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Post 594 Officers

Post Commander

Mark Doble

US Army 1985 - 1993. Married my lovely wife Kristen in 2004. AAS Culinary Arts Le Cordon Bleu 2012. Legion member since 2020. Have served as 3rd district vice commander and currently sergeant at arms. Was First Vice Commander of post 2025 - 2026.


Presently serving on the Department Fastpitch Softball committee as a director. Employed by Metropolitan Council Environmental Services WasteWater operator. Also a NCAA Division II and III Fastpitch Softball umpire. Contact me at 952-393-7609 or via email at commanderpost594@gmail.com

1st Vice Commander

Pat Graham

   

2nd Vice Commander

Brianna Beltran

Bri Beltran proudly serves as the Second Vice Commander of the American Legion Post in Eagan, Minnesota. She is a former member of the Army National Guard and comes from a proud military family. Her husband served 23 years in the U.S. Army, strengthening their shared commitment to supporting veterans and their families.

Bri is the owner of SYNERGY Homecare of Eagan, a veteran-owned home care agency dedicated to helping veterans and older adults remain safe and independent at home. She also leads several local veterans' groups and is passionate about connecting veterans with resources, building community partnerships, and creating meaningful opportunities for service and fellowship.

Bri and her husband are the proud parents of three adult sons and are honored to continue serving those who have served our nation.

Adjutant

Cindy Yanchury

Cindy’s American Legion membership comes through her service in the active-duty Navy, Naval Reserve and the Minnesota Army National Guard.


She is an ordained clergy having served churches for 30 years in four different parishes. She will also be serving American Legion as the chaplain for the Department of Minnesota.


When she was widowed in 2019 and then following the pandemic she realized it was time to do something besides work 12 hour days. After retiring in 2022 she became active once again in the American Legion serving as chaplain for the Daniel R. Olsen Post 594 in Eagan, and then chaplain for the Third District. She currently serves the post as the adjutant with primary responsibility for planning agendas, taking the minutes, and completing forms as well as other duties as assigned.

She also is a member Eagan Kick-Start Rotary and serves the community as a chaplain with the Eagan Police Department, as well as a support group facilitator at the Minneapolis Veterans Home working closely with the two staff chaplains and filling in on Sunday morning when needed. She currently provides “pulpit supply” filling in for clergy colleagues when needed.


She’s a mom with three grown children who all live beyond Minnesota and has one very adorable grandson.

Finance Officer

Paul Kovach

Served in the USMC reserves from 1983 to 1989. Currently a High School Teacher at Eagan High School. Have been a member of Daniel R. Olsen Post 594 since 2017.


I love the comradeship, fun and positive energy that our post brings to meetings and events in Eagan. My wife Beth and I live in Eagan.

Sergeant-at-Arms

Mike Peiffer

Sargent in USAF 1965-1969, with tours to France, Turkey and California. Has been the post Sargent at Arms for the past five years. (PUFL) Paid up for life member.

Chaplain

Jim Staloch

School teacher, Flight Instructor, corporate pilot, Technical College Training Administrator, Northwest Airlines/Delta Air Lines Maintenance Training Manager, Flight Safety Evaluator for NWA/Delta Code Share Airlines.

Color Guard Captain

Dan Seanoa

Danny Seanoa is a US Army Retired Master Sergeant serving over 23 years of Active Duty.

He held many positions during his U.S.Army career including:  Drill Sergeant for three years at Fort Bliss, Texas; Platoon Sergeant /Team Leader, Personnel Administration Service Supervisor, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Enlisted Assignment Manager with USMEPCOM at Naval Great Lakes, Illinois;  Personnel Administration Serivice Supervisor at Fort Knox, Kentucky;  Administrator/Manager/NCOIC for US Army Elements (NATO), Izmir, Turkey; NCOIC/Assistant Inspector with Inspector General’s Office, 88th Army Reserve Service Command, Minneapolis Minnesota; and Detachment NCO and Supervisor, Personnel Service Battalion, Fort Drum, New York.

Danny is also a retired civil servant with 20 years of active service. During which time he served as an Education Development Assistant with Immigration & Naturalization Services (INS) and Mission Support Specialist at DHS /Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Area Port of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He is currently the Team Captain for the Color Guard of the American Legion, Daniel R. Olsen Post 594 and Team Lead for the group that prepares breakfast every second Friday of every month at the VA Hospital Fisher House.  He has been leading this service project for over 20 years with volunteer members from Post 594.

Historian

David Hammer

   

Past Commander

John Raymond

Lt. Col, ANG (Retired)

Past Commander, 2026-Present

Post Commander, 2024-2026

Post Adjutant, 2020-2024


John was a traditional guardsman for 23 years (1980-2003) and retired from a 30 year career in federal law enforcement in 2019. He has lived in Eagan for 35 years where he and his wife (also an Air National Guard retiree) raised their three sons. John is honored to be serving Post 594 and the local veteran community.

Service Officer

Vacant

   


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