The Executive Board, composed of 13 officers both active duty and retired, manages the day-to-day operations and programming of our association:
President: Pete Larsen – Col. (ret.) USAF
Vice President: Eric Hamlin - Civilian (ret.) USA
Secretary: Leonardo (Nardo) Day – CAPT (ret.) USN
Treasurer: Matt House - LTC (active) USA
Director of Chapters: Josh Taylor - CAPT (active) USN
Director of Events: AJ Jung - Maj (active) USAF
Director of Sponsorship: Michael Nunziato - CDR (ret.) USN
Director of Advocacy: Douglas Faherty - COL (ret.) USA
Co-Directors of FAOA Journal: Jason Paul (JP) Gresh - COL (ret.) USA and Aaron (DJ) Delano-Johnson -- CAPT (active) USCG
Director of Outreach: Andy Leonard - Colonel (active) USA
Director of Membership: Lauren Guibert - Lt Col (active) USAF
Director-at-Large: Frank Chawk - Colonel USMC (active) USMC
The Board of Governors, staffed by esteemed senior leaders, provides advisory support and advocacy, furthering the interests of the Joint FAOA community:
Chairman: LTG, USA (Ret) Charles Hooper
Vice Chairman: MG, USA (Ret) Mark Gillette
VADM, USN (Ret) Bill Merz
Ms. Heidi Grant (former Director DSCA and Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs)
MG, USA (Ret) Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum
Maj Gen, USAF (Ret) Randy “Church” Kee
BG, USA (Ret) Joseph Rank