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Baltimore, Maryland, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AFCEA International is pleased to announce the appointment of a new vice chair to the association’s Board of Directors, in addition to newly appointed members of the association’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Tamara Greenspan continues her tenure as the board’s chair for another term. Greenspan is senior vice president for Oracle’s Government Defense & Intelligence organization, where she leads a team responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with U.S. and Canadian federal government customers to deliver solutions and insights that support mission objectives.
AFCEA’s new vice chair is Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford, USA (Ret.). Crawford brings a wealth of expertise from a distinguished military career. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2020 after serving for 34 years, culminating as the U.S. Army’s chief information officer and principal enterprise IT and cybersecurity policy adviser to the Secretary of the Army and the Army Chief of Staff. A long-time partner and supporter of AFCEA International, Crawford also serves as the chair of the AFCEA Budget and Finance Committee and on the AFCEA Governance and Nominating Committees.
“Bruce is an inspirational thought leader who lived out his passion for mentoring the next generation of American scientists, technologists and engineers throughout his military and industry careers,” said AFCEA President and CEO, Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence, USA (Ret.). “He was instrumental in driving the Army’s goal of network modernization when he served on active duty and brings to AFCEA additional years of unparalleled leadership, tenacity and ingenuity that will continue to serve as a tremendous asset for AFCEA and our global network of volunteers.”
Crawford replaces Maj. Gen. Garrett Yee, USA (Ret.) as AFCEA’s vice chair. Gen. Yee will continue to serve on the AFCEA Executive Committee and will serve on the Budget and Finance Committee.
“We are so appreciative of the year Garrett served as our vice chair,” Lawrence said. “His experience in both government and industry in the digital disciplines of information technology and cybersecurity proved valuable to broadening AFCEA’s reach and better supporting our corporate members and government partners. We appreciate his willingness to continue to serve in a governance role with AFCEA.”
Additionally, Alvie Johnson, chief growth officer at Softek International, has been named the regional vice president (RVP) representative to the Executive Committee and Tim Martin, a chief in the Elevated Access Management Section at the IRS, has been named as the RVP representative to the Board of Directors. Both served as AFCEA’s RVPs; Johnson as the RVP of the National Capitol Region and Martin as RVP of the Northwestern Region.
Mollie Pearson, founder and CEO/Principal with Pearson Consulting, LLC., is filling a vacancy in the Executive Committee Class of 2026.
New Executive Committee Members — Class of 2027
Lt. Gen. Matthew “Jerry” Glavy, USMC (Ret.), president of Glavy Outcomes Group
Bill Guyan, senior vice president of business development and president of international at Leonardo DRS
Marin Halper, vice president, DoD and Services Center at MITRE
Jim Kelly, vice president of federal at Google Public Sector
Gen. Dennis Via, USA (Ret.), executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton. Via is returning to serve on AFCEA’s Executive Committee.
Juliana “Julie” Vida, senior adviser with McChrystal Group
John West, vice president of business development strategy at Tyto Athene
New Board of Directors – Class of 2027
Teresa Duvall, internship director and COVA CCI Outreach Officer at Old Dominion University
Cristina Caballe Fuguet, senior partner and vice president, Global Public Sector at IBM
Cathy Johnston, vice president, mission integration at Peraton
Bill Jones, senior vice president at DSA Inc.
Ruth Youngs Lew, vice president at Lew International
Cory Lindo, principal at Central Pacific Logistics, LLC
Lloyd McCoy Jr., senior director, public sector marketing at DLT Solutions
Adm. Frank Pandolfe, USN (Ret.), vice president, customer excellence Navy strategic account executive at Leidos
Chris Ransbottom, vice president of defense-energy at Ciena Government Solutions
Kevin Reed, regional vice president, public sector at Illumio
Lt. Gen. Ansgar Rieks, AFCEA Bonn Chapter
Jason Schulman, national vice president, federal sales at Lumen Technologies
Juan Toves, president of MotoUP, Inc.
AFCEA congratulates and profoundly thanks all leaders for their service. A complete list of AFCEA’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors is available on AFCEA’s website.
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About AFCEA International
AFCEA International is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit international professional association that connects people, ideas and solutions globally. Established in 1946, the membership association serves the military, government, industry and academia by developing networking and educational opportunities and providing an ethical forum. This enables military, government, industry and academia to align technology and strategy to meet the needs of those who serve. AFCEA operates under the guidance of a board of directors, international staff and committees. A large network of chapters is managed by a group of regional vice presidents. Join online.
CONTACT: Howard Wahlberg AFCEA International 703-631-6199 hwahlberg@afcea.org
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