Staff
Bobbie Mershon
Member of the Commission
Veterans of Vietnam (VVA)
Jeffrey D. Noble
President
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
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Jeffrey D. Noble serves the FCVSC as the designee of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. From 1966 to 1991 he was on active duty in the U.S. Army and completed one tour in Vietnam (1968-1969) as a gun ship pilot, gun team leader and Division Staff Officer with the 9th Infantry Division. Jeff holds lifetime membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, Vietnam Veterans Association, Military Officers of America Association and the Association of the United States Army. Jeff is currently and has been for the last 6 years the Commander of L/CPL Wesley G. Davids Post 800 Dublin, American Legion.
After retiring from the Army, Jeff joined Huntington Banks for 14 years as a Vice President in Commercial Banking . Since his retirement from Huntington he has been deeply involved in Veterans activities in Dublin, organizing their Memorial Day and Veterans Day events, working with Dublin Schools to find Delegates for Buckeye Boys State and Buckeye Girls State and developing two or three annual fund raising events to support Veterans causes. He was appointed to complete a term on the Commission in 2015 and his term will expire in 2021.
Michael Brendus
Commissioner
American Legion (AL)
Sandy Vorhies
Vice President
American Veterans (AMVETS)
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Sandy serves on the Commission as the representative of the American Veterans (AMVETS). She is an U.S. Army Veteran. Sandy is currently employed with the Franklin County Common Pleas Court General Division and has been with the court for 28 years.
Sandy was the first woman State Commander of AMVETS Department of Ohio and served from July 2012 to June 2014. Sandy is a member of the AMVETS Post 1928 and serves as the AMVETS Department of Ohio National Executive Committee Person.
Sandy received an appointment by Governor Kasich in 2012 to the Ohio War Orphans & Severely Disabled Veterans Children Scholarship Board and is currently serving as the AMVETS representative.
Sandy is an advocate for all Veterans and their families.
Alfred Skinner
Member of the Commission
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
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Alfred G. Skinner serves the FCVSC as a representative of the DAV Capital City Chapter 3. He served on active duty with the US Navy from 1963 - 1969 with three tours in Vietnam as a Signalman, SAR, was a member of the Naval Reserves from 1977 - 1996, and retired as a Signalman First Class (Surface Warfare.) He is the Commander of the Navy and Marine Post 276, Provost Marshal of AMVETS Post 89 and is also a member of VFW Post 4719, VVA Board Member and VVAs Representive of Chapter 670. Mr. Skinner is very active in the Country Veterans Community, including the VA.
Robert (Buck) Bramlish
Executive Director
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Director Bramlish assumed the role of Executive Director of the Franklin County Veterans Service Commission (FCVSC) in February 2016.
Buck served 34 years in the Ohio Army National Guard (OHARNG), enlisting in 1982, promoted to Staff Sergeant in 1986, commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in 1989, promoted to Colonel in 2011 and retired in 2016 as the Director of Army Operations for the OHARNG. His military career culminated with a 2015-2016 deployment to Iraq.
Buck graduated from Bowling Green State University, and earned master's degrees from Trident University and The Army War College. He is married to Debbie and has two children, Reagan and Jake.
Assistant Director, Administration
Angela M. Cline
Assistant Director, Services
Matthew H. Zelnik
Administration Manager
Nicole R. McCabe
Services Manager
Joseph G. Fridley
Benefits Manager
Doreen M. Lafferty
Administration Manager
Jodi L. McDade
Services Supervisor
Jeffrey L. Conley
Louis O. Santos
Outreach Program Manager
Dixie M. Bishop
Personnel Specialist
Sharon F. Gardner
Client Program Specialist
Misty A. Barnhart
Audra K. DiOrio
C. Lynn Fernandez
Amy R. Schmitter
Fiscal Specialist
Andrea L. Mathias
Kelley Walker
Veterans Benefits Specialist
Daniel L. Craver
Lee W. Daugherty
Donna M. Decker
Felicia M. Forrest
Vicki L. Gordon-Smith
Veronda D. Hanks
Corey A. Hardin
K. Kayne Herr
Zachary A. Kinnett
David Z. Lemkau
Calandra A. Jones
Immanuel N. Jones
Etta J. Sivier
Financial Coach Investigator
Chardon S. Truitt