Grand Strand Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America |
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Time: 5:30 PMLocation: Pine Lakes Country Club
Program:
Welcome back from our summer break! John Bradley will kick off our planned activities for this fall.
We have a special sit-down prime rib dinner planned for this meeting. Last year's dinner was a big success. Bring your appetite!
We will also have a special guest speaker at this dinner meeting, Theresa Werner.
Theresa Werner is the Chairman of the Board, and President of Honor Flight Network. Theresa is the first woman to serve as board chair in the 20+ years since the organization was founded. The Honor Flight Network honors the military community by organizing and paying for honor flights of selected veterans to the Washington DC area and enabling them to visit memorials relevant to their service. Theresa will provide an overview of the Honor Flight Network, how it operates, and discuss plans for creating an Honor Flight Hub in the Myrtle Beach area. Theresa's bio is provided below.
To register for the dinner, click on the link below:
Register for the GS MOAA Dinner September 8, 2026
Cost: $45 per person
Color Guard Duties: Socastee High School Air Force JROTC
Guest Speaker Biography
Teresa Werner
twerner@honorflight.org
Theresa Werner is the Chairman of the Board and President of Honor Flight Network. Theresa is the first woman to serve as board chair in the 20+ years since the organization was founded. Theresa’s involvement with Honor Flight Network began in 2009. She lives and works in the Washington, DC area and has been an active volunteer during Honor Flight trips as a guardian paired with veterans, a bus captain, a tour guide, and even an entertainer. Her hands-on experience working with airlines, airports, veterans, and volunteers gives her a unique, operational understanding of the travel logistics that are central to Honor Flight’s success.
Theresa joined the nonprofit’s Board of Directors in 2018 and has been an officer for the last several years. As Chairman of the Board of Directors, Theresa’s leadership priorities include enhancing collaboration between the national organization and its more than 125 hubs spread across the country, as well as expanding Honor Flight hubs to geographic regions currently unserved or underserved. Her priorities as Chair are to strengthen cooperation with the Honor Flight network of hubs, address long wait lists of veterans to honor, and also support the continued growth of the network by expanding its geographic reach and planning to honor our next generations of veterans.
Theresa comes from a proud military family. Her father was a Navy Captain and Vietnam War veteran who served for 30 years—last as chief of staff for U.S. naval operations in Seoul—after which he joined Lockheed Martin. Her mother exemplified the role of a dedicated military spouse, actively involved in every aspect of supporting the mission, the family, and the military community throughout her husband’s career. Their service inspired Theresa to support and honor our nation’s veterans.
Theresa is a graduate of George Mason University, where she earned a degree in journalism. Her professional career includes NBC4 Washington, followed by work with the Associated Press. She has also held leadership roles including President of the Washington, DC Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television and President of the American Newswoman’s Club.
An award-winning freelance journalist, Theresa currently works with PBS NewsHour and Alaska Airlines. Theresa previously served as the 105th President of the National Press Club, the world’s leading professional organization for journalists, and made history as the first freelance journalist elected to lead the organization. During her tenure, she focused heavily on military and national security issues, interviewing senior leaders including the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Secretary of Homeland Security. Theresa’s journalism career has included planning and executing coverage of major national and international events—including presidential elections, the Olympic Games, natural disasters, high-profile trials, and breaking news events—requiring complex logistics, coordination, and leadership under pressure.
Monthly Grand Strand MOAA Chapter meetings:
Members and their spouses and guests are invited to monthly dinner or luncheon meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Normally dinner meetings take place at Pine Lakes Country Club (5603 Granddaddy Dr., Myrtle Beach), while the June luncheon is at Pine Lakes and possibly other venues across the region. No meetings take place in July or August. Dinner social hour begins at 1730 hours, meeting at 1800, dinner at 1830, and program about 1915 and we are done by 1945. Luncheons start with a social hour at 1130. Meetings are announced via email to all members and registration is open on the first of each month. Members are asked to RSVP via:
- registration link provided in the meeting announcement email, or
- on-line via this website under "Events", then "Next Dinner/Luncheon Meeting" tabs above, or
- by Email to Director of Communications, Hans Polzer: hpolzer@verizon.net, or
- by text to Hans Polzer: 703-927-1093.
Walk-ins are welcome, but early registration is preferred as it lets Chapter leaders and venue management know how many guests to set up for.
For more information about our next meeting, please click on the "Next Meeting" link found on this page in the menu above.
In addition to monthly meetings, the Grand Strand Chapter offers several social and veterans outreach events and outings each year for members to share experiences as well as give back to our community.