Board of Directors and Staff
Chairman
Dr. Thomas W. Nygaard, M.D.
Lynchburg, VA
Vice-Chairman
Capt. (Ret) James P. Ransom III, USN
Jacksonville, FL
President, National D-Day Memorial Foundation
Ms. April Cheek-Messier
Bedford, VA
Secretary
Mr. Christopher Bryant
Falls Church, VA
Treasurer
Ms. Kathleen Guzi
Daleville, VA
Maj. Gen. (Ret) Richard “Rick” T. Devereaux
Asheville, NC
Brig. Gen. Lapthe Flora
Roanoke, VA
Mr. Rex D. Geveden
Lynchburg, VA
Col. (Ret) Mark “Mac” McKenzie
Moneta, VA
The Honorable Philip A. Wallace, Judge (Ret)
Bedford, VA
The Foundation respectfully requests that all mail addressed to Board members be sent to their attention at: National D-Day Memorial, P.O. Box 77, Bedford, Virginia 24523
Administrative Staff
April Cheek-Messier, President
Tara Warner, Chief of Staff
Robin VanHorn, Director of Administration
Sue Trussell, Administrative Coordinator
Development & Marketing
Brandon P. Gregory, Director of Development
Courtney Hunter Godsey, Associate Director of Development
Angela Hatcher Lynch, Associate Director of Marketing
Emily Van Fleet, Development Services & Database Coordinator
Education
John Long, Director of Education
Maggie Mitchell, Associate Director for Programming & Events
Memorial Site
Martin Leamy, Director of Facilities & Risk Management
Sandra Parece, Director of Site Operations
Michelle Holland, Assistant Site Manager
Lindsay Poling, Volunteer Coordinator
To contact our Administrative Office please call (540) 586-3329
To contact the Memorial site please call (540) 587-3619
Media inquiries – alynch@dday.org
