NAVA's Executive Board and Other Officers

2011-2012 Executive Board

 

president's flag
President: Hugh Brady

The flag of the President has the star symbolizing hope and guidance which Cheyenne Indians called "Woheiv."

first vice president's flag
First Vice President: Gustavo Tracchia

The First Vice President's flag has the Mongolian flame, emblematic of continuity and renaissance.

second vice president's flag
Second Vice President: Annie Platoff

The Second Vice President's flag contains the Ashanti symbol of welcome and love for one another.

secretary's flag
Secretary: Mary Ann Docktor-Smith

A medieval Arab penbox, which is the badge of the secretary, is displayed on the flag of the Secretary.

General questions about NAVA should be addressed to the secretary.

treasurer's flag
Treasurer: Ted Kaye

The Treasurer's flag displays the phoenix symbol of tax collection in Thailand.

Questions about NAVA membership should be addressed to the treasurer.

 

Note about the Officers' Flags: The red background and blue chevron on each of the officer's flags is adopted from the flag of the North American Vexillological Association and the gold used in all five flags is the traditional color of authority. The symbols themselves come from many cultures and countries indicating the universal extent of our interest and they derive from different symbolic media.

The symbols are a seal, a coat-of-arms, royal throne, religious emblem, and flag. This diversity shows the diverse sources of flag designs.

Anyone who has served in a NAVA office in the past may use the past officer's flag for that office. Each past officer's flag resembles the flag of the office, except with the red and blue reversed.

Appointed Officers

  • Historian: Jack Lowe
  • Parliamentarian: Vacant
  • Registered Agent: Ernest E. Aitchison, esq.
  • Auditor: Gustavo Tracchia
  • Protocol: James J. Ferrigan III
  • NAVA Shopkeeper: Al Cavalari
  • Database Manager/Webmaster: Shane Sievers
  • NAVA NEWS Editor: Peter A. Ansoff
  • Raven Editor: Ted Kaye

Committees

 

Past NAVA Presidents

  • Mr. Pierre Lux-Wurm - Acting President 1967
  • Dr. Whitney Smith - 1967-1977
  • Dr. John Lyman - 1977 (deceased)
  • Rev. D. Ralph Spence - 1977-1978
  • Rev. John R. B. Szala - 1978-1980 (deceased)
  • Robert S. Gauron - 1980-1981 (deceased)
  • Dr. John M. Purcell - 1981-1983
  • Grace R. Cooper - 1983-1986 (deceased)
  • Doreen Braverman - 1986-1987
  • W. W. Ridgeway - 1987-1989 (deceased)
  • Donald T. Healy - 1989-1991
  • Dr. Scot M. Guenter - 1991-1994
  • Nicholas Artimovich - 1994-1996
  • Charles A. Spain, Jr. - 1996-1998
  • David B. Martucci - 1998-2004
  • Peter A. Ansoff - 2004-2008