at Yokota AB, Japan. Charlita Covington is the new store director of the NSA New Orleans, La. She arrived at her assignment in early March after serving two years as the store administrator for the Chièvres Commissary, Belgium. Riccardo Lieffort, store direc- tor, RAF Lakenheath, England, is the new store director at Mc- Chord AFB, Wash. He succeeds Victoria Best-Rush, currently Zone 12 manager. Cory Reilly, store director at NAS Fallon, Nev., is the new store director for the Sasebo and Hario commissaries, both located aboard FA Sasebo, Japan. He succeeds Barney Patsel, who retired in October 2009 after 15 years of civil service. Velma Siler, store director at NAF El Centro, Calif., is the new • FORT LEE “T hese employees are consid- ered to be among our best and brightest,” said DeCA Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Philip E. Sakowitz Jr. when he commented on a recent series of new executive as- signments and store director appoint- ments (see E and C News 5/10). “Our agency will be stronger as they assume the mantle of increased responsibilities in their new assignments.” NEW STORE DIRECTORS Among those taking up new store director positions were Leslie Car- roll, now store director at Fort Lee, Va. She recently completed a year as store director at NAEC Lakehurst, N.J., which marked her return to DeCA after a 14-year break in her commissary ca- reer. Succeeding Carroll at Lakehurst Commissary is Donald Mitchell, who completed two years as store manager DeCA Store Directors Ring Up Changes Testerman Siler Reilly Peach Lieffort Mitchell Covington Carroll
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at Yokota AB, Japan. Charlita Covington is the new
store director of the NSA New Orleans, La. She arrived at her assignment in early March after serving two years as the store administrator for the Chièvres Commissary, Belgium.
Riccardo Lieffort, store direc-tor, RAF Lakenheath, England, is the new store director at Mc-Chord AFB, Wash. He succeeds Victoria Best-Rush, currently Zone 12 manager.
Cory Reilly, store director at NAS Fallon, Nev., is the new store director for the Sasebo and Hario commissaries, both located aboard FA Sasebo, Japan. He succeeds Barney Patsel, who retired in October 2009 after 15 years of civil service.
Velma Siler, store director at NAF El Centro, Calif., is the new
• Fort Lee
“These employees are consid-ered to be among our best and
brightest,” said DeCA Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Philip E. Sakowitz Jr. when he commented on a recent series of new executive as-signments and store director appoint-ments (see E and C News 5/10). “Our agency will be stronger as they assume the mantle of increased responsibilities in their new assignments.”
NEW STORE DIRECTORSAmong those taking up new store
director positions were Leslie Car-roll, now store director at Fort Lee, Va. She recently completed a year as store director at NAEC Lakehurst, N.J., which marked her return to DeCA after a 14-year break in her commissary ca-reer. Succeeding Carroll at Lakehurst Commissary is Donald Mitchell, who completed two years as store manager
store director at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas. She succeeds Blair Marshburn, who retired in November 2009.
Drew Peach, who served for two years as store director at Altus AFB, Okla., was named the store director at NAS North Island, Calif. Former North Island Store Director Thomas Testerman was named as the new store director for Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Anthony Piccolo, who was the store director at Fort Hamiliton, N.Y., is the new store director at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Former Kirtland AFB Store Director Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Dale Pudwill, is serving a four-year assignment with the services squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany.
William Feggans, general manager at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., was named
store director at MCLB Barstow, Calif. He succeeds Robert Hoak-Kagey, who was chosen as store administrator at Fort Irwin, Calif.
Teresa DeJesus, store director at Garmisch, Germany, is the new store director at Lajes Field, Por-tugal. She succeeds Jim Marino, the new store director at NSA Annapolis, Md.
Rhonda Smith, store direc-tor at Barbers Point, Hawaii, was named store director at Fort Car-son, Colo., succeeding Monique Mullin-Mings, who is now the Ramstein, Germany, Zone 32 manager.
Marjorie “Chris” Milligan, store administrator at Robins AFB, Ga., was assigned as store director at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where she succeeds Ralph Maastricht, who is now store administrator at Randolph AFB, Texas.
Lori Looney, general manager (GM) at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., was named store director at the installation. She succeeds Royden Hunnewell, now store director at Moody AFB, Ga.
Edwin Auld, store administra-tor at Holloman AFB, N.M., was selected as the installation’s store director. He follows Mike Bath-gate, now the store administrator at USAG Wiesbaden, Germany.
Ronald Yoder, store director at Sagamihara Housing Area, Japan, moves to the same position at Yokota AB, Japan. He succeeds Michael Auderer, now store ad-ministrator at Misawa AB, Japan.
Finally, Sheila Bramlett, Fort Belvoir, Va. GM, was named store director, Scott AFB, Ill., and Be-linda Little, store administrator, Incirlik, Turkey, was assigned as store director, Garmisch, Ger-many.
As of presstime, no replace-ments had been announced for vacant administrator, store direc-tor, or general manager positions at RAF Lakenheath, NAS Fallon, NAF El Centro, Altus AFB, Fort Hamilton, Fort Huachuca, Robins AFB, Holloman AFB and Sag-amihara. —E and C NEWS Bramlett Little
