John L. Margowski

John L. Margowski was re-elected as Region 6 Director on the VVA National Board of Directors. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1969 – 1974. After attaining the rank of Captain, he was honorably discharged in 1985 and joined VVA as a life member in 1987. Margowski was first elected to the National Board in 2005 and served as VVA Region 6 director from 2011 – 2015. Margowski has served as Chapter 414’s treasurer, vice president, and president. Margowski is now a member of Chapter 425 in Waukesha, WI, serving on its board. He was appointed as Wisconsin State Council chief service officer in 1988. He serves on the Wisconsin State Council Toxic Exposures Team, and was a Wisconsin State Council vice president and State Council president from 1998 – 2002. Margowski was assistant Waukesha County veterans service officer from 1977 – 1986, and service officer for Waukesha County from 1986 until his retirement in 2009. He served on Senator Herb Kohl’s U.S. Service Academies Screening Committee from 1992 – 2012 and has received numerous awards for his service. Margowski and his wife, Barbara, share three stepdaughters, a son, and six grandchildren.