Columbia American Legion
Post 581
STANDING COMMITTEES – 2023
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Chairman: Lynn Rives
Jim Schroeder
Dave Janson
Loren Loerch
Hal Hillemeyer
Terry McDannold, SAL Member
FINANCE
Chairman: Jim Mertz
Co-Chairman: Gerald Giffhorn
Gary Boo
Greg Smith
Lynn Rives
Jim Reeves
Loren Loerch
Justin Keeler
Insurance
Chairman: Greg Smith
Co-Chairman: Gary Boo
AMERICANISM
Chairman: Gene Henckler
Co-Chairman: John Conrad
PARK
Dave Conrad – Chairman
Lynn Rives
Lawrence Hanegan
Jim Reeves
Mikes Overschmidt
YOUTH/BOYS STATE/ORATORICAL
Ray Bense – Chairman
Kevin Hutchinson
PUBLIC RELATIONS
John Conrad
Ray Bense
Jim Vogt
Drew Webb
NEWSLETTER
Greg Smith
Ray Bense
Gary Boo
Cameron Cook
Kathy Cook: Auxiliary Member
Dave Janson
WEBMASTER
Cameron Cook
Events
Brad Bishop – Chairman
Hal Hillemeyer
Rob Leblanc
MEMBERSHIP & RECRUITING
Chairman: Drew Webb
Jim Vogt
Ray Bense
James Reichert
FISH FRY
Dave Janson – Chairman
Jim & Diane Mertz
Gerald Giffhorn
Ray Bense
Lawrence Hanegan
Greg & Denise Smith
Gary Boo
Dave Conrad
Jim Schroeder
Hal Hillemeyer
Sons of the Legion
Gary Ruskaup – Advisor
Gary Boo
Ray Bense
Jim Vogt
COMMANDER’S COMMITTEE
Jim Vogt: Commander
Jim Vogt: Greg Smith
Jim Mertz
Gary Boo
Jim Schroeder
Cameron C. Cook
Dave Janson
Janet Janson: Auxiliary Member
BAR COMMITTEE
House Chairman
Hall Manager
Asst. Hall Manager
Bar Captains
Wed & Sun Bingo Bartenders
SONS OF THE LEGION
Gary Ruskaup, Advisor
Gary Boo
Ray Bense
Jim Vogt
Jim Reeves
Greg Smith
Mike Nowak: Commander
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Rob LeBlanc – Chairman
Mike Macik
Brad Bishop
ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE
Roseanne Bense – Secretary
Dave Janson – Treasurer
Greg Smith – Commander
Cameron Cook
Barb Miller
Lynn Rives
GAMING COMMITTEE
Chairman: Drew Webb
Jim Vogt: Past Commander
Gary Boo: Back Room Chairman
Ray Bense: Color Ball Chairman
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Greg Smith: Chairman
Cameron C. Cook
Michelle Debourge
Bob Holden Scholarship Committee
Barb Miller – Chairman
David Ballone
Michelle Debourge
Boy Scout Committee
David Bollone
Jim Schroeder
Nursing Home Bingo
Gary Boo
Martin Hauck
Loren Loerch
Dave Ballone
Michelle Debourge
Greg Smith
Strategy Planning Comittee
Lynn Rives – Chairman
Brad Bishop – Legionnaire
Mike Nowak – SAL
