Our Current Leadership

Elections are held each summer with officers beginning their terms in July.

 

National Commander      Daniel J. Seehafer of the Department of Wisconsin

Department Commander     Stanley Elliott from Ames  commander@ialegion.org 

Department Vice Commander  Steve Colcord from West Branch    s.colcord@yahoo.com

District Commander    Dick Bries from Epworth   seconddistrict@ialegion.org

District Vice Commander Dick Hogan  (Linn/Jones Counties)    dehogan@earthlink.net

County Commander    Dick Hogan from Marion  dehogan@earthlink.net 

  

2023—2024 Post 298  Officers

Post Commander 

Robert Demastus, Sr.

post298commander@gmail.com

1st Vice Cdr (Membership)

Jason Achenbach

membership0298@gmail.com

2nd Vice Cdr (Entertainment)

Vacant

post298secondvice@gmail.com

Post Adjutant

Ron Tyne


Chaplain

 Kellie Jorgenson


Finance

Mike Barron 

cva43gdiv@hotmail.com 

Service Officer

Leonard Olson

lnmnolson@mchsi.com

Sergeant at Arms

Dan Palmersheim

danpalmersheim@msn.com

Historian

James Koenighain

jkskoenighain@q.com

Judge Advocate

Pat Reinert

lawyerarmy@aol.com

There are 4 at-Large members on the Executive Board 

Shelby Roth,  Grant Wilken, Peter Pervi, Steve Harvey

Veterans Club Committee:  (8 people with 2 year terms)

   Jerry Cleveland,  Bob Liechty,  Jim Bruce 

  Damon Meyer,  Shane Shaffer,  Dave Glynn,    Bernie Willenborg, 

Building & Grounds Committee:  (10 people with 2 year terms, plus the outgoing commander) 

2023-2025   Dennis Carson, Mat Masters,  John Rhatigan, Leonard Olson, Peter Pervi (elected May of 2023)

   Gary Peiffer, Dave Beaner, Ron Helgerson, Jim Gray, Bob Schnell, Darwin Schuttloffel, Mike Barron