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Past NAVA Officers

The work of the North American Vexillological Association for over 50 years has always been carried out by a working five-person executive board, comprising dedicated volunteers. We thank them for their leadership, guidance, and accomplishments on behalf of NAVA.

President

Whitney Smith, Jr. 1967–1977	Doreen Braverman 1986–1987	Peter A. Ansoff 2004–2008
John R. Lyman 1977	Woodrow W. Ridgway 1987–1989	Hugh L. Brady 2008–2014
D. Ralph Spence 1977–1978	Donald T. Healy 1989–1991	John M. Hartvigsen 2014–2017
John R. B. Szala 1978–1980	Scot M. Guenter 1991–1994	Peter A. Ansoff 2017–2022
Robert S. Gauron 1980–1981	Nicholas A. Artimovich II 1994–1996	Stanley K. Contrades 2023–
John M. Purcell 1981–1983	Charles A. Spain, Jr. 1996–1998
Grace R. Cooper 1983–1986	David B. Martucci 1998–2004

First Vice President

The First Vice Presidents were called Vice Presidents until 1997

Pierre C. Lux-Wurm 1967–1969	Doreen Braverman 1985–1986	Kevin J. Murray 2003–2004
Ashley F. Talbot 1969–1971	James J. Ferrigan III 1986–1989	Devereaux D. Cannon, Jr. 2004–2008
Harold A. Diceman 1971–1975	Scot M. Guenter 1989–1991	Gustavo Tracchia 2008–2014
John R. Lyman 1975–1976	Richard A. Kenny 1991–1994	Anne M. Platoff 2014–2015
D. Ralph Spence 1976–1977	Gustavo Tracchia 1994–1996	James Croft 2015–2016
Hugh McClellan 1978–1980	William J. Trinkle 1996–1997	Luc V. Baronian 2016–2018
Woodrow W. Ridgway 1980–1982	David S. Breitenbach 1997–1999	Steven A. Knowlton 2018–2021
Nicholas A. Artimovich II 1982–1985	Andrew R. Biles, Jr. 1999–2003	Amber D. V. Atteberry 2022–

Second Vice President

The Second Vice Presidents were called Corresponding Secretaries until 1997

Robert S. Gauron 1967–1971	Donald T. Healy 1987–1989	Kevin J. Murray 2004–2008
John R. B. Szala 1971–1974	Adam C. Stolfi 1989–1991	Anne M. Platoff 2008–2012
John M. Purcell 1974–1976	Lee L. Herold 1991–1993	Christopher Bedwell 2012–2013
John L. Cross 1976–1978	Mary Ann Docktor-Smith 1993–1996	Kenneth W. Reynolds 2013–2016
Florence M. Hutchison 1978–1980	David S. Breitenbach 1996–1997	Edward A. McNabb 2016–2017
Dorothy H. Claybourne 1980–1982	Carita M. Culmer 1997–2001	Steven A. Knowlton 2017–2018
Lynn A. Knights 1982–1986	Kevin J. Murray 2001–2003	Stanley K. Contrades 2018–2022
Mark A. Liss 1986–1987	Peter A. Ansoff 2003–2004	Steven C. Wheatley 2023–

Secretary

The Secretaries were called Recording Secretaries until 1997

Gerhard P. Grahl 1967–1969	Kevin Harrington 1990–1992	William J. Trinkle 2008–2011
Kenneth R. Huff 1969–1974	Charles A. Spain, Jr. 1992–1993	John M. Hartvigsen 2011–2014
Ashley F. Talbot 1974–1978	Peter B. Edwards 1993–1995	Steven A. Knowlton 2014–2015
Dorothy H. Claybourne 1978	William J. Trinkle 1995–1996	Cindy Williams 2015–2016
John M. Purcell 1978–1980	Michael F. H. Halleran 1996–1997	Lee L. Herold 2016–2017
Kenneth R. Huff 1980–1983	Barbara Herold 1997–1998	Edward B. Kaye 2017–
Thomas J. Carrier 1983–1986	Truman G. Pope 1998–2001
Richard A. Kenny 1986–1989	Richard P. Monahan 2001–2006
David L. Pawson 1989–1990	Chad M. Crabtree 2006–2008

Treasurer

Thomas M. Hill, Jr. 1967–1969	Grace R. Cooper 1980–1983	Peter J. Orenski 1996–2001
Gerhard P. Grahl 1969–1975	John M. Hartvigsen 1983–1984	Edward B. Kaye 2001–2012
John E. Lingo, Jr. 1975–1976	Woodrow W. Ridgway 1984–1986	Mary Ann Docktor-Smith 2012–2013
John R. Lyman 1976–1977	Gustavo Tracchia 1986–1990	Christopher Bedwell 2013–2016
Hugh McClellan 1977–1978	David L. Pawson 1990–1993	John Adcock 2016–2017
Michael E. Tancy, Jr. 1978–1980	Charles A. Spain, Jr. 1993–1996	James J. Ferrigan III 2017–

(During NAVA's organizational meeting of June 3–4, 1967 (NAVA O), Pierre Lux-Wurm served as acting president and Whitney Smith served as acting secretary. They continued in these positions until November 18, 1967, when the Association's first annual meeting was held, the bylaws adopted and the first executive board elected.)