Board members and leadership

General Eric Smith
Chair of the Board

General Eric Smith

General Smith is currently serving as the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Plano, Texas, General Smith graduated from Texas A&M University and was commissioned in 1987. He has commanded at every level, including Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment during Operation Assured Response in Monrovia, Liberia; 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment during Operation Iraqi Freedom; and 8th Marine Regiment/ Regimental Combat Team 8 during Operation Enduring Freedom. He also served in Caracas, Venezuela as part of the U.S. Military Group.

As a General Officer, he commanded U.S. Marine Corps Forces Southern Command, 1st Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Marine Corps Combat Development Command.

General Smith’s staff assignments as a General Officer include serving as the Director of Capability Development Directorate, Combat Development and Integration; Senior Military Assistant to both the Deputy Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Defense; Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration; and the 36th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Group photo of NMCRS Board of Directors

Members of the Board

Admiral Daryl Caudle, USN, Chief of Naval Operations
Major General David Bligh, USMC, Judge Advocate of the Navy
Lieutenant General William Bowers, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Rear Admiral Carey Cash, USN, Chief of Chaplains
Ms. Donna Caudle
Major Thomas Craig, USMC (Ret.)
Chair, Education Committee
Major General Craig Crenshaw, USMC (Ret.)
Audit Committee Member
Vice Admiral Jeffrey Czerewko, USN, Chief of Naval Personnel
Chair, Nominating Committee
Ms. Elisa Catalano Ewers
Finance Committee Member
Ms. Francine Glavy
Chair, Audit Committee
Vice Admiral Christopher Gray, USN, Commander, Navy Installations Command
Rear Admiral Sinclair Harris, USN (Ret.)
Chair, Finance Committee
Ms. Anne Hughes
Audit Committee Member
Colonel Bob Love, USMC (Ret.)
Finance Committee Member
Ms. Megan Moffit
Chair, Relief Committee
Master Chief Petty Officer John "JP" Perez, USN (Ret.)
Education Committee Member
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman, USN
Ms. Angela Perryman
Sergeant Major Jacob Reiff, Sergeant Major for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (HQMC)
Lieutenant General Robert Ruark, USMC (Ret.)
President, Chief Executive Officer of NMCRS (CEO)
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz, USMC
Ms. Andrea Ruiz
Lieutenant General Stephen Sklenka, USMC, Deputy Commandant, Marine Corps Installations and Logistics Command
Ms. Patricia Smith
Rear Admiral Darin Via, USN, Surgeon General of the Navy
Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer John "Jay" Henry Walker, USN, Chief of Naval Personnel

Advisory Council

General John Allen, USMC (Ret.)
Strategic Advisor, Microsoft
Mr. Carl Bergeron
K-12 Private Education Specialist, Truist
The Honorable James Byrne
Vice President, Ethics & Business Conduct, Lockheed Martin
Mr. Michael Coulter
President & CEO, Hanwha
Lieutenant General Jack Klimp, USMC (Ret.)
Rear Admiral Dietrich Kuhlmann, USN (Ret.)
President & CEO, Navy Federal Credit Union
Dr. Maryalice Morro, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CAPT, NC, USN (Ret.)
Adjunct Faculty, The Citadel; Program Coordinator, Women's Leadership Development Certificate, Villanova University; and teaching faculty for DNPEL program, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Mr. Jason Sutton
Vice President, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII
Ms. Matice Wright-Springer
Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton