About Us
History | Board of Directors | USO Locations Directory
The USO’s mission is to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type services to uniformed military personnel and their families. The USO receives no government support and relies totally on donations from individuals, organizations and corporations to support its programs.
History
Since before the United States entered World War II, the USO (United Service Organizations) has been the bridge between the American public and the U.S. military. In times of peace and war, the USO has consistently delivered its special brand of comfort, morale and recreational services to the military. The USO, a congressionally-chartered, private, nonprofit organization, relies on the generosity of individuals and corporations to support USO activities.
Today, the USO delivers its programs and services at more than 130 locations around the world. In recent years, the USO opened centers in Kuwait, Qatar and Afghanistan to support service members participating in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, as well as other centers around the world wherever our people in uniform serve.
Military personnel and family members visited USO centers more than 5 million times last year. Services include free Internet and e-mail access, libraries and reading rooms, housing assistance, family crisis counseling, support groups, game rooms and nursery facilities.
The USO of Northern California operates three facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area: at the San Francisco International Airport, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, and Travis Air Force Base. We rely entirely on donations and grants to provide comfort and assistance to the members of our armed services stationed in and travelling through the Bay Area, and for deployment around the world.
Board of Directors
Kim Dickie
San Francisco International Airport, USAF Reserves
Don Hale
Retired Police Officer and Navy Veteran, Navy League Regional President
Bonnie Hassett
Community Volunteer, San Mateo County
Gary R. Hoium
Customer Service, Delta Airlines, Ex-SFO USO Advisory Board President
Marc Hynes
Attorney, Atkinson-Farasyn, LLP
Sandra Jacob
Executive Director, USONCA
W.T. Jeanpierre
Jeanpierre International Models, Retired USAF
Gary Langhorst
Retired US Army, Civil Service Retired, Past Center Director - San Jose USO
George M. Lee
Attorney, Seiler Epstein Ziegler & Applegate, LLP
Elaine Marino (Honorary Director)
Retired Vacaville School District
Gerald W. McMillan
San Jose Center Director, Retired USAF
David Mendez
CEO, DL Mendez & Associated, LLC
Sunita Pilli
San Francisco International Airport
George Proud
USONCA President, Retired USN
Jay Quetnick
CEO, Jens Corp., Retired US Army, World War II Veteran
Lisa Carey Ramiro
CEO, Superior Global Company
Carine F. Richards
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
John Rutkauskas
USONCA Director of Operations, Retired USAF
Susan Shapira
SFO Center Director, Past President SFO Rotary Club; CEO Clinical Gerontology Services
Claude H. Vogel
Retired USAF, Past AFSA Division President
USO Locations Directory
The USO has more than 130 centers set-up to assist service members and their families worldwide.
To find the center nearest to you, visit our Locations Directory.