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NAVA Committees and Boards

All committees and boards (and their chairs) except the nominating committee are appointed by the president and approved by the executive board.  They serve at the pleasure of the board.

The nominating committee is elected annually by the membership and elects its own chair; the president is an ex officio member of all other committees.


Standing Committees


Nominating Committee (elected for 2026)

  • Peter Ansoff
  • Al Cavalari
  • William J. Trinkle

Budget Committee

  • James J. Ferrigan III (chair)
  • Mark LeBlanc
  • Chris Sweet
  • Steve Wheatley
  • Jeremiah Willett

Education Committee

  • Graham Houser (chair)
  • Art Etchells
  • Will Levin
  • Alex Zimmerman

Flag Design Committee

  • Ted Kaye (chair)
  • Brian Cham
  • Joe Gorman
  • Joe Pugliese

Membership Committee

  • Ted Kaye (chair)
  • Steve Wheatley (vice chair)
  • Al Cavalari
  • Bridget Lynch
  • Melvin Mason
  • Andy Richardson

Program Committee

  • Amber Atteberry (chair)
  • Adib Altallal
  • Peter Ansoff
  • Ted Kaye
  • Steve Wheatley

Publications Committee

  • Steve Wheatley (chair)
  • Ted Kaye
  • Steven A. Knowlton
  • Anne M. Platoff

Research Grant Committee

  • Ken Reynolds (chair)
  • Perry Dane
  • Tadd Pinkston

Flag Conservation Committee

  • James J. Ferrigan III
  • Ted Kaye
  • Melvin Mason

Editorial Boards


Raven: A Journal of Vexillology - Editorial Board

  • Bard C. Cosman, M.D.
  • Perry Dane, J.D.
  • Scot M. Guenter, Ph.D.
  • Anne M. Platoff, Ph.D.
  • Kenneth W. Reynolds, Ph.D.

Vexillum - Editorial Board

  • John A. Lowe
  • Christopher Maddish
  • David B. Martucci