Meet The Command Team

Commander
Jim "Rock" Pieters
Rock is one of the founding members of 48-4 and has previously served as Executive Officer in 2017 and Sergeant at Arms in 2013. He has been a member of the CVMA® since 2011. Retired as a Command Sergeant Major after a 30 year career, and enjoys time spent with family, golfing, and of course motorcycles. As the Commander, he presides over membership meetings and interfaces with other commanders and the State leadership.

Executive Officer
Ron "Hawk" Colvard
Hawk is a 20yr Army veteran with 3 deployments currently still serving as a full-time UH-60 Blackhawk Technical Inspector. He joined the CVMA® in 2013 and one of the Chapter Originals. As Executive Officer, his role is to manage the day-to-day of the Chapter and provide direction to the officers of the chapter. He also advises the Commander and acts as back up the Commander as needed.

Secretary
Juan "Smash" Esquivel
Smash has been a member of the CVMA® since 2017 where he has been a very active and reliable member serving on multiple committees and dedicated to our mission of Vets Helping Vets.
The Secretary's duties are the most diverse of all of the board positions as he is responsible for maintaining meeting minutes and agendas for all meetings along with all records-keeping duties such as policies, bylaws, and member applications.

Treasurer
Gabriel "Cookie" Timp
Cookie joined the CVMA® in 2018, where he can do two of the things he loves, riding motorcycles and spending time with other Veterans. He earned his life membership in 2021 and has served as the Chapter public relations officer, Secretary, and now Treasurer. As the Treasure, Cookie is in charge of ensuring that the finances are being monitored and the information is being distributed to the Chapter.

Public Relations Officer
Paul "Rock-It" Lalime
Rock-It is one of the founding members of the 48-4 chapter. Having joined in 2012, he is not only a veteran of the US Army where he served in Signal and Communications, but he is also a veteran of the CVMA® with several riding awards to his credit. The Public Relations Officer is the primary point of contact for the public and manages the chapter's social media accounts.
Chapter Staff

Chaplain
Matt "Seed" Heffron
Seed is a founding member of 48-4, and has had multiple overseas deployments, including serving in southern Iraq in 2006-2007. As the Chapter Chaplain, he provides an opening prayer at Chapter meetings and events and provides other spiritual support to members as appropriate to their needs and wishes.