Executive Committee
Executive Committee members hold two-year terms, beginning on the first day of January following election. The Chair, Secretary and two members-at-large are elected in even years; the Vice Chair and two other members-at-large are elected in odd years. Elections are conducted at the Fall annual meeting in October.
Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
VA Liaison
Hugo Lentze
Director of Strategic Partnerships,
Travis Manion Foundation
Hugo has served DVVC since 2016 and begins his second term as Chair in 2021, focused on growing the relationships between veteran-serving organizations in the region and creating the conditions for success for the next DVVC leadership team.
He is proud of the team that has been built to lead DVVC, the service it has provided, and how those services have grown over the last four years.
Nancy Isserman
Director of Operation Home and Healing: Services for Veterans & Families,
Council for Relationships
Joining the Executive Committee in 2015, Nancy served first as member-at-large and then as Secretary, creating many of the communication channels in place today.
She has also served as a liaison to the Programming Committee. Nancy values the benefits of networking with service organizations to improve the quality of life for veterans in the Delaware Valley.
Ashley Griffiths
Area Manager, Region 3, Operation Homefront; AmeriCorps Alumna
Ashley serves as chair of the DVVC Membership Committee and is currently participating in the Honorary Commander program with Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as well as on the Palmyra Borough Veterans Affairs Committee. Ashley recognizes and values the work of DVVC to bring veteran service organizations together to share knowledge and resources to better serve the Veteran community.
Fern Billet
Congressional Liaison & Community Relations,
Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
Fern plays a critical role as a non-voting member of the Executive Committee, integrating the work of DVVC into the community engagement efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and ensuring we retain our status as a Community Veterans Engagement Board (CVEB).
Fern serves as Executive Committee liaison to the Marketing and Social Media Committee.
Members-At-Large
Vacant Position
forthcoming
forthcoming
Tammy Cartagena
Health Benefits Consultant, US Family Health Plan
A retired SMSgt, NJ Air National Guard, Tammy is Tricare certified with DEERS access with the ability to assist all service members with Tricare questions. In addition, she serves as the Secretary of the Board of Retiree Association at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, on the Board for the Philadelphia Parade Committee, and volunteers at the Retiree Office at the 111th Attack Wing, Air National Guard.
Paula Crawford-Gamble
Veterans Care Excellence Liaison, Penn Medicine
Paula has been a DVVC member organization representative for three years and active on the Program Committee. Through DVVC, she believes we can integrate our resources to successfully collaborate with community and government organizations to meet the needs of our community.
Hank Gillen
Director of Veterans Services,
St. Joseph’s University
As a representative of one of DVVC’s educational member institutions, where our veterans benefit from DVVC members’ support, Hank is keenly aware of the value provided by DVVC as a clearinghouse of info on what is available in greater Philadelphia, one of the best places to be a veteran.