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.