OUR MISSION

The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundations mission is to tell the story of the “Four Chaplains” to promote Interfaith Cooperation and Selfless Service in individuals and organizations. The mission of the Corporation is to encourage selfless service in the tradition of The Four Chaplains and to teach and promote interfaith understanding and cooperation among all peoples. Accordingly, the motto of the Corporation is “Unity without Uniformity”.

OUR VISION

The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation’s vision is to impart the principles of selfless service to humanity without regard to race, creed, ethnicity, gender, or religious beliefs.

The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation exists to further the cause of “unity without uniformity” by encouraging goodwill and cooperation among all people. The organization achieves its mission by advocating for and honoring people whose deeds symbolize the legacy of the Four Chaplains aboard the U.S.A.T. Dorchester in 1943.

The staff and Board of Directors are committed to preserve the legacy of the Four Chaplains and their heroic deeds on the U.S.A.T. Dorchester on February 3, 1943.

MEET THE TEAM

Executive Director

Chapel Administrator

2019 -2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Chair
Howard Schaeffer,
USMC Veteran

Secretary
Lisa Dennis

Sr. Chaplain
Chap. Gary Holden

Vice Chair
Capt. Louis A. Cavaliere,
USN Retired*

George Johnston
Treasurer

Attorney
Maj. Lawrence Herrmann, Esq,
USMC

DIRECTORS

Shakur Abdul-Ali

Capt. Joseph E. Benton, Jr.

Kenneth Blaha*

Andrew Calandriello*

Randy Cash

Lynn Chickering*

James Curto

Steve Gross

Larry Haney

Charles Kahn, Jr.

Chief Steven Labov

Daniel Ocko, Esq.

Frank Sardinha

Moujan Toloubadei

Lawrence Wapnick

Charles Ynman