New Positions Appointed At The National Coast Guard Museum Association

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Coast Guard Museum Association Inc. on March 4, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Board approved changes to the officers and directors of the Museum Association.

Effective immediately, Richard J. Grahn assumes the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, Senator Cathy Cook will serve as Secretary, and Susan Curtin has been elected to the Board of Directors. The remaining officers will retain their positions and James J. Coleman, Jr. continues to serve as Chairman and John S. Johnson as Treasurer.

Mr. Grahn assumes his new position following a distinguished legal career in Boston, where he also served as his law firm’s Managing Partner. In commenting on the Board action, Mr. Grahn said that the rapid progress of the Museum project has reached a point where additional executive leadership is required to achieve the next level of success. “I am passionate about building a world-class National Coast Guard Museum in New London worthy of the United States Coast Guard and the city in which it is to be built, and I am honoured to have been entrusted with this important leadership role,” stated Dick Grahn.

Susan Curtin was also unanimously elected to the Board of Directors. Ms. Curtin is currently the Managing Director of the Kenrose Kitchen Table Foundation, which is the J.D. Power family foundation, headquartered in Westlake Village, California. She previously served as a third-class petty officer in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and brings to the Board a desire to assure that the role of women in the Coast Guard will receive appropriate attention.

For full biographies of all Board Members or more information about the National Coast Guard Museum Association, Inc., visit www.coastguardmuseum.org

About the National Coast Guard Museum

The National Coast Guard Museum will honor the heroism of the men and women who answer the call to always be ready, as in the Coast Guard motto: Semper Paratus. Permanent and revolving multimedia exhibits will tell compelling stories of the past, the present, and the future as they evoke the Coast Guard’s critical role and mission in maritime

security, safety, protection of natural resources, and national defense. The Museum will use interactive and modern technology to engage the public, veterans, and present Coast Guard men and women as they serve our nation now and into the future.

The National Coast Guard Museum Association, Inc. is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the United States Coast Guard history and tradition. It is the mission of the Museum Association to raise funds for the design and construction of the Museum, which upon completion will be donated to the Coast Guard. The museum will open in 2018 based on the raising of fifty million dollars in private donations to match the same dollar amount in government grants. For more information or to make a donation, contact the National Coast Guard Museum Association, Inc. at 860.443.4200 or visit www.coastguardmuseum.org, and follow @USCGMuseum on Facebook and Twitter.

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