Chris Wyllie
John D. Murphy
Bryan Mastrangelo
Laura Racioppi
Sharon McKenna
Donna Donahue
Robert Agostinelli
Jamie Atkinson
Dr. James Bertsch
Jeffrey Butler
Judge Pierce Fox Cohalan
William J. Lindsay III
Christopher Mallory
Daniel J. Murphy
Maureen T. Murphy
Thomas Ronayne
Michael J. Sauers
Bret Sears
Executive Director
As the museum’s current Executive Director, Chris Wyllie is in charge of coordinating and maintaining the daily operations of the museum. Chris is a former Navy SEAL, graduating SWCC Class 16 and Navy SEAL BUD/s Class 217. He served at SBU12 and ST2 and was medically discharged in September of 2000. A Long Island native, Chris…
President
John D. Murphy is the younger brother of LT Michael P. Murphy and president of the LT Michael P Murphy Navy SEAL Museum. Like his brother, John was born in Smithtown, NY and raised in Patchogue, NY. He attended the Patchogue-Medford School District and graduated with the Class of 2004. He went on to attend…
Vice President
Senior Chief Bryan S. Mastrangelo is currently re-assigned to USCG Station Jones Beach in Freeport, NY as the Senior Enlisted Reserve Advisor. After attending basic training at Cape May, NJ in 1998, his first duty station was to USCG Station Eatons Neck in Northport, NY. From there he was assigned to USCG Station Jones Beach…
Treasurer
Laura Racioppi was born and raised in East Islip, NY and graduated from St. John the Baptist High School. She attended Hofstra University where she studied Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resources. Laura later went on to work for a private transportation company, overseeing the Department of Social Services contract for handicapped pre-school…
Secretary
Sharon McKenna worked along side of Dan Murphy in the federal court system for 36 wonderful years. Her time with Dan and the entire Murphy family turned them into lifelong trusted friends, which act more like family when together. She watched Michael grow up, become a Navy SEAL and was there when the call came…
Museum Manager
Donna Donahue is a retired administrative assistant of the Island Trees UFSD, where she was employed in the District Cultural Arts Department for twenty years. She is a recipient of the prestigious Nassau BOCES “Partner in Education Award,” an award that pays tribute to leaders who have made a substantial impact on public education in…
Board Member
Robert F. Agostinelli is a self made billionaire financier who is Chairman and Co-Founder of the private equity firm of Rhone Group, a capital investment firm. Mr. Agostinelli is a senior member of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation and the American Italian Cancer Foundation as well as on the Board of Trustees of the National…
Board Member
Experienced with a demonstrated history of working in the government, civic, community, youth services, public safety & social organization industry. Skilled and held high level leadership positions in Operations Management, Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Workplace Safety, Hospital operations, Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Strong business development professional with a unique multidisciplinary background in brining…
Board Member
Dr. James Bertsch’s mission is to join with others to help local residents take a more active role in community life. He hopes to bring the civility and inquiring nature of the classroom to the public sphere. James serves as a board member for the YMCA (Patchogue) and a twice-elected trustee for the Board of…
Board Member
Pierce Fox Cohalan is a District Court Judge presiding in the Suffolk County District Court in Central Islip, NY. Judge Cohalan also serves as an acting County Court Judge and is the presiding Judge of the Suffolk County Veteran’s Court as well as the Supervising Judge of the Suffolk County Town and Village Courts. Prior…
Board Member
Bill Lindsay III was former Suffolk County Legislator of the 8th District, and drafted the legislation that allowed the Museum to open on County parkland. Now working in private business, Bill’s insight into navigating local legislation and undergoing projects of this scale has been invaluable as a board member. Bill is also Vice President of…
Board Member
Christopher Mallory is Senior Vice President at Major League Baseball Network where he is the division head of Creative Services, an executive creative director and producer of grand-scale production design concepts and broadcast packaging. To date, he has been honored with 41 Sports and News Emmy Award nominations and 16 Emmy Award wins for high…
Board Member
Dan Murphy is a combat wounded Vietnam veteran serving with the 25th Infantry Division. He founded the LT Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation, was elected National Judge Advocate of the Purple Heart organization (MOPH), and is forever Michael’s loving father.
Board Member
Maureen Murphy is the Gold Star Mother of Medal of Honor recipient Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy, the namesake of the museum and sea cadet training facility. Along with serving on the museum board, she also serves on the board of the LT Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation setup to assist in educational…
Board Member
Tom is a US Navy veteran and retired NYC construction manager who, after surviving 9/11 served at WTC for 9 months. Tom accepted an appointment to the office of Veterans Services Director for Suffolk County, NY where he continues to proudly serve the men and women who have worn the uniform of our great nation.…
Board Member
Michael is a former U.S. Navy SEAL with more than 20 years of operational and instructional experience in the Special Operations (SPEC OPS) arena. During his 13 years of active duty service in the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community, Michael also served as a SEAL BUD/s Instructor. Upon being honorably discharged in 2007, he continued…
Board Member
Since 2012, Bret W. Sears has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Island Federal Credit Union. In those eight years, Island has grown from $909 million credit union with five branch locations to a $1.6 billion institution with 11 branches on Long Island and in Brooklyn. Sears joined Island as Vice President/Chief Financial…