About Us

Our Team

The staff and board of directors who steward the Trust's mission.

Staff

Chérie L. Johnston, B.S., MBA

Executive Director (Since March 2026)

Christy Forman

Grants & Programs Support Manager

Board of Directors

Jon Hickox

Founder, President & Board Chair

Winston Watt

Board Secretary & Former Vice President

Maureen Finnerty

Co-Founder, Vice President & Former Board Secretary

Joseph Eaves

Former Board President

A. Scott Neese, Ph.D

Former Board President

Kimball Brace

Board Member

Derek Mallett, Ph.D

Board Member

Thomas Croessman, Esq.

Board Member

Melissa A. Winn

Board Member

Contributor to America's Civil War, American History, Civil War Times, and Military Images magazine, with a regular column on women in the Civil War; Editor of Shavings.

John L. Nau, III

Emeritus