North Carolina State Veterans Affairs Commission (VAC)

The Veterans Affairs Commission functions to advise the Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs on matters relating to the affairs of Veterans in North Carolina, to maintain a continuing review of the operation and budgeting of existing programs for Veterans and their dependents, and to promulgate rules and regulations concerning the awarding of scholarships for Children of North Carolina Veterans.

 

Commission MembersAdvisory Committee Members

Hon. David Grier Martin, Chair
Rep. of 2nd Congressional District

Maria Donnelly
Rep. of 9th Congressional District

Charles Dudley
Rep. of 3rd Congressional District

Roger Farina
Rep. of 13th Congressional District

Omar Gonzalez
Rep. of 5th Congressional District

Al Heggins
Rep. of 6th Congressional District

Eugene Baker Johnson
Rep. of 14th Congressional District

Jeff Weldon Joyner
Rep. of 8th Congressional District

Phillip McNair
Rep. of 1st Congressional District

Alexander Mendaloff, III
Rep. of 10th Congressional District

Lois Harvin-Ravin
Rep. of 4th Congressional District

Vacant
Rep. of 7th Congressional District

Hon. Patrick Smathers
Rep. of 11th Congressional District

Hon. Edwin Quarles
Rep. of 12th Congressional District

Jacob ‘Jake’ Roth, State Commander, American Ex-Prisoners of War

James Moore, State Commander, NC Department of the American Legion

Kenny Wallace, State Commander, AMVETS

Lisa Cornejo, Adjutant, Disabled American Veterans

Laura Hamilton, Adjutant, Marine Corps League

Victor Letourneaut, State Commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Frances Figueroa, State Commander, Military Order of the Purple Heart

William Dixon, Vice President, North Carolina State Council, Vietnam Veterans of America

Jim Brumit, President, North Carolina State Council, Military Officers Association of America

Eric Ratliff, Operations Officer, National Association of Black Veterans

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