Salvation Army

Commissioner Kenneth G Hodder is a graduate of Harvard College (A.B. magna cum laude, 1980) and Harvard Law School (J.D., 1983). In 1986, after several years in his chosen profession, he went to the CFOT and was commissioned in 1988. He, along with his wife, served in corps appointments in Glendale and Torrance, California, as instructors at the School for Officers Training, and as a staff officer at USA Western Territorial Headquarters. In 1997, he served for three years as a Coordinator for the International Millennial Congress. Later, he served at South California Divisional Headquarters in Los Angeles, and then as a divisional leader for the Cascade Division.

In March of 2006, he was appointed to serve as Chief Secretary in the Kenya Territory. Three years later, he was appointed to International Headquarters where he served in dual roles as International Secretary for Personnel and as Legal and Constitutional Adviser to the General. In January of 2013, he was appointed as the Territorial leader for Kenya West and then as the Territorial leader of USA West in 2017. He was appointed as the National Commander on July 1, 2020.

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