Chairman Ken Smith II: BA Emory and Henry College, 19 years Grundy High School social studies teacher, Buchanan Co. Virginia.  15 years Adjunct Faculty with Southwest Virginia Community College as Rock-Climbing & Wilderness Survival Instructor.  Lt. Col. Virginia Wing, C.A.P., 7 years as Director of Aerospace Education for Virginia Wing and 1998 Virginia Wing and Middle East Region C.A.P. Aerospace Education Officer of the Year. Made an honorary “Col. of Cadets “in Army JROTC in Pike County, KY. Selected for Who's Who Among America’s High School Teachers (1990, 1994, 1996, 1998). Certified to handle NASA space samples.  Also, has received the following awards: the A. Scott Crossfield Master Aerospace Educator Award and the General Charles ‘Chuck ‘ Yeager Aerospace Education Award.

Vice-Chairman Jennie Mutter: BA Pikeville College, MA Morehead State University, 1 year East Ridge High School social studies, 4 years Feds Creek High School art & humanities teacher, Pike Co., KY and 2 years Goals 2000 Coordinator of Feds Creek High School, selected for Who's Who Among High School Teachers.  Certified to handle NASA space samples.

Secretary/Treasurer Lois Smith:  +15 years as VFW, Ladies Auxiliary Secretary/Treasurer, retired food services worker-coordinator

Aerospace Ed/Technology Advisor Donald Mullins: BA Pikeville College, +18 years as an instructor in Buchanan Co., Virginia Schools.  Currently at J. M. Bevins Elementary School he is the computer technology instructor, 5 years at Buchanan County Technological and Vocational Center.  Holds the rank of Captain in the Grundy Squadron of Virginia Wing, C.A.P. holds a Private Pilot’s License, and a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association located at Tazewell County Airport.

Advisory Committee Chairman John W. Richardson: +20 years as an Insurance Agent, +25 years as a member of the 34th Bn. Virginia Cavalry, CSA of the North-South Skirmish Association. +7 years N-SSA Insurance Committee Chairman and a known authority on the East Cavalry Battlefield of Gettysburg National Military Battlefield Park.  An authority on ACW period historic firearms, clothing, and customs.

Eco-cultural Researcher and Co-coordinator Gerald L. Elkins: Studied Art & Philosophy with a minor in Literature at Clinch Valley College at Wise, VA. Served 5 years as Soil and Water Conservation District representative, a founding member of the ‘Big Sandy Soil and Water Conservation District’.  +25 years of studies in Appalachian Cultural History and Traditions, founding member and Director for 5 years of “Headwater Association Inc.”, +20 years as a Journeyman Sign Painter, Who’s who among High School Students in America (1973-74) and a 4-H All Star 1973

Board member –at-Large Robert G. Wingfield: BS Virginia Tech, +30 years of radio/telephone communications experience and a former Vietnam Veteran 1Lt in the Army Signal Corps, A Virginia State Department of Emergency Management Ground Search and Rescue instructor, Life Member with +25 years with Cave Spring Rescue Squad.  He holds the rank of Major in Virginia C.A.P. with +34 years as an Instructor of Communications and Search and Rescue. He has held several Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squad state positions most recent that of State Historian for 2 years to several District 6 offices ranging from District 6 Vice-president to that of District Trainig Officer in the last 25 years.

Genealogical Researcher Phyllis K. Stiltner: 3 years of studies at S.V.C.C. in Arts and Humanities courses.

Accounting Services: Woods Accounting, Todd Owens, CPA, +12 year’s experience