College Leadership & Board of Advisors

The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) is an educational institution within the Department of the Navy. The President of the college is accountable directly to the Chief of Naval Operations, who establishes the college's mission, provides general guidelines and appropriated funds for its operation, and selects the president of NWC.

President

Shoshana S. Chatfield

Rear Adm., U.S. Navy

Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield is the President of the U.S. Naval War College and a career naval helicopter pilot. A native of Garden Grove, California, she graduated from Boston University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and French language and literature. She received her commission through Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) in 1988 and earned her wings of gold in 1989. Chatfield was awarded the Navy’s Political/Military (Pol-Mil) Scholarship and attended the Kennedy School of Government, receiving a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University in 1997. In 2009, the University of San Diego conferred upon her a doctorate of education.

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Vice President/Chief of Staff

Joseph C. Girard

Capt., U.S. Navy

Capt. Girard is Vice President and Chief of Staff for U.S. Naval War College. He has more than 3,000 flight hours in the F/A-18 aircraft. His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal (with Combat “V” distinction), seven Strike-Flight Air Medals, four Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, and various unit and campaign decorations.

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Provost

Lewis M. Duncan

Lewis M. Duncan currently serves as Provost of the U.S. Naval War College. Additionally, he continues as a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, responsible for managing the U.S. National Laboratory of the International Space Station. Dr. Duncan is internationally recognized as an accomplished research scientist in experimental space physics and radiophysics.

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Command Master Chief

Keith A. Webb

Master Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy

Master Chief Webb is the Command Master Chief (CMC) for U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. His previous CMC tours was at Training Support Center Hampton Roads, USS WASP (LHD 1), USS OAK HILL (LSD 51) and the USS GARY (FFG 51). He enlisted in the Navy in Feb 1990 and has earned the Afloat and Master Training Specialist qualifications and a Bachelor’s Degree. His awards and decorations include a Meritorious Service Medal, six Navy Commendation Medals, six Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and various campaign, service and unit awards.

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Office of the Provost

James E. Hickey

Associate Provost

Rick Menard

Deputy Provost / Director of Mission Support

Edward J. Gillen

Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Deans

Allen C. Benson

Henry E. Eccles Library

Leonard Walter Wildemann

College of Distance Education

Thomas J. Culora

Center for Naval Warfare Studies

Patrick E. Keyes

Dean of Students

Margaret DeLuca Klein

College of Leadership and Ethics

Phil M. Haun

Dean of Academics

Michael Stephen White

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Thomas E. Mangold, Jr.

International Programs

Deputies

Tim Garrold

College of Distance Education

Michael J. Sherlock

Dean of Academics

John C. Meyer

College of Leadership and Ethics

Sean P. Henseler

College of Maritime Operational Warfare

Robert S. Winneg

International Programs

Fred P. Drake, Jr.

College of Distance Education

Francis P. Brown

Dean of Students

Senior Service Advisors

Gary E. Spearow

U.S. Army Advisor

Paul R. Murphy

U.S. Air Force Advisor

Donald Eric Bader

U.S. Coast Guard Advisor

Patrick E. Keyes

U.S. Navy Advisor

David Brent Hardt

State Department Advisor

U.S. Naval War College Board of Advisors

The Board, under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972, as amended, shall provide the Secretary of the Navy, through the Chief of Naval Operations and the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and U.S. Naval War College (NWC) independent advice and recommendations on matters pertaining to the educational, doctrinal, and research policies and activities of the NPS and the NWC. The Secretary of the Navy or designated representative, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense, may act upon the Board's advice and recommendations.

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College Leadership & Board of Advisors

President

Shoshana S. Chatfield

Vice President/Chief of Staff

Joseph C. Girard

Provost

Lewis M. Duncan

Command Master Chief

Keith A. Webb

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