SUVCW Camp 2 - Officers - Dept. of California & Pacific, SUVCW

Camp Officers & Committees

The current leadership of the Camp.

Officers of the Camp are elected by the Membership at the annual Camp election meeting, with the Camp Commander-elect selecting his appointed staff and committee assignments. Once installed in their respective offices, the Camp Officers serve until their successors are duly elected and installed.

Elected Officers

Office	Name	Residence	Email
Commander	Dean R. Smith, PCC Click here for bio	Los Angeles, CA	camp2@suvpac.org
Senior Vice Commander	William C. Harrington	Los Angeles, CA	camp2svc@suvpac.org
Junior Vice Commander	Brandon A. Villardi	Torrance, CA	camp2jvc@suvpac.org
Secretary	James A. Bellows	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	camp2secretary@suvpac.org
Treasurer	James Lybolt		camp2treasurer@suvpac.org
Councilman	William K. Gallagher	Covina, CA	camp2council1@suvpac.org
Councilman	Stephen M. Yoss	Claremont, CA	camp2council2@suvpac.org
Councilman	Stephen S. Magoffin	Hermosa Beach, CA	camp2council3@suvpac.org

Appointed Officers

Office	Name	Residence	Email
Patriotic Instructor	Derek S. Gould	Culver City, CA	camp2pi@suvpac.org
Chaplain	Rev. Dr. Gary Alan Dickey	Westlake Village, CA	camp2chaplain@suvpac.org
Assistant Chaplain	John V. Richardson, Jr.	Inglewood, CA	camp2chaplain2@suvpac.org
Chaplain's Aide	Stephen S. Magoffin	Hermosa Beach, CA	camp2chaplain3@suvpac.org
Counselor	Kyle Puro	Long Beach, CA	camp2counselor@suvpac.org
Historian	John V. Richardson, Jr.	Inglewood, CA	camp2historian@suvpac.org
Graves Registration Officer	David M. Kidd	Pacific Palisades, CA	camp2gro@suvpac.org
Assistant Graves Registration Officer #1	William C. Harrington	Los Angeles, CA	camp2GRO1@suvpac.org
Assistant Graves Registration Officer #2	Donald D. Lynch	Los Angeles, CA	camp2GRO2@suvpac.org
Civil War Memorials Officer	David M. Kidd	Pacific Palisades, CA	camp2cwmo@suvpac.org
Guide	Peter Green	Redondo Beach, CA	camp2guide@suvpac.org
Color Bearer	Brandon A. Villardi	Torrance, CA	camp2colors@suvpac.org
Guard	Kristen H. Anderson	Hawthorne, CA	camp2guard@suvpac.org
Eagle Scout Certificate Coordinator	Brandon A. Villardi	Torrance, CA	camp2scouts@suvpac.org
G.A.R. Highway Officer	William K. Gallagher	Covina, CA	camp2garhwy@suvpac.org
ROTC/JROTC/NDCC Award Coordinator	Dean R. Smith, PCC Click here for bio	Los Angeles, CA	camp2rotc@suvpac.org
Genealogical Officer	Brandon A. Villardi	Torrance, CA	camp2genealogy@suvpac.org
Assistant Genealogical Officer	John V. Richardson, Jr.	Inglewood, CA	camp2genealogy2@suvpac.org
Newsletter Editor	Dean R. Smith, PCC	Los Angeles, CA	camp2editor@suvpac.org
Signals Officer	James R. Gill	Manhattan Beach, CA	camp2signals@suvpac.org
Webmaster	Tad D. Campbell, PCinC Click here for bio	Gilroy, CA	camp2webmaster@suvpac.org

Committees

Committees are appointed by the Camp Commander, who serves as an ex officio member of all committees.

Committee	Members	Description & Responsibilities
Membership Committee	Dean R. Smith, PCC Brandon A. Villardi James A. Bellows James A. Lybolt William K. Gallagher
Angelus Rosedale Cemetery Committee	William C. Harrington (Chair) James A. Lybolt Stephen S. Magoffin John V. Richardson, Jr. Donald D. Lynch James R. Gill Derek S. Gould Dean R. Smith, PCC (ex officio as Camp Commander)	The purposes of the Committee shall, at a minimum, be to: Properly clean, straighten, repair, or replace the headstones of Union veterans buried in the Stanton GAR Post plat, as documented by Brother Harrington. To acquire headstones from the Veterans Administration for placement on some 20 graves that are without a headstone and to conduct appropriate dedication ceremonies for these headstones. Acquire and raise a new appropriately-sized U.S. Flag on the flagpole near the GAR cannon monument, as well as refurbish the flagpole and place solar-powered light on it to properly light the Flag at night. Clean and repaint, if necessary, the GAR cannon monument. Conduct an SUVCW Memorial Day ceremony at the Cemetery on Memorial Day weekend in 2025 and in following years, if possible. Explore the possibility of bringing groups of students, Boy and Girl Scouts, and other members of the general public to the Cemetery to be educated about the Union Veterans buried there. Over time, expand the work described in Subsections 1 and 2 to the Women’s Relief Corps (WRC) and Rosecrans Camp plots; as well as to the graves of all Union Veterans buried in the Cemetery, as documented by Brother Lynch.

Committee

Members

Membership Committee

Dean R. Smith, PCC
Brandon A. Villardi
James A. Bellows
James A. Lybolt
William K. Gallagher

Angelus Rosedale Cemetery Committee

William C. Harrington (Chair)
James A. Lybolt
Stephen S. Magoffin
John V. Richardson, Jr.
Donald D. Lynch
James R. Gill
Derek S. Gould
Dean R. Smith, PCC (ex officio as Camp Commander)

The purposes of the Committee shall, at a minimum, be to:

Properly clean, straighten, repair, or replace the headstones of Union veterans buried in the Stanton GAR Post plat, as documented by Brother Harrington.
To acquire headstones from the Veterans Administration for placement on some 20 graves that are without a headstone and to conduct appropriate dedication ceremonies for these headstones.
Acquire and raise a new appropriately-sized U.S. Flag on the flagpole near the GAR cannon monument, as well as refurbish the flagpole and place solar-powered light on it to properly light the Flag at night.
Clean and repaint, if necessary, the GAR cannon monument.
Conduct an SUVCW Memorial Day ceremony at the Cemetery on Memorial Day weekend in 2025 and in following years, if possible.
Explore the possibility of bringing groups of students, Boy and Girl Scouts, and other members of the general public to the Cemetery to be educated about the Union Veterans buried there.

Over time, expand the work described in Subsections 1 and 2 to the Women’s Relief Corps (WRC) and Rosecrans Camp plots; as well as to the graves of all Union Veterans buried in the Cemetery, as documented by Brother Lynch.

Gen. W. S. Rosecrans Camp No. 2, SUVCW | Camp Officers
Created: 20 Feb 2008; Modified: 24 Apr 2025