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Hosts

Board of Directors

Mark Van Trees

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Frank Grippe

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Tom O’Neill

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Honorary Committee

Charlie Baker

Governor
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kim Janey

Mayor
City of Boston
Elizabeth Warren

Senator
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Ed Markey

Senator
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Jake Auchincloss

Congressman
4th District of Massachusetts
Maura Healey

Attorney General
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Deborah B. Goldberg

Treasurer
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Michael Rush

State Senator
Suffolk and Norfolk District of Massachusetts
Cheryl L. Poppe

Secretary
Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services
Robert Santiago

Commissioner
City of Boston Veterans' Services
Convention Staff

Larry Martin

President/CEO
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Darryl Adams

VP/COO
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Jeff Iseler

Director of Fundraising
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Paula Meckley

Director of Education Programs
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Host Committee

Thomas J. Lyons

Chairman
Boston Host Committee
Honorary Committee

We are proud to announce our Twin Cities Honorary Committee. 

The Honorable Mark Dayton
U.S. Govenor
Minnesota
The Honorable Amy Klobuchar
U.S. Senator
Minnesota
The Honorable Al Franken
U.S. Senator
Minnesota
The Honorable Betsy Hodges
Mayor
City of Minneapolis
The Honorable Chris Coleman
Mayor
City of St. Paul
The Honorable Collin Peterson
U.S. Representative
7th Congressional District
of Minnesota
The Honorable Betty McCollum
U.S. Representative
4th Congressional District
of Minnesota
The Honorable John Kline
U.S. Representative
2nd Congressional District
of Minnesota
The Honorable Keith Ellison
U.S. Representative
5th Congressional District
of Minnesota
The Honorable Tim Walz
U.S. Representative
1st Congressional District
of Minnesota
The Honorable Erik Paulsen
U.S. Representative
3rd Congressional District
of Minnesota
The Honorable Rick Nolan
U.S. Representative
8th Congressional District
of Minnesota
The Honorable Tom Emmer
U.S. Representative
6th Congressional District
of Minnesota
The Honorable Tina Smith
Lieutenant Govenor 
Minnesota
The Honorable Steve Simon
Secretary of State
Minnesota
The Honorable Lori Swanson
Minnesota Attorney 
General
The Honorable Larry Shellito
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of
Veteran Affairs
The Honorable Tom Bakk
U.S. Representative 
1st Congressional District
of Minnesota
The Honorable Kurt Daudt
Speaker
Minnesota State House of 
Representatives
The Honorable David Hann
Minority Leader
Minnesota State Senate
The Honorable Paul Thissen
Minority Leader
Minnesota State House of 
Representatives
The Honorable Bob Dettmer
Representative
District 39A
The Honorable Jerry Newton
Representative
District 37A
John Kriesel
Co-author of 'Still Standing,'
Motivational Speaker
Former MN State Representative
Peggy Moon
Past Department 
Commander
MN American Legion
The Honorable Daniel Ludwig
Former National
Commander
American Legion
Duane Hermanson
State Commander
VFW Department of 
Minnesota
Dennis W. Schulstad
Brigadier General 
USAF
(Retired)
Chuck Jones
Adjutant Commander
Department of Minnesota
Military Order of the 
Purple Heart
Executive Committee

Admiral Michael Mullen

Co-Chair
Phebe Novakovic

 Co-Chair
Robert J. Monahan

 President & CEO