Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum

2026 Officers, Directors and Appointees

Officers

  • President: Mike E. Tilley
  • Vice President: Howard Orfield
  • Secretary: Harold Wilson
  • Treasurer: Jeanie Walker

Directors

  • Howard Orfield (Chairman of the Board)
  • Art Devoe
  • Frank Gricus
  • Howard Berry
  • Rick Chinouth
  • Jim Calhoun
  • Ralph Clark
  • Jim Sutterlin
  • Bobby Hand
  • Tony King
  • Les Billings

Appointees

  • Chief Mechanical Officer: Art Devoe
  • Asst. Mechanical Officer: Don Findley
  • Newsletter Editor: Fred Waskiewicz
  • Asst. Newsletter Editor: Les Billings
  • Webmaster: Jeff Forrester

Historian

  • Gary Price

Other Roles

  • Membership Chairman: Les Billings
  • Whistle Stop Circulation: Les Billings
  • Trip Director: Mike Tilley
  • Grant Director: Frank Gricus
  • Camera Director: Les Billings
  • Broadcastify Director: Robert Mushet
  • Chuckey Depot Advisory Board: Mike Tilley
  • Chuckey Depot Advisory Board & Sub Committee Chairman: Rick Chinouth
  • Chapter Uniform Director: Connie Hunt
  • Attorney: Jeff Miles