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GERARD (JERRY) BODENChief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs since September 1, 2009.
Born in Astoria, New York, August 22, 1963. Attended Huntington High School, Huntington, New York; U.S. Military Academy at West Point, B.S., 1985. Served in U.S. Army, Ordnance Officer (captain), 1985-90 (army commendation medal with oak leaf cluster; army achievement medal; army overseas service ribbon; army service ribbon). Georgetown University, M.B.A., 1992. Manufacturing Manager, Howmet Corporation, Dover, New Jersey, 1992-96. Production Manager, Component Remanufacturing Specialists, Inc., Mahwah, New Jersey, 1996-98. Operations Manager, Coining Technologies, Inc., Clifton, New Jersey, 1998-99. Director of Operations, Ciena Corporation, Linthicum, Maryland, 2000-03. Director of Operations, Greater Maryland Dental Partners, Clarksville, Maryland, 2004-06. Toll Fellow, Council of State Governments, 2007. Member, St. Louis Parish, Clarksville.
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