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Michigan Wing Staff Roster

Command Staff
Position	Name
Commander	Col Eric Scott
Senior Enlisted Leader	SMSgt Andrew Hansen
Deputy Commander of Operations	Lt Col Steve Tupper
Deputy Commander of Support	Lt Col Pam Saile
Chief of Staff	Lt Col Andrew Beattie

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Wing Administrator
Wing Administrator	Angela Marke

Administration and Personnel
Director	Lt Col Norm Zeitunian
Assistant Director	Capt Mary Scilzo

Aerospace Education
Director	Capt Ken DeRemer
Assistant Director	2nd Lt Karl Plattenberger
Internal AE Officer Assistant	Lt Col Richard King
External AE Officer	Vacant

Cadet Programs
Director	Maj Luke Rondeau
School Relations Coordinator	Lt Col Richard King
CAC Coordinator	Maj Alex Desoto
CAC Chair	C/Capt. Issac Hyrns
CAC Vice Chair	C/Maj. Alexander Nemecek

Chaplain
Chaplain	Capt Christopher Stewart

Communications
Director	Maj Steve Gwozdek
Assistant DC/DCA	Capt Daniel Douglas

Development
Director	SM Malinda Pego

Education and Training
Director	Lt Col Pam Saile
Assistant Director	Lt Col Mary Thornton
Assistant Director	Maj Ashley Thornton Murdock
Testing Officer	Lt Col Mary Thornton

Emergency Services
Director	Capt Reign Bell
Assistant Director	2nd Lt Donald (Robbie) DeYoung
Director of Training	Lt Col Mark Bell
Assistant Director of Training	2nd Lt Charles Bleau
GIS Development	Capt Michael Freeman
IMT Development Chief	Lt Col Lee Miller
Technology Development & Operations Chief	1st Lt Michael Roof
vICP Manager	Lt Col Jason Sherwood
Emergency Services Officer	Col Leo Burke

Finance
Director	1st Lt Tamara Tinsey

Government Relations
Director	Lt Col James Matthews

Historian
Wing Historian	Lt Col Shawna Hoekstra
Assistant Historian	1st Lt Kieran Muzik
Assistant Historian	1st Lt Darrel McClendon

Homeland Security
Director	Col Leo Burke
Deputy Director	Lt Col Richard King
Assistant Deputy Director	Lt Col Chris Felton

Information Technology
Director	SMSgt Luke Bunge
Assistant Director	Capt Matthew Marden

Inspector General
Inspector General	Lt Col Mark Ewing
Assistant Inspector General	Lt Col Rory Locke

Legal
Legal Officer	Capt Mary Gleason
Assistant Legal Officer	Maj Scott Basel
Assistant Legal Officer	Capt David Malinowski
Assistant Legal Officer	Capt David Jenuwine
Assistant Legal Officer	Capt Franklin Mackenzie

Logistics
Director	Maj Nick Ewing
Director of Transportation	Lt Col Danielle Weeter
Assistant Director of Transportation	SMSgt Andrew Hansen
Director of Maintenance	Maj Stephen Duquette

NCO Corps
NCO Advisor	SMSgt Luke Bunge

Operations
Director	Lt Col Robert Bowden
Deputy Director	Lt Col Shiela Cerny
Director of Stan/Eval	Maj Michael Shoemaker
Assistant Director of Stan/Eval & Chief Check Pilot	Maj Ed Shumway
Assistant Director of Stan/Eval	Lt Col Lee Miller
Assistant Director of Stan/Eval	Capt Joe Moore
Director of Unmanned Operations (sUAS)	Capt Matt Thompson
Director of Pilot Proficiency	Maj Dave Hast
Director of O-Flight Coordination	Maj John Vanek
Director of ROTC/JROTC O-Flights	SM Joshua Arens
Director of TOP Flights	Maj Brian Green
Director of Glider Operations	2nd Lt Carl Muntean
Director of Powered O-Flights	Maj John Vanek
Pilot Onboarding Coordinator	Maj Michael Shoemaker
Director of Maintenance	Maj Steve Duquette
Assistant Director of Maintenance	1st Lt Carl Goff
Director of FLIR	1st Lt Jamal Farhat

Public Affairs
Director	1st Lt Kirstie Bunge

Plans and Programs
Director	Capt Aubrey Pakenas

Recruiting & Retention
Director	2nd Lt Nea Barkell
Assistant Director	Maj Bill Carson

Safety
Director	Maj Richard Louys

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Group Commanders
Upper Michigan Group (700)	Maj Jeff Burl
Eastern Michigan Group (701)	Maj Pete Tinsey
Oakland-Macomb-St. Clair Michigan Group (702)	Maj John Bowers
Southwest Michigan Group (704)	Maj Peter Center
Southeast Michigan Group (705)	Maj Jeff Hines
Northern Michigan Group (706)	Maj Brian Green
Central Michigan Group (707)	Maj Mark Garland

Finance Committee
Chair	Col Eric Scott
Vice Chair	Lt Col Andrew Beattie
Director of Finance	1st Lt Tamara Tinsey
Member	Maj Mark Garland
Member	Lt Col Pam Saile
Member	Lt Col Steve Tupper

Awards Committee
Chair	Lt Col Norm Zeitunian
Member	Lt Col Pam Saile
Member	Lt Col Mary Thornton
Member	SMSgt Andrew Hansen
Member	Capt Mary Scilzo

Promotion Board
Chair	Lt Col Norm Zeitunian
Member	Lt Col Pam Saile
Member	Lt Col Mary Thornton
Member	SMSgt Andrew Hansen
Member	Capt Mary Scilzo
Member	Maj Jeff Hines

Updated 17 Apr 2025 (Contact IT Support for updates)

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