About us
The Royal Air Force Museum American Foundation (RAFMAF)
In war and in peace, the Royal Air Force and the air forces of the United States of America have stood together to defeat the enemies of freedom.
The Royal Air Force Museum American Foundation (RAFMAF) was founded in July 2002 and is based on the celebration of the shared values that have joined together the fighting airmen and airwomen of our two great nations in the past, present and future in the spirit of close cooperation and understanding.
The Foundation exists to ensure the shared aviation heritage of the USA and the UK is kept alive in the memories of our two nations, and works to provide funds, and other means, to underpin the RAF Museum’s programs of acquisition, conservation, interpretation, education and training.
By building Anglo-American bridges of opportunity through youth and education initiatives, and within exhibitions, research, publications, professional training, media ventures and museum partnering, it looks to encourage future generations toward lively understandings of aerospace disciplines and an appreciation of science and social history expressed in technology.
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RAFMAF is a non-profit and registered charitable organization. Donations may be tax deductible.
Our mission
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To provide funds and other means for underpinning the Royal Air Force Museum's programs of acquisition, conservation, interpretation, education and training.
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To build Anglo-American bridges of opportunity through youth and education initiatives and within exhibitions, research, publications, professional training, media ventures and museum partnering.
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To encourage future generations toward lively understandings of aerospace disciplines, and toward an appreciation of science and social history expressed in technology.
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To champion those common values that permit the services of the two countries to respond together to the challenges to freedom and peace.
Fundraising
The Royal Air Force Museum American Foundation seeks to raise funds to support its stated objectives through personal contacts with potential donors and through surface and electronic means. It does not raise funds through direct mailing solicitations or similar means.
RAFMAF encourages support of the Museum's educational programs and capital projects. It also seeks long-term and lasting support via endowment and legacy gifts.
The Foundation places great emphasis on bilateral education programs and projects, especially those that benefit American and British collaboration. It will accept donations for general support of the Museum, funds for particular projects, and gifts in kind that relate to future projects.
Board of directors
Chairman
Lawrence M. Martin, Jr.
Maj Gen (Ret.) USAF
Vice Chairman
Frederick F. Roggero
President and CEO,
Resilient Solutions Ltd;
Maj Gen (Ret.) USAF
President
Stuart K. Archer
Dean of Administration, College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University
Vice President and Treasurer
Scott Thompson
Partner, Assurance Leader,
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Col (Ret) Charles (Magnum) Metrolis USAF
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Directors
Kevin W. Billings OBE
Chief Executive,
Legation Strategies;
Hon Grp Capt, 601 Sqn Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Ray Davis
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Brigadier General (Ret.)
US Army
Heidi Grant
SES (retired);
former DSCA Director
and SAF/IA
Roberto I. (Bert) Guerrero
Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force, Operational Energy
Nicola “Niki” Johnson
Vice President, Government Affairs, Strategic Communications & Marketing, General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)
Matt Keegan
Associate,
Dorsai SEP Ltd
Christine Kelley
F-35 Contract Instructor Pilot, Lockheed Martin;
Lt Col (Ret.) USAF
Tim Manna
Directors Emeritus
Craig McVay
Senior Vice President, Military Strategic Systems,
Rolls-Royce North
America, Inc.
John Michaelson
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Charles S. Scaperotto
Alan Spence
Chief Executive,
Integrative Media LLP
Robert Tullius
Executive Director
Angela M. Coleman
Member, Royal
Aeronautical Society
Ex-Officio Directors
Air Commodore
Nikki Thomas
OBE MA BEng (Hons) RAF
Air and Space Attache, British Embassy, Washington D.C.
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Maggie Appleton MBE
Chief Executive,
Royal Air Force Museum
Patron of the Royal Air Force Museum – His Majesty King Charles III
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Chairman of the Museum’s Trustees – Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier GCB CBE DFC RAF (Ret.)
The Royal Air Force Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in November 1972. The Museum exists on two public sites at Hendon (London) and Cosford (Birmingham) to preserve and exhibit the history of the Royal Air Force and its wider relationship to aviation.
As a national institution, the Museum's operations are provided at around 70% by the UK government, with the remaining annual costs found through income-generation initiatives and trading. Additional capital requirements for future expansion and for special projects and programs must be found through fundraising and corporate sponsorship activities. For further information, visit the RAF Museum website.
Mike Schnabel
Senior Director, Boeing Government Operations
Jane Middleton
Managing Director, Authentic Travel; Chair, UKInnovate Future Flight Advisory Group; and Hon Air Cdre, 606 (Chiltern) Sqn
Douglas Walker
Managing Director,
Seabury Securities LLC
Seabury Capital Group LLC