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
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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
John Sabatini
Southwest
Area Vice Commandant
Steve Capirci
West
Area Vice Commandant