2011-2012 NAVA Committees

(The President is an ex officio member of all committees.)

Budget Committee

Proposes an annual budget with the assistance of the treasurer.

• Edward B. Kaye, Chair
• Mary Ann Docktor-Smith
• Lee Herold

Convention Committee

Works with the local host committee to plan and hold the annual meeting.

• Gustavo Tracchia, Chair
• David S. Breitenbach
• Edward B. Kaye
• Peter Kinderman
• John M. Hartvigsen, (advisory)

Flag Design Committee

• John Purcell, Chair
• Peter A. Ansoff

Flag Conservation Committee

Promotes conservation, preservation, and restoration of historic flags by raising and granting funds for museums and other repositories. Click here for more information.

• Laura Kidd, Ph.D., Chair
• Richard T. Clark
• James J. Ferrigan 3d
• Kenneth Hartvigsen
• Mark Ritzenhein
• Gwen Spicer

Membership Committee

Promptly acts on applications for membership and forwards them to the executive board; recruits members for the association.

• Mary Ann Docktor-Smith, Chair
• John Hartvigsen
• Peter Orenski (emeritus)
• Gustavo Tracchia
• Vanessa Van de Putte
• Shane D. S. Sievers, (advisory)

Nominating Committee

Recruits and proposes a slate of officers for the Executive Board.

• Peter Ansoff
• Pete Van de Putte
• Jack Lowe

Publications Committee

Supervises the editing, printing, and distributing of the association's publications.

• Annie Platoff, Chair
• NAVA News editor
• Raven editor
• Shane D. S. Sievers, (advisory)
  with time proudly provided by: MediaDezine, LLC

NAVA News Editorial Board

• Edward B. Kaye
• John A. Lowe
• David B. Martucci

Raven Editorial Board

• Scot M. Guenter, Ph.D. (SJSU), Chair
• Anne M. Platoff, M.A. (UCSB)
• John M. Purcell, Ph.D (CSU)

ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Cannon Grant Committee

• Anne M. Platoff, Chair
• Perry Dane
• Scot M. Guenter
• Ken Reynolds

Vexillonnaire Committee

• Peter Orenski, Chair
• James Babcock
• Ed Jackson