Navy League of the United States Restructures Executive Director Position, Paves the Way for Active-Duty Membership With Bylaws Change
Executive Director to Become CEO of Nonprofit, Active-Duty Membership to Begin in 2022
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy League of the United States — a nonprofit civilian, educational and advocacy organization that supports America’s sea services: the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and U.S.-flag Merchant Marine — announced today a bold move by its board of directors, who voted overwhelmingly to approve two major and historic changes to its governance and operating procedures.
The board voted to make the executive director the CEO of the Navy League 501(c)3. Mike Stevens, retired 13th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, is the current CEO. Navy League National President William A Stevenson III will continue serving as the president and chairman of the board.
“This move provides an increased opportunity for the Navy League to execute its overall business operations more effectively and efficiently while increasing our focus on the Navy League’s mission of education, advocacy and support,” says Stevenson.
The board also voted to allow active-duty service members to join the Navy League. Next, the Navy League will be determining how to best rollout this significant change to its membership. Only once in the organization’s history, from 1907 to 1941, have active-duty service members been able to join the organization. The Navy League is currently planning to implement this change and open its ranks to active-duty membership by mid-2022.
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About the Navy League of the United States
The Navy League of the United States, founded in 1902 with the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, is a nonprofit civilian, educational and advocacy organization that supports America’s sea services: the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and U.S.-flag Merchant Marine. Through national and local programs, the Navy League of the United States provides a powerful voice to educate the public and Congress on the importance of our sea services to our nation’s defense, well-being and economic prosperity. The Navy League provides support to our sea services personnel and their families and youth programs, such as the Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Junior ROTC and Young Marines, that expose young people to the values of our sea services. For more information, go to www.navyleague.org.