STAFF & LEADERSHIP
Jessica LM Hitchen
Executive Director
jhitchen@nynavyleague.org
(212) 825-7333, x1
Karina Verna
Assistant Director
kverna@nynavyleague.org
(212) 825-7333, x2
James Spear
President
Col. Charles R. Blaich, USMC (Ret.)
Vice President, Fleet Support
LCDR Evan Dash,
USN (Ret.)
Vice President, Youth Programs
Nadia Farooq
Vice President,
Education & Advocacy Programs
Norma Milio
Vice President, Membership
Veronica Hitchen
Secretary
Richard Lowe
Treasurer
Richard Heller
Judge Advocate
Rev. Gerald E. Murray, Jr.
Chaplain
CAPT Theodore T. Mason, USN (Ret.)
Director
CAPT Frank R. Russo Jr., USN (Ret.)
Director
Kristen Sauvigne
Director
Daniel Solomon
Director
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Jerry Alperstein, Jennifer Barnes Hayes, Jon Bernz, Robert Black, Lu Caldara, William Caraballo, Jared Chaffee, Jack Coyler, Tim Hays, Joanna Karagiannis, Gregory Keshishian, Paul LoBalbo, Karen Loew, Kathleen Markey, Sally McElwreath, Victoria Miningham, Joe Purcell, Mary Westmoreland
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE
Are you an industry professional under the age of 35 looking for experience serving on a nonprofit board? Send an email to info@nynavyleague.org to learn about our new Young Professionals Committee and how you can join our mission in support of the sea services.