American Legion Family 2025-2026 Officers

Charles A. Conklin Post #28 2025-2026 Elected Officers

Commander, Walt Pedersen
1st Vice Commander, Cyndy Neil-Wierenga
2nd Vice Commander, Nick Matiash
Adjutant, James O'Neal
Finance Officer, Bob Kepner
Chaplain, Gary Doublestein
Historian, Denny Siron
Judge Advocate, Larry Lambert
Sergeant-at-Arms, Jim Porenta
Executive-at-Large, Freddy Smith
Executive-at-Large, Linda McCormick
Executive-at-Large, Karl Christensen
Service Officer, Garrett Veihl
Service Officer, Michael Thurber
​Past Commander, Michael Thurber

Auxiliary Unit #28  2025-2026 Elected Officers

Becky Glockzin, President
Darlene DeHaan, Vice President
Ginny Hebert, Secretary
Michele Stetts, Treasurer
Linda Gieske, Historian
Pam Medendorp, Chaplain
Laurie Koldyk, Sergeant-at-Arms
​Cheryl George, Past President
Executive Board:  Pat Best, Noreen Sayranian & Cheryl George

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Squadron #28 Sons of the American Legion Elected Officers

From Left to Right: Andrew Ruiter-2nd Vice Commander, Tim Deiters-Commander, Mark DeHaan-Chaplain, Gary Kirkstra-Historian, Jeff Wierenga-1st Vice Commander, Steve VanderWall-Sgt-at-Arms

Tim Deiters, Commander
Jeff Wierenga, 1st Vice Commander
Andrew Ruiter, 2nd Vice Commander
T.L. Lowe, Finance Officer
Mark DeHaan, Chaplain
Gary Kirkstra, Historian
Steve VanderWall, Sergeant-at-Arms
Dr. David Ireland, Membership
Mike Brown, Adjutant
Bill Moss, Past Commander

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Post #28 Legion Riders

Al Smith, Director
Jay Stevens, Assistant Director
Michelle Lucas, Secretary
Larry Foose, Treasurer
Wes Spyke, Chaplain
John Boese, Historian
Dave Feenstra, Sergeant-at-Arms
David Baldwin, Membership Chair
Al Smith, Road Captain
Tom Schultz, Safety Officer
Steven Barnes, Past Director