Chair

Tammy Cartagena

Health Benefits Consultant, US Family Health Plan

A retired SMSgt, NJ Air National Guard, Tammy is Tricare certified with DEERS access with the ability to assist all service members with Tricare questions. In addition, she serves as the Secretary of the Board of Retiree Association at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, on the Board for the Philadelphia Parade Committee, and volunteers at the Retiree Office at the 111th Attack Wing, Air National Guard.

Vice Chair

Paula Crawford-Gamble

Veterans Care Excellence Liaison, Penn Medicine

Paula has been a DVVC member organization representative for three years and active on the Program Committee. Through DVVC, she believes we can integrate our resources to successfully collaborate with community and government organizations to meet the needs of our community.

Secretary

Ashley Griffiths

Executive Director, Gloucester County Habitat for Humanity, AmeriCorps Alumna

Ashley serves as chair of the DVVC Membership Committee. She is a proud AmeriCorps alumna and has held multiple leadership positions with local nonprofit organizations. She also participates in the Honorary Commander Program at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Ashley recognizes and values the work of DVVC to bring veteran service organizations together to share knowledge and resources to better serve the Veteran community.

VA Liaison

Rita Chappelle

Chief, External Affairs, Outreach and Media,
Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center

Rita plays a critical role as a non-voting member of the Executive Committee, integrating the work of DVVC into the community engagement efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and ensuring we retain our status as a Community Veterans Engagement Board (CVEB).
She serves as an Executive Committee liaison to committees.

Ryan McGoldrick

Deputy Executive Director, Mission Execution, Veterans Multi-Service Center

For more than a decade, Ryan has worked to provide services to military and Veteran communities in the tri-state area. While with the Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces, she helped create DVVC. In 2014, she joined the Veterans Multi-Service Center – a key DVVC member organization providing direct service to Veterans in the region.

Ted Gallagher

Director, NJ Camden County Office of Veterans Affairs

Over his years of active duty and Reserve service in the U.S. Army, Ted developed a passion to assist service members and Veterans in navigating the challenging bureaucracy of the VA and DOD. He brings this passion to his job in Camden County and to his volunteer work with DVVC, as well as to his role as an Ex Officio Member on the Board of Directors for the Battleship New Jersey.

Sandy Barth

Jewish War Veterans VA Volunteer Service Committee

Sandy serves as a DVVC member organization representative for the Pennsylvania Jewish War Veterans and also serves the national Jewish War Veterans as a member of the VA Volunteer Service Committee. In joining the DVVC Executive Committee in 2025, Sandy looks forward to continuing his commitment to veterans in this new and meaningful way.

Hank Gillen

Director of Veterans Services,
St. Joseph’s University

As a representative of one of DVVC’s educational member institutions, where our veterans benefit from DVVC members’ support, Hank is keenly aware of the value provided by DVVC as a clearinghouse of info on what is available in greater Philadelphia, one of the best places to be a veteran.