ESSSAR COMMITTEES                
            2014-2015                
                                 
                                 
Executive: (Standing)             C.A.R./DAR Liaisons (Existing)            
  Kenneth R. Stevens – Chair krstevens@mindspring.com     COL. Peter K. Goebel (Ret.) – C.A.R. goebelpk@yahoo.com  
  Thomas H. Eckberg             Timothy S. Middlebrook - DAR          
  Joesph B. Fitzpatrick                            
  George A. Gydesen           Color Guard: (Existing)            
  Jonathan E. Goebel             COL. Peter K. Goebel (Ret.) – Chair goebelpk@yahoo.com  
  Timothy S. Middlebrook           Michael S. Companion          
  Raynor B. Duncombe, Jr. Esq.           Jonathan E. Goebel            
                Constitution and Bylaws: (Existing)          
Awards:* (Standing)               Raynor B. Duncombe, Jr. Esq. – Co-Chair workaholic45work2@yahoo.com
  George A. Gydesen – Chair geo155@frontiernet.net     COL. Peter K. Goebel (Ret.) – Co-Chair goebelpk@yahoo.com  
  COL. Peter K. Goebel (Ret.)           Duane Booth            
  Barry G. Books             James M. Eagan            
  William J. Woodworth         Database and Billing: (Existing)            
                  Duane Booth – Co-Chair   Boots42@Fairpoint.net  
Audit/Budget: (Standing)             Robert R. Fuller – Co-Chair   RRFESSSAR@aol.com  
  Joseph P. Vermaelen – Chair jpvermaelen@aol.com     Jonathan E. Goebel            
  Kenneth R. Stevens           Eagle Scout: (Existing)            
  William J. Woodworth           David M. Shields, Jr. – Chair   DMS59Dart@aol.com  
                  Robert R. Fuller            
Investment: (Standing)             Timothy S. Middlebrook          
  Wesley M. Oler, IV – Chair wesleyoler75@gmail.com                    
  Duane Booth           Finance: (Existing)              
  Timothy O. Condon             Kenneth R. Stevens – Chair   krstevens@mindspring.com  
  Thomas H. Eckberg             Timothy O. Condon            
  Jonathan E. Goebel             Wesley M. Oler, IV            
  Timothy S. Middlebrook           Frank N. Decker, Esq. Jr          
Library: (Standing)             Historical Revisionism & Academic Integrity:  (Existing)         
  George F. Malinoski – Chair gmalino1@nycap.rr.com     Carl A. Berg – Chair     carlnchris@live.com    
  David W. Silvernail             John H. Sheaff            
Membership:  (Standing)                            
  Joesph B. Fitzpatrick – Co-Chair LEPPY34@HUGHES.NET   Knight Essay: (Existing)            
  William J. Woodworth – Co-Chair billsue3@juno.com       James M. Eagan  – Chair   eagan1705@rochester.rr.com  
  Thomas L. Dunne             Raynor B. Duncombe, Jr. Esq.          
  Joseph P. Vermaelen             Robert S. Pickett, PhD          
                  John H. Sheaff            
Oration: (Standing)                              
  Jonathan E. Goebel – Chair goebel@taconic.net     ROTC and JROTC: (Existing)            
  Arthur J. Bowen, II             Brenton W. Downing – Chair   bwd65@me.com    
Publicity: (Standing)               George A. Gydesen            
  Richard W, Sage – Chair richardsage@earthlink.net     David M. Shields, Jr.            
  Thomas H. Eckberg                            
  Charles A Spence                            
                                 
Patriot Graves: (Existing)           Online Database and Technology: (New)          
  Erick W. Krueger – Chair erickkrueger@gmail.com     Douglas M. Gallant – Co-Chair   treasurer@saratogabattle-sar.org
  Stacy Jackson             Erick W. Krueger – Co-Chair   erickkrueger@gmail.com  
  Daryl V. Verstreate, Jr.           Duane Booth            
                  Dennis G. Booth            
Publications & Website: (New)                            
                Veterans Affairs: (Existing)            
                  Daryl V. Verstreate, Jr. – Chair    daryl_7374@hotmail.com  
                  Eugene W. Erickson            
  Dennis G. Booth             George A. Gydesen            
                                 
  *As resolved at Albany, NY 24 March 2001 Patriot Medal Nominations should be forwarded to Jonathan Goebel, as coordinator, with the required application by January 1st of the year that the award is contemplated.  Jonathan contacts prior recipients of the medal who vote on the nominee(s).  Any nominations must on the prescribed form and must document a member’s long, faithful and outstanding service at the state and/or chapter level.  Service at the national level cannot be considered in making the award.  The application can be found at:      
                                 
  http://www.sar.org/sites/default/files/docs/nssar-forms/Patriot%20Medal-2009-11-25.pdf              
                                 
                                 
  New Committees:                            
                                 
  1.      Publications Committee – The goal of this committee is to find a newsletter editor and to make better use of the website by officers and the Board of Managers by getting chapters to provide news and the possible participation by individuals of articles and photos of interest.       
  2.      Online Database and Technology – The goal of this committee is to work toward a) an online database, online bill pay, at least some automated reporting and data sharing b) the possible using video-conferencing, messaging, digital signatures