Biographical Sketch

Peter W. Geery

Sgt. John Ordway

Lewis & Clark Background:

Member of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation

Member of the Board of Directors of the Lewis & Clark Discovery Expedition, St. Charles, MO.

Executive Officer Lewis and Clark Discovery Expedition, St. Charles, MO. Responsible for the development of the expeditions military component, recruitment of Reenactors, training, uniforming, and scheduling events and crew for the Bicentennial Commemoration 2003-2004.

Crew member since October 1998. Overall Ground Commander for the river expeditions 1999, 2000 and 2001. Researched and developed the reenactment organization of the Discovery Expedition over a two and half year period. Subjects included Uniforms, accoutrements, weapons, military drill, and protocols of the 1803 period.

Organized and scheduled training and expeditions for 143 Crewmembers Nationwide.

Speaker for the Discovery Expedition in numerous schools, museums, and civic and patriotic organizations, as well as Missouri Bicentennial Commission Workshops

Career:

Retired after 40-year career with Western Electric/AT&T/Lucent Technologies in Security/Environmental, Health & Safety Management.

Education:

Graduate Bayonne High School – Bayonne, NJ

BS Business Management – Fairleigh Dickinson University

Certified Protection Professional (CPP) American Society of Industrial Security (International).

Civic:

Lewis&Clark Heritage Days Committee – St. Charles, MO 1999-2002

Historic Preservation & Landmarks Board – St. Charles, MO 1999-2002

St. Charles Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission – Member of the Commissions’ Speakers Committee and the Events Committee St. Charles, MO. 2001 –2002

Police Officer (Reserve) Ballwin PD 1976-1981

Civil Air Patrol – Commandant of Cadets 1963-1970 (Bayonne NJ)