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Mr. Walter S. Hogle, Jr. is Senior Vice President, AF and FAA Services Group of ACS Defense, Inc. He is responsible for engineering, information technology, and
staff support services for numerous clients in the Air Force and the Federal Aviation
Administration. He directs a 1,100 person technical workforce at more than 26 US
sites and is responsible for a business base of over $120M in annual revenue. Before
joining the ACS team, Mr. Hogle was Vice President of Operations, L3 Communications,
Integrated Systems, in Greenville, Texas.
Rick Fitzhugh works for The Boeing Company as Business Development Manger for the U.S. Air Force Tanker program.
He is responsible to the tanker program manager for the day-to-day campaign effort to recapitalize the U.S. Air Force
tanker aircraft fleet. Prior to his position at Boeing, Rick served in the Air Force for 30 years as a command pilot,
staff officer and operational commander. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1971 with a bachelor of science
degree in parks & recreation. He holds masters degrees from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in aeronautical
science and from the United States Naval War College in strategy and policy. He is married to Shelly, and has two
children, Carrie and John. They reside in O'Fallon, Illinois. 
Mr.
David Guzman retired from Washington State University (WSU)
as University Registrar on June 30, 2002. He served at
WSU for 14 years following 30 years of service with the
United States Air Force. In May 2002 he was reappointed
by the Secretary, US Department of Veterans Affairs to
continue serving on the VA Advisory Committee on
Education. Mr. Guzman is director of legislation for
the National Association of
Veteran’ Program Administrators. He served on the
Veterans Advisory Committee to US Representative George
Nethercutt (R/WA) of the 5th District, Washington State.
Mr. Guzman served as Senior Enlisted Advisor to the
Commander, Space and Missile Systems Division, the
Commander, TUSLOG and was the Senior Enlisted Advisor t
the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Air Forces upon his
retirement in 1987. He has served in key personnel
administrative positions throughout his military career
that include Personnel Sergeant Major, Hq 5th ATAF,
Vicenza, Italy and Chief, Enlisted Test Control Branch,
USAF MPC, Randolph AFB, Texas. Since his retirement from
the US Air Force, Mr. Guzman is a consultant on
university registrar matters and serves on the board of
registrars’ for the National Student Clearinghouse. He
is also a consultant on career transition issues and has
served as Chair, Washington Governor’s Veterans Affairs
Advisory Committee (1995-2001). His military decorations
include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal
w/3OLC, the AF Commendation Medal w/2OLC. Chief Guzman
and his wife Cathy Ann (Taggart) have two children,
David Carlos and Maria Angela. They currently reside in
Moscow, Idaho.
M. N. Heth, better known as Dan, was born in Miller, South Dakota 6 July 1928. He attended school in Parkston, South Dakota, graduating from High School in 1946. After 2 years of college in Los Angeles, California, he entered the U. S. Air Force as an Aviation Cadet in 1949, graduating as a pilot and Second Lieutenant in March 1950.
Charles E. Lucas, Springfield, Va., is a member of Air Force Association’s Retiree/Veterans Council. He has been a
public affairs professional for more than 50 years. Included have been several newspaper positions, a 20-year career
with the Air Force and 20 years as a public affairs officer with the Department of Veterans Benefits and its
predecessor, the Veterans Administration.
Russell W. Mank, a member of the Air Force Association Veterans/Retiree Council since 1998, is a manager on the
national staff of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA). Mank, a PVA member, has served in a variety of senior
positions with the organization, including Associate Executive Director, Administration, Associate Executive Director,
Veterans Benefits (Acting), and Director of Legislation. In these positions, Mank has been involved with a broad range
of veteran’s health care, benefits, legislative, and disability rights issues.
Jimmy
L. Miller is President, Leaders First Training and
Development and a Senior Associate with the Leadership
Development Network. He is a Certified Training
Facilitator and Manager for Inscape Publishing Products.
He provides motivational speeches on leadership,
Diversity, team building, coaching and mentoring,
focused on enhancing leadership skills. He has over 20
years experience in developing and presenting Values
Based Leadership Training.
Ms. Elia T. (“Ellie”) Vasilopoulos worked for the Air Force for 42 years and retired as the former the Civilian
Personnel Officer at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. In addition to numerous civilian awards, her decorations
include the Exemplary Civilian Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Exceptional Service
Medal. In 1992, Vice President Cheney presented her with the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service
Award, the highest award given to a DOD Civilian. She is past President of the John C. Stennis Chapter (AFA) and
is the recipient of the AFA Medal of Merit.
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