Columbia American Legion
Post 581
STANDING COMMITTEES – 2021
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Chairman: Hal Hillemeyer
Jim Schroeder
Gary Pettit
Dave Janson
Janet Janson, Auxiliary Member
Virginia Byford, Auxiliary Member
Jim Reeves
Terry McDannold, SAL Member
Tom Grafton
FINANCE
Chairman: Jim Mertz
Co-Chairman: Gerald Giffhorn
Jim Reeves
Gary Boo
Greg Smith
Bob Stadler
INSURANCE
Chairman: Greg Smith
Co-Chairman: Gary Boo
AMERICANISM
Chairman: Gene Henckler
Co-Chairman: John Conrad
PARK
Jim Reeves – Chairman
Dave Conrad – Co-Chairman
Lawrence Hanegan
Gary Pettit
YOUTH/BOYS STATE/ORATORICAL
Ray Bense – Chairman
Kevin Hutchinson
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Jennifer Garris
John Conrad
Ray Bense
Jim Vogt
Drew Webb
NEWSLETTER
Greg Smith
Ray Bense
Gary Boo
Cameron C. Cook
Kathy Cook: Auxiliary Member
Dave Janson
Janet Janson: Auxiliary Member
WEBMASTER
Cameron C. Cook
MEMBERSHIP & RECRUITING
Chairman: Drew Webb
Jim Vogt
Ray Bense
James Reichert
EVENTS
Chairman: Hal Hillemeyer
Rob LeBlanc
Jim Reeves
Gary Pettit
FISH FRY
Chairman: Jim Reeves
Jim & Diane Mertz
Gerald Giffhorn
Ray Bense
Lawrence Hanegan
Dave & Janet Janson
Greg & Denise Smith
Gary Boo
Dave Conrad
Jim Schroeder
Hal Hillemeyer
Gary Pettit
COMMANDER’S COMMITTEE
Greg Smith: Commander
Jim Vogt: Past Commander
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
Bob Stadler
Greg Smith
Mike Nowak: Commander
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Rob LeBlanc: Chairman
Mike Macik
Greg Smith
ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE
John Conrad – Chairman
Roseanne Bense – Secretary
Dave Janson – Treasurer
Greg Smith – Commander
Bob Stadler
GAMING COMMITTEE
Chairman: Drew Webb
Jim Vogt: Past Commander
Gary Boo: Back Room Chairman
Ray Bense: Color Ball Chairman
GIFTS FOR YANKS
Bob Stadler – Chairman
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Greg Smith: Chairman
Cameron C. Cook
Gerald Gifhorn
Janet Janson: Auxiliary Member
JUNIOR SHOOTING SPORTS COMMITTEE
Jim Vogt – Chairman
Cameron Cook
David Cramer
Gary Ruskaup
Bob Stadler
Greg Smith
POST FUTURE OPTIONS COMMITTEE
Bob Stadler – Chairman
Gary Boo
John Conrad
Jim Mertz
Jim Reeves
Jim Vogt
Bob Holden Scholarship Committee
Barb Miller – Chairman
