History of PACA Monthly Luncheon Speakers
2004 Speaker
January Vice Admiral WSMR
February Dan Prono, LANL
March Joe Sciabica, AFRL/VS
April Jack Harrington, Eclipse Aviation
May Hanson Scott
June Bruce Simpson
July Col "Mouse" Neumeister, Det 12 (Substituted by Deputy)
August BFI
September Lt Col Jerry Rodney Couick, ABL SPO
October Gregory A Alston, AF Safety Center
November Joan Fulkerson
December Christmas Luncheon-no speaker
   
2005 Speaker
February Col Joe Bonin, Det 1, AFOTEC/CC
March Bruce Simpson--canceled due to weather--rescheduled for June
April Rich Kestner (NM Dir. Of Office of Space Commercialization), Dr. William Gaubatz. (X-Prize VP)
May Dr. Doug Beason, LANL
June Stu Proviance, Director, Kirtland Partnership Committee
July Col. Rich , Det 12
August BFI
September Carol Radosovich (Dir.Economic Dev,, PNM), Brad Steward (financial consultant)
October Eric Rinehart DTRA
December Christmas Luncheon-no speaker
   
2006 Speaker
January Bruce Simpson, AFRL/DE
February Col Rex Kiziah, AFRL/VS
March Gene DeWall, AFRL/PK
April Lonny Sumpter, Director, Office of Space Commercialization
May Cisco Tapia, AFRL/SBIR
June Casey DeRaad, AFRL/Kirtland Technology Park
July Carol Yarnell, LANL/Director of Ethics  and David Keese, LANL/Dep'y for Technical Programs
August BFI
September Mike Daly, CEO Mesa Del Sol
October Col Green, AFRL/VS Director
November Col Tom Trask, 58th SOW/CC Subbed by Col Eugene Haase, Vice-Commander
December Christmas Luncheon-no speaker
   
2007 Speaker
January George Frieberg, Senor Director for Technology, TVC
February Stu Purviance, KPC
March Col  Robert E, Suminsby Jr.,  377th ABW/CC
April Joan Fulkerson
May Ross Crown
June Tom Berard, Director WSMR
July Nick Smerigan, COO Albuquerque Studios
August BFI  
September Fred Mondragon, NM Sec'y of Economic Dev.Dep't (TDY: Stuart Paisano, Ass't. Sec'y)
October Col Green, AFRL/VS Director (TDY: Dr. David Hardy-AFRL Chief Space Technologist)
November Mark Roverse, AFRL/VS/Chief Engr.
December Christmas Luncheon-no speaker
   
2008 Speaker

January 15

Tammie Johnson, AFRL/PK

February 19

Col. Parhizkar

March 18

Dale Hite, AFRL/VS

April 15

Maran Vedamanikam, PACA President and Tim Carmichael

May 19

Susan Thornton, AFRL/DE

June 17

Col. Robert McMurry, ABL SPO/CC

July 15

Col. Michael J Kingsley, AFIA/CC (TDY-Replaced by Col Mark Andersen)

August 18-20

Briefing for Industry Conference (see below)

September 16

Col. Burke (Ed) Wilson Responsive Space & SD&TW/CC

October 21

Dr. Peter Wegner (ORS Director)

November 18

Col. Richard M. Stuckey, AFNWC Vice Commander (Click here for Col. Stuckey's Bio)

December 5    

Annual Christmas Luncheon (see below)

   
2009 Speaker

January 20

Colonel John H. Pearson, Vice Commander of the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center at Kirtland AFB, NM (click here for Col. Pearson's bio)

February 17

Colonel Mike Duvall, Commander of the 377th Air Base Wing at KAFB

March 17

Gerald R. Mora, Director Partnership Intermediary for AFRL@KAFB

April 21

Mr Fred E. Mondragon

May 19

Col. Brad Smith – AFRL/RV – Director (click here for Col. Smith's bio)

June 16

Hanson Scott, BGen USAF (Ret.), Director, Office for Military Base Planning & Support, State of New Mexico (click here for Gen. Scott's bio)

July 21

Mr. Robert Carter, SES, WSMR/Executive Director (click here for Mr. Carter's bio)

August 17-19

Briefing for Industry Conference (see below)

September 15

Brig Gen. Reg Rider, USAF retired, speaking on cyber security (click here for Gen. Rider's bio)

October 20

Dr. Pete Worden, Director, NASA Ames Research Center (click here for Dr. Worden's bio)

November 17

Lt. Col. Troy Molendyke, Commander. Distributed Missions Operations Center (DMOC) (click here for Col. Molendyke's bio)

December 4    

Annual Christmas Luncheon (see below)