MarineParents.com, Inc. is a Nonprofit Corporation with Articles of Incorporation filed in the State of Missouri. The organization is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors, and five Advisory Board Members.
The physical office is located in Columbia, Missouri with seven full-time and three part-time staff onsite. Three part-time staff and one full-time staff work at off-site locations. Over 40 volunteers work 600 hours weekly in the support of the Connect & Share™ services. Additional support volunteers numbering over 600 contribute time and hours to the outreach programs including The Care Package Project™ in Columbia, Missouri, Purple Heart Family Support™ in Bethesda, Maryland, and San Diego, California, Operation Prayers and Letters™ in Marietta, Georgia, and Operation Freedom Ballot™ in Hickory, North Carolina.
MarineParents.com, Inc. is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) public charity. As per the IRS, contributions to a 501(c)(3) public charity are deductible under Section 170 of the Code. IRS recognized public charities are qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code.
Officers:
Tracy Della Vecchia
Founder, President, Executive Director P O Box 1115
Columbia, Missouri 65205
573-449-2003
K. Mickie Nicks Director of Personnel Services Vice President/Secretary Denver, Colorado
Myrna Kelly
Treasurer Sedalia, Missouri
Board Members:
Allen Abshire Director of Conference Services Lake Charles, Louisiana
Luigi Della Vecchia Director of Information Technology Columbia, Missouri
Barb Patterson Director of Outreach Programs Richland, Michigan
Wanda Schmitt Director of Community Relations Verona, Wisconsin
Advisory Board Members:
Lt. Carey H. Cash United States Navy
Massachusetts
Colonel Bryan P. McCoy United States Marine Corps
Florida
Dr. Nancy Welch College Station, Texas
Russ Meade Hickory, North Carolina
Anne Hohenwarter Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Board of Directors Meeting, February, 2008 (Clockwise from top left: Linda, Greg, Tracy, Wanda, Mickie, Joan, Kathy, Nancy)
Colonel Bryan P. McCoy
Lt. Carey H. Cash
