November 2011 Meeting

JACK KAVANAUGH
REAR ADMIRAL
SUPPLY CORPS, UNITED STATES NAVY (RETIRED)

Rear Admiral John T. Kavanaugh, Supply Corps, United States Navy, retired from active duty on 1 November 1996.

Admiral Kavanaugh completed 34 years on active duty as a Navy Supply Officer. His last Command was the Navy Exchange System (NEXCOM), a $2 billion retail business operated with non-appropriated funds, i.e., no taxpayer support. Admiral Kavanaugh's many tours of duty included: Fleet Supply Officer, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Deputy Comptroller of the Navy; Director of Supply Corps Personnel; and Director of Contracts Management for the Navy. His sea tours included eight deployments to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Persian Gulf.

After retiring from the Navy, he was appointed Executive Director of the USS Wisconsin Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization established for the purpose of raising funds for the design, construction, operation and management of exhibits relating to the Battleship Wisconsin now located in Downtown Norfolk.

Admiral Kavanaugh resides in downtown Norfolk, Virginia with his wife Ann. They have three children: John an FBI Agent stationed in Miami, Florida; Kristi, director of Marketing and Group Sales for the St. Regis Hotel in Aspen, Colorado; and Mike, the Executive Director of ABC Internet News in New York City.

Admiral Kavanaugh volunteers with the following organizations:

Board of Directors, Hampton Roads Council, U.S. Navy League
Board of Directors, Hampton Roads Multiple Sclerosis Society
Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Fort Norfolk Retirement Community, Inc.
Board of Directors, Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation
Board of Trustees, Virginia Veterans Services Foundation
Board of Directors, Downtown Norfolk Council
President, Freemason Street Area Association
President, Downtown Republican Club
Board of Directors, Tusk and Trunk Club
Board of Directors and Founding Chairman, FBI Norfolk Citizens Academy Alumni Association