NAVAL AIR STATION FORT LAUDERDALE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION & MUSEUM
BOARD of DIRECTORS 2015
Ben Langley NASFLHA.........Founding Father
Sgt. Donald Prichard.............President
Karl Bork...............................Vice-President
Dr. John D. Bloom, Jr............Museum Director
Dorothy Riser........................Treasurer
Norene Keyser......................Secretary
Dr. Anthony Atwood..............Historian
Nels Pearson........................JAG (Judge Advocate General)
David White...........................Media Liaison, Flight 19
Virginia Montalvo...................Education / School Programs Director
Ray Rivera.............................Sergeant at Arms
Edgar “Buddy” Galvin.............Event Speaker Liaison
Rudy Oetting..........................Public Relations
David Epstein.........................Public Relations
Gary Kilbride..........................Social Media
Gary Adams...........................Tours / Groups / Events
Deborah Hamilton..................General Office Manager
Minerva Bloom.......................Coordinator/Website Manager
BRIEF BIOS:
Ben Langley: NASFLHA Founding Father
USN Seabee (Ret). Collector, Curator and Historian.Wife Charlotte (Pat), USN Medic (Ret).
40 years with the Ft. Lauderdale Police Department (Ret).
Sgt. Donald Prichard: President
Florida Army National Guard 1998 – 2006. U.S Army 2003 – 2004 Iraq.
BSO (Broward Sheriff's Office) 2001 – Present. Public Speaker, Business Owner.
Karl Bork: Vice-President
Museum volunteer since 2000. Naval Aviator, 1965 - 1970. Attorney (Ret).
Dr. John D. Bloom, Jr: Museum Director
Museum volunteer since 2004. Broward County Historical Commissioner.
FBI Citizens Academy. Local Board of the Selective Service. Physician.
Dorothy Riser: Treasurer
Museum volunteer since 1979. Business Owner.
Former Board member at Navy League Fort Lauderdale Council.
Norene Keyser: Secretary
Museum volunteer since 1979. Accountant and Tax specialist.
Former Board member at Navy League Fort Lauderdale Council.
Dr. Anthony Atwood: Historian
Chief Warrant Officer, USN (Ret), Professor at Florida International University.
Founder & Director Military Museum of South Florida.
Nels Pearson: JAG (Judge Advocate General)
Museum volunteer since 1980. U.S Army (Ret). Lawyer.
David White: Media Liaison – Flight 19
Museum volunteer since 2000. USNR, WWII. NASFL Flight Instructor.
Search for Flight 19. Public Speaker.
Virginia Montalvo: Education / School Programs Director
Museum Volunteer since 2000. Former NASFLHA Vice-President.
CAP (Civil Air Patrol), Member of the Air Force Association Gold Coast Chapter.
Ray Rivera: Sergeant at Arms
Museum volunteer since 2006. USNR, WWII & Korea. USS Bunker Hill survivor.
Frogman Trainee. Veterans of Foreign Wars past Commander.
David Epstein: Public Relations
Museum volunteer since 2009. USNR, Parachute Rigger with George H.W. Bush WWII.
Former business owner.
Edgar “Buddy” Galvin: Event Speaker Liaison
Museum volunteer since 2011. Long Range Aerial Navigator, USNR WWII. Search for Flight 19.
Aerial Navigator Instructor at NAS Opa-locka. Past Mayor of Hallandale. Past President Chamber of Commerce.
Rudy Oetting: Public Relations
Museum volunteer since 2011. USMC 1954-59, Sgt. Marines Aviator. Flight Radio Operator.
Board member and former Council President, Navy League Fort Lauderdale Council.
Gary Kilbride: Social Media
Museum volunteer since 2010. USN 1956-60, Gunner/Navigator, A3D Skywarrior.
Broward County Permitting & Licensing Dept. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Gary Adams: Tours / Groups & Events
Museum Docent since 2014. Former Mackey Airlines Capt.; Broward County Aviation Department (Ret. 2010); Former President Trans Air; Chief Operations Officer Sky Bus; General Manager Island Express; all FLL based companies.
Deborah Hamilton: General Office Manager
Museum volunteer since 2010. Navy daughter. Former Manager at Pearls Arts & Crafts Fort Lauderdale.
Minerva Bloom: Museum Coordinator / Website Manager
Museum volunteer since 2010. Editor, graphic design.
INTERNSHIPS
Matthew James Bloom: Library, curatorial, research, veterans project.
Florida State University.
BOARD of DIRECTORS 2015
Ben Langley NASFLHA.........Founding Father
Sgt. Donald Prichard.............President
Karl Bork...............................Vice-President
Dr. John D. Bloom, Jr............Museum Director
Dorothy Riser........................Treasurer
Norene Keyser......................Secretary
Dr. Anthony Atwood..............Historian
Nels Pearson........................JAG (Judge Advocate General)
David White...........................Media Liaison, Flight 19
Virginia Montalvo...................Education / School Programs Director
Ray Rivera.............................Sergeant at Arms
Edgar “Buddy” Galvin.............Event Speaker Liaison
Rudy Oetting..........................Public Relations
David Epstein.........................Public Relations
Gary Kilbride..........................Social Media
Gary Adams...........................Tours / Groups / Events
Deborah Hamilton..................General Office Manager
Minerva Bloom.......................Coordinator/Website Manager
BRIEF BIOS:
Ben Langley: NASFLHA Founding Father
USN Seabee (Ret). Collector, Curator and Historian.Wife Charlotte (Pat), USN Medic (Ret).
40 years with the Ft. Lauderdale Police Department (Ret).
Sgt. Donald Prichard: President
Florida Army National Guard 1998 – 2006. U.S Army 2003 – 2004 Iraq.
BSO (Broward Sheriff's Office) 2001 – Present. Public Speaker, Business Owner.
Karl Bork: Vice-President
Museum volunteer since 2000. Naval Aviator, 1965 - 1970. Attorney (Ret).
Dr. John D. Bloom, Jr: Museum Director
Museum volunteer since 2004. Broward County Historical Commissioner.
FBI Citizens Academy. Local Board of the Selective Service. Physician.
Dorothy Riser: Treasurer
Museum volunteer since 1979. Business Owner.
Former Board member at Navy League Fort Lauderdale Council.
Norene Keyser: Secretary
Museum volunteer since 1979. Accountant and Tax specialist.
Former Board member at Navy League Fort Lauderdale Council.
Dr. Anthony Atwood: Historian
Chief Warrant Officer, USN (Ret), Professor at Florida International University.
Founder & Director Military Museum of South Florida.
Nels Pearson: JAG (Judge Advocate General)
Museum volunteer since 1980. U.S Army (Ret). Lawyer.
David White: Media Liaison – Flight 19
Museum volunteer since 2000. USNR, WWII. NASFL Flight Instructor.
Search for Flight 19. Public Speaker.
Virginia Montalvo: Education / School Programs Director
Museum Volunteer since 2000. Former NASFLHA Vice-President.
CAP (Civil Air Patrol), Member of the Air Force Association Gold Coast Chapter.
Ray Rivera: Sergeant at Arms
Museum volunteer since 2006. USNR, WWII & Korea. USS Bunker Hill survivor.
Frogman Trainee. Veterans of Foreign Wars past Commander.
David Epstein: Public Relations
Museum volunteer since 2009. USNR, Parachute Rigger with George H.W. Bush WWII.
Former business owner.
Edgar “Buddy” Galvin: Event Speaker Liaison
Museum volunteer since 2011. Long Range Aerial Navigator, USNR WWII. Search for Flight 19.
Aerial Navigator Instructor at NAS Opa-locka. Past Mayor of Hallandale. Past President Chamber of Commerce.
Rudy Oetting: Public Relations
Museum volunteer since 2011. USMC 1954-59, Sgt. Marines Aviator. Flight Radio Operator.
Board member and former Council President, Navy League Fort Lauderdale Council.
Gary Kilbride: Social Media
Museum volunteer since 2010. USN 1956-60, Gunner/Navigator, A3D Skywarrior.
Broward County Permitting & Licensing Dept. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Gary Adams: Tours / Groups & Events
Museum Docent since 2014. Former Mackey Airlines Capt.; Broward County Aviation Department (Ret. 2010); Former President Trans Air; Chief Operations Officer Sky Bus; General Manager Island Express; all FLL based companies.
Deborah Hamilton: General Office Manager
Museum volunteer since 2010. Navy daughter. Former Manager at Pearls Arts & Crafts Fort Lauderdale.
Minerva Bloom: Museum Coordinator / Website Manager
Museum volunteer since 2010. Editor, graphic design.
INTERNSHIPS
Matthew James Bloom: Library, curatorial, research, veterans project.
Florida State University.
