NLGA Aerospace Committee - Members & Appointees
NLGA AEROSPACE COMMITTEE BOARD, 2025-2026:
- Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser
- Maryland Lt. Governor Aruna Miller
- Utah Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson
- North Carolina Lt. Governor Rachel Hunt
- Alabama Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth
- Wisconsin Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez
| State / Territory | Appointee #1 | Appointee #2 |
| Alabama | Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth | Representative James Lomax |
| Alaska | Colonel John Oberst, USAF, Ret., President & CEO, Alaska Aerospace Corporation | Angela Lomax, Special Assistant/Legislative Liaison to Major General Torrence Saxe, Adjutant General of the AK Department of Military and Veterans Affairs |
| American Samoa | Lt. Governor Pulu Ae Ae Jr. | |
| Arizona | ||
| Arkansas | Lt. Governor Leslie Rutledge | |
| California | ||
| Colorado | Robert Beletic, Aerospace and Defense Industry Manager, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade | |
| Connecticut | Bob Ross, Executive Director, Connecticut Office of Military Affairs | Kirti Patel, Chief Manufacturing Officer, State of Connecticut |
| Delaware | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Major Clayton Belcher, Asst Chief of Tactics, 166th OSS Delaware Air National Guard |
| Florida | Lt. Governor Jay Collins | |
| Georgia | Lt. Governor Burt Jones | |
| Guam | Lt. Governor Josh Tenorio | Artemio “Ricky” Hernandez, Deputy Executive Manager, Guam International Airport Authority |
| Hawaii | Matthew Kobayashi, Aerospace Coordinator, State of Hawaii, Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism | Trung Lam, Executive Director & CEO, Hawaiʻi Technology Development Corporation |
| Idaho | ||
| Illinois | Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton | |
| Indiana | Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith | Senator Chris Garten |
| Iowa | Dr. Wayne Chen, Department Chair of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University | Tomas Gonzalez-Torres, Affiliate Associate Teaching Professor, Iowa State University |
| Kansas | Joshua Jefferson, Deputy Secretary of Business Development, Kansas Department of Commerce | |
| Kentucky | Representative Rachel Roarx | Scott Moseley, Project Manager, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development |
| Louisiana | Robert Abboud, Director of Business Development, Louisiana Economic Development | Dr. Tina Tinney, Chancellor, Nunez Community College |
| Maine | Senate President Mattie Daughtry | |
| Maryland | Darryll Pines, President, University of Maryland and Professor of Aerospace Engineering | Colter Menke, Aerospace Program Manager, Maryland Department of Commerce |
| Massachusetts | Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll | Denise Garcia, Aeronautics Administrator, Massachusetts Department of Transportation |
| Michigan | Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist | |
| Minnesota | Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan | |
| Mississippi | Senator Mike Thompson | Senator Bart Williams |
| Missouri | Lt. Governor David Wasinger | |
| Montana | ||
| Nebraska | Lt. Governor Joe Kelly | Robert Ford, Military Affairs Liaison, Nebraska Commission on Military & Veteran Affairs |
| N. Mariana Islands | ||
| Nevada | Brig Gen David Epperson, US Air Force Warfare Center Commander, Nellis Air Force Base | Rudy Pamintuan, Chief of Staff, Office of Nevada Lt. Governor |
| New Hampshire | Senate President Sharon Carson | |
| New Jersey | ||
| New Mexico | Lt. Governor Howie Morales | Scott McLaughlin, Executive Director, Spaceport America |
| New York | Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado | |
| North Carolina | Lt. Governor Rachel Hunt | Ray Staats, President, Craven Community College |
| North Dakota | Kyle Wanner, Executive Director, ND Aeronautics Division | Trevor Woods, Executive Director, Northern Plains UAS Test Site |
| Ohio | Joseph “Joe” Zeis, Senior Advisor on Aerospace & Defense, Governor’s Cabinet – State of Ohio | |
| Oklahoma | Grayson Ardies, Executive Director, Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics | Leshia Pearson, Director, Aerospace Commerce Economic Services (ACES)/Aerospace & Defense, Oklahoma Department of Commerce |
| Oregon | Secretary of State Tobias Read | Representative Paul Evans |
| Pennsylvania | Stephen D’Ettorre, Executive Deputy Secretary for Policy and Planning, Governor’s Policy Office | Neil Hartnett, Special Assistant to the Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor’s Office |
| Puerto Rico | Secretary of State Rosachely Rivera Santana | |
| Rhode Island | Dr. Larry Warner, DrPH, MPH, Chief Impact & Equity Officer, United Way of Rhode Island | Mayor Bob DaSilva, East Providence, Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | Lt. Governor Pamela Evette | |
| South Dakota | Mark Morrell, Adjutant General, South Dakota National Guard | |
| Tennessee | Senator Becky Massey | Senator Brent Taylor |
| Texas | ||
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach | Caroline Fawkes, Supervisor of Elections, Election System of Virgin Islands |
| Utah | Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson | Brian Garrett, Deputy Director for Military Affairs, Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs |
| Vermont | Jeff Bartley, Director of Innovation & Marketing, Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport | Nick Grimley, Director of Entrepreneurship & Tech Commercialization, Department of Economic Development |
| Virginia | ||
| Washington | Senator Marko Liias | Sarah Clifthorne, Deputy Director, Washington State Department of Commerce |
| West Virginia | Senator Patrick Martin | Senator Ben Queen |
| Wisconsin | Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez | |
| Wyoming | Secretary of State Chuck Gray | CJ Young, Elections Director, Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office |