Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board - New Board Members for Calendar Year 2025
This MARADMIN announces the appointment of eight new members to the Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board (MCRPB) for calendar years 2025-2027. The new members include officers ranging from Colonel to Major, one Chief Warrant Officer 5, and two senior enlisted Marines who will serve three-year terms on the board that advises the Secretary of the Navy on reserve policy matters.
Issued: January 29, 2025
1. Purpose. To announce new members for the
Calendar Year (CY) 2025 through 2027 Marine Corps Reserve Policy
Board (MCRPB).
2. Background. The MCRPB is established per reference (a) to
consider and make recommendations to the Secretary of the Navy on
reserve policy matters. The MCRPB meets four times per year, twice
in person, and twice virtually. Members of the MCRPB are highly
qualified individuals of the Marine Corps Active and Reserve
components who possess wide ranges of experiences. The Board
consists of no more than 21 members who serve a three-year term.
3. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve
Affairs) approved the following personnel to serve as board members
for CY 2025-2027:
a. Colonel Michael D. McCarthy, USMCR
b. Lieutenant Colonel Dianna F. DiToro, USMCR
c. Major Chadd S. Montgomery, USMCR
d. Major Christopher C. Smauley, USMCR
e. Major Drake P. Toney, USMCR
f. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas J. Villa, USMCR
g. Sergeant Major Brian J. Hibbard, USMCR
h. First Sergeant Charles Lauersdorf, USMCR
4. The current membership includes the following:
a. Major General Valeria A. Jackson, USMCR
b. Brigadier General Raymond Adams, USMCR
c. Brigadier General Patrick F. Tiernan, USMCR
d. Colonel Cheryl Grosso, USMCR
e. Lieutenant Colonel Mathison Hall, USMCR
f. Lieutenant Colonel Jason Smedley, USMCR
g. Captain Marshall Andrews, USMCR
h. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ignacio Juarezperez, USMCR
i. Sergeant Major Bryan Axelrod, USMCR
j. Master Sergeant Christopher Magner, USMCR
k. DC M&RA, RA Sergeant Major (billet)
l. MARFORRES Force Surgeon (billet)
m. MARFORRES Sergeant Major (billet)
5. The MCRPB thanks all applicants who submitted packages for
consideration. Applicants not selected are encouraged to apply again
for the CY 2026 Board.
6. Questions concerning the MCRPB can be directed to the point of
contact above.
7. Release authorized by Major General Karl D. Pierson, Director,
Reserve Affairs Division.