Captain Brian A. McAllister is the principal owner and president of McAllister Towing and Transportation Company, Inc., a company founded in 1864 by his great-grandfather, Captain James McAllister with a…

Board of Trustees Clay Maitland was born in London in 1942 and has worked in the shipping industry since graduation from law school in 1968. The years since then have…

Board of Trustees, Vice Chariman Rick Lopes comes from a seafaring family, as his father, John, was a first mate and captain, merchant mariner, and US Navy veteran of WW…

Board of Trustees Richard M. Larrabee is the Director of the Port Commerce Department of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He oversees the management and operation…

Board of Trustees For more than twenty years, Karen Helmerson has been active in non-profit management, community media development, and policy in the public interest, as an administrator and as a…

Board of Trustees William Jackson Green was a dear friend of the National Maritime Historical Society, serving as Trustee since 2011 and most recently as chairman of the Education Committee. …

President Emeritus & NMHS Ambassador Upon retiring as President of the National Maritime Historical Society in August 2022, President Emeritus Burchenal Green continues to advise the Society as NMHS Ambassador…

Board of Trustees David S. Fowler, is the former Chairman and CEO of The Chubb Institute.  He spent 37 years at The Chubb Corporation, where his professional tenure encompassed the…

Board of Trustees William S. Dudley served in the US Navy from 1959 to 1963. He earned a doctorate in history from Columbia University in 1972. He was the director…

Board of Trustees Walter R. Brown went to sea at the age of 18 working on a coastal tanker as an ordinary seaman. Spending four years in the Navy in…

Board of Trustees Charles B. Anderson comes from a family with long maritime traditions. His grandfather, Captain Charles R. Beard, was a steamboat pilot operating on the Tennessee and Ohio…