NGWRC Leadership

President

Cheyne Worley

Cheyne Worley is a Gulf War veteran and served as the unit supply sergeant with C Company 5th Battalion 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division.Cheyne is service connected for symptoms associated with Gulf War Illness after battling the Department of Veterans Affairs for nearly 12 years. Cheyne currently serves as the senior constituent services aide for military and veterans' affairs in the Overland Park, KS office of Congressman Dennis Moore.

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Vice President

James Bunker

Jim served in the Gulf War with the Fourth Battalion - Fifth Field Artillery Regiment, stationed at Fort Riley Kansas.  Jim became ill after an ammo storage area near his locatin in Iraq was blown up; he was treated for nerve agent poisoning and medically evacuated, and he has lived with Gulf War Illness since that time.

Jim organized Kansas’ 'Project Honor' at the state capitol in February, 2001.  He has long served as founder and president of the Veterans Information Network in Kansas. This organization promoted the legislation which created Kansas Persian Gulf War Health Initiative, leading to a research study of Gulf War Illness by Dr. Lea Steele known as 'The Kansas Study.'  The Kansas study was the first to identify clear links between Gulf
veterans' health problems and the time and places in which they served. Study results were published in the November 15, 2000, issue of The American Journal of Epidemiology.

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Secretary 

Tod Ensign

Tod Ensign, an attorney, is director of Citizen Soldier, a non profit GI and veterans rights advocacy group established during the Vietnam war.  Citizen Soldier has been involved in a wide range of cases where GIs or veterans have been denied their fundamental civil rights and liberties.  Currently, the group is providing legal advice to GIs who are considering options to serving in Gulf War II. 

Treasurer

Board Members

Rich Teele

Jeff Lewey

Jeff Lewey served in the Army from 1986-1992 as a Maintenance Sergeant in the 1st Infantry Division and is a Gulf War Veteran.  He served in Desert Shield/Storm.  Jeff also served with the 2nd Infantry Division in Defense of South Korea from 1988-1989.  Jeff is a Board Member of the NGWRC since July of 2006.  Jeff does volunteer work for the NGWRC National Headquarter in Kansas City, and for the Vet Center's Annual Stand Down.  Jeff is also a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

James Dick

Jim Dick is a disabled Gulf War veteran and founder of Alauda Centurion Inc., a tactical gear supplier for military and law enforcement needs. 

Robert Walsh

Robert Walsh is a Vietnam Veteran who practices Social Security and Veterans Benefits Law in Battle Creek, Michigan.

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Carl Musgrove

Carl Musgrove is a British disable Gulf War veteran and a teacher in Wiltshire, UK.

Denise Nichols

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