Air Force Association Names Deputy Director

Arlington, VA, June 19, 2002 – The Air Force Association (AFA) has promoted Danny D. Marrs to the position of Deputy Director effective July 1, 2002. Marrs, who has held the title of AFA Assistant Executive Director since 1989, is also Managing Director of AFA’s education affiliate, the Aerospace Education Foundation and will continue in that role. Marrs graduated from Clifton High School and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Leblanc of Clifton, KS.

As Deputy Director, Marrs is responsible for day-to-day oversight of all departments and reports to AFA Executive Director, John Shaud. Marrs joined AFA in 1987 as director of information systems and is largely responsible for integrating information technology into Association management; overseeing AFA building modifications and expansion; and, nurturing AFA financial initiatives.

Previously, as a senior Air Force civilian employee, he managed a classified data center supporting the Assistant Chief of Staff for Studies Analysis, the Air Force Secretariat and Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Marrs graduated from Kansas State University in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Missouri, which he received in 1978.

Marrs joined the Air Force in 1975 as a second lieutenant and was a deputy missile combat crew commander with the 351st Strategic Missile Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, MO. In 1978 he was assigned to the Pentagon as a computer systems analyst in support of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.

Following four years on active duty with the Air Force, Marrs accepted a position with Infodata Systems Incorporated, Falls Church, VA, as a senior data base management consultant. Subsequently, he was a senior consultant with SYSCON Corporation in Washington, DC, where he assisted in the design and implementation of naval radar detection systems.

Marrs retired from Air Force Reserve in 1996 at the rank of lieutenant colonel. He has received many honors, including the AFA Medal of Merit, two Air Force Commendation Medals and four civilian superior performance cash awards.

The Air Force Association (AFA) is an independent, nonprofit, civilian organization promoting public understanding of aerospace power and the pivotal role it plays in the security of the nation.

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Contact: Napoleon Byars, director of policy and communications, The Air Force Association, 1501 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22209, 703.247.5850, e-mail: nbyars@afa.org.

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