
The Tailhook Association
Officers

THA Chairman of the Board
ADM BILL ‘SHORTNEY’ GORTNEY
Tailhook
President
CDR KRISTEN ‘DRAGON’ HANSEN, 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)
Executive VP Emeritus
CAPT W.D. KNUTSON, 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)
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 WALT ‘STANKY’ STAMMER, USN (Ret)
VP - Membership
CDR TIM ‘T-MURPH’ MURPHY, USN (Ret)
VP - Membership
LTCOL FRANK 'SQUIGGY' SAVARESE, USMC (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
CAPT DAVE 'ROY' ROGERS, USN (Ret)