Board of Directors, Historic Naval Ships Association

Executive Committee
Terms Expiring in 2027
President: CDR Len Santiago, USN (Retired), Chief Engineer, USS Midway Museum
Vice President: Travis Davis, VP Ship Operations, Battleship Texas Foundation
Past President: Captain Steve Banta, USN (Retired), Executive Director, USS Lexington Museum
Membership Secretary: Paul Dyson, VP & COO, Battleship Missouri Memorial
Treasurer and Recording Secretary: Keith Grybowski, Life Member


Directors 
Terms Expiring in 2026

  • 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

Terms Expiring in 2028

  • Jim Erb, Oklahoma War Memorial Park
  • Shanna Schuster, Destroyer Escort Museum (USS Slater)
  • Courtney Speckman, Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park

Executive Director – Mike Getscher

Contact Directors through Mike at [email protected]