New Officers Sworn In

The chapter kicked off its first luncheon of the year by saluting its outgoing chapter officers: David Hart, president; Craig McComb, executive vice president; Kathy DeMolet, vice president for operations; Billy Grill, vice president for information; Lt. Brice Virell, vice president for membership; Dan Curtis, vice president for programs; Ed Decker, vice president for networking; Tech Sgt. Joel Tanner, USAF, vice president for enlisted affairs; Brenda Colton, secretary; and Ray Reinhard, treasurer. Segue Technologies, STG Incorporated, Peerless Technologies and Sumaria Systems sponsored the event. Jackie Whittaker, the newly elected chapter president for 2011, introduced the new chapter officers.

The luncheon speaker was Col. Jeffrey Woolston, USAF, deputy director of communications, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Col. Woolston assists the director with all communications and information duties as the senior military communications officer in the command. The colonel supports the warfighting mission by exploiting information technology to ensure system accuracy and access, simplify business processes and unify information flow across command organizations. He manages resources through development and utilization of e-business solutions to eliminate redundancy and inefficiencies in business processes. Additionally, he is responsible for coordinating command communications activities with the Air Force, the Defense Department and industry.