Executive Staff

William M. Matz, Jr.,
Major General, US Army, Retired
President
wmatz@naus.org

Bill assumed the position of President of the Association in January 2005 after a distinguished career in the military and the private sector. During his Army career, General Matz saw combat in Vietnam as an infantry company commander where he was wounded in action during the 1968 TET Offensive. He served as a staff officer or commander in six different Army divisions, as plans officer of the Pacific Fleet's amphibious ready group, in Panama during Operation Just Cause, and as Executive Secretary to the Secretary of Defense.

In the private sector, General Matz's senior management positions included oversight of worldwide Army programs as a Vice President for Raytheon Company and as General Manager of Northrop Grumman's Saudi Arabian National Guard program. He was appointed by the President of the United States to the Veterans Disability Benefits Commission in the fall of 2005. An experienced leader and advocate for the uniformed services, his familiarity with Capitol Hill serves NAUS members and indeed all uniformed services members and veterans well.

Mrs. Tamea A. Boone
Treasurer & Director of Membership Services
taboone@naus.org

Tamie has a BS in Accounting with over 25 years of progressive management level positions. Her understanding of military benefits and issues comes from the view of a military spouse, and her many years of service on the NAUS staff. Her husband is a retired career Marine.

Gene R. Willis
1SG, US Army, Retired
Secretary & Director of Administration
gwillis@naus.org

Gene retired from the Army with more than 24 years experience in the Personnel Management and Administrative fields. He joined the National Association for Uniformed Services team in 1989 as the Director of Administration. He later assumed the additional responsibility of Secretary of the Association.

Steve Hein
LCDR, US Coast Guard, Retired
Director of Marketing
shein@naus.org

Steve is a Certified Marketing Executive with more than 18 years experience in marketing and advertising. This experience includes military recruitment marketing while serving on active duty, and executive-level marketing positions in the higher education, mail-order pharmacy and publishing industries.

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Legislative Team

Mr. Rick Jones
US Army Veteran
Legislative Director/PAC
rjones@naus.org

Rick served as a medical specialist during the Vietnam War era. Before joining NAUS, Rick held a similar position for AMVETS after serving more than 20 years as a legislative aide on the staffs of several Senators and members of the House of Representatives. His service on Capitol Hill included four years as professional staff on funding issues related to veterans affairs' budget and appropriations.

Hal Grant
SGM, US Army, Retired
Deputy Legislative Director & Director of Chapter Management
hgrant@naus.org

Hal retired from the Army with 25 years service, and then served 18 years with the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, DC (Old Soldiers Home). At the Home, he was Admissions Officer, closely involved with the problems and concerns of the residents. He humorously quips that he is "Medicare plus 4" (69 years old) so is attuned to the problems of Seniors.

Mike Plumer
CTI1, US Navy, Retired
National Military and Veterans Benefits Advisor
mplumer@naus.org

Mike's our resident "spook," having served in the Naval Security Group as a Russian linguist for 23 years. He has been in the D.C. area working as a lobbyist for veterans, military retired members and their families, and senior citizens since 1998.

Morgan Brown
MSgt, USAF, Retired
Senior Legislative Assistant
mbrown@naus.org

Since retiring from the Air Force in 2002, this former night stalker (K-9 Handler and First Sergeant) has been hounding members of Congress, DoD, and the Administration to fulfill its obligations to members of the Uniformed Services. Morgan was the manager of military and government relations for the Air Force Sergeants Association prior to assuming duties here at NAUS.

Uniformed Services Journal

Mrs. Marcy J. Genest
Managing Editor, USJ
mgenest@naus.org

Marcy has been a part of the NAUS team since 1995. Her experience ranges from working in the Membership Department to her current position managing the editorial and graphic content of our highly acclaimed, bimonthly publication, Uniformed Services Journal.

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Communications

Stephanie Hall
Database Manager
shall@naus.org

Charito Ampoyo
Accounting Associate
campoyo@naus.org

Charito has 10 years of experience in a variety of areas including financial analysis and sales processes. She is working on her graduate certificate in accounting, leading towards a Master's degree. Charito is an avid volunteer, giving her time to the community wherever her husband's Air Force career takes her.

Nadine Vranizan
Mailroom Associate
nvranizan@naus.org

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Consultant

Charles Partridge
Colonel, US Army, Retired
NAUS Consultant
cpartridge@naus.org

Chuck Partridge served as the NAUS Legislative Counsel for many years during the late 1980s and 1990s after a distinguished military career. He was instrumental in leading the fight for COLAs and TRICARE For Life. Col. Partridge was awarded the prestigious "Hero of TRICARE Award" in which he was cited for his work ensuring that "TRICARE sets the standard for American health care, serves the best people in the world, and improves every day." A fixture on Capitol Hill, and a staunch veteran in the fight for your benefits, Chuck participates regularly as our on-call consultant on legislative and other issues.