Leadership

SDMAC was founded to establish an organization that, as its primary function, has the capability and flexibility to facilitate the free exchange of information between the military, elected and appointed officials, and the business community. The six original founders were Larry Blumberg, Frank Hewitt, Nancy Dix, Pete Hedley, Mike Woiwode, and Tom Caughlan, who came from a variety of backgrounds including the San Diego Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs and Advisory Committee, the business community, legal profession, and retired Navy and Marine Corps officers. 

SDMAC Staff

Officers

Mike McCloskey
Board Chair
Wilson Elser LLC; Col. USMC (Ret)

Victor Ramsauer
Vice Chair & Treasurer
LevitZacks CPA

Jeff Ames
Secretary
Ames Karanjia LLP, CAPT USNR

Board of Directors

Richard Allen
Navy Federal Credit Union

Jeffrey Ames
CAPT USNR
Ames Karanjia LLP

Mark Balmert
RADM USN (Ret)
SDMAC

Susan Couch
Bank of America

David Dearie
CMDCM USN (Ret)
USAA

Dennis DuBard
CAPT, USN (Ret)
General Dynamics NASSCO

Tom Garcia
ASP

Brandi Gill
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

Matt Griesbach
City National Bank

Brett Hershman
CAPT USN (Ret)
GD NASSCO

Haney Hong
CAPT, USNR
SDCTA

Dave Horowitz
Cox Business

Brian Hutcherson
CBRE

Michael P. McCloskey
Col. USMC (Ret)
Wilson Elser

Terry McKearney
CAPT USN (Ret)
The Ranger Group

Karl Miller
Jingoli Power

Laurie Mulligan
Amazon Web Services

Jenna Paukstis
Northrop Grumman

Paul Pearigen
RDML, USN (Ret)

Robert Pennoyer
Red Hat

Joe Pierzina
SDG&E

Victor Ramsauer
LevitZacks, CPAs

Meg Redlin
BAE Systems

George Scheel
LCDR, USN (Ret)
Valiant

Natalie Sherod
Cavignac

Marisa Silva
Booz Allen Hamilton

Timothy Slentz
CAPT USN (Ret)
Boeing

Dixon Smith
VADM USN (Ret)
Deloitte

Earl "The Pearl" Wederbrook
Col, USMC (Ret)
Raytheon

Mark Wernig
Downling & Yahnke

Mike Woiwode
CAPT, USN (Ret)
WodeWorks

Alan Worthy
Lockheed Martin

Commitees

Finance
Victor Ramsauer, Chair
LevitZacks CPA

Legislative
Robert Pennoyer, Chair
Red Hat

Member Relations
George Scheel, Chair
IT Mentor Group

Bases & Infrastructure
Earl Wederbrook, Chair
Raytheon

Strategy
Paul Pearigen, Chair
RADM USN (Ret)

Research
Marisa Silva, Chair
Booz Allen Hamilton

Advisory Board

Jim Bedinger
CDR, USN (Ret)

Lawrence "Larry" Blumberg
CAPT, USN (Ret)
San Diego Fleet Week

Dwayne Junker, Chair
LCDR, USN (Ret)
Epsilon Systems Solutions

Ed Hanlon
LtGen, USMC (Ret)

Tim LaFleur
VADM, USN (Ret)

Pete Hedley
CAPT, USN (Ret)

James Johnson, Jr., MD
RADM, MC, USN (Ret)

Len Hering
RADM, USN (Ret)
Center for Sustainable Energy

Frank Hewitt
intelliSolutions, Inc.

Jack Hines
RADM, USN (Ret)

Anthony "Tony" Jackson
MajGen, USMC (Ret)
Cal State San Marcos Foundation

Ken Slaght
RADM, USN (Ret)

Past Presidents

2022
Paul Pearigen
RADM, USN (Ret)

2021
Brandi Gill
L3Harris Technologies

2020
Chris Humphreys
Dentons

2017
Dennis DuBard
CAPT, USN (Ret)
General Dynamics Nassco

2018
Mark Balmert
RDML, USN (Ret)
SDMAC

2019
Cliff Cho
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

2016
Ward Wilson
CDR, USN (Ret)
Boeing

2014
Jamie Moraga
intelliSolutions, inc

2013
Earl Wederbrook
Col, USMC (Ret)
Raytheon

2015
Paul Cassani
CAPT, USN (Ret)

2012
James A. Johnson Jr., MD
RADM, MC, USN
Microdermis

2010
Tony Nufer
Black Shoe Consulting

2011
John Pettitt
Northrop Grumman

2009
John Nersesian
North Island Credit Union

2008
Terry Magee
CAPT, USN (Ret)
Magee Enterprises

2007
Nancy Dix
DLA Piper

2006
Peter Hedley
CAPT, USN (Ret)
SDMAC Foundation

2005
Michael Woiwode
CAPT, USN (Ret)
WodeWorks Consulting

2004
Frank Hewitt
intelliSolutions, inc.