Administration

Board of Directors

GVA is run by volunteers as a completely independent, non-profit corporation. A seven person Board of Directors makes policy, personnel and financial decisions. The board members are elected by volunteer members for two year terms.

The current board members are:

President: Patricia Childs
Vice President: Robert Merkel
Treasurer: Peter Seger
Secretary: Tom Schamerhorn
Member-at-Large: Bill Joyce
Community Member: Dr. Ivan Lamarque
Community Member: James Ryan

Operations

The operations team oversees daily operations.

The members of our operations staff are:

Chief: Mike Shannon (Mike can be contacted at 227-2073 Ext. 2 for information and to request non-emergency services.)
Deputy Chief: Jim Caracci
Captain: Matt Comer
Captain: Tom Sullivan

Other Administrative Duties

The other administrative jobs are handled by volunteers (active or auxiliary members) who donate their free time and by duty crews between emergency calls. Volunteer or paid staff members are appointed by the board of directors or the director of operations to the myriad of tasks necessary to keep the corps operating efficiently.

Some examples are:

Membership: Rob Merkel
Special Events: Tom Chugg

Auxiliary

The GVA Auxiliary elects its own directors.

The current board members are:

President: Delores Bieck
Vice President: Robert Busse