Officers

Department Leadership

Dean Lawton Sr.
Commandant

David Wiggs
Senior Vice Commandant

Michael Pisciotti
Junior Vice Commandant

Cathleen Wiggs
Judge Advocate

Thomas Arcuri
Junior Past Commandant

Department Appointed Staff

Steve Topilnycky
Adjutant Paymaster
Webmaster

Donna Hildebrandt
Chief of Staff
(deceased August 2024)

Rosemarie Soto
Chaplain

Susan Whitlow
Sergeant at Arms

Area Vice Commandants

Tim Forbes
East
Area Vice Commandant

Vincent Annunziata
Long Island
Area Vice Commandant

Volker Heyde
Metro-NY
Area Vice Commandant

OPEN-
North
Area Vice Commandant

Thomas Arcuri
North Central
Area Vice Commandant

David Brisbane
Northwest
Area Vice Commandant

Michael Tullo
South Central
Area Vice Commandant

Richard Buck
Southeast
Area Vice Commandant

Sabatini, John

John Sabatini
Southwest
Area Vice Commandant

Steve Capirci
West
Area Vice Commandant