
Nawara '96 elected to shipbuilding industry board
Published on October 1, 2026
Terry Nawara '96 has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association (ASSA), bringing decades of naval and defense acquisition experience to the organization. Currently serving as Director of Business Development for Naval Systems at Marotta Controls, Nawara draws on more than 20 years of service as a Navy submarine officer and Engineering Duty Officer. His career included assignments aboard submarines, with the Seventh Fleet, and at both Pearl Harbor and Portsmouth Naval Shipyards. In addition to his Naval Academy degree, Nawara holds graduate degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval War College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ASSA leaders said Nawara's experience in naval operations, engineering and defense acquisition will help strengthen advocacy for America's shipbuilding supplier base.
BZ '96!
