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The Tailhook Association

Officers
Officers - Tailhook Association logo

THA Chairman of the Board

RADM MIKE "NASTY" MANAZIR, USN (Ret)

Tailhook
President

CDR KRISTEN ‘DRAGON’ FINDLAY, USN

THA Officers

Past Chairman
RADM DON ‘DQ’ QUINN, USN (Ret)
President Emeritus
CAPT LONNY MCCLUNG, USN (Ret)
Secretary
CDR NEIL ‘COWBOY’ ZERBE USN (RET)
Treasurer
CDR TOM 'TEX' LAWSON, USN (Ret)
VP - Outreach
CAPT STERLING G. ‘STERLS’ GILLIAM, USN (Ret)
VP - Legislative Affairs
CAPT KEVIN ‘PROTON’ MCLAUGHLIN USN (Ret)
VP - Business Development
CAPT JIM ‘GUIDO’ DIMATTEO, USN (Ret)

CAPT SCOTT "TOPPER" FARR, USN (Ret)
VP - Business Development
CDR JIM 'MAX' GROSS, USN (Ret)
VP - USMC Affairs
LTCOL THOMAS ‘LOAF’ BOLEN, USMC  
VP Civilian Affairs
ANGIE KNAPPENBERGER

VP - Membership

CAPT TRACY BARKHIMER, USN (Ret)

VP - Membership

CAPT JAMES S. ‘GOATBOY’ BATES, USN (Ret)

VP - Membership

CDR TIM ‘T-MURPH’ MURPHY, USN (Ret)

VP - Membership

LTCOL FRANK 'SQUIGGY' SAVARESE, USMC (Ret)
VP - Membership
CAPT WALT ‘SPANKY’ STAMMER, USN (Ret)
VP - USNR Aviation Matters
CAPT BETH ‘GABBY’ CREIGHTON, USNR
VP - STRAT COMM TEF - Exec Dir.
CAPT RODGER WELCH, USN (Ret)
VP - Digital Communication
CDR MEHDI ‘METRO’ AKACEM, USN
VP - Strategy

CAPT MICHAEL 'JOCKEY' LISA, USN (Ret)
CAPT DAVE 'ROY' ROGERS, USN (Ret)

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