Marine Corps League
Art Chavez has extensive leadership experience in both military and civilian sectors, actively serving as Commandant and Senior Vice Commandant within the Marine Corps League since February 2011, contributing as a charter member. Associated with the American Legion Department of Illinois since July 2016, Art serves as Community Service Chairman for the 2nd District. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, Art held the rank of Sergeant E5. As a Substation Supervisor at ComEd, Art oversees safety and productivity for a team in high-pressure situations. Additionally, Art has fulfilled various roles within the company, including Senior OMS/Mobile Dispatch Business Analyst and New Business Work Planner. The commitment to community service is evident through volunteer work with organizations such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation and leadership in Exelon Militaries Actively Connected. Art's background in event management with Volume Entertainment and prior roles in the aviation and pharmacy industries add to a diverse skill set. Education was obtained at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Marine Corps League
Mission The mission of the Marine Corps League is to promote the interest and to preserve traditions of the United States Marine Corps; strengthen the fraternity of Marines and their families; serve Marines, FMF Corpsmen, and FMF Chaplains who wear or who have worn the Eagle, Globe and Anchor; and foster the ideals of Americanism and patriotic volunteerism. History The Marine Corps League perpetuates the traditions and spirit of ALL Marines and Navy FMF Corpsmen, who proudly wear or who have worn the eagle, globe and anchor of the Corps. It takes great pride in crediting its founding in 1923 to World War I hero, then Major General Commandant John A. Lejeune. It takes equal pride in its Federal Charter, approved by An Act of the Seventy-Fifth Congress of the United States of America and signed and approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 4, 1937. The League is the only Federally Chartered Marine Corps related veterans organization in the country.