Service & Duty
Department of Military Affairs
Governor Tony Evers
Commander in Chief
The Wisconsin Constitution designates the governor as the commander-in-chief of the Wisconsin National Guard. The department is directed by the adjutant general, who is appointed by the governor for a 5-year term and may serve successive terms. The governor also appoints the administrator of Wisconsin Emergency Management.
Major General Matthew J. Strub
The Adjutant General – Wisconsin
Major General Matthew J. Strub is Wisconsin’s Adjutant General. He commands the Wisconsin National Guard and is responsible for Emergency Management. He also serves as Wisconsin’s Homeland Security Advisor, chairs the Homeland Security Council, and serves as the senior state official for cyber matters.
Wisconsin National Guard
Brig. Gen. Brion J. Aderman
Deputy Adjutant General – Army
Brig. Gen. Matthew P. Beilfuss
Deputy Adjutant General – Civil Support
Brig. Gen. Erik A. Peterson
Interim Deputy Adjutant General – Air
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Charles Mattison
State Command Chief Warrant Officer
Command Sgt. Maj. Duane R. Weyer
State Command Sergeant Major, Army
Command Chief Master Sgt. Chad E. Workman
State Command Chief, Air
Wisconsin Emergency Management
Greg Engle
Administrator
Ruhamah Bauman
Director – Bureau of Operations & Planning Support
Katie Sommers
Director – Bureau of Policy & Grants
Paul Cooke
Director – Bureau of Field Services
Wisconsin Office of Emergency Communications
Erik Viel
Director of Emergency Communications
Other Key Leaders
Adjutant General Staff
- Executive Assistant – Leah Moore
- Assistant Adjutant General for Readiness & Training – Vacant
- Inspector General – COL David J. Smith
- Director of Government and Public Affairs – Bridget Esser
- Director – Human Resources Office (Federal) – LTC Joseph Davison
- State Human Resources Manager – Stacie Meyer
- Legislative Liaison – Leslie Westmont
- U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer – COL Douglas Kolb
- State Budget and Finance Manager – Anna Oehler
- General Counsel – Laura Varriale
- Staff Judge Advocate – COL Douglas Moore