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William “Bill” W. Crow was appointed by the Chesapeake City Council to the College Board in 2018. He serves on the Advocacy Committee.

Mr. Crow has been president of the Virginia Ship Repair Association since 2012, focusing the organization on being “the Strength Behind the Fleet.”

He retired from the Navy after 30 years of service, having achieved the rank of Captain. As a Senior Naval Consultant for McKean Defense Group, he developed policies and procedures to improve the Navy’s conventional surface ship maintenance and modernization.

His Navy career included Commanding Officer positions at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek and later the Joint Expeditionary Base; and Executive Officer of Naval Station Norfolk.

A native of Morganfield, Ky., Mr. Crow holds a Master of Science from the National Defense University Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He is also a 1980 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science and his commission as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy.