Patriot Guard Riders Pennsylvania
Patriot Guard Riders Pennsylvania
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Ride Captains

H ow can I get more involved?  As a volunteer organization, we are always looking for people to fill leadership positions.  If you have an interest, please contact the Senior Ride Captain in your area.  If the SRC position is vacant in your region, contact the Assistant State Captain.  Upon approval, the first promotion is to Ride Captain in Training (RCIT).  You would be paired with an experienced Ride Captain until you have the experience to become a full RC.  Becoming a Ride Captain can also be a stepping stone to higher regional and statewide leadership positions if you desire.

Ride Captain Directory

State Captain

Steve Vasser

  • Steve Vassar

  • Steve Vassar is the State Captain and President of the Board of Directors.  He is also a Ride Captain for Region 8. Why I joined the Patriot Guard Riders: I joined the PGR around May 2006. One year later I became the 2nd Ride Captain for the Region 8 area. About a year later I […]

Assistant State Captain West

Assistant State Captain East

Joyce Pawlowski

  • Joyce Pawlowski

  • Joyce is the Assistant State Captain Eastern PA and the Sec-Treas. Why I joined the Patriot Guard Riders: “I joined the PGR in September 2008 one year after my husband. We were always supporters of the veterans but had never served ourselves. Having had members of our families in the service and my husband previously […]

  • Email:
    pgrpa.asc.east@gmail.com

Region Map

Ride Captains West

Region 1:

Erie, Crawford, Venango, Forest, & Warren Counties.

Senior Ride Captain

  • Jeff Scott

  • Jeff is a Senior Ride Captain for Region 1.

Tom Hanna

  • Tom Hanna

  • Tom is a Senior Ride Captain for Region 1

Ride Captains

  • Ken Tenney

  • Ken is a Ride Captain for Region 1 & 11.

Ride Captains East

Region 3:

Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour, & Columbia Counties

Senior Ride Captain

Ride Captains

  • Tom Boyle

  • Tom is a Ride Captain for Region 3.

Region 2:

Mckean, Potter, Elk, Cameron Counties.

Senior Ride Captain

  • Jeremy “Barnyard” Barnard

  • Jeremy “Barnyard” Barnard is the Senior Ride Captain for Region 2. Why I joined the Patriot Guard Riders: My family served.  I didn’t.  This is my way of giving back. I’m a retired 25 year volunteer firefighter, and biker.  This is a great way to combine my love of Country and Motorcycles.

Ride Captains

  • Kim Lance

  • Kim is a Ride Captain for Region 2.

Region 4:

Susquehanna, Wyoming, Wayne, Luzerne, Lackawanna, & Pike Counties.

Senior Ride Captain

  • Mike Vogt

  • Mike Vogt is the Senior Ride Captain for Region 4 and former Assistant State Captain.

Ride Captains

Region 7

Clinton, Clearfield, Centre, Mifflin, Juniata Counties

Senior Ride Captain

Ride Captains

Region 5:

Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, Berks, Lehigh, & North Ampton Counties.

Senior Ride Captain

  • Bill Ryan

  • Bill is the Senior Ride Captain for Region 5.

Ride Captains

  • Jeff Beil

  • Jeff is a Ride Captain for Region 5.

Region 9:

Blair, Bedford, Somerset, Huntingdon, & Fulton Counties.

Senior Ride Captain

Ride Captains

Region 6:

Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware & Philadelphia Counties

Senior Ride Captain

Ride Captains

Region 10:

Clarion, Armstrong, Indiana, & Jefferson Counties.

Senior Ride Captain

Ride Captains

Region 8:

Franklin, Cumberland, Perry, Dauphin, Lebanon, Adams, York, & Lancaster Counties

Senior Ride Captain

  • Donald Barry

  • Don is the Senior Ride Captain for Region 8 Why I joined the Patriot Guard Riders: I left work one day in April I believe it was the 28th in 2008 and a few hours later got a phone call that a coworker from electrician side of maintenance was killed while a repair was being […]

Ride Captains

  • Dave All

  • Dave is a Ride Captain for Region 8.

  • Russ Hogg

  • Russ Hogg is a Ride Captain for Region 8

Region 11:

Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Mercer & Lawrence Counties

Senior Ride Captain

  • Brad Leighty

  • Brad Leighty is the Senior Ride Captain for Region 11

Ride Captains

Dave Filipek

  • Dave Filipek

  • Dave Filipek is a Ride Captain for Region 11.

  • Ken Tenney

  • Ken is a Ride Captain for Region 1 & 11.

  • Randy Ruff

  • Randy is a Member-at-Large on the PGRPA Board of Directors.

  • Randy Toomey

  • Randy is the Ride Captain for Region 11. Why I joined the Patriot Guard Riders: Hello, My name is Rannette (Randy) Toomey. I am a mother of two, a grandmother of three, and a great grandmother of two. I am a retired bus operator, instructor, CDL examiner with the Port Authority of Allegheny County. How […]

Region 12:

Washington, Westmoreland, Greene, & Fayette Counties

Senior Ride Captain

  • Jim Shaw

  • Jim is the Senior Ride Captain for Region 12.

Ride Captains