Meet Our Staff
Executive Office
Bruce WrightImage
![]() President & CEOAs the Air & Space Forces Association’s top executive, General Wright directs the association's professional staff. He is responsible for the management and operations of AFA and its 100,000-plus members, and he serves as the publisher of Air & Space Forces Magazine, the official journal of the Air & Space Forces Association. Retiring as a three-star general, Wright spent 34 years in the Air Force. His last assignment was Commander of 5th Air Force and U.S. Forces Japan...Read More |
Douglas L. RaabergImage
![]() Executive Vice PresidentGeneral Raaberg is Executive Vice President, Air & Space Forces Association, providing strategic direction to AFA as the premier professional military and aerospace education association in the nation. He serves with the AFA President in their commitment to supporting Airmen, Guardians, and their families around the globe. Doug is an accomplished business executive and defense leader with a proven record of transforming vision into strategy to deliver innovative results...Read More |
LeSean Carey
Director of Strategic Action
Air & Space Forces Magazine
Tobias Naegele
Editor in Chief
Chequita Wood
Assistant Managing Editor
Greg Hadley
News Editor
Mike Tsukamoto
Photo Editor
Eric Lee
Production Manager
Juliette Kelsey
Managing Editor
John Tirpak
Editorial Director
Chris Gordon
Pentagon Editor
Dashton Parham
Senior Designer
Communications
Amy Hudson
Communications Director
Patrick Reardon
Communications Manager
Sam Mitchell
Studio/Social Media Manager
Kyle Lee
Videographer/Video Editor
Creative Services
Zaur Eylanbekov
Creative Director
STEM Education Programs
Stuart Pettis
Director of Aerospace Education Programs
CyberPatriot
Rachel Zimmerman
Senior Director, Business Operations
Lisa O'Loughlin
Manager, CyberPatriot Competition Systems
Taylor Crouch
Coordinator, CyberPatriot Competition Support
Frank Zaborowski
Senior Director, CyberPatriot Operations
Darren “Nick” Greene
CyberPatriot Program Coordinator of Education
StellarXplorers
Rebecca Dalton
Director, StellarXplorers Operations
Alexander Edgar
Manager, StellarXplorers Program Administration
Development
Rob Clapper
Chief Development Officer
Leslie Mazeska
Senior Director of Development
Kirk Brown
Senior Director of Media Solutions
Christy Sitter
Director of Sales
Joe Plantamura (JP)
Media and Event Activation Manager
Vinson Povlitz
Sales Coordinator
Joseph Macias
Individual Giving Manager
John Koubaroulis
Donor Relations & Stewardship Coordinator
Julie Siegel
Affinity Relationships Manager
Katie Ibraliu
Director of ShopAFA
Paul Schneider
Development Coordinator
Doolittle Leadership Center
Patrick Donley, PhD.
Director
Jared Harrison
Operations Manager
Finance
Joseph Stangl
Chief Financial Officer
Yetta Hughes
Director of Finance
Michael Price
Staff Account, Accounts Payable
Eric Phillips
Accounting Manager
Human Resources/Administration
Sharrón Dean
Senior Director Human Resources/Administration
Alyssa Goodwin
Human Resources Specialist /
Talent Engagement and Outreach
Brian McNeil
Specialist, HR Benefits
Information Technology
Tony Witzel
Deputy CIO
David Huynh
Senior Network Administrator
Casey Allison
Business Solutions Engineer
Ted Yorkshire
Senior Multimedia Manager
Legislative Affairs
William Castle
Vice President, Legislative Affairs
Events & Operations
Amanda Grandel
Senior Director, Events & Operations
Katie Storm
Senior Manager, Event Registration
Jenna Ladd
Manager, Event Speaker and Communications
Cynthia Escobedo
Senior Manager, Events and Operations
Craig Duclos
Manager, Event Protocol
Connie Lau
Coordinator, Events
Member & Field Relations
Kari Voliva
Vice President, Member & Field Relations
Kris Phillips
Senior Manager, Field Relations
Alex Panduro
Member Relations Coordinator
Victoria Weitekamp
Coordinator, Community Support
Christine Brown
Senior Manager, Community Outreach
Cindy Slone
Senior Manager, Member Relations
Joseph Peel
Manager, Aerospace Education
Abigail Remy
Manager, Corporate Membership
Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Lt Gen David Deptula, USAF (Ret.)
Dean
Gen Kevin P. Chilton (Ret.)
Explorer Chair, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Spacepower Advantage Research Center (MI-SPARC)
Mark Gunzinger
Director, Future Concepts & Capability Assessments
Caitlin Lee
Senior Fellow, UAV and Autonomy Studies (MI-UAS)
Kamilla Gunzinger
Senior Program Director
Shane Thin
Digital Media Content Assistant
Aidan Poling
Research Analyst
Douglas Birkey
Executive Director
Maj Gen Larry Stutzriem, USAF (Ret.)
Director, Research
Heather Penney
Senior Resident Fellow
Tim Ryan
Senior Resident Fellow, Space Studies, Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence (MI-space)
Chris Brunner
Senior resident fellow, airpower studies
John Baum
Senior Fellow
Ana Maria Waldo
Operations Coordinator
Henry Heren
Senior Research Fellow, Space Studies