Description
On January 14, 2002, the Charter for the Medal of Valor Review Board was signed by the Attorney General. As required by the legislation, the eleven-member board was appointed by the President, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the U.S. Senate, and the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The board, which comprises representatives of the public safety community and the general public, reviews the nominations and recommends individuals for recognition.
Medal of Valor Board Members
- Presidential appointment - Firefighting appointee: Deputy Chief Abel Schall, Jr., Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Delaware
- Presidential appointment - Law Enforcement appointee: Mr. Timothy Mullaney, Sr., National Fraternal Order of Police
- President appointment - Emergency Services appointee: Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall (former Homeland Security Advisor)
- Senate Majority Leader appointment: Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr., Suffolk County, New York
- Senate Majority Leader appointment: Mr. Trevor S. Whipple (Chief, Burlington Police Department - retired), consultant at the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, Vermont
- Senate Minority Leader appointment: vacant
- Senate Minority Leader appointment: vacant
- Speaker of the House appointment: Mr. Brandon Clabes (Chief, Midwest City Police Department, Oklahoma – retired)
- Speaker of the House appointment: Speaker of the House appointment: Shon Buford (Captain, San Francisco Fire Department, California – retired)
- House Minority Leader appointment: Mr. Thomas C. O'Halleran (Former Congressman, Arizona - District 1), Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service
- House Minority Leader appointment: Mr. Anthony Galagaza (Fire Chief, Bakersfield Fire Department, California – retired)