A board of trustees is responsible for governing the Columbia River Maritime Museum. All executive committee members and trustees, except for the Museum’s executive director, serve the Museum in a volunteer capacity and do not receive compensation for their service.

Columbia River Maritime Museum 2021 Board of Trustees

Executive Committee
Michael Haglund, Chair
Don Vollum, Vice Chair
John McGowan, Treasurer
Nick Johnson, Secretary
Helena Lankton, Immediate Past Chair
Ward V. Cook, Advisor
Steve Fick, Advisor
H. Roger Qualman, Advisor
Kurt Redd, Advisor
Dr. Samuel E. Johnson, Exec.Director

Board of Trustees                                                            
Stephen M. Andersen                                                                                
George F. Beall
Patrick Clark
John D. Dulcich
Dale A. Farr
Terry D. Graff
Jerry F. Gustafson
Ted H. Halton, Jr.
Donald M. Haskell
Carol Ihlenburg
Senator Betsy Johnson
Captain Dan Jordan
Kenneth Kirn
Irene E. Martin
David M. Myers
David Nygaard
William T. C. Stevens
Shawn M. Teevin
John J. Tennant, Jr.
Sarah Brix-Tennant
Dr. Gerald Warnock

Trustee Emeritus
Peter J. Brix
Alan C. Goudy
Donald W. Magnusen

Advisory Trustees
Guy C. Stephenson
Ambassador Charles J. Swindells
Willis Van Dusen
Bill W. Wyatt

​Museum Management
Dr. Samuel E. Johnson, Exec.Director
Bruce Jones, Deputy Director