New Board of Directors

NAVAL AIR STATION FORT LAUDERDALE
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (NASFLHA)

NAVAL AIR STATION FORT LAUDERDALE MUSEUM

 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(15 Directors, 4 Officers) as of May 3, 2014

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DIRECTORS                                             POSITION

Allan McElhiney                                        President Emeritus / NASFLHA Founding Father
Dr. John D. Bloom, Jr.                              President
Ben Langley                                             NASFLHA Founding Father
Karl Bork                                                  Vice-President NASFL Historical Association
Sgt. Donald Prichard                                Vice-President NASFL Museum
Dorothy Riser                                           Treasurer
Norene Keyser                                         Secretary
Dr. Anthony Atwood                                 Historian
Nels Pearson                                           JAG (Judge Advocate General)
David White                                             Media Liaison, Flight 19
John Casey                                              Exhibits & Restoration Director
Virginia Montalvo                                     Education / School Programs Director
Ray Rivera                                               Sergeant at Arms
Edgar “Buddy” Galvin                              Event Speaker Liaison
Rudy Oetting                                            Public Relations

OFFICERS                                               POSITION

David Epstein                                           Public Relations Officer
Gary Kilbride                                            Social Media Officer
Deborah Hamilton                                    General Office Manager
Minerva Bloom                                         Museum Coordinator / Website Manager


BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES:

DIRECTORS

Allan McElhiney: President Emeritus / NASFLHA Founding Father
USNR WWII & Korea, Curator, Historian, and Photographer.

Dr. John D. Bloom, Jr: President
Museum volunteer since 2004. Broward County Historical Commissioner. FBI Citizens Academy.
Local Board of the Selective Service. Physician.

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).

Karl Bork: Vice-President NASFL Historical Association
Museum volunteer since 2000. Naval Aviator, 1965 - 1970. Attorney (Ret).

Sgt. Donald Prichard: Vice-President NASFL Museum
Florida Army National Guard 1998 – 2006. U.S Army 2003 – 2004 Iraq.
BSO (Broward Sheriff's Office) 2001 – Present. Public Speaker, Business Owner.

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.

John Casey: Exhibits & Restoration Director
Museum volunteer since 2000. U.S Army (Ret).

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.

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.

OFFICERS

David Epstein: Public Relations Officer
Museum volunteer since 2009. USNR, Parachute Rigger with George H.W. Bush WWII.
Former business owner.

Gary Kilbride: Social Media Officer
Museum volunteer since 2010. USN 1956-60, Gunner/Navigator, A3D Skywarrior.
Broward County Permitting & Licensing Dept. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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, author, photographer, graphic design.

INTERNSHIPS

Matthew J. Bloom: History degree, Florida State University.

PROJECTS / VOLUNTEERS

–  Navy Heritage Project: VTU-0808G, NOSC Miami.
–  Richard Haddad: Business Owner. Defensive weapons teacher and specialist.
    Law Enforcement consultant.
–  Jordán Morgan: Owner, Jordan's Permit Expediting Construction Services.
–  Andrew Marocco: Business Owner, Entrepreneur, Historian.
–  Boys Scouts: Troop #190, Fort Lauderdale.