Board of Directors

Historic Naval Ships Association Board of Directors

Executive Committee
Terms Expiring in 2025
President: Captain Steve Banta, USN (Retired), Executive Director, USS Lexington Museum
Vice President: CDR Len Santiago, USN (Retired), Chief Engineer, USS Midway Museum
Past President: Mike Carr, Pres & CEO, USS Missouri Memorial Association, Inc.
Secretary: Captain Chuck Merkel, USN (Retired), Executive Director, Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum
Treasurer: LCDR John Elliker, USN (Retired), Life Member

Prospective Treasurer: Keith Grybowski, Life Member

Directors 
Terms Expiring in 2025

  • Paul Dyson, VP & COO, Battleship Missouri Memorial
  • Vanessa Lewis, Principal, Reporting Maven

Terms Expiring in 2026

  • Travis Davis, VP Ship Operations, Battleship Texas Foundation
  • Cathy Green, Executive Director, National Maritime Historical Society
  • LCDR Sherry Richardson RCN (Retired), Life Member

Terms Expiring in 2027

  • Captain Greg Allen, USN (Retired), Director, Jacksonville Naval Museum
  • LCDR Greg Cottingham RCN (Ret’d)
  • Rosehn Gipe, CEO,  Executive Director, Tin Can Sailors Association, Historic Ship Preservation Consultants
  • Allison Hunt, Executive Director, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
  • Margaret Laforest, President, US Naval Shipbuilding Museum, USS Salem
  • David Rajkovich, President, Stockton Maritime Museum
  • LCDR Parks Stephenson, USN (Retired), Executive Director, USS Kidd Veterans Memorial
  • Lance Thomas, Anode Solutions

Executive Director – Mike Getscher