Board of Directors for MarineParents.com

MarineParents.com, Inc. is a Nonprofit Corporation with Articles of Incorporation filed in the State of Missouri. The organization is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors, and three Advisory Board Members.

The physical office is located in Columbia, Missouri with four full-time staff on-site. Two part-time staff work at off-site locations. Over 60 volunteers work over 600 hours weekly in the support of the Connect & Share™ services. Additional local support volunteers numbering over 200 contribute time and hours to the Care Package Project™ in Columbia, Missouri, Purple Heart Family Support™ in Bethesda, Maryland, and Operation Prayers and Letters™ in Jacksonville, Florida.

MarineParents.com, Inc. is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) public charity. As per the IRS, contributions to a 501(c)(3) public charity are deductible under Section 170 of the Code. IRS recognized public charities are qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code.

Officers:

Tracy Della Vecchia
Founder, President, Executive Director
P O Box 1115
Columbia, Missouri 65205
573-449-2003
K. Mickie Nicks
Director of Personnel Services
Vice President/Secretary
Denver, Colorado
Myrna Kelly
Treasurer
Sedalia, Missouri

Board Members:

Allen Abshire
Director of Conference Services
Lake Charles, Louisianna
Luigi Della Vecchia
Director of Information Technology
Columbia, Missouri
Joan Gutierrez
Director of Online Support Services
Joliet, Illinois
Michael Hoeferlin
Director of Public Affairs
Columbia, Missouri
Barb Patterson
Director of Outreach Programs
Richland, Michigan
Wanda Schmitt
Director of Community Relations
Verona, Wisconsin

Advisory Board Members:

Lt. Carey H. Cash
United States Navy
Massachusetts
Colonel Bryan P. McCoy
United States Marine Corps
Twentynine Palms, California
Dr. Nancy Welch
College Station, Texas
Russ Meade
Hickory, North Carolina

Board of Directors Meeting, February, 2008
(Clockwise from top left: Linda, Greg, Tracy, Wanda, Mickie, Joan, Kathy, Nancy)

Board of Directors Meeting, January, 2006
(From left: Greg, Nancy, Tracy, Bryan, Marcia)

Board of Directors Meeting, February, 2005
(Clockwise from top left: Tracy, Greg, Nancy, Marcia, Mickie)

Colonel Bryan P. McCoy
United States Marine Corps

Lt. Carey H. Cash
United States Navy