NAVAC Leadership

Leadership

The following persons provide leadership for NAVAC. There are eight leadership positions and nine Board Members-at-Large. 

• Stephen Brandow; President (2014)
   
• Barbara Speyer; Vice-President (2012)
   
• John L. Prater; Board Chair (2014)
   
• Tonia Hatchett; Secretary (2012)
   
• David Lundell; Treasurer (2013)
   
• Thomas Mills; Chair-Certification Committee (2014)
   
• Ted Bleck-Doran; Membership Committee Chair (2014)
   
• Juliana Lesher; Grant Writer and VA Women Chaplains’ Representative (2014)
   
• Art Dawson; Board Member (2013)
   
• David Graetz; Board Member (2012)
   
• Will Kinnaird; Board Member (2013)
   
• Joseph O’Keeffe; Board Member (2013)
   
• Laurie O’Reilly; Board member (2013)
   
• Norman Oswald; Board Member (2012)
   
• Michael Pollitt; Board Member (2012)
   
• Robert Searle; Board Member (2014)
   
• Ralph Vencill; Board Member (2013)
   
• Robert Collingwood; Chaplain Field Leadership Council Representative
   
•  John Oliver; Association For Clinical Pastoral Education Representative
  
  
  Advisory:
  Keith Ethridge
  Director, VA Chaplain Service
  
   

Leadership NAVAC

NAVAC Leadership shall be members of NAVAC and serve as VA Chaplains.

Leadership Elections

NAVAC Leadership elections take place at Board Meetings. If you are interested in serving NAVAC, please let it be know to the President or the Chair.

Leadership Terms of Office

Members of the leadership serve two year terms and may be re-elected to successive terms.