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The nine-member Advisory Committee to the Director of the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs was formed by statute in 1945. The ODVA Advisory Committee has played an important role in the effective administration of the department and have been invaluable advisors to the Director.
Annually, the Committee presents a report to the governor.
Members of the Advisory Committee are appointed by the governor to serve four-year terms. Current Advisory Committee officers and members include:
 Gerard (Jerry) F. Lorang, Chair
- U.S Army 1972-1974
- Vietnam-era veteran
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 1975-2007
- Disabled American Veterans
- American Legion
Kevin J. Owens, Vice Chair
- U.S. Coast Guard 1990-1996
- Panama
- Grenada
- Persian Gulf War-era veteran
- American Legion
 Irv Fletcher
- U.S. Navy 1950-1954
- Korean War
- Korean War Veterans Assoc.
- American Legion
 Al Herrera
- U.S. Army 1955-1976
- Vietnam War
- Silver Star Recipient
 J. Ryan Howell
- Oregon Army National Guard
- Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Awarded two (2) Purple Hearts
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Military Order of the Purple Heart
 Mary J. Mayer
 Charles E. Schmidt
- U.S. Air Force 1965-1993
- Vietnam War
- Persian Gulf War
- Operations Desert Shield-Desert Storm
- American Legion
Meetings of the Advisory Committee are held quarterly. For meeting dates and locations, please call 503-373-2383. (Special needs will be met for those who have a disability.)
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