Board of Directors and Staff

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

RDML Gregory Fenton, USN Ret.
Board Chair

Maryellen Baldwin
Navy League of Hampton Roads

Kara Brophy
Director

CAPT Dave Burnham, USN Ret.
CAVU International / CAVU Construction

RDML Richard Butler, USN, Ret.
Dollar Tree

RADM Buzz Donnelly, USN Ret.
HII / Newport News Shipbuilding

CAPT Robert Geis, USN, Ret.
City of Chesapeake

Mark Haller
Tri-Tec Manufacturing

Sybil Holmes
Director

CMC Raymond Kemp, USN, Ret.
Director

CAPT Wade McConvey, USN, Ret.
KBR

CAPT Jeffrey McKenzie, USN, Ret.
RBC Inc.

VADM Chip Miller, USN, Ret.
HII/Newport News Shipbuilding

CAPT Tom Phelan, USN Ret.
Director

FLTCMC Huben Phillips
Newport New Shipbuilding

CDR Erich P. Roetz, USN, Ret.
Director

CAPT Russ Larratt, USN, Ret.
Director

CDR Ken Shook, USN, Ret.
Treasurer
First Command Financial

Amanda Verissimo
Director

DISTINGUISHED ADVISORS

ADM Bill Gortney, USN, Ret.

ADM Tim Keating, USN, Ret.

VADM Dave Architzel, USN, Ret. 

John Griffing

Emeritus Directors

CAPT Steve Brennan, USN, Ret.

STAFF

Andrea Diamond
Executive Director
a.diamond@woasf.org

Melissa Garrison 
Scholarship Administrator - contracted
scholarship@woasf.org

FORMER CHAIRMEN

RADM Bill Hayden, USN, Ret.

Dr. Roger Whiteway

John Griffing

CDR Ken Nelson, USN, Ret.

VADM Mike Malone, USN, Ret.

RADM Bud Jewett, USN, Ret.

RADM Rich O'Hanlon, USN, Ret.

VADM Denby Starling, USN, Ret.


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