2012 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

 NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES

Atlanta Metropolitan Council 

Officers

Harley T. Jones                                   President 

Jefferson K. Alexander, Sr.                Senior Vice President

David C. Geer                                      Treasurer 

William Golden                                   VP-Education     

Donald A. Giles                                   VP-Legislative Affairs

Larry D. Hamilton                                VP-Public Affairs

Denny Holmes                                    VP-Membership

Dr. James D. Howell                         Chaplain

James Hudgins                                  Secretary

Allen Legel                                          VP-Operations

Sheila Leonard                                  VP-Administration

Laura McIntosh                                 Youth Services

Diane Ritter                                        VP-Marketing

J. Pargen Robertson, Jr.                 Judge Advocate

Wm. T. Schwendler, Jr.                 VP-Leadership Fund

H. Robert Wise, Jr.                          Assistant Treasurer

Danny Camp                                    Photographer

Directors

A. Stephen Adams,    Mary Lou Austin, David G. Beasley, Ruth G. Bruhns,          

Danny Camp, Frank Campbell, Patricia A. Chmiel, W. Lamar Cheatham               ,

Casey W. Coane, Richard Evelyn, Clay Fearnow, Ron Howard , James F. Hunter,

Sean King, Charles M. McCleskey, Charles Mingonet , Akhtar Sadiq, Jim Serrate,

Bill Sidner, Robert M. Wylie 

Directors Emeritus – Joel M. Feldman, Bobby L. Green, Stewart P. Horning, Harry Mahoney

DAVID C. GEER

CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY RETIRED

TREASURER

David, a native of Augusta, Georgia, attended the Georgia Institute of Technology on a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship where he graduated in June 1979, with a Bachelors degree in Nuclear Engineering.  Following commissioning he served at sea on USS GRAYLING (SSN 646), USS DANIEL BOONE (SSBN 629) (GOLD), USS BATFISH (SSN 681), and as Executive Officer on USS ALBANY (SSN 753).   David also served on the staff of Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group Eight which commanded the Eisenhower Battle Group. 

 David’s shore assignments included instructor at Naval Nuclear Power School, Chief Staff Officer of Submarine Squadron SIX, Commanding Officer, Submarine Squadron Support Unit, Norfolk, staff of Commander Submarine Forces US Atlantic Fleet, and SUBLANT representative, Norfolk Naval Shipyard where he worked on the SSGN conversions of USS FLORDIA (SSGN 728) and USS GEORGIA (SSGN 729).

 Following 26 years of active duty, David began his second career in public accounting in January 2006.  His concentration is in the auditing of commercial and not-profit entities and the preparation of associated tax returns.  He holds a Masters in Business Administration from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA and was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in February 2008. 

 David has held leadership positions in a number of non-profit agencies on a voluntary basis. He is currently the Treasurer of the Metro Atlanta Council of the Navy League of the United States.  He is also the Treasurer of “The Angel Connection, Inc.”, a non-profit that provides assistance to single mothers in Forsyth County, Georgia.  He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Georgia Society of CPAs.   David has previously served on his church finance committee and as the Treasurer of the Great Bridge High School Band Parents Association.  He is an active member of First Baptist Church Cumming, Georgia. 

 David and his wife, Kalynn, live in Cumming, GA and have two adult daughters, Jennifer and Christy.  Jennifer is married to MM2 Jonathan Byers, USN who is stationed on the USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75).