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
LCDR Evan Dash,
USN (Ret.)
Vice President, Youth Programs
Nadia Farooq
Vice President,
Education & Advocacy Programs
Joseph Fila
Vice President, Fleet Support
Grant Fox
Vice President, Development
Norma Milio
Vice President, Membership
Veronica Hitchen
Secretary
Richard Heller
Judge Advocate
CAPT Frank R. Russo Jr., USN (Ret.)
Treasurer
Thomas Breglia
Director
Joanna Karagiannis
Director
Gary Kilberg
Director
Richard Lowe
Treasurer
CAPT Theodore T. Mason, USN (Ret.)
Director
Rev. Gerald E. Murray, Jr.
Director
Daniel Solomon
Director
Matthew Wilkens
Director
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Jerry Alperstein, Jennifer Barnes Hayes, Robert Black,
Lucian J. Caldara. William Caraballo. John (Jack) M. Colyer, Dennis Durkin, Tim Hays, Peter Galasinao, Gregory Keshishian, Karen J. Loew, James Maloney, Kathleen M. Markey, Laura Morris*, Victoria Miningham, 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.