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: MGEN Janet Cobb, USA (Retired), Executive Director, USS Alabama Memorial Park
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
Vanessa Lewis, Principle, Reporting Maven
Paul Dyson, VP & COO, Battleship Missouri Memorial
LCDR Chris Vargo, USCG (Retired), Assistant Director, Battleship North Carolina Memorial

Terms Expiring in 2026
LCDR Sherry Richardson RCN (Retired), Life Member
Cathy Green, Executive Director, National Maritime Historical Society
Travis Davis, VP Ship Operations, Battleship Texas Foundation

Terms Expiring in 2027
David Rajkovich, President, Stockton Maritime Museum
Jonathan Williams, CEO, Battleship USS Iowa Museum and National Surface Navy Museum
Rosehn Gipe, CEO,  Executive Director, Tin Can Sailors Association, Historic Ship Preservation Consultants
Captain Greg Allen, USN (Retired), Director, Jacksonville Naval Museum
Margaret Laforest, President, US Naval Shipbuilding Museum, USS Salem
LCDR Parks Stephenson, USN (Retired), Executive Director, USS Kidd Veterans Memorial
Lance Thomas, Anode Solutions

Executive Director – Ryan Szimanski