OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
President & Director, Elaine "Merylin" Wong...MBA, finance, banking, leasing
Executive Vice President & Director, William B. Stephens...MBA banking & accounting, project manager, former cruise ship operations, former National Director Navy League of the United States
Director, John Conrad... professional advisor for Congressional legislation, former aid to Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley,
Director, Rear Admiral Frank Johnston, Maritime Administration (retired)... military sealift command, fleet maintenance and readiness, inactive ship preservation and activation
Director, Howard Williams... marine services industry and business owner (diving, construction, charters)
Secretary, Patrick McDermott...administration and compliance high technology company start-ups
Tax Preparation, Cathy Cheung...certified public accountant 

 

HONORARY CHAIRMEN

George H.W. Bush...Former President of the United States
Tom Clancy...World Renown Author

BOARD OF ADVISORS
Richard Benard...CFO U.S.S. Midway Museum (San Diego), museum operations
Terry E Branstad...former Governor of Iowa, President Des Moines University
Dr. Christopher Brieseth...President, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
Robert Burger (retired)...advertising executive, founder of outdoor heritage museum San Francisco
Robert Cameron (retired)...world famous aerial photographer, publisher
John Conrad...former senior senator aid, State of Iowa, U.S. Congress
Capt. Donald Flowers USN (retired)...facilities maintenance director
Vice Admiral Jerome L . Johnson USN (retired), former Vice Chief of Naval Operations...prior president Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
James Kern...Executive Director, Vallejo Naval and Maritime Museum
Capt. Don Hess USN (retired), former President, U.S.S. Missouri Memorial Association (Pearl Harbor, Hawaii)
Capt. Thomas Miller...bar pilot
Commander Richard Rosenberg USNR (retired)...former Bank of American CEO
Commander Lance Sapera USN (retired), former commanding officer recruitment command...marketing
Capt. Larry Seaquist USN (retired), former commanding officer U.S.S. Iowa...Washington State Assembly member, business executive, writer.
H. Earl Snyder (retired)...U.S.S. IOWA plankowner, former officer of IOWA crew member association, railroad industry engineer
Robert Tozier (retired)...senior surveyor American Bureau of Shipping, business executive, merchant marine chief engineer

 

THE 'IOWA'-CLASS COMMITTEE
Randy Barker...California Transportation Authority environmental technican
George Bisharat...naval artist and historian
Jeremy Bonelle...photographer
Gary Booth...building maintenance supervisor
Mike Brown...Executive Director Vallejo Convention and Visitors Bureau
Robert Boyce...public service employee
Cathy Cheung...C.P.A., specializing in taxation for individuals, businesses, estates, trusts, non-profits
Capt. Edward J. Cummings USN (retired)...construction and project management
Jurgen Diederich...maintenance engineer, management and fiscal operations, former US Navy
Bill Dunphy...film director and producer 
Russ Farnell...designer and mechanical engineer
Jim Fisher...IRS examination and support
Gene Gaeta...security services, Navy aircraft maintenance
Scott Gaynos...film production and audio/video preparation
Steve Harper...fireman and public safety
George Hillenbrand...retired, former IOWA crewmember
Phelps Hobart...Navy League officer
Gloria Lagomarsino...graphic artist, creator
Wallace Levin...retired, past President Veteran Affairs Commission, City & County of San Francisco, civic leader, federal & state government employee 
Lucinda Martin...retired, bank operations officer, daughter of IOWA crewmember
Allen Martino...retired, firefighter, volunteer S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien, served on U.S.S. Iowa during the Korean War
Patrick McDermott...administration and compliance, technology industry
Patty McDermott...retail inventory analyst
Mike McWilliams...retired, private investigator, former police officer
Roland Peck...engineer
Mark Peters...financial marketing and fundraising
Janet Peterson...office management
Howard Pierson...retired, public speaking, air force test pilot, IOWA crew member
Rear Admiral Stuart Platt USN (retired)...marine business owner
Gordon Reynolds...newspaper owner
Joe Railla...architect
John Richardson...retired, operating engineer
Cody South...bank operations and contingency planning
Bill Stephens...bank regulation, former cruise ship operations manager, former National Director Navy League of the United States
Jim Reikowsky...Vallejo Convention and Visitors Bureau, Vallejo Film Commission
Howard Williams...marine services business owner
Bud Wilson...retired, Veterans Affairs Commission, City and County of San Francisco
Merylin Wong...finance and administration, investments

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