BOARD / STAFF PROFILES

Carolina Museum Of The Marine
Al Gray Civic Institute

OUR LEADERSHIP

“These are the simple principles as rules of life, beliefs that secure our order, our justice and our freedom.”

~ General Al Gray

 Executive Committee

General-Al-Gray

General Al Gray

USMC (Ret)
Institute Founder
Executive Board Member

Short Biography
Gen-Faulkner

LtGen Mark Faulkner

USMC (Ret)
Chair

Short Biography
Robert-Love

Col Bob Love

USMC (Ret)
Chair

Short Biography
S-Patrick-Alford

Capt S. Patrick Alford

USN (Ret)
Treasurer

Short Biography
Joseph-Atkins-Colonel

Col Joseph Atkins

USAF (Ret)
Secretary

Short Biography
Mark-Cramer

Mr. Mark Cramer, JD

Executive Board Member

Short Biography
Colonel-Grant-Sparks

Col Grant Sparks

USMC (Ret)
Executive Board Member

Short Biography
MajGen-Jim-Kessler

MajGen James Kessler

USMC (Ret)
Executive Board Member

Short Biography
BGen-Kevin-Stewart

BGen Kevin Stewart

USMC (Ret)
Chief Executive Officer

Short Biography

 Board Members

  • Mr. Keith Byrd, USMC Veteran 
  • MGySgt Osceola Elliss, USMC (Ret) 
  • Col Chuck Geiger, USMC (Ret) 
  • Col Bruce Gombar, USMC (Ret) 
  • Mr. Frank Guidara, US Army Veteran 
  • LtCol Lynn “Kim” Kimball, USMC (Ret) 
  • CWO3 Richard McIntosh, USMC (Ret) 
  • LtGen Gary S. McKissock, USMC (Ret) 
  • Col John B. Sollis, USMC (Ret) 
  • GySgt Forest Spencer, Jr., USMC (Ret) 

 Staff

Chief Executive Officer 
BGen Kevin Stewart, USMC (Ret) 

Vice President of Development 
Mrs. Ashley Danielson 

Operations and Artifacts Director 
SgtMaj Joe Houle, USMC (Ret) 

Finance Director
Richard Koeckert, US Army Veteran

Curator
CWO5 Lisa Potts, USMC (Ret)