Our Executive Board...
Clifford J. DeCuir - Director
Cliff is a retired Contract Administrator from PG&E Company and Secretary of the Vietnam Veterans of Diablo Valley. He is the Secretary of the Foundation.
Martin M. De Venuta - Director
Marty is an Accountant with a major San Francisco Bay Area financial institution. He is the CFO/Treasurer of the Diablo Valley Veterans Foundation and he serves as the Finance Officer of the East Bay Stand Down. Previously, he was the Treasurer of the Vietnam Veterans of Diablo Valley. Marty is an Air Force Veteran having served 3 overseas tours of duty in the Southern Philippines on Mactan Isle Airfield, Tan Son Nhut Air Base Vietnam, U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base Thailand and stateside at K.I.Sawyer Air Force Base in Michigan. He has served on the National Board of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), the Golden West Council of the IMA and the IMA Diablo Valley Chapter. He also has served on a national committee of the National Association of Tax Practitioners (NATP) and as the President of the California Chapter of the NATP.
Ronald L. Lowe - Director
Ron is a retired Major General of the United States Army and Board Member of the Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation. Major General Lowe is the President of the Foundation and also serves on the Executive Committee of the East Bay Stand Down.
Mary P. O’Donnell - Director
Rear Admiral Mary P. O’Donnell, (Ret.), US Coast Guard, was commissioned on April 13, 1973. Her assignments have included both traditional Coast Guard operational missions and six years of experience in the join service environment of expeditionary warfare.
Rear Admiral O'Donnell is a graduate of Ohio State University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in English Education. Staying with the Big 10 schools, she attended both Michigan State University, graduating with a Master of Arts in Comparative Literature, and the University of Michigan's School of Business, completing a course of study in Strategic Human Resources Planning. She also attended Golden Gate University, completing the course work for a Master of Public Administration and has attended the Naval War College, the National Defense University, and completed the CAPSTONE program for flag officers and general officers.
Her military awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Korean Theater Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with 3 gold stars, the Navy Overseas Service Ribbon, the Commandant's Letter of Commendation, and the Navy Unit Commendation.
In September 2009, Rear Admiral O’Donnell was appointed by President Obama to the Military Leadership Diversity Commission.
In her civilian capacity, Rear Admiral O'Donnell is the Director of Mission Support Services at National Security Technologies, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Her home is in Danville, California, with her husband, Claes Elfving. She has two daughters, Shannon and Shawn.
Gerald T. Yahiro - Director
Jerry is a retired Project Manager of Pacific Bell and Director of the East Bay Stand Down (a biennial community program which assists homeless and less fortunate veterans).
