Leadership
The Pacific Battleship Center is guided by its Board of Directors and a long-serving, purpose-driven staff leadership team. Together, they provide the governance, strategy, and operational excellence necessary to transform the historic Battleship IOWA into a nationally respected museum and trusted community anchor. Their stewardship ensures the success of programs that serve our community and nation — programs rooted in purpose, connection, and a better future for all.
Supporting this core leadership are three distinguished advisory groups — the National Leadership Council, Chairman’s Flag Council, and President’s Advisory Board. These respected leaders act as ambassadors, advocates, and fundraisers, lending their voices, relationships, and influence to expand our reach, amplify our mission, and help secure the success of the National Museum of the Surface Navy for generations to come.
Together, this coalition of committed leaders ensures that the legacy of service lives on — not as history alone, but as a catalyst for progress, unity, and national purpose.
“The price of greatness is responsibility.”
— Winston Churchill
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Governor Kim Reynolds
Senator Chuck Grassley
Representative Nanette Diaz Barragan
Supervisor Janice Hahn
Councilmember Tim McOsker
Ambassador Terry Branstad (ret.)
Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien (ret.)
H. Delano Roosevelt
LA Fleet Week Founding Board
David Bender
Jeff Gorell
Doane Liu
John McOsker
RADM Mike Shatynski, USN (ret.)
Stephanie Stone
Jonathan Williams
chairmans Flag council
ADM Henry Ulrich III, USN (ret.)
ADM James G. Stavridis, USN (ret.)
ADM J. Paul Reason
ADM Robert J. Natter
ADM Henry H. Mauz, Jr.
ADM Samuel J. Locklear, USN (ret.)
ADM Michelle Howard, USN (ret.)
ADM John C. Harvey, Jr., USN (ret.)
ADM Philip Davidson, USN (ret.)
ADM Vernon Clark, USN (ret.)
VADM Thomas Rowden, USN (ret.)
VADM Richard Hunt, USN (ret.)
RADM Jesse A. Wilson, Jr., USN (ret.)
RADM Scott Jerabek, USN (ret.)
RADM Nevin Carr, Jr., USN (ret.)
RDML Charles Brown, USN (ret.)
RDML Sandra Adams, USN (ret.)
CAPT Tom Kelley, USN (ret.)
Kelcey Brown
Presidents Advisory Board
Bill Anderson
Business
Larry Armstrong
Architect
Paul Carter
Attorney
Olga Chavez
Marathon Petroleum
Simon Conway
Radio Host
Kip Cyprus
Business
Mike Dowling
Veterans Advocate
CAPT Roger C. Easton, Jr., USN (ret.)
Easton Advisors LLC & USS Arleigh Burke Association
John Ek
Public Affairs
CAPT Bill Erickson, USN (ret.)
Retired Executive Director, SNA
Kim Estes
Actor & Maritime Expert
Jack Giarraputo
Producer
Amy Grat
Education Professional
RADM G.E. Gneckow, USN (ret.)
CO, USS Iowa (83-85)
Jane Johnson
Community Advocate
Nathan Jones
Kids, Hands, and Minds
Patrick Kohler
Databolic, Inc.
Josh LaFarga
Laborers Union
Jeff Lamberti
Attorney, Past Chair
Bobby MacDonald
Community Leader
Russ Matthews
Filmaker / Explorer
CAPT Richard McKenna, USN (ret.)
Community Leader
FLTCM JoAnn Ortloff, USN (ret.)
James Parker
Finance
Derek Roselli
Finance
Kamin Samuel
Transformation Coach
Tom Sauer
Veterans Services
CDR Steve Shatynski, USN (ret.)
Investment
John Shultz
Business
Dr. Stacy Smith
Annenberg Inclusion Initiative
Matt Sodl
Finance
Arlo Sorensen
Finance
Joe Walsh
Attorney
Gary Williams
Businessman
Pete Yarger
Timken Gear & Services
Board of Directors
Bruce DD Mac Rae
Chairman of the Board
RADM Jim Kirk, USN (ret.)
Vice Chair
Jonathan Williams
President & CEO
Ross O'Brien
Treasurer
Becky Beach
Secretary
RADM Mike Shatynski, USN (ret.)
Chairman Emeritus
Douglas Herman
Governance Chair | Consultant
Vanessa Lewis
Audit Chair | Consultant
Tanya Acker
Awards Chair | Attorney, Actress, Media
Phil Bloom
Director | "The Ride Guru"
RADM Nevin Carr, USN (ret.)
Director | Admiral Arleigh Burke Foundation
Cory Crowley
Director | Consultant
Ken Hagihara
Director | Public Relations
Craig Johnson
Director | Community
Dan Kehl
Director | Elite Casinos
Mike Kiely
Director | UPS
Jeff Link
Director | Consultant
Dan Montoya
Director | CSULB Foundation
Scott Palmer
Director | Attorney
Joshua Wexler
Director | Pure Imagination
Leadership Team
Jonathan Williams
President & CEO
David Canfield
Vice President & CIO
Mike Getscher
Vice President & Chief Engineer
Ross O'Brien, CPA
Treasurer & CFO
Kyle Aube
Development Director
Mike Nguyen
Programs Director
Hall Roosevelt
Sales & Marketing Director
Nui Valletta
Controller