Department Officers 2026-2027

Meet the leadership team serving Ohio veterans

Themes and projects below are pending approval at Fall Conference.

PRESIDENT

PDP Katrina "Kat" Phillips

27624 Standley Rd
Defiance, OH 43515
(419) 344-0551
"Our heroes walk among us"
VCAS (Veterans Companion Animal Services), Delaware, Ohio
1ST VICE PRESIDENT

Marcia Bright #32

446 Berkshire Rd
Elyria, OH 44035
(440) 823-6845
marcele1660@gmail.com
"Building Membership is building a community to serve those who served"
2ND VICE PRESIDENT – CHILD WELFARE

Cecile Ardrey

11814 State Route 204 NW
Thornville, OH 43076
(740) 215-7699
ciardrey@yahoo.com
"Children are Beautiful and they Deserve to Feel Beautiful."
Wigs For Kids
3RD VICE PRESIDENT – COMMUNITY SERVICE

Barb Cruse

1076 Becky Drive
Mansfield, OH 44905
(419) 566-0034
barbc2006@gmail.com
"From Surviving to Thriving, Every Survivor Deserves Safety"
Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN)
TREASURER

Paula Brown #464

4417 Lambeth Dr
Dayton, OH 45424
(937) 232-5212
AMERICANISM

Deborah "Deb" Lambert

21585 St Rt 15
Continental, OH 45831
(419) 789-1207
wolfladie62@gmail.com
"Fueling Our Support to the Nation's Service Members and Families"
Eyes of Freedom
CHAPLAIN / SCHOLARSHIP

Debbie Pittock #51

14934 Empire Rd
Thornville, OH 43076
(740) 975-8907
dpittockaux51@gmail.com
"Education is our passport to the future and the safeguard of our freedom."
Scholarship
HOSPITAL OFFICER

PDP Fran Ganda #32

13205 Liberty Street
Cleveland, OH 44136
(216) 401-7379
sassie271@aol.com
Dep: Judy Uehlinger #1971
"They Served Us - Now We Serve Them"
Raise funds for Ohio VA Medical Centers and Ohio Veterans Home VAVS Representatives
PRO / HISTORIAN

Loretta King

2123 Quarter Pole Lane
Grove City, OH 43123
(614) 397-3931
lkingohladiesaux@gmail.com
"Extending Our Legacy Through the Lens of Volunteerism"
SERGEANT AT ARMS

Pat Candelaresi

6832 Cheviot Rd, Apt 2
Cincinnati, OH 45247
(513) 807-3391
patriciacandelaresi@gmail.com
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON

Vacant

This position is currently vacant.
N.E.C. WOMAN

Cindy Rice

78 Regina Dr
Vermilion, OH 44089
(440) 967-9466
efda89@yahoo.com
PARLIAMENTARIAN *

PDP Jenny Miracle-Turner #21

109 Shinkle St.
Findlay, OH 45840
(567) 525-0432
jmiracleturner@yahoo.com
JUNIOR AMVETS ADVISOR *

Denise Speigle #45

543 Perry St.
Salem, OH 44460
(234) 564-9797
queenbee.speigle@gmail.com
TRAINER *

PDP Joy Brown #1994

715 N Wayne St
Kenton, OH 43326
(419) 674-3724
jlbrown419@windstream.net

District Presidents

DISTRICT 1 PRESIDENT

Patty Gordon

312 Bridle Ln S
Dayton, OH 45449
(937) 559-0539
auntmyrtle@sbcglobal.net
DISTRICT 9 PRESIDENT

Janice Miller

995 Meadow Ln Apt A2
Kenton, OH 43326
(561) 204-9262

Executive Secretary

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Lynn McCauley PDP #89

960 Checkrein Ave
Columbus, OH 43229
(614) 854-6220 / Fax: (614) 885-9744
secretary@amvetsohioauxiliary.org
Office hours: 8:00 - 4:00, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

* Upon approval of the body