TCFR Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Tucson Committee on Foreign Relations, Inc. is composed of elected officers and board members. Officers are elected each spring. The board is divided into three classes, serving staggered three-year terms. Standing committees and committee member assignments can be found here (PDF). An extended biography of each board  member may be found by clicking on "member bio." 

Board Officers
Tom Volgy
president
Professor of International Politics; former Mayor of Tucson; overseas experience: work with NDI, USIA, USAID, and CSCE in Central Europe; Russia, Central Asia and South America.
William C. Banks
VICE-PRESIDENT,
PROGRAM
Chair, American Bar Ass’n Standing Committee on Law and National Security. Professor of Law Emeritus, Syracuse University
Christine Wells
​VICE-PRESIDENT

Psychologist; Healthcare Executive/Consultant.







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Christine Shea
treasurer
Accountant with a Tucson public accounting firm.
Cody Nicholls
secretary
Assistant Dean of Students for Military and Veteran Engagement at the University of Arizona. He currently serves as the National Co-Chair for the NASPA Veterans Knowledge Community. Cody is completing a Ph.D. in Higher Education at the University of Arizona.
Board Members
John Bryant
Retired U.S. Army Officer​​
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David Gupton
USAF pilot on the EC-130H Compass Call—employing offensive counter-information and electronic attack (or EA) capabilities in support of U.S. and Coalition tactical air, surface, and special operations forces.
Marvin Goldberg
Emeritus Bard Professor of Marketing, Penn State University
Margaret Houy
Retired Health Care Consultant and Health Care Lawyer
Gary Guertner
Military and National Security Specialist
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Don Loranger
Major General Loranger retired after thirty years of USAF service as an operational pilot and specialist in US national security policy. He served as the Deputy Political Advisor, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers-Europe and commanded three different air force bases.
David M. Metzner
MD: Retired Plastic Surgeon
Robert Thompson


​Retired Lawyer and International Business Executive.
Roy Morey
Retired senior United Nations Officer. Prior Experience includes serving as Staff Assistant to President Richard Nixon and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.


Directors Emeriti
  • Jack Binns
  • Bowen Dees
  • Robert Fee
  • Jay Kittle
  • Jacquie McNulty*
  • Henry Ruth*
  • Stokes Tolbert*
  • Allen Whiting

* Deceased