AFA professional staff

Association leadership

Burt Field

President & CEO · Lt. Gen., USAF (Ret.). Leads AFA's professional staff and national operations. Read our profile or the official AFA biography.

Larry Stutzriem

Executive Vice President · Maj. Gen., USAF (Ret.). Helps direct AFA strategy and initiatives. Read our profile, the official AFA biography, or his U.S. Air Force biography.

Mitchell Institute leadership

David A. Deptula

Dean of AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies · Lt. Gen., USAF (Ret.). Read our profile for his current Institute role, Air Force service, and primary sources.

How do I contact AFA?

For a national Air & Space Forces Association inquiry, call AFA headquarters at (703) 247-5800 or toll-free at (800) 727-3337. AFA lists its headquarters at 1201 S. Joyce Street, C6, 2nd Floor, Arlington, VA 22202. To reach a specific person or team, confirm their current role in AFA's live staff directory and call headquarters for routing. For help with the AFA Connect website or app, use AFA Connect support.

Executive Office

• LeSean Carey — Director of Strategic Action
• Kassidy Bravo — Strategic Actions Coordinator

Air & Space Forces Magazine

• Tobias Naegele — Editor in Chief / Vice President of Communications
• Chequita Wood — Managing Editor
• Greg Hadley — News Editor
• Chris Gordon — Pentagon Editor
• Courtney Albon — Space Editor
• Dashton Parham — Senior Designer
• Eric Lee — Production Manager
• Matthew Cox — Staff Writer
• Stephen Losey — Staff Writer
• Todd South — Staff Writer

Communications

• Amy Hudson — Communications Director
• Patrick Reardon — Senior Communications Manager
• Shaun Barrows — Senior Multimedia Manager
• Jud McCrehin — Studio Manager / Photo Editor
• Cameron Thompson — Social Media Manager
• Shane Thin — Digital Production Coordinator
• Patrick Fish — Communications Coordinator

Creative Services

• Zaur Eylanbekov — Creative Director

CyberPatriot

• Rachel Zimmerman — Senior Director, Business Operations
• Frank Zaborowski — Senior Director, CyberPatriot Operations
• Lisa O’Loughlin — Manager, CyberPatriot Competition Systems
• Franz “Alex” Epp — Coordinator, Competition Operations
• Lauren Murray — Specialist, Cyber Education
• Taylor Crouch — Specialist, CyberPatriot
• Morgan O’Brien — Coordinator, Administration, CyberPatriot

StellarXplorers

• Rebecca Dalton — Director, StellarXplorers Operations
• Alexander Edgar — Manager, StellarXplorers Program Administration
• Jessica Robertson — Program Manager

Development

• Stephanie Johnson — Vice President of Philanthropy
• Leslie Mazeska — Senior Director of Development
• Julie Siegel — Director of Development
• Katie Ibraliu — Director of ShopAFA

Doolittle Leadership Center

• Patrick Donley, PhD. — Director
• Luke Forister — Operations Manager

Legislative Affairs

• William Castle — Vice President, Legislative Affairs
• Kassidy Bravo — Policy Coordinator

Events & Operations

• Amanda Grandel — Vice President, Events & Operations
• Cynthia Escobedo — Director, Events
• Craig Duclos — Manager, Event Protocol
• Connie Lau — Manager, Events
• Allison Skodi — Manager, Event Speaker & Production

Building Operations

• Torrey Wilson — Facilities & Mailroom Manager

Sales

• Christy Sitter — Vice President of Sales
• Joe “JP” Plantamura — Senior Sales Operations Manager
• Katie Certain — Marketing Manager
• David Malpica — Account Executive
• Lisa Ferencak — Sales Support Specialist
• Kendall Kauffman — Sales Coordinator

Member & Field Relations

• Kris Phillips — Director of Volunteer Engagement
• Abigail Remy — Director of Membership
• Christine Ndam — Senior Manager, Community Outreach
• Julie Staber — Senior Manager, Member Success
• Joseph Peel — Manager, Aerospace Education
• Miranda Roberts — Manager, Governance & Volunteer Support
• Alex Panduro — Coordinator, Corporate Membership
• Amanda Lewis — Coordinator, Community Support
• Jeff Bowers — Coordinator, Member Success

Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

• Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF (Ret.) — Dean
• Douglas Birkey — Executive Director
• Gen. Kevin Chilton, USAF (Ret.) — Explorer Chair, Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence (MI-SPACE)
• Mark Gunzinger — Director, Future Concepts & Capability Assessments
• Heather Penney — Director, Studies and Research
• Charles Galbreath — Director and Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies, Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence (MI-SPACE)
• Jennifer Reeves — Senior Resident Fellow for Space Studies, Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence
• J. Michael Dahm — Senior Fellow for Aerospace and China Studies
• Kamilla Gunzinger — Senior Program Director
• Joshua Baker — Research Analyst
• Gavin D’Souza — Research Analyst
• Ana Maria Waldo — Operations Specialist
• Luis Panduro — Operations Coordinator

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For membership options, start with our membership guide. Educators can compare grants and Teacher of the Year recognition. For chapter activity, use the Chapter directory. For paid staff positions, see our AFA careers guide and AFA's live openings.

Sources and review date

This is a dated public directory snapshot. Names, roles and contact details can change; AFA's live staff directory controls.