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Officers

Civil War Dealers and Collectors Association
 

Albert C. Eisenberg (Executive Director)

817 N. Irving Street
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(703) 276-9414
email: ExecutiveDirector@CWDCA.Org

Board of Directors:

 

President - Steve Sylvia

Publisher of North South Trader's Civil War. Owner of J.S. Mosby Antiques and Artifacts and Civil War show promoter. (Orange, Virginia)  email: President@CWDCA.Org
 

Vice President - Harry Ridgeway

"The Civil War Relicman," Relic dealer for over 35 years. (Winchester, Virginia)  email: VicePresident@CWDCA.Org
 
Vice President - OPEN
To be appointed by the Board of Directors.
 
Secretary - Jim Stanley  
Collector since 1978. Widely respected dealer and owner of Jim Stanley Associates. (Ft. Wayne, IN)  email: Secretary@CWDCA.Org
 

Treasurer - Dean Thomas

Renowned Civil War collector, relic hunter, historian, show promoter, author and publisher. (Gettysburg, PA) email: Treasurer@CWDCA.Org
 

Ethics Chair - Olin Shotwell

CWDCA asst. website administrator and owner of Shotwell's Antiques and Civil War Memorabilia. (Bloomsburg, PA)  email: Ethics@CWDCA.Org
 
Legal Chair - Brian Adams
Civil War collector and enthusiast. Attorney. (Richmond, VA)  email: Legal@CWDCA.Org
 
Information Technology - Carson Jenkins, Jr.
Principal, GrayCat Systems, Inc. Information systems designer for Fortune 500 companies, Federal Government and numerous Civil War related websites utilized by dealers and collectors. (Melbourne Beach, FL) email: IT@CWDCA.Org
 

At Large - Lewis Leigh

Northern Virginia Attorney. Pioneer in the hobby of Civil War collecting. (Leesburg, VA)
 

At Large - Shannon Pritchard

Dealer and collector for over 30 years. Owner of Old South Military Antiques. (Studley, VA)  email: oldsouthantique@mindspring.com
 

Task Forces & Associated Members:

 

Membership (Jim Stanley)

Recruitment and retention of members of the association.
Dealers (Mark Owen)

Defining the interests of dealers.

Collectors (Brian Adams)

Defining the interests of collectors.

E-bay (Olin Shotwell)

Interface with Ebay and other internet sources.

Authentication (Harry Ridgeway)

Develop of guidelines to help verify validity.

Shows (Dean Thomas/Lewis Leigh)

Work with promoters to make shows better for dealers and collectors.

Relic Hunting (Steve Sylvia)

Issues and promotion of relic hunting.
 
Advisory Committee:
 
The Board of Directors shall appoint an Advisory Committee of no fewer than 5 and no greater than 20 members. The members of the Advisory Committee shall be made up of a combination of senior dealers, historians, and representatives of the museum field. The Advisory Committee advises the Board and the association on how to benefit the profession as well as the promote the preservation of Civil War artifacts and memorabilia.

 

Current Advisory Committee Members:

 
Waite Rawls -- Executive Director, Museum of the Confederacy (Richmond, VA)

Wilson Greene -- Executive Director, Pamplin Park (Petersburg, VA)

James Lighthizer -- President, Civil War Preservation Trust (Washington, DC)

Anna Holloway -- (CWDCA Member) Curator of Monitor Center, Mariner’s Museum (Newport News, VA)

Butch Holcombe -- (CWDCA Member) Publisher of American Digger and owner of Greybird Relics (Acworth, GA)
 

 
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