The Citadel Alumni Recruitment (CAR) Program
National Leadership
| National Chair Doug Kelley ‘82 Huntsville, AL | National Vice Chair Grant Miller, ’18 Atlanta, GA | Admissions Coordinator Laura Curran ’09 Citadel Office of Admissions | National Chair Emeritus Tom Mikell ’64 Beaufort, SC |
State Chairs
| Alabama Doug Kelley ‘82 Huntsville | Arkansas David Peacock, ’84 Jonesboro | Connecticut Ron Burns ‘79 Bristol | Delaware Glen Baldwin, ’70 Newark |
| Florida Stephen Hartnett, ’85 Dade City | Georgia Grant Miller, ’18 Atlanta | Idaho Suzanne Sarra, ’11 Lewiston | Illinois & Indiana Joshua Rodgers, ’13 Chicago |
| New Jersey Mark Zimmerman, ’83 Madison | North Carolina Jim Mazzone ’60 Hickory | Oklahoma Allen Shell, ’88 Lawton | Pennsylvania Matt Lacina, ’89 Philadelphia |
| South Carolina Tom Simrill, ’81 John’s Island | Tennessee David Delk ’98 Lewisburg | Texas Chris Cook ’74 Fair Oaks Ranch | Washington Vacant |
Regional Chairs
| Maryland – Northern Region Rhaei Brown ’20 Baltimore | Maryland – Southern Region Rodney Johnson ’92 Columbia | Texas – Austin Region Jeremy Flake ’08 Harker Heights | Texas – Corpus Christi Region Duke Canchola ’95 Corpus Christie |
| Texas – Dallas Region Vacant | Texas – Houston Region Will Ponder ’02 Cypress | Texas – San Antonio Region Jasmine Carbon ’24 Schertz | Virginia – Northern Region J.R. White ’93 Alexandria |
| Virginia – Eastern Region Shiloh Smiles ’22 Virginia Beach | Virginia – Western Region Dwight McKabney ’96 Roanoke |
Functional Chairs
| African American Recruiting Alvin Perkins, ’79 Suitland, MD | Native American/Hispanic Recruiting Grant Miller, ’18 Atlanta, GA | Regimental Band & Pipes Recruiting Bill Williford, ’84 Tabor City, NC | Women Recruiting Shiloh Smiles, ’22 Virginia Beach, VA |
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