Board of Directors

WHC is fortunate to have board directors who not only attend monthly meetings, but are also active participants in helping to operate and manage our local non-profit organization.

Today, we have a diverse board with a wide range of business skills and experience. This team has made major accomplishments in assisting with the needs of veterans and their families in our community.

WHC incorporated into a non-profit 501 (c) (3) charity in 2014, focusing exclusively on Collier County veterans after three years raising money for a national veterans charity. Three of the original five board members are still with us: Dale Mullin, MarieElena Mullin, and Anthony Petretta.

Our board worked to rewrite our vision and mission statement, which helped move us from a single-focused charity with annual revenues of approximately $200,000 a year to annually raising more than $2 million for veterans and their families for housing, mental health and education support.

We are committed to ensuring that no veteran is left behind in Collier County.

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Dale A. Mullin

President

Vietnam Veteran 1967-68
Retired Business Executive
Naples, FL

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Anthony Petretta

VICE PRESIDENT

N.J. National Guard 1964-1970
Retired, Financial Services
Naples, FL

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Barbara Salkow

Secretary

Graduate of Boston College
 Security Industry and Education Career
Founding member of Gulf Coast FL Blue Star Mothers
Married, son is an active duty USAF Airman
Retired, Naples, FL 

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Thomas Buckley, CPA

treasurer

         U.S. Army, 1966-1969            MBA, University of Central Florida

Retired Healthcare Executive

 Naples, FL

Marie Elaina

Marie Elaina Mullin

Director

Retired Worldwide Sales
FedEx
Naples, FL
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FRANTZ MICHEL, ESQ.

Director

Army National Guard, Col (Ret)
Iraq Veteran
Ave Maria Law School
Cape Coral, FL

 

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John Kistler

Director

Retired
Princeton University Economics 1981
Loyola University MBA 1985
Financial Market Career
Naples, FL

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Gene Siembieda, Jr

Director

U.S. Navy Veteran
MBA, University of Pennsylvania
Retired, Financial Services
Naples, FL & Ramsey, NJ

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Benjamin L. Cassidy

Director

U.S. Marine Corps, Col (Ret.), 1973-2001
Government Relations Consultant
Georgetown University – MA
Brown University – BA
Alexandria, VA

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