Space Division Executive Board

Space Division Leadership

  • Executive Board

  • Vice President, West Coast Region: Mr. David Bradley, General Dynamics Mission Systems
  • Vice President, Midwest Region: Brig Gen (Ret) Christopher "Boots" Coffelt, BAE Systems
  • Vice President, Southern Region: Jeff Gronberg, deciBel Research, Inc.
  • Executive Secretary: Mr. Gayle White, Colorado Aerospace Consulting, LLC
  • Chair for the Space Symposium Breakfast (CO): Mr. Ron Grundman, KBR
  • Chairman Emeritus: MajGen (Ret) Marty Whelan, The Aerospace Corporation
  • Member Board of Directors (Past Chairman): Mr. John Williams, Consultant
  • Member Board of Directors (Past Chairman): Mr. Edward M. Swallow, The Aerospace Corporation
  • Member Board of Directors (Past Chairman): Lt. Gen. (Ret.) David Vesely, Consultant
  • Member Board of Directors (Past Chairman): Maj. Gen. (Ret.) “Mitch” Mitchell, The Aerospace Corporation
  • Member Board of Directors (Past Chairman): Dr. Michael O. Ryan, Retired

  • Chair

    Mr. Kevin "Morty" Mortensen   |   BAE Systems

  • Vice Chair

    Mr. Arnie Streland   |   Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Vice President, Eastern Region

    Ms. Janet Grondin   |   Stellar Solutions, Inc.
  • Vice President, Rocky Mountain Region

    Dr. Richard H. 'Doc' Klodnicki   |   AERETI, Inc.
  • Vice President, West Coast Region

    Mr. David Bradley, General Dynamics Mission Systems
  • Certification Member
    Cecil Fields   |   cecil.r.fields@boeing.com
  • Data Management Chair

    Thad Henry   |   thenry@opus-tech.us.gov
  • Drawing Section Chair

    Kelly Stanton   |   kstanton@blueorigin.com
  • Chairman

    Daniel McCurry    |   daniel.h.mccurry@boeing.com
  • Certification Member

    J. Allen Orman    |   john.a.orman@boeing.com
  • Chair Ind Spec and Stds - Keith Porter    |   kdporter@aol.com


  • Member Board of Directors at Large

  • Kenneth L. Bonner, Accenture
  • Duane Deal, SGT, Inc.
  • Ryan Frederick, Applied Defense Solutions
  • Dewanne Phillips, The Aerospace Corporation
  • Mark Valerio, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
  • Roberto L. (Rob) Vasquez, SAIC
  • Rick Ward, The Center for Space Entrepreneurship

  • Past Chairmen

  • Marty Whelan
  • Gary Testut
  • Marc Johansen
  • John Williams
  • Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Rick Larned
  • Dr. Michael O. Ryan
  • Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Howard "Mitch" Mitchell
  • Lt. Gen. (Ret.) David Vesely
  • Ed Swallow
  • Gayle White
  • David Messner
  • VADM (Ret.) William E. Ramsey
  • Jerry Cobb
  • Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Earl S. Van Inwegen