relevant information to the appropriate person listed above no later than 20 November 2026. Members desiring appointment must specify the office to which appointment is desired. If more than one office is sought, apply separately for each one. ANACO and Director email addresses are available in the AuxDirectory (https://auxofficer.cgaux.org/auxoff/unitstaff.php).