Officers, Directors & Staff
Meet our Officers, Board of Directors, & Staff. The Naval Special Warfare Foundation's board guides the philosophy and direction of the Foundation towards the common goal of maintaining its primary mission. Without this group of fine individuals, the Naval Special Warfare Foundation would not be what it is today.
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Robin King Executive Director, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Former Auditor, McDonnell Douglas; Former Auditor, The Walt Disney Company
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Kelly McGraw Director of Development, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Senior Sales Representative, Eli Lilly & Co.; National Sales Manager, Color Optics & Associates; Associate Buyer, Macy’s |
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RDML Thomas Richards, Chairman, Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Former Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command Rear Admiral U.S. Navy, Retired, SEAL |
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MCPO Rudy Boesch, Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; U.S. Navy, Retired SEAL(45 years of service); Competitor on Survivor: Borneo |
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VADM Bert Calland, Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Executive Vice President, CACI International Inc.; Former Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency; Former Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command; Former Commander, Special Operations Command Central; Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy, Retired, SEAL |
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CDR Norm Carley, Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation Director; VET Foundation Director; Fitness Anywhere, Inc. Co-Founder; Former President & CEO Applied Marine Technology, Inc.; Commander, U.S. Navy, Retired, SEAL |
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MMCM Dean Cummings, Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; President, UDT-SEAL Association West Coast Chapter; Deputy Operations Officer, NSW Advanced Training Command; Machinist's Mate Master Chief, U.S. Navy, Retired, SEAL |
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Kristi Cummings Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Director for Resource Development; Regional Manager, HelmsBriscoe |
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Mike Figueroa Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Director Goodwill Mission to China Foundation; Treasurer Trustee, Vatican Observatory Foundation (Investment Committee) |
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Richard J. Grahn Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Attorney, Looney & Grossman, LLP; Former Special Assistant Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; AV Peer Review rating of Martindale-Hubbard “Super Lawyer” award; Boston Magazine Managing Partner & Member of the Management Committee, Looney & Grossman, LLP |
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James M. Hawes Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; CEO, “Good Earth Energy Conservation, Inc.”; Co-Chairman of Inter-Asia Management Ltd President, “The Little Green Windmill, Inc.”; Graduated from UDT/R Class 29; BUDS Instructor, SEAL Team-2. |
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Richard Johnson Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Board of Directors, UDT/SEAL Association; Past President Mt. Airy Rotary Club; President, Merritt Supply, Inc. ; Lieutenant(junior grade) Underwater Demolition Team 22 |
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J.J. Marie Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation Chairman; Board of Directors, NMMA Boat Manufacturers Division (BMD); Board of Directors & Member of Executive Committee, National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA); Vice President, Board of Directors, U.S. Coast Guard Foundation; Board of Directors, Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) |
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CAPT John McTighe II, Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Classified Program Manager, Naval Special Warfare Command; Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired, SEAL (35 years of service) |
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CAPT Norm Olson, Board of Directors, commanded four NSW operational commands; Commanded a Major Naval Shore Installation; Founding Director, UDT-SEAL Museum; Director of Security, Reagan-Bush '84, Campaign Committee; Director, Industrial Security, Electric Boat Division, GD Corporation; A Founding Director, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Awarded USSOCOM Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to Naval Special Warfare and Special Operations; Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired, SEAL |
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LCDR Jim Papineau, Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Director, Fitness Anywhere, Inc.; Director, HALO Trust International; Managing Director for the Rappahannock Companies; Former President, Applied Marine Technology, Inc.; Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, Retired, SEAL |
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Jacky Richards Board of Directors, Director for Health and Welfare Programs, SEAL-Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Family Support Coordinator; Naval Special Warfare Group TWO; Board of Directors, YMCA of South Hampton Roads; Clinical Audiologist, Retired |
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Tom Sullivan Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Chairman of the Board, Title Security Agency of Arizona; Juris Doctorate, University of Colorado |
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Sabina Sullivan Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Certified Public Accountant |
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Jeff Utsch Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation; Consultant, Naval Special Warfare; President, Tucson Acquisition and Development Corp.; Owner, Streamlined Performance |
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LCDR Brian Barbata, Treasurer, Co-Founder, Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation – Hawaii; Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy, Retired, SEAL |
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Chad Buck Vice President and Co-Founder and Board of Directors Naval Special Warfare Foundation- Hawaii; Owner and CEO of HFA LLC Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Hilo, Kona |
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Dennis Gaughan President, Co-Founder and Board of Directors, Naval Special Warfare Foundation- Hawaii; Managing Director, Aon Mergers & Acquisitions Group-Asia Pacific; Former Case Officer, Central Intelligence Agency |
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CMDCM Alan O'Dell, Director of Pacific Operations, Submergence Group LLC., Command Master Chief, U.S. Navy, Retired, SEAL |
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CAPT Ron Seiple Past President, Co-Founder and Board of Directors Naval Special Warfare Foundation- Hawaii; Captain, U.S. Navy Retired, SEAL; SEAL Team ONE and UDT11; Combat veteran |
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LT William T. White, III, President and Owner of Blanco Investments and Land, Ltd./Hale Kea Farms; Leuitenant, U.S. Navy, Retired UDT/SEAL |


























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