Our People

The Society is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, a representative from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the immediate past president, and five additional Trustees from among the annual members of the Society. The Librarian of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims serves as an ex officio Honorary Trustee, and the Board may select any number of additional Honorary Trustees.

Board of Trustees

Term ends
PresidentDiane Boyd RauberNational Organization of Veterans’ Advocates, Inc.2024
Vice PresidentStacy TrombleNational Veterans Legal Services Program2024
SecretaryLauren BarefootU.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims2024
TreasurerDavid AmesBergmann & Moore, LLC2024
Court RepresentativeGregory O. Block
Immediate Past PresidentBradley HenningsChisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick
TrusteesGlenn BergmannBergmann & Moore, LLC2025
Jonathan M. GaffneyLegislative Branch2025
David MyersNational Association of County Veterans Service Officers2025
Renee ReasonerU.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims2025
Jennifer ZajacParalyzed Veterans of America2025
Honorary TrusteesJohn LeonU.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Former Officers & Trustees

PresidentJonathan M. Gaffney2016 – 2020
Bradley Hennings2020 – 2022
Vice PresidentBradley Hennings2016 – 2020
Diane Boyd Rauber2020 – 2022
SecretaryAnna Whited2016 – 2020
TreasurerElizabeth Pesin2016 – 2018
Mohammad Shouman2018 – 2019
Chris Wysokinski2019 – 2020
TrusteesKenneth Carpenter2016 – 2019
Diane Boyd Rauber2019 – 2020
Linda Blauhut2016 – 2022
Glenda Herl2016 – 2022
Charles Teague2016 – 2022