Officers of USO New England

Richard D. Armstrong, Jr. was elected President of USO of New England (USO/NE) in June of 1998. It is a volunteer position from which he does not receive any compensation. Mr. Armstrong is a graduate of Boston College and Boston College Law School where he received his Law degree in 1972. He went on to Georgetown Law Center to obtain his LL.M. in 1973. A Principal in the law firm of Richard D. Armstong, Jr., P.C., Richard specializes in labor and employment law. Prior to private practice, he served as counsel to a member of the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Armstrong’s military affiliations consisted of 6 years with the U.S. Army Reserve. He served as a Corpsman in the 187^th Support Battalion and after receiving his law degree went on to serve as a Judge Advocate General Specialist in Washington D.C.

Richard is the former chairman of the Board of South Shore Mental Health Center, a member of the Board of Catholic Charities in Boston, a member of the Advisory Board for the Laboure Center Area Hospitaller for the American Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. He has served on the Distribution Committees for The Bacon Trust, The Alfred E. Chase Charity Foundation and The Horace A. Moses Charity Foundation.

Mr. Armstrong resides in Milton, Massachusetts.

Thomas W. DiSilva was elected Vice President of the USO New England in March 2007, a volunteer position from which he does not receive any compensation.

Mr. DiSilva works in finance and administration for Webster Logistics. With an expertise in labor relations, transportation and dedicated logistics, Tom has been involved with many facets of servicing consumers on the eastern seaboard through trucking and warehouse distribution for over 25 years. He is also the former owner of Sentinel Screening Services, a start-up company specializing in the administration of substance abuse prevention programs, regulatory testing and educational training.

Tom is presently the co-chair of the Tri-State Arbitration Panel, where he has served for 5 years. He is a former chairman of the board of directors for the Massachusetts Motor Transportation Association, where prior to his four years as chairman, he led and served on numerous committees. He remains an active board member today. He is a member of the governing board for the Watertown Boys and Girls Club of Massachusetts and a former member of the National Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association.

He is a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.

Mr. DiSilva resides with his family in Groveland, Massachusetts.

CDR Redmond L. Clevenger was elected Secretary of the USO New England (USO/NE) in May 2007, a volunteer position which provides no compensation. CDR Clevenger enlisted in the Navy in 1951 and was discharged as a Fire Control Technician 3 (FT3) in 1953 in order to be appointed as a Midshipman. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1957 and was commissioned and served in USS PORTERFIELD (DD682). He received a MS in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and a degree of Naval Engineer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1963. after an at sea assignment as Executive Officer of USS MALOY (DE791) he was an instructor of naval architecture and engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy. While there he earned a MS in Personnel Administration from The George Washington University.

He was designated for Engineering Duty (ED) and was Ship Management Officer at Boston Naval Shipyard and Mare Island Naval Shipyard before being assigned as Engineering Officer of USS CRAL SEA (CVA 43). He finished his active navy career in Boston as the Director of the Boston Planning Group and Engineering Officer of SUPSHIP Boston.

Marine Systems Corporation (MSC) employs "Red" as a naval architect where he has been since 1983.

CDR Clevenger resides with his wife, the former Mary Ann Hambacher, in South Boston, Massachusetts. They have been married over fifty years and have four children, 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Leon J. LeBlanc was elected Treasurer of the USO of New England and serves as a volunteer for which he receives no compensation. Mr. LeBlanc has served on the Advisory Council for over nine years. He attended Northeastern University and is presently Managing Director of Nixon Energy Solutions. He has served as Chairman of the Middleton Board of Selectmen, and as Chairman of the Water and Sewer board, and Industrial Development Commission.

Leo served four years active duty and two years reserve duty in the U.S. Coast Guard as a First Class Petty Officer. He is a licensed ship's Captain for vessels up to 100 tons. He is a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts and serves as Quartermaster.