Navy League Names National Committees for 2006 – 2007

Assignments have been made for the Navy League’s 2005-2006 national committees. The following are the committees and the Navy League members chosen for each.

Navy League members interested in serving on a committee are encouraged to contact Linda Hoffman, senior director of administration, at 2300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22201-3308.

AWARDS COMMITTEE

Stephen R. Pietropaoli

Chairman: Roycealee J. Wood. Shelley Beck, Kathleen M. Bruyere, Michael L. Campbell, Anthony A. Cercena, Avery Glize-Kane, Shirley A. Hill, Steven W. McGanka, Carol A. Meteney, Max K. Miller, Thomas J. Pruter, Betty L. Rathheim, George A. Ripsom, Alan P. Stelzer, Corwin D. Strong, Elizabeth W. Trimble, George A. Wardwell.

BUDGET/AUDIT COMMITTEE

J. Robert Bishop

Chairman: J. Robert Bishop. Randy W. Hollstein, Arthur Judson II, John W. O’Neill, Vicki S. Ruckman.

BYLAWS COMMITTEE

James L. Chapman IV

Chairman: James L. Chapman IV. Raymond R. Couture, Rockwell O’Sheill, Rand R. Pixa, Ward A. Shanahan, James H. Waller.

COAST GUARD AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - ACTIVE DUTY/RESERVE AND AUXILIARY

Richard C. Macke

Chairman: James D. Hull. Ralph B. Bettman, Roger W. Bing, Genie Cancellier, Dannie R. Coates, Delores D. Coates, Richard S. Elkin, Victor T. Gainor Jr., Alexander Gaston, Albert J. Grantham, Gilman C. Gunn Jr., Herbert A. Jordan Jr., Robert E. Karas, Elaine Z. Koepke, Edwin E. Kraft, John H. Lewis, Mary Anne Madden, William A. Mangels, Lawrence D. Matson, Joseph J. McClelland Jr., Edward S. McGonigal, Arlie M. McNeill, Jerome W. Nelinson, Jane Niedzwiecki, Roger L. Oberndorf, John A. Rogge, James J. Scalo, Robert E. Schmand, James H. Thach III, John R. Thorne, Louise van Thorpe, Richard J. Walker, William E. Weisert II, Sarah J. Whitlock, Doyle Wilhite.

COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY BOARD

Stephen R. Pietropaoli

Chairman: Craig Quigley, Lockheed Martin Maritime Sensors and Systems. Timothy Letzkus, Sullivan, Higdon & Sink; Marge Holtz, Consultant; Gail Cleere, Department of Homeland Security; Brandon R. “Randy” Belote III, Northrop Grumman Corp.; Guy Hicks, EADS North America; Chuck S. Larrabee, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems; Douglas J. Kennett, The Boeing Co.; Merritt Allen, Vox Optima; Robert Hamilton, General Dynamics.

Ex-officio: Stephen R. Pietropaoli, Richard C. Barnard, Janet Mescus, Robert Ravitz (national vice president).

CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Joseph S. Donnell III

Chairman: Victor T. Gainor Jr. James M. Beaty, Winford G. Ellis, Mack C. Gaston, David M. Gianascoli.

CORPORATE AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD

Joseph S. Donnell III

Michael Bowman, DRS Technologies Inc.; Samuel H. Evans, Telephonics Corp.; Paul Feld, Professional Effectiveness Systems Inc.; William A. Gaffney, Unisys; Mack C. Gaston, EDS; J.R. Hutchison, The Boeing Co.; Diane E. Murphy, EADS, North America.

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Joseph S. Donnell III

Chairman: Cameron Ingram. Thomas G. Ahillen, Phyllis J. Barber, James T. Bonner Jr., Daniel B. Branch Jr., Julia M. Cameron, Pierce R. Capell, Paul T. Chung, Jeanne M. Defliese, Philip L. Dunmire, Peter J. Finnerty, Grandis E. Lenken, Connie O. Los, Robert McDermott, M. Bruce Van Tassell.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR COUNCIL INITIATIVES COMMITTEE

Al J. Bernard

Chairman: James M. Semerad. Richard P. Dowell, Gary A. Johnson, R. Glenn Looney, Lisa K. Macklin, David D. Shafer, Lewis W. Slaughter, Rick Stricker.

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

J. Robert Bishop

Chairman: Arthur Judson II. Charles W. Burnett, John G. Sutter, Julie Cameron, Pierce Capell. Ex-Officio: J. Robert Bishop. Advisor: Anthony R. Pearson.

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Randy Hollstein

Chairman: James Bras. Barbara Bailey, Daniel Branch, Charles Burnett, John Denkler, William Evanzia, Darrell Fike, Robert Guy, Lou Kriser, Herbert Jordan, Jack Ritter, Gordon Rosberg, Michael Schlitzer, William Schmidt, Ward Shanahan, Michael Slein. Advisor: Thomas Dwyer.

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD

Randy Hollstein

Al J. Bernard, Manitowoc; James Carey, Consultant; John Foley, Northrop Grumman; Jeffrey Freeman, DRS Technologies; Theodore Hack, General Dynamics-Electric Boat; Gregory Hansen, PMA Group; Wayne Hermandorfer, Lockheed Martin; Doug Hughes, Raytheon; Edward Kelly, American Maritime Officers; Mike Matton, Consultant; Daniel Meador, General Electric; Alan Ptak, Consultant; Mark Rosen, Consultant; Richard Schwab, Boeing; Mark Tomb, EDS.

MARINE CORPS AFFAIRS -ACTIVE/RESERVE/RECRUITING COMMITTEE

Richard C. Macke

Chairman: Earl B. Hailston. Vice Chairman: Franklin A. Hart Jr., Joseph Azzolina Sr., Norman O. Besheer, Leonard H. Bregman, William H. Cowper, William S. Culler, Linda A. Griffin, Philip D. Harman, Roger K. Harter, Charles T. Harton, Robert J. O’Neill, Henry C. Petri, Ross S. Plasterer, Ray Roth, Leon B. Shideler, Raul Art Sifuentes, Scott R. Smith, Betty M. TenEyck.

MARITIME POLICY AND RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

Richard C. Macke

Chairman: James Offutt. Brent M. Bennitt, Earl B. Hailston, Albert J. Herberger, James D. Hull, Michele H. Lockwood, Rick Self, Robert Sutton, John Tozzi, William C. Wyatt III. Ex-Officio: John A. Panneton, Stephen R. Pietropaoli, Richard C. Barnard.

MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING COMMITTEE

William A. Kopper

Chairman: David Van Saun. Robert Adams, Samuel Bushman, Barbara Caganich, Julie Cameron, Norman F. Daly, Paul Feld, Darrell J. Fike, Arlene Fraser, James W. Grever, Donald R. Hess, Ronald C. Hettenhouser, William R. Keller, Albert G. Moe, Janet V. Rapkin, Walter Reese, Robert W. Saul Jr., Clarence I. Southard, Robert D. Urbana, Lee Webber, Jacquelin G. Wilson.

MERCHANT MARINE/MARITIME INDUSTRY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Richard C. Macke

Chairman: Albert J. Herberger. Roger W. Bing, H. Chuck Cazalas, William B. Dawson, William J. Evanzia, Paul H. Gagnon, John T. Goodhue, Donald F. Hale, Henry N. Helgesen, Herbert Hirsch, Warren A. Johnson, Edward V. Kelly, William C. Kelley Jr., Kraig M. Kennedy, Richard T. Kenney, Robert W. Kesteloot, Michele H. Lockwood, R. Stanley Lowe, Thomas G. Matyok, Scott Norwood, William G. Schultz, George R. Searle, John C. Snedeker, Hugh L. Webster.

NATIONAL MEETINGS COMMITTEE

John A. Panneton

Chairmen: Jeanne S. Evans, Joan S. Jones. Region Presidents: Pamela K. Ammerman, Paul E. Baldridge, Norman O. Besheer, Richard M. Brown, Delores D. Coates, Patricia Du Mont, William C. Glynn, Donald F. Hale, Thomas W. Hoffman, Hans H. Krucke, Betty Reese, Donald H. Rullman, George E. Slaven Jr., Donald T. TenEyck, Ronald P. Testa, Donald B. Walker, Thomas W. Wright. Advisor: Christopher A. Sales

NAVY AFFAIRS - ACTIVE/RESERVE/RECRUITING COMMITTEE

Richard C. Macke

Chairman: Robert Sutton. Paul E. Baldridge, John M. Barry, W. Craig Bell, Brent Bennitt, William G. Braund, Donald D. Clark, Joyce M. Clark, Carter B. Conlin, Edward J. Crepage Jr., Kent Ewing, Paul H. Gagnon, Donald A. Giles, Cal Dean Hill Jr., Carol F. Howard, Arthur Judson II, James F. Kelly Jr., Clarence L. Lambing, James R. Lovell, Patrick B. McDonough, Robert M. Morrison, Richard J. Nelson, Mark C. Nickerson, Herndon A. Oliver III, Lee Paulsel, Melvin F. Pauly, Paul A. Peck, John A. Pettitt, Janet V. Rapkin, Warren Savage, William G. Schultz, M. Bruce Van Tassell, John F. Watkins.

PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

John A. Panneton

Chairman: Timothy O. Fanning. J. Robert Bishop, Pierce R. Capell, Glen J. Huber, John M. Rau, James H. Waller.

PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Robert A. Ravitz

Chairman: Walter H. Reese. Robert D. Bythewood, Norman Daly, Roger C. DuMars, Bobby V. Ferguson, Jack L. Ferguson, Niles R. Fowler, Sara J. Fritz, William C. Glynn, William F. Hanf, Gerald L. Hofwolt, William R. Keller, Walter H. Reese, William A. Sanchez.

PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Robert A. Ravitz

Chairman: Philip L. Dunmire. Joe E. Baney, William F. Bigelow, John R. Camp, Fred D. Carl, James Finklestein, David W. Frederickson, Harriett A. Learson, Grandis E. Lenken, Louis J. Loiacano, Carol A. Meteney, Craig Quigley, Jerome Rapkin, Walter Reese, Francis Reilly, Gordon Rosberg Jr., Donald Rullman, William R. Sharkey III, David W. Thomas, Steve C. Trachtman, John F. Watkins, Lee Webber, John S. Woodbury.

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE

Stephen R. Pietropaoli

Chairman: Jewell H. Bonner. William J. Baker, James T. Bonner Jr., Calvin H. Cobb Jr., Joan S. Jones, Grandis E. Lenken, John D. Stegman, Patricia Urbana.

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

John A. Panneton

Chairman: David Todd. Anthony W. Armstrong, Jon W. Bayless Jr., Timothy L. Beltz, Niles R. Fowler, Richard Herb, Diane Z. Jaffa, William R. Keller, Richard H. Kennedy, Peter W. Kent, Lisa K. Macklin, Matthew Mnich, Barry N. Moore, Jerome Rapkin, Stewart E. Reuter, Gayle L. Rydberg, Larry G. Salter, M. Bruce Van Tassell.

YOUTH PROGRAMS COMMITTEE

James H. Erlinger

Chairman: Lawrence P. Lynott. Vice Chairman: Eleanor E. Samuels. Charles T. Alaimo, John W. Alger, Linda L. Ashbey, Roger S. Betts, William G. Braund, Herchel W. Burson, Louise Y. Chase, Dannie R. Coates, Stuart M. Cowan, Deborah J. Cozzone, W. Lamon Crouch, Joseph J. Daigneault Jr., Dennis A. Dickerson, Philip S. Duwel, Stanley E. Ellexson Jr., Morgan L. Fitch Jr., Thomas Fraser, Ronald Gay, Irving X. Gorman, Louise J. Gruber, Francis G. Hanson, Lorraine D. Hughey, James M. Jordan, Harold W. Learson, Cornell W. Lugthart Jr., James S. Lukasiewicz, Joseph J. McClelland, Gerald H. Moeller, Walter L. Natzic, Betty L. Rathheim, Duncan M. Rowles Jr., Warren Savage, Robert J. Silah, John D. Stegman, Maria E. Taggart, Patricia A. Traub, Jacquelin G. Wilson.

NAVAL SEA AND LEAGUE CADETS SUBCOMMITTEE

Chairman: Stanley E. Ellexson Jr.

NJROTC SUBCOMMITTEE

Chairman: Joseph J. Daigneault Jr.

YOUTH SUBCOMMITTEE

Chairman: Eleanor E. Samuels.

Navy League Elects Region and Area Presidents and National Directors for 2006-2007

The following region and area presidents and national directors were elected during the 2006 Navy League National Convention in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

CARIBBEAN/MEXICO REGION

Area Presidents: (East Caribbean) Vacant, (Mexico/Central America) Jerome S. Lafferty, ( Puerto Rico) Luis F. Pascual. National Directors: Thomas W. Hoffman, Jerome S. Lafferty, Jeffrey B. Miltenberger, Luis F. Pascual, Thomas F. Stasa, Jackson C. Stevens.

EMPIRE REGION

Area Presidents: ( Connecticut) Michael L. Campbell, (Eastern New York) Richard T. Kenney, ( Western New York) Charles T. Alaimo. National Directors: Charles T. Alaimo, Roger W. Bing, Michael L. Campbell, William J. Evanzia, Victor T. Gainor Jr., Richard T. Kenney, Steven W. McGanka, Robert A. Ravitz, Duncan M. Rowles Jr., Donald H. Rullman, Daniel M. Thys.

EUROPEAN REGION

Area Presidents: (Northern Europe) Deborah J. Cozzone, ( Southern Europe) Ronald E. MacMaster. National Directors: Deborah J. Cozzone, Betty Reese, Ronald E. MacMaster.

FLORIDA REGION

Area Presidents: (Central Florida) Joseph J. Daigneault Jr., (Northeast Florida) William F. McLoughlin, ( South Florida) Norman F. Daly. National Directors: Shelley Beck, Bernard Bennett, J. Robert Bishop, Charles A. Black, Joseph J. Daigneault Jr., Norman F. Daly, Patricia Du Mont, Philip L. Dunmire, Ronald C. Hettenhouser, Herbert A. Jordan Jr., James M. Jordan, J. Michael McGrath, William F. McLoughlin, William A. Sanchez, Robert J. Silah, David C. Sullivan, David Van Saun, Skip Witunski, John S. Woodbury.

GREAT LAKES REGION

Area Presidents: ( Michigan) James M. Semerad, (Northwest Great Lakes) Bobby V. Ferguson, ( Southwest Great Lakes) Thomas W. Baker. National Directors: Thomas W. Baker, William T. Fantry Jr., Bobby V. Ferguson, Morgan L. Fitch Jr., William C. Glynn, Cornell Lugthart, Elaine Z. Koepke, Gordon H. Rosberg Jr., James M. Semerad, Thomas J. Stump, Roycealee Wood.

LIBERTY REGION

Area Presidents: ( New Jersey) Pierce R. Capell, ( Ohio) William R. Keller, ( Pennsylvania) Patrick E. Pang. National Directors: Linda L. Ashbey, Paul E. Baldridge, Paula Bozdech-Veater, William G. Braund, Julia M. Cameron, Pierce R. Capell, William H. Eaton, James W. Grever, Richard C. Halleran, Arthur Judson II, William R. Keller, H.C. Kelley, Jack M. Kennedy, William A. Kopper, Jane Niedzwiecki, John Niedzwiecki, Chester M. Ogden, Patrick E. Pang, Matthew T. Pruitt, Edmund S. Sobieray, John D. Stegman, James H. Waller, Stanley J. Winowicz Jr.

LONE STAR REGION

Area Presidents: (Central Texas) R. Glenn Looney, (South Texas) Suzy Williams, ( North Texas) Betty L. Rathheim. National Directors: Carter B. Conlin, W. Lamon Crouch, Eddie Dunn, Cal Dean Hill Jr., R. Glenn Looney, Max K. Miller, Richard J. Nelson, Harry G. Plomarity, Betty L. Rathheim, Jack F. Ritter Jr., John G. Sutter, Donald B. Walker, Suzy Williams.

MID-ATLANTIC REGION

Area Presidents: (Nation’s Capital) Stewart E. Reuter, (North Mid-Atlantic) James Morgan, (South Mid-Atlantic) Robert J. Walker. National Directors: David H. Adams, Charles S. Arrants, Charles J. Beers Jr., Brent M. Bennitt, Al J. Bernard, John R. Camp, James L. Chapman IV, Calvin H. Cobb Jr., William Cobb, Joseph S. Donnell III, Winford G. Ellis, Jeanne Evans, Timothy O. Fanning, Albert H. Friedrich, H. Lawrence Garrett III, Mack C. Gaston, David M. Gianascoli, Nancy F. Gorell, Alfred M. Gray Jr., John F. Griffing, Sharon Gurke, Earl B. Hailston, Albert J. Herberger, Randy W. Hollstein, James D. Hull, Cameron Ingram, John T. Kavanaugh, Lou Lalli, Lawrence P. Lynott, James F. Morgan, Arthur J. Nattans, James H. Offutt, John A. Panneton, Craig R. Quigley, Janet V. Rapkin, Stewart E. Reuter, Vicki S. Ruckman, George E. Slaven Jr., Robert Sutton, John Tozzi, Robert J. Walker.

MIDWEST REGION

Area Presidents: (Central Midwest) Samuel M. Bushman, (Lower Midwest) Vacant, ( Upper Midwest) Robert F. Adams. National Directors: Robert F. Adams, Norman O. Besheer, Samuel M. Bushman, James H. Erlinger, Keith A. Larson, Lawrence R. Lyons, Patricia A. Traub, Doyle Wilhite.

NEW ENGLAND REGION

Area Presidents: (Northern New England) Anne R. Shaw, ( Southern New England) George A. Wardwell. National Directors: Anthony A. Cercena, Raymond R. Couture, Shirley A. Hill, William C. Kelley Jr., Harriett A. Learson, Eleanor E. Samuels, Anne R. Shaw, Donald T. TenEyck, George A. Wardwell.

NORTHWEST REGION

Area Presidents: ( Columbia Pacific) James M. Lasher, (Greater Northwest) Stephen F. Waylett, (Northwest Coastal) Barbara F. Bailey. National Directors: Barbara F. Bailey, Niles R. Fowler, Diane Z. Jaffa, Thomas E. Jaffa, James M. Lasher, Carol A. Meteney, Beth M. Munns, Roger W. Ponto, Ronald P. Testa, David N. Todd, Robert D. Urbana, Stephen F. Waylett.

PACIFIC REGION

Area Presidents: (Greater Pacific) Lee P. Webber, (Hawaii) Joseph J. McClelland Jr. National Directors: Dave E. Atkinson, P. Pasha Baker, Edwin L. Carter, Paul T. Chung, Delores D. Coates, Stuart M. Cowan, Robert Dewitz, Nora Feuerstein, John E. Flanagan Jr., Paul H. Gagnon, George M. Irion, Kraig M. Kennedy, David C. Livingston, Richard C. Macke, Joseph J. McClelland Jr., Albert G. Moe, Donald A. Morrison, John D. Peters, Lee P. Webber.

PACIFIC CENTRAL REGION

Area Presidents: (Central California) F. James Dodge, (Northern California) William R. Sharkey III, (Northern Nevada) Valerie Falk, ( San Francisco Bay) William B. Stephens. National Directors: Evan S. Baker, Phyllis Baker-Gehrig, F. James Dodge, Stanley E. Ellexson Jr., Valerie Falk, Darrell J. Fike, Carol Ann Hackley, T. Cole Hackley, Donald F. Hale, Lorraine D. Hughey, Michele H. Lockwood, Jeanne Sharkey, William R. Sharkey III, Charles H. Shea, William B. Stephens.

PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION

Area Presidents: ( Arizona) Vacant, (California Coast/Inland Empire) William A. Mansfield, (California Mid-Coast/Inland Valley) Vacant, (Greater Los Angeles) Vacant, (San Diego/Imperial Valley) John A. Pettitt. National Directors: Pamela K. Ammerman, Phyllis J. Barber, James T. Bonner Jr., Jewell H. Bonner, James P. Bras, Charles W. Burnett, Barbara Caganich, Betty W. Caughlin, J. Douglas Crawford, Arlene Fraser, Catherine A. Hansen, Glen J. Huber, Grant W. Ivey, Connie O. Los, Lisa K. Macklin, William A. Mansfield, John A. Pettitt, John M. Rau, Warren H. Savage Jr., Robert L. Schlick, Maria E. Taggart, John F. Watkins.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

Area Presidents: (Rocky Mountain North) Ted E. Durante, (Rocky Mountain South) Joseph G. Procopio. National Directors: Daniel B. Branch Jr., Richard M. Brown, R. Stanley Lowe.

SOUTH ATLANTIC COAST REGION

Area Presidents: ( Georgia) Franklin A. Hart Jr., ( North Carolina) William S. Culler, ( South Carolina) Philip S. Duwel. National Directors: John W. Alger, William S. Culler, Philip S. Duwel, Donald A. Giles, Franklin A. Hart Jr., Gary A. Johnson, Hubert W. Lang III, Sheila M. McNeill, Robert J. O’Neill, Rockwell O’Sheill, Milton S. Price, Thomas W. Wright.

SOUTHERN REGION

Area Presidents: (Central Southern) Robert C. Crates, ( Gulf Coast East) Benjamin L. Pendleton, ( Gulf Coast West) James D. Olson. National Directors: James M. Beaty, Roger Burke, Robert C. Crates, John Michael Denkler, Hans H. Krucke, John A. Lynch Jr., Thomas J. McGuire, James D. Olson II, Benjamin L. Pendleton, Thomas J. Pruter, Walter H. Reese, John J. Spittler.