OUR TEAM

EXECUTIVE BOARD

ART THOMPSON
CHAIRMAN

LES UHAZY, PH.D.
VICE CHAIRMAN

ED BURNETT
2ND VICE CHAIRMAN

WANDA KILLIAN
TREASURER

DIANE BARNEY
RECORDING SECRETARY

ANGELLA RAISIN
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

REX MOEN
PARLIAMENTARIAN

LISA GRAY
CURRENT PAST CHAIRWOMAN

BOARD MEMBERS

RANNEY ADAMS

AMY AKMAL

TONI BURGOS GLASER

MICHELLE CULBERTSON

JIMMY DOOLITTLE, III
COL. USAF (RET)

KEVIN HINDS

TIM JORRIS

IRA OPATOWSKY, M.D.

JOHN PATTON

CHRISTINA PRESTON

DAVID G. SMITH, PH.D.

KRISS VANDERHYDE

DON WEISS
COL. USMC (RET)

ADVISORS / LIAISONS

GEORGE WELSH
DIRECTOR OF THE AF FLIGHT TEST MUSEUM

AMIRA FLORES
NASA ARMSTRONG STEM ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

HELIDA VAN HOY
EAFB STEM EDUCATION LIAISON

TONY GINN
NASA ADVISOR

LISA SHELDON BROWN
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & COMMUNITY OUTREACH

JIM KRANTZ
CREATIVE DIRECTOR

SAMANTHA DUCHSCHERER
STARBASE DIRECTOR, EDWARDS AFB

DREW MERCY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE ANTELOPE VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH ENTERPRISE, (AV EDGE)

MATT WINHEIM
PRESIDENT, EAFB CIV/MILL SUPPORT GROUP

PAUL VITALE
PRESIDENT, PETE KNIGHT CHAPTER AFA MARCH 2023 PRESIDENT

C.E. “BUD” ANDERSON
COL., USAF (RET)

CURTIS BEDKE
MAJ. GEN., USAF (RET)

ARNOLD BUNCH
GEN., USAF (RET)

LOUIS F. D’ELIA, PH.D.

JOE ENGLE
MAJ. GEN., USAF (RET)

RICH ENGEL
MAJ. GEN., USAF (RET)

BRUCE HINDS
FMR. CHIEF TEST PILOT, NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.

BARRY W. HOLDEN
FMR. PRESIDENT, HOOVER TREATED WOOD PRODUCTS

DR. KEITH JAMIESON, M.D.
ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

JOHN “JAKE” JAQUISH
LT. GEN., USAF (RET)

MICHAEL JORGENSEN, P.G.A.
MYTH MERCHANT FILMS

STEVE KNIGHT
U.S. CONGRESSMAN (RET)

CLAY LACY
CEO, CLAY LACY AVIATION

SHERMAN N. MULLIN
FMR. PRESIDENT, LOCKHEED ADVANCED DEVEL. CO.

JENS K. NEELSEN
SR. MGR. DIR., CWC ASSET ADVISORS INC.

ROBERT C. NOLAN II
BRIG. GEN., USAF (RET)

DOUG PEARSON
MAJ. GEN., USAF (RET)

RICHARD V. REYNOLDS
LT. GEN., USAF (RET)

THOMAS P. STAFFORD
LT. GEN., USAF (RET)

KENNETH J. SZALAI
PRESIDENT, AEROSPACE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, LLC

JOHN TALLICHET
CEO, SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS

ADDISON THOMPSON III
PAST PRESIDENT, SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOTS

PETE WINTERS
BRIG. GEN., USAF (RET)