DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA
Department of Georgia Command Team - 2025-2026
Departement of Georgia - OFFICERS - for year 2025-2026
Michael Schwartz
COMMANDER
770.689.8844
Phil Youngblood
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC)
229.251.5485
youngblood8875@gmail.com
Randy Goodman
ALTERNATE NEC
678.360.8072
siugrad1990@aol.com
Ray Humphrey
SENIOR VICE COMMANDER
229.343.6470
humphreyray@bellsouth.net
Ricky Baugh
VICE COMMANDER
Covering Dist 9 & 10
770.900.7871
baughrick@yahoo.com
Bob Carpenter
VICE COMMANDER
Covering Dist 2, 8, & 12
229.251.8571
legionup@gmail.com
Thomas Pinkney
VICE COMMANDER
Covering Dist 1, 4 & 11
706.414.4765
pinkneytl@yahoo.com
Robert Russell
VICE COMMANDER
Covering Dist 3 & 8
478.955.1104
russell021866@yahoo.com
James Watson
VICE COMMANDER
Covering Dist 5 & 7
404.731.2806
gavcwatson@gmail.com
Tommy Treadway
TREASURER
229.740.1281
tommyltreadway@bellsouth.net
DISTRICT COMMANDERS (2025-2026)
Eddie Patterson
1st DISTRICT COMMANDER
912.713.7875
elp8943@gmail.com
Steven Reynolds
2nd DISTRICT COMMANDER
229.891.7547
brim2001@hotmail.com
Tom Miller
3rd DISTRICT COMMANDER
Phone – 706.977.3057
GaDistrict3Commander@gmail.com
Bernando Brown
4th DISTRICT COMMANDER
678.541.1296
bernando.brown@gmail.com
Lamar Hester
5th DISTRICT COMMANDER
678.232.0157
tophes10102000@yahoo.com
Bernard Chambers
6th DISTRICT COMMANDER
478.714.3737
bcamb825@gmail.com
Jack Staples
7th DISTRICT COMMANDER
423.364.5560
jackstaples1@aol.com
David King
8th DISTRICT COMMANDER
229.450.8326
docdcking@gmail.com
Mike Merritt
9th DISTRICT COMMANDER
703.868.1367
gad9commander@gmail.com
Art Darr
10th DISTRICT COMMANDER
404.488.0448
d9801413@gmail.com
Thomasena Sanderlin
11th DISTRICT COMMANDER
706.589.9222
thomasena43@yahoo.com
Nancy Warner
12th DISTRICT COMMANDER
603.852.2788
d12alc@outlook.com
OTHER OFFICERS (2025-2026)
Jim Fultz
DEPT ADJUTANT
434-549-1025
JimFultz@georgialegion.org
Tony Propst
DEPT JUDGE ADVOCATE
470.255.3105
judge@georgialegion.org
Jessie (JB) Frazier
DOG CHIEF SGT-AT-ARMS
229.272.6440
jessie.b.frazier@gmail.com
Dewey Moss
DEPT FINANCE CHAIR
706.463.1674
dmoss2@windstream.net
Tonjala Moton-Williams
DEPT. SERVICE OFFICER
478.476.8868
tonjala.moton.williams@va.gov
Tommy Hatton
DEPT HISTORIAN
404.226.0775
tommy3470@att.net
Art Wesley
DEPT CHAPLAIN
404-390-2047
artson@gmail.com
LEGION RIDERS OFFICERS
Gabriele Barnett
ALR STATE DIRECTOR
706-951-3906
dogalrdirector@gmail.com
Darryl Mercer
ALR COMMITTEE CHAIR
478.954.0899
darryl@rockmasterd.com
PAST DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA COMMANDERS
Jim Fultz
PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDER(2024-2025)
434.549.1025
jefultz1@yahoo.com
Melvin Weaver
PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDER(2023-2024)
706.294.9340
weavermelvin36@gmail.com
William Simmons
PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDER(2022-2023)
229.672.0418
billdsimmons37@gmail.com
Mark Shreve
PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDER(2021-2022)
706.566.6015
mshreve@gmail.com
PAST NATIONAL COMMANDERS
Dale Barnett
PAST NATIONAL COMMANDER (2015)
770.715.3853
dbarnett74@bellsouth.net
(Post 105) Fayetteville, GA
Bob Turner
PAST NATIONAL COMMANDER (1990)
404.394.6315
robturner1940@att.net
(Post 15) By the Grace of God he is with still with us!
James E. Powers
PAST NATIONAL COMMANDER (1951)
July 26, 1910 – December 10, 1972
(Post 74) Macon 1951 – 1952
1st Lieutenant US Army WWII
Buried in Monroe County Ga. Cemetery
Egbert Erle Coche, JR
PAST NATIONAL COMMANDER (1950)
(May 10, 1921 – April 23, 2000)
33rd National Commander, at the age of 29 the youngest National Commander of the American Legion.
Department of Georgia Commander 1948 – 1949. A native of Dawson, Georgia. He is buried in Arlington National.
He was three times held and escaped as a POW in Germany! He was wounded and near death after escaping his German captors and holding the Germans from crossing a bridge, as they retreated from the advancing American forces!
He also held two Cabinet positions under President John F. Kennedy!