Anita Laffey, President
Anita Laffey and her husband John started their Red Cross volunteer service during Hurricane Katrina. Anita's disaster activities include providing Disaster Mental Health services, teaching disaster classes, fundraising and public affairs,  and sheltering.  "John and I have been fulltimers for eight
years," Anita says. "We love traveling in our RV and also serving those in need.  We can fish for salmon in Alaska one month, then help run a shelter for flood victims in Oregon the next month. Wow!"

John's disaster activities are mass care, logistics, and warehousing.  Anita and John have been deployed 16 times (sometimes separately). Their home chapter is in Dallas, Texas. The couple share three adult children and one granddaughter, and their spouses.
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George and Virginia Roth, Vice Presidents
George and Virginia Roth have been with the Red Cross since Hurricane Katrina and have been on many Disaster Relief Operations. They are based in Southern Oregon and enjoy camping, gardening and almost any outdoor activity. They became DOVES in 2006. Both are retired from Umpqua Community College. Virginia was a teacher and George was Director of Information Technology. They are enjoying their role as new grandparents. George is also the Emergency Communicator for ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services) in their area. email the VPs, click here

Lauren Anderson, Secretary.
Lauren is married to Steve and they have been traveling full-time since September 2011. Lauren retired from 25 years in Corporate Finance and Steve from manufacturing, both in the automotive industry. They have been DOVEs since 2011 and were deployed for Hurricane Isaac this past fall. Lauren is presently finishing up her Masters in Spiritual Formation/Discipleship at Moody Theological Seminary and is interested in getting involved in the ARC's Disaster Spiritual Care, which is currently in the final stages of development. Lauren and Steve have three children and three grandchildren and are members of the Toledo, Ohio Chapter of the Red Cross.  Click here to email the Secretary

Suzanne Pagnelli, Treasurer.
Bio to be added  Click here to email the treasurer

Anita and John Laffey, Publicity.
Anita and John Laffey are fulltimers who have been Red Cross DSHR and Dove volunteers since 2005, deployed 10 times as of December, 2008. Their home chapter is Red Cross Dallas, with strong ties to Red Cross Sacramento. Anita's primary Red Cross activities are Disaster Mental Health, Instructor of Disaster Classes, and Mass Care. She is a retired family therapist who enjoys fishing, art quilting, and mentoring young people. John's primary Red Cross activities are Material Support Services, Instructor of Disaster Classes, and Mass Care. His hobbies include woodcarving, gold panning, and figuring out how anything mechanical works. They share 3 adult children and one granddaughter. click here to email Anita and John

Rose Marie and Richard Hartman, Dove Training Coordinators
Dick is a retired teacher and Rose Marie is a retired nurse anesthetist.  We are transplanted Pennsylvanians to Michigan, and now claim to be ersatz Texans, such is life. We have been full-timers for the past 14 years of our 50+ years of marriage. We have five children, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. We are active DSHR members and active DAT member in our home chapter in Monroe, MI; also, we serve as DAT team members in the winter months in the Phoenix area. We have been members of the DOVEs since it was formed. We are also members of the Woodcarvers on Wheels BoF. We enjoy traveling and have visited all 50 states and every province of Canada, also have done several motor home tours in Europe. Click Here to Email Dick and Rose Marie

Jean Watson, Membership
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John Watson, The WebGuy
I've been a programmer for the last 38 years, so it was a natural fit that I take care of the dove web site.  My wife Jean and I have been with disaster services for about 6 years now, and have found our home in FSI and DST.  We travel fulltime in our Allegro Bus.  You can see our blog at http://www.watsonrv.com/.  If you want to email me, Click Here.  If you are curious about how we stay on line and keep my business running, there are pictures and drawings here: http://www.jwcomp.com/.  Please continue to use this site and the Dove Forum and Dove Members Map that go with it.