2011-12 Board of Directors

President: Pete Hammer
Treasurer: Hank Snyder
Secretary: Doug Chotkevys

Bios from the Board of Directors of the Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group:

Pete Hammer, President: 

A founder of Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group. BS-Finance Indiana Univ. College swim team Captain, Big Ten-NCAA Champion, 1964 Olympic Team alternate. Marine Captain, F-4 Phantom Radar Intercept Operator, close air support missions in Vietnam. Merrill Lynch & Pacific Life Investment Division Mgr., PIMCO VP & Managing Director of PMRealty Advisors.

MSgt Hank Snyder USMC-Ret,-Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

Hank Snyder after 28 years of service retired from our Marine Corps in 1982. He is the President & CEO of Safe Tax and Business Accounting Services and has an extensive background in tax-business consulting, software development , and sits on five different Boards of Directors. He is a Member & Director of the Exchange Club Of San Clemente, a past President and is currently their Treasurer.

Doug Chotkevys, Secretary:

Since coming to the City of Dana Point over eight years ago as its City Manager, Mr. Chotkevys has worked with the Dana Point City Council to develop one of the finest City government teams in the entire State.  He is the President-elect for the Orange County City Manager’s Department and is a former trustee for the Magnolia School District in Anaheim.  A former Rotarian in Whittier and Dana Point, Mr. Chotkevys remains active in his community as a Board Member of the Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group serving the Marines, Sailors and the families of the 5^th MAR at Camp Pendleton.

Diane Harkey, Director:

Diane Harkey, was the former Mayor of Dana Point and was elected to the California State Assembly in 2008 to represent the 73rd Assembly District. She serves the Orange and San Diego County communities of Oceanside, Camp Pendleton, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills and Aliso Viejo. Click here to read her full bio on her State Assembly web site.

Nancy Jenkins, Director:

Nancy was previously K-12 Administrator and the Director of Professional Development for five school districts prior to her retirement. She has earned both a Bachelor Of Arts and Masters Of Administration Degrees from Ohio Wesleyan and Pepperdine University respectively. She currently sits on the Board of the Dana Point Historical Society, Daughters Of Norway and Capistrano Valley Symphony.

Brud LeTourneau, Director:

Prior to retiring in 2010, Mr. LeTourneau's career in the soft drink industry spanned multiple functions from operations, sales to marketing. He has also been contracted as an independent consultant for both the Pepsi-Cola and Coca-Cola companies. He has served on several national advisory committees for the Pepsi-Cola and the Seven-Up companies. Brud considers it an honor and privilege to be able to volunteer and offer his time and resources to serve the 5th Marine Regiment to support the men and women who put themselves on the front line to protect our country and liberties we enjoy.  We also need to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice protecting us.

Terry A. Rifkin, Director:

Alan Wickstrom, Director: 

Alan is President / CEO of BuildingOnline, a leading web design and Internet marketing agency that he founded in 1995. Alan has been a member of NAHB and the Dana Point Chamber since 1996. He is also an active Paul Harris Fellow at the Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club, board advisor to Dana Point Coastal Arts, Board Member of the Capistrano Valley Symphony, Board Member of the the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce and past President of the SOCSA Foundation. In Dec 2009, Alan was selected as the 2009 Dana Point Citizen of the Year. Alan is currently the PR and Web Site Chair for the Dana Point 5th  Marine Regiment Support Group.