Leadership/Board of Directors

The above photo is of the Central Valley Veterans’ Board at their annual meeting in January. We are hard at work planning an exciting 2017!

We have come a long way! In 2016 CVV had a $180,000 operating budget. When CVV started in 2011, our operating budget was $30,000! Thank you so much to all of our volunteers, donors, board members, and above-all else, our veterans!! We couldn’t have done it without you!

2018 Board Members:

Deb Riordan, President
Bill Gonzalez, Vice President: U.S. Army, Retired
Chelsea McCliment, Secretary
Alex Riordan, Treasurer
Thom Miller, Board Member: U.S. Army Veterans
John Schuler, Past Vice President: U.S. Army, Retired
Michael Russell, Past President: U.S. Navy Veteran
Quentina Johnson, Board Member: To The Mat, Chair
Sarah Brown-Monroe, Board Member
Kimberly Raymond, Board Member

Meet the Board:

Deborah Riordan, President
Deb is a U.S. Marine Corp Veterans Mom. She works in the family owned business. She is active in the community. She serves as a board member at “Fresno Center for New Americans”. She and her husband Tim enjoy traveling all over the world.

Bill Gonzalez, Vice President
Bill is a retired U. S. Army veteran. Along with John Schuler, He is our “Boots on the ground”. He and John have been extremely instrumental in the success of our Hospitality House. He is an amazing cook and feeds the masses at our events. He also coordinates our Holiday Meal giveaways. He and his lovely lady, Mary enjoy spending time in Mexico.

Chelsea McCliment, Secretary
Chelsea is the daughter of a U.S. Navy Veteran. She works as a legal assistant for a well known law firm in Fresno. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family. She is also considering a career in law enforcement.

Alex Riordan, Treasurer
Alex is project manager for a local dairy environmental consulting firm. He is also a Reserve Deputy with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. He is committed to supporting our local valley veterans in the memory of those that we have lost.

Thom Miller, Board Member
Thom is a U. S. Army veteran, 1966-68. Thom along with his wife Kelly run “Bullard Uniform Shop”. Thom also helps with his son’s local business’, “The Press Box” as the controller. Thom is a volunteer at the Veterans Treatment Court. He also enjoys riding his Honda VTX motorcycle.

John Schueler, Past Vice President, Board Member
John is a retired U.S. Army veteran. John is well known in the “Veteran Community”. He was instrumental in the development of the “Stand Down” in Fresno. He and his wife Cheri are looking forward to utilizing their new camp trailer.

Michael Russell, Past President: U.S. Navy Veteran
Mike is a U.S. Navy veteran. Mike served as President of our Board for 5+ years. He is a licensed realtor and H.R. director at an alternate fuel company. Mike and his wife Ashli both work in the real estate field. Besides being active with CVV, Mike enjoys Researching his genealogy.

Quentina Johnson, Board Member: To The Mat, Chair
Quentina has developed our newest program, “To The Mat” for military children. She is a Customer Service agent for small commercial business at a local insurance company. She serves as assistant director of the Central Valley Princess Program, a part of the Miss Fresno America.

Sarah Brow-Monroe, Board Member
Sarah of Central Valley American Red Service to Armed Forces. She is the Volunteer/VAVS rep/Veterans along with her partner "Freckles" ARC K9 Action Team and Therapy Dog. Her son proudly serves in the U.S. Army! Sarah has already stepped in to co-chair our Stand Down Committee

Kimberly Raymond, Board Member
Kimberly who has been co-chairman of the Star Spangled Ball for 4 years has joined the Board. Kimberly is also invaluable as our Communications Chair. She is the proud wife and mom of U.S. Air Force veterans.