Past Dept. Commanders
Recent Past Department Commanders
- David R. Riley Sr. (Oneida County) 2022-2023
- Frank LaMarsh (Staten Island) 2021-2022
- Michael McDermott (Cortland County) 2019-2021
- Gary M. Schacher (Schoharie County) 2018-2019
- Rena M. Nessler (Ontario County) 2017-2018
- John B. Sampson (Cattaraugus County) 2016-2017
- James V. Yermas (Montgomery Co.) 2015-2016
- Frank J. Peters (Staten Island) 2014-2015
- Kenneth F. Governor (Rensselaer) 2013-2014
- Timothy S. Van Patten (Erie) 2012-2013
- W. Michael Bowen (Seneca) 2011-2012
- V. James Troiola (Rockland) 2010-2011
- William R. Kearsing (Albany) 2009-2010
- Edward Bertrand (Essex) 2008-2009
- William H. Burnett (Niagara) 2007-2008
- James W. Casey (Queens) 2006-2007
- Stanley H. Clark (Yates) 2005-2006
- Paul A. Cortright (Jefferson) 2004-2005
- Charles I. Herschlag (Erie) 2003-2004
- Fang A. Wong (New York) 2002-2003
- Paul G. Mitras (St. Lawrence) 2001-2002
- Richard C. O’Keefe (Bronx) 2000-2001
Honorary Past Department Commander
- Doug Malin (Bronx) 2015-2016
PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS
- C. W. Wickersham (New York) 1919
- Ogden L. Mills (NewYork) 1919
- Russell E. Sard (Albany) 1920
- Wade H. Hayes (New York) 1920
- Charles G. Blakeslee (Broome) 1920-1921
- William F. Deegan (Bronx) 1921-1922
- Albert S. Callan (Columbia) 1922-1923
- Edward E. Spafford (New York) 1923-1924
- Samuel E. Aronowitz (Albany) 1924-1925
- Harry C. Wilder (Onondaga) 1925-1926
- Arthur E. Brundage (Orange) 1926-1927
- William F. Schohl (Erie) 1927-1928
- Douglas I. McKay (Westchester) 1928-1929
- John J. Bennett (Kings) 1929-1930
- Edward J. Neary (Nassau) 1930-1931
- Moses G. Hubbard (Oneida) 1931-1932
- Dr. George J. Lawrence (Queens) 1932-1933
- Robert E. Minnich (Albany) 1933-1934
- John Dwight Sullivan (New York) 1934-1935
- Edward N. Scheiberling (Albany) 1935-1936
- George M. Clancy (Monroe) 1936-1937
- Jeremiah F. Cross (Bronx) 1937-1938
- Frank C. Love (Onondaga) 1938-1939
- George A. Mead (Erie) 1939-1940
- Edward A. Vosseler (Kings) 1940-1941
- Jacob Ark (Monroe) 1941-1942
- Arthur G. Bouton (Westchester) 1942-1943
- William N. Lewis (Nassau) 1943-1944
- Leo V. Lanning (Erie) 1944-1945
- Miles D. Kennedy (Bronx) 1945-1946
- Earl C. Hitchcock (Warren) 1946-1947
- Arthur F. Duffy (Queens) 1947-1948
- Corydon D. Kingsbury (Lewis) 1948-1949
- Louis E. Drago (Kings) 1949-1950
- Dr. Joseph R. Hawn (Erie) 1950-1951
- James V. Demarest (New York) 1951-1952
- Maurice Stember (Nassau) 1952-Conv
- Bruce Percy (Monroe) 1952-1953
- Paul S. Samuels (Dutchess) 1953-1954
- John B. Ryan, Jr. (Rensselaer) 1954-1955
- Frederick T. Devlin (Erie) 1955-1956
- Martin B. McKneally (Orange) 1956-1957
- John F. Keenan (Queens) 1957-1958
- Arnold E. Swanson (Chautauqua) 1958-1959
- Robert C. Fuller (Oswego) 1959-1960
- Aldo R. Benedetto (Richmond) 1960-1961
- John R. McNamara (Tioga) 1961-1962
- Dr. F. Herrick Connors (Albany) 1962-1963
- J. Arthur Petty (Nassau) 1963-1964
- Dr. Michael J. Crino (Monroe) 1964-1965
- William A. Egan, Jr. (Westchester) 1965-1966
- James P. Henneghan (Suffolk) 1966-1967
- Edward R. Delehanty (Albany) 1967-1968
- Michael J. Kogutek (Erie) 1968-1969
- Richard M. Pedro (Tioga) 1969-1970
- Raymond T. Wellington (Kings) 1970-1971
- Robert W. Garlinger (Chautauqua) 1971-1972
- Herman G. Harrington (Rensselaer) 1972-1973
- William H. Kelly (Orange) 1973-1974
- H. Gordon Burleigh (Warren) 1974-1975
- Leonard E. Baxter (Oswego) 1975-1976
- Casimir F. Sojka (New York) 1976-1977
- John P. Tipping (Nassau) 1977-1978
- Frank J. Giambra (Erie) 1978-1979
- Hamilton Fish, Sr. (Ulster) 1979 Conv.
- Alfred D. Marino (Rockland) 1979-1980
- Roger E. LaGasse (Wayne) 1980-1981
- Alton H. Carpenter (Broome) 1981-1982
- John J. Harris (Kings) 1982-1983
- William P. Mclaughlin (Queens) 1983-1984
- Donald E. Klein (Niagara) 1984-1985
- George J. Clow (Onondaga) 1985-1986
- Vance E. Ketcham (Hamilton) 1986-1987
- Frank J. D’Amico (New York) 1987-1988
- Albert M. Becker (Suffolk) 1988-1989
- Frederick P. Cipoletti (Richmond) 1989-DEC
- Vincent J. Colasacco (Bronx) 1989-1990
- William L. Brown (Steuben) 1990-1991
- Franklin C. Ward (Nassau) 1991-1992
- William H. Purcell (Otsego) 1992-1993
- Walter F. Baker (Seneca) 1993-1994
- Francis W. LaRocco (Westchester) 1993 Conv.
- David J. Varney (Saratoga) 1994-1995
- Theodore S. Coleman (Orange) 1995-1996
- Ronald C. Bertrand (Oneida) 1996-1997
- Anthony J. Minei (Queens) 1996 Conv.
- Robert F. Neville (Suffolk) 1997-1998
- Francis L. Giordano (Kings) 1998 Conv.
- Robert L. Morrill (Monroe) 1998-1999
- Richard R. Keiser (Rockland) 1999-2000
- Richard C. O’Keefe (Bronx) 2000-2001
- Paul G. Mitras (St. Lawrence) 2001-2002
- Fang A. Wong (New York) 2002-2003
- Charles I. Herschlag (Erie) 2003-2004
- Paul A. Cortright (Jefferson) 2004-2005
- Stanley H. Clark (Yates) 2005-2006
- James W. Casey (Queens) 2006-2007
- William H. Burnett (Niagara) 2007-2008
- Edward Bertrand (Essex) 2008-2009
- William R. Kearsing (Albany) 2009-2010
- V. James Troiola (Rockland) 2010-2011
- W. Michael Bowen (Seneca) 2011-2012
- Timothy S. Van Patten (Erie) 2012-2013
- Kenneth F. Governor (Rensselaer) 2013-2014
- Frank J. Peters (Staten Island) 2014-2015
- James V. Yermas (Montgomery) 2015-2016
- John B. Sampson (Cattaraugus County) 2016-2017
- Rena M. Nessler (Ontario County) 2017-2018
- Gary M. Schacher (Schoharie County) 2018-2019
- Michael McDermott (Cortland County) 2019-2021
- Frank LaMarsh (Staten Island) 2021-2022