Directors
Board of Directors
Christian Di Spigna,
Chairman, Executive Director
Christian Di Spigna received his degree in history from Columbia University. He is the author of the nonfiction biography, "Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution's Lost Hero." Christian is the Executive Director of the Dr. Joseph Warren Foundation. He also serves on the board of the Charlestown Historical Society, is a member of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, and is the Vice-Chairman for the Massachusetts Freemason's Revolution 250 Committee. He has dedicated nearly three decades to the study of Dr. Joseph Warren and the Boston rebellion.
Christian is a born and bred New Yorker. He loves to travel and spend time with family.
"J" Hart,
Secretary, Operations Director
“J” is a former Marine with a love for American history & family history. That passion led her to discover as much as she could about the life & legacy of Dr. Joseph Warren. She quickly realized a desire to help the world know more about this little-known founding father & all he did to bring us freedom. After she met Christian, they worked together to start the Dr. Joseph Warren Foundation. She is also a member of the General Joseph Warren Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Previously, "J" was a producer, director & creative leader working with many organizations making the experience at their events seamless & deeply impactful from the stage to the parking lot. She is also the co-founder & business manager for Enter Hope, LLC, an organization that provides numerous services from relationship coaching to mental health & crisis intervention training.
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Originally from Donora, Pennsylvania, a small town southwest of Pittsburgh, she now lives in Midlothian, Virginia. One of six children & the caregiver for her mother. She is a lover of music, reading and is an avid Steelers fan.
Dr. Bruce Venter,
Vice-Chairman, Founding Member
Bruce is President of America’s History, LLC, a tour & conference company which offers unique tours relating to the Revolutionary War, the French & Indian War, the Civil War & the Indian Wars out west. The company’s annual conference on the American Revolution held in Williamsburg is considered the premier symposium for Revolutionary War enthusiasts & scholars. In 2019 America’s History started an annual conference on World War II. He was President of the Richmond Civil War Round Table & is 1st Vice-President of both the Richmond American Revolution Round Table & the Goochland Historical Society. He also serves on the board of trustees of the Lake George Battlefield/Fort George Alliance, the Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park, The Marshall House Foundation and the Stone Arabia Preservation Society.
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Bruce has authored two books. Kill Jeff Davis: Union Raid on Richmond in 1864 was published by the University of Oklahoma Press (2016) in their prestigious Campaigns and Commanders Series.
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In 2019 a Smithsonian Channel documentary film, based on this book, aired under the title “Targeting Jefferson Davis” with Bruce appearing on screen as a consulting historian. His, The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rear Guard Action that Saved America, published by The History Press (2015) was selected as one of the “100 Best Books on the American Revolution” by the editors of the Journal of the American Revolution. His history-related articles have appeared in American History, Blue & Gray, Civil War, Patriots of the American Revolution, Washington Times & the Goochland County Historical Society Magazine. He is a popular speaker at historical conferences & other venues.
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He holds a B.A. in history from Manhattan College where he was awarded the History Department medal, a master’s in public administration & a doctorate in educational administration from the University at Albany.
Bruce is a native of Albany, New York, now lives in Goochland County, Virginia with his wife, Lynne. She works with him at America’s History as vice president and CFO, capably assisted by their beagle, Molly Brant.
Brian Mack,
Founding Member, Treasurer
Brian lives out his passion for his family & for history in everything he does. He is actively involved with the Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park as a member of their Board of Trustees. He is a Board member at The Stone Arabia Preservation & Battlefield and involved with The Mohawk Country Association. He is also helping to organize The American Revolution Studies Institute at Fort Plain. We are honored to have him as Treasurer of this Foundation.
He currently works in the field of data analytics. He has bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting/Auditing. He & his wife Liz, live in the historic Mohawk River Valley in upstate NY. They have two children, Grayson & Evelina & an Australian Shepherd named Sonny. He is an avid New York Yankees fan.
Salina Baker
Salina is an author, presenter, and historian of the American Revolution. Her passion for Dr. Joseph Warren began in 2015 when she began writing the first book in her historical fantasy series about the American Revolution “Angels and Patriots” in which Dr. Warren is a leading character. Her passion to share his legacy includes published fiction and non-fiction pieces. She is currently writing a biographical novel about Dr. Warren.
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Her latest published work is a biographical novel about Major General Nathanael Greene titled “The Line of Splendor, A Novel of Nathanael Greene and the American Revolution.” She has done presentations about General Greene at events in Boston and Valley Forge, Washington Crossing Historic Park, the General Nathanael Greene Homestead, Cowpens National Battlefield, Ninety-Six National Park, Camden Revolutionary War Visitor Center, and Sons of the American Revolution/Daughters of the American Revolution chapters. She has also been interviewed on podcasts including Revolution 250, American Revolution Podcast, and Emerging Revolutionary War. Salina is on the Board of Directors for the Brandywine Battlefield Park Association. She writes articles for the Journal of the American Revolution.
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Salina holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, John. Their extensive travels take them to historic sites throughout the United States.
Dr. Greg Davis, DDS
After graduating from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1983, Greg and wife Lynn settled in Warren County, Ohio. They raised two children and four Scottish Terriers, and Greg practiced general dentistry for 38+ years.
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In June of 2019 Greg visited Findlay, Ohio. He learned the statue perched atop the courthouse depicts John Hancock, the county’s namesake. That visit forced Greg to stop ignoring the fact that his home county was totally ignoring Dr Joseph Warren. One of the first tools he discovered was Christian Di Spigna’s new Warren biography, Founding Martyr. In 2022 the Joseph Warren Alive Project Committee began under Greg’s leadership. Warren County, Ohio will unveil America’s fifth statue of Dr. Joseph Warren on June 17, 2025, the 250th anniversary of his death at the Battle of Bunker Hill. It’s a good start for their committee.
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When Greg and Lynn are not on the road in a Hudson automobile, they’re home in Lebanon, Ohio, focusing on spoiling their two grandchildren, and trying to develop a new house landscape, which includes a Warren Roxbury Russet Apple Tree.
Dr. Murray Norcross, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Murray C. NORCROSS., Jr. MD, MPH, is a 30-year career United States Navy physician rising to the rank of Captain A veteran of the Cold War, Desert Storm, 9/11 Attack, and the Global War on Terror, he has been an eyewitness to history serving as a Primary Care Physician / Diving Medical Officer. Highlights of his military career include assignments aboard the USS MISSOURI (BB-63), overseas tours to Bahrain and Japan with numerous deployments. He served tours at the Pentagon in support of Fleet Medical Operations and as the Medical Advisor for Navy Cimbat Casualty Care and the Wounded Warrior Program. A native of Adams, Massachusetts, Dr Norcross’ family roots go back to the 1630s making him eligible for membership in several patriotic hereditary societies to include the Society of Cincinnati, Sons of the American Revolution and Society of Colonial Wars. He attended Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH and attended the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester where he received an Armed Forces Medical School Scholarship. He trained at Naval Hospitals San Diego California and Charleston, South Carolina Now retired from active medical practice, he is pursuing his love of American history and is a strong proponent of the work of Dr Joseph Warren. Dr Norcross is married to his bride, Ann Dallaire, of 40 years. They have two adult children. Dr Norcross currently resides in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
Reese Holmes
Bringing a vital perspective as a youth representative and advocate for engaging the next generation in American history and historical preservation, is Reese Holmes. Currently the National President of the National Society Children of the American Revolution (N.S.C.A.R.), Reese has dedicated years to promoting historical education, patriotism, and civic involvement among young people.
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A sophomore at Providence College, Reese is pursuing a major in Marketing with a minor in Public and Community Service Studies.
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Through their work with N.S.C.A.R. and the Foundation, Reese aims to bridge the past and the future by inspiring youth to appreciate and preserve the stories that shaped our nation. Her role on the Board emphasizes the importance of intergenerational dialogue and the power of young voices in the historical narrative.
Joan Kendall
Joan is a board-certified Radiologist - Georgetown and Johns Hopkins trained- fellowship in abdominal imaging. She served in the U.S. Army for three years prior to her residency - initially in Hawaii, then D.C.
During a portion of her military time, she was a staff member in the US Senate,
with the privilege of working with Senators Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch on the Labor and Human Resource Committee of the US Senate. She participated in various Senate hearings, researched medical topics relative to the committee, and participated in funding decisions and the drafting of health care legislation.
Joan has also been a consultant and part time Medical Director at BCBS Hawaii (HMSA- Hawaii Medical Service Association) where she was the acting Chief Medical Director for two years. She continues to work with BCBS Hawaii.
Currently Joan maintains her academic teaching responsibilities at Jabsom (Medical School) in Hawaii. She is the Director of the Radiology Division, lecturing and teaching Medical Students in the Radiology Elective.
Joan has participated in several international medical missions - mostly in Asia. The most recent being in Burma/ Myanmar and Nepal.
She is a mountaineer and has climbed mostly in South America and Nepal. She was a winter caretaker- at Grey Knob - Mt. Adams N.H. (White Mountains)
Her interest in Dr. Warren began in the early 80's when she met a med student in Boston who is a Warren descendant. He shared Dr. Warren's illustrious career details inspiring Joan to learn more about Dr. Warren and that complex time in America's history. She credits Dr. Warren's story as inspiration to pursue Medicine as a career, not knowing at the time that her father was Dr. Joseph Warren's first cousin.
Joan was born in Salem, Mass and raised on the North Shore, surrounded by historic homes, graveyards, churches - (and old New Englanders), all of which inspired her to learn more about New England, her family heritage and American history.