Ed Wiegers is the Chair of the Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs. He was appointed to the KCVA by Governor Sebelius in 2004.
Ed served in the Kansas Army National Guard for more than 34 years retiring in 1984 as a Colonel. He served on active duty in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.
Ed is a graduate of Emporia State University and Washburn Law School. He is actively engaged in the practice of law at Marysville.
Jim Buterbaugh was appointed to the Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs by Governor Sebelius on July 12, 2004.
Jim served in the U.S. Navy from 1965-1968 and is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Jim graduated from Southwestern College in 1971 and was inducted into Southwestern College Business Hall of Fame in 2003. He is an Insurance and Real Estate Broker and is President of Risk Counselors Inc. DBA Buterbaugh and Handlin in Winfield, Ks.
Michael Neer is a member of the Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs. Governor Kathleen Sebelius appointed him to that position in 2005.
Mike served 31 years in the United States Army. He was drafted as a private in 1965, was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1967 and retired as a colonel in 1996. He served with 5th Special Forces in Vietnam, the 9th Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division, two tours in Europe with V Corps, and numerous other command and staff assignments.
He is currently the President of the Association of the United States Army-Kansas City Chapter, and serves on the boards of Sunflower Chapter – Military Officers’ Association of America, the Missouri Executive Committee ESGR, and the Special Forces Association Chapter 29. He is also an ambassador for the Army’s Freedom Team Salute Program.
Joy D. Moser was appointed to the Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs by Governor Sebelius on August 9, 2006.
She served 24 years in the Kansas Army National Guard, retiring in 2002 as a Lieutenant Colonel. Among her varied military duties was her command of the 105th Public Affairs Detachment.
Joy received a Bachelors Degree from Kansas University and a Masters Degree in Earth Science from the University of Notre Dame. She graduated from the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. She also graduated and received a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies from the U. S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 2000.
She worked for 30 years at The Adjutant General's Department, retiring in 2006 as the Public Affairs Director.
Command Sergeant Major John J. Ryan, Carbondale, has 38 years of service in the Kansas Army National Guard and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. CSM Ryan has earned a long list of awards including the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal.