National Commander - Chad Hapner

John Chad Hapner is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and has been a member of AMVETS since 1969. He is a life member of Post 126 in Grand Rapids, Mich., where he has served as Post Commander and served as Post Judge Advocate
for 15 years.

John served as Michigan’s District V Commander and became Michigan Department Commander in 1979. He also served as National District IV Commander in 1981.

John represented AMVETS National for two years as Finance Officer, one year as Second Vice Commander, and last year as National First Vice Commander. In August, at AMVETS National Convention in Orlando, Fla., John was elected as National Commander.

National 1st Vice Commander - Duane Miskulin

Presently, Duane serves as First Vice Commander and previously served as the National Finance Officer. He was selected as AMVETS National Department Commander-of-the-Year in 2005, District Commander-of-the-Year in 2004 and Department AMVET-of-the-Year in 1999. His other awards include the New Post Award, Convention Board Award, Membership Award and State Fund Raiser.

National 2nd Vice Commander - Jerry Hotop

Presently, Jerry serves as Second Vice Commander. He owned and operated his own business for 40 years and recently retired. Jerry served in the Army, for 3 years and in the Navy Reserve as a Seabee for 6 years. He joined AMVETS in 1978 and served as a post commander for 9 years, department commander for 3 years, National Convention chairman in 2005, 4th National District Commander 2006-2007, and National Sons Coordinator 2007-2008.

National Executive Director - James B. King

James B. King’s role as national executive director includes administering the policies of AMVETS, supervising its national headquarters operations and providing direction, as needed, to state and local components. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran of two tours in Vietnam joined the organization in 1969 and is a life member of AMVETS Post 4 in Mount Vernon, Ill. Jim was elected AMVETS national commander for 1987-88, after serving terms as national vice commander for membership and programs, respectively.