Dan River Composite Squadron Organization

Command Staff

1st Lt Haleigh Wooters, Commander

1st Lt Haleigh Wooters is a 24-year-old graduate student pursing her Doctorate Degree in Biology at Duke University. She graduated from UNC Pembroke with a Bachelor's Degree in Biology with a Biotechnology Emphasis. She completed a year long research tour at the University of Michigan prior to enrolling at Duke University. She joined the NC-107th squadron of the Civil Air Patrol as a cadet in August of 2017. She served as a cadet reaching the rank of C/CMSgt as well as serving on the NCWG Cadet Advisory Council for 2 years before transferring over to the senior member program in February 2021. In August of 2021, Lt Haleigh Wooters and her family, Major Brent Wooters, and 1st Lt Mara Wooters, left the NC-107th to join the NC-307th (Guilford Composite Squadron) and met at the Rockingham County location. On February 28, 2022, the NC-070th was reactivated as the Dan River Flight. Currently, 1st Lt Haleigh Wooters serves as the third Squadron Commander at the Dan River Composite Squadron.

1st Lt Mara Wooters, Deputy Commander for Seniors

1st Lt Mara Wooters joined the Civil Air Patrol in October of 2020 as a member of the Randolph Composite Squadron. She transferred to the Guilford Composite Squadron during the time of the rechartering of the Dan River Composite Squadron. Lt Wooters has served as an Administration Officer, Personnel Officer and she currently still serves as an Education and Training Officer and Volunteer University Instructor. She stepped into the role of Deputy Commander for Cadets in June of 2023 to assist the growing cadet program at the Dan River Composite Squadron. Lt. Wooters transitioned into the Deputy Commander for Seniors role in September of 2024. Lt Wooters is Technician Rated in Administration, Personnel, Education & Training and Health Services. She is currently progressing towards her Technician Rating in Cadet Programs and has also completed Advanced Cadet Protection as well as Training Leaders of Cadets. In her professional life Lt Wooters is a CT Technician with Cone Health. 

TSgt William "Bill" Rose, Squadron NCO

TSgt Bill Rose joined the Civil Air Patrol in September of 2022 after accompanying his granddaughter, C/Capt Jessica Schnaderbeck, to the meetings at Dan River for sometime. TSgt Rose was previously an E-4 in the United States Army. He currently serves the squadron in the role of the Squadron NCO, Operations Officer that oversees the cadet orientation flight program, safety officer and logistics officer. TSgt Rose also serves as the NCWG Group 4 Safety Officer.