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Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley is Director, Air National Guard. The general is responsible for formulating, developing and coordinating all policies, plans and programs
affecting more than 106,800 Guard members in more than 88 flying units and 200 geographically separated units throughout the United States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands. He has served in numerous assignments in flying and operations, as well as command positions at group, wing, sector and field
operating agency levels. He has also served as Commander, 1st Air Force, Air Combat Command, and Commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command
Region, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. General McKinley is a command pilot with more than 4,000 hours, primarily in the T-38, F-106, F-16 and F-15. Additionally, General
McKinley has been pilot in command in the C-131 and C-130 Operational Support Airlift aircraft.
Chief Master Sergeant Lori Ashness is currently the State Command Chief Master Sergeant (CCM), Rhode Island Air National
Guard, Joint Forces Headquarters. 
Appointed in August 2003, Captain Robert T. (Bob) Botkin is currently serving on the ANG Advisory Council
to the AFA as the Logistics Company Grade Officer representative. Capt Botkin is the full-time Maintenance
Squadron Commander with the 125th Fighter Wing in Jacksonville FL. His previous position was as the Wing
Plans and Logistics Officer also with the 125 FW. Capt Botkin transferred to the Florida Air National Guard
from the Missouri Air National Guard where he had served as the Wing Plans and Logistics Officer. He has a
total of eight years of experience in this position. Capt Botkin deployed in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom as the Commander of the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at Al Dhafra AB, UAE. He
also served as the Chairman for the ANG War Planners Advisory Council. Prior to his commissioning through
the ANG Academy of Military Science program, Capt Botkin obtained the rank of Master Sergeant as an Avionics
Flightline Repair Technician. Capt Botkin currently has 17 years service in the Air National Guard and six
years service in the Active Duty Air Force. He received his Bachelors Degree in Human Resources Management
from Lindenwood University.
Brigadier General Hugh T. Broomall is the
Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Headquarters Delaware Air National Guard. General Broomall commands the Delaware Air National Guard and is
responsible for providing trained, equipped and mission ready forces in support of federal mobilization requirements and state emergency operations.
He develops plans, programs and policies in support of the Delaware C-130 Wing and maintains liaison with major commands and the National Guard Bureau.
SSgt Daniel F. Dierickx is an air traffic control craftsman with the 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron, Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Major General Michael J. Haugen assumed the duties of the Adjutant General of North Dakota on December 19th, 2000. The adjutant general commands
4,500 North Dakota Air and Army National Guard men and women, with approximately 1100 full time federal and state employees. He is responsible for
federal and state missions, is the Director of the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services consisting of two Divisions; the Division of
Homeland Security and the Division of State Radio Communications. 
CMSgt Michael W. Meyer is the newest member of the Civilian Advisory Council just joining this year. He is the
Fulltime Maintenance Superintendent at the 242 Combat Communication Squadron, located at Spokane, Washington.
The unit won the prestigious Outstanding Combat Communication Unit in the National Guard in 2003 and in 2005 .
He has been a full time technician in the Washington Air National Guard since 1978. Along with his CAC involvement,
he is President of the Eastern Washington Chief’s Council, member of the Christian Heritage school board, and an avid
golfer and gardener. He and his wife, Dev, and their teenager son live on a 10 acre farm outside of Spokane
Washington.
Chief Master Sergeant Jon Rosa is the Combat Control (CCT) CEM, 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, Kentucky ANG. He entered the active duty
Air Force in 1981. Initially trained as an air traffic controller, he was stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ and Homestead AFB, FL. He
was also assigned to the 2nd Combat Communications Squadron at Patrick AFB, FL. Chief Rosa later cross trained into the CCT career field.
In 1994, he transferred to the Kentucky ANG. He has held numerous leadership positions within the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron from
Mobility NCO to Chief of Standardization and Evaluation. He is a ground combat veteran of both Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
Major General (USAFR retired) Mason C. Whitney was appointed the Director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security for Colorado by Governor Bill Ritter February 4th, 2008 and serves on the Governor’s cabinet. His responsibilities include planning and implementing the State Homeland Security Strategy, ensuring that effective risk management is used in assessing threats to Colorado, developing capabilities to achieve the Homeland Security mission, and evaluating preparedness. He served as The Adjutant General of Colorado from 2000 to 2007. He retired from the Colorado National Guard in April of 2007 with almost 39 years of commissioned service in the United States Air Force and the Colorado National Guard. His responsibilities as The Adjutant General included the command administration for 5,400 Colorado Army and Air National Guard members and state support for the 2,000 members of the Colorado Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. He also served as the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and was a member of Governor Owens’ cabinet from 2000 to 2007. 
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