Bio for New Executive Director, Dennis Lane
Dennis Lane is a native of St Louis, MO. He served with the US Army in Vietnam for 14 months with the 7th Battalion 15th Artillery from 1967 to 1969. While serving in Vietnam he earned the Army Commendation Medal for distinguished service.
He is especially committed to working in this position because of his combat experience. Not only is he against war in principle in resolving issues, but he is especially concerned about the personal impact that combat has on the military personnel. He will work tirelessly maintain contact with Veterans of all ages and has demonstrated his networking skills in his previous position.
Dennis comes to the Executive Director of Veterans For Peace position with over 25 years of nonprofit experience. One of his first priorities will be to initiate a comprehensive fund raising program so VFP can expand its mission outreach. One of his immediate concerns will be to understand how VFP can better serve the local chapters.
Finally, he is deeply honored that he was selected to serve in this position and wants the Veterans For Peace diverse constituents to know that he is there to listen and to serve them.