Board of Directors
WSBR is a volunteer organization governed by a Board of Directors elected annually by its paying members. The Board of Directors annually elects a Chairman and appoints members to lead committees devoted to specific WSBR goals and objectives, such as Programs, Membership and Education. The Board and Committee activities are governed by the WSBR Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
Board of Directors 2023/2024
Office & Committee Chairs
Courtney Stadd
President
Capitol Alliance Solutions
Seamus Kane
VICE President
Willis Towers Watson
Bob Whearty
Treasurer
Optimum Technologies
Cody Knipfer
Programs Chair
Global Science & Technology, Inc. – supporting the NOAA Office of Space Commerce
Alex Coultrup
Programs Co-Chair
Starfish Space
Shiv Patel
Education Chair
Axiom
Stephen Ganote
Membership Chair
Oliver Wyman
Ben Kron
Auction Chair
York Space Systems
Sariah Fischer
Auction Co-Chair
Spider Oak Mission Systems
Tony La Rosa
Secretary
Interplanetary Chamber of Commerce
Chris Kunstadter
Senior Advisor to the Chair, Programs
At-Large Board Members
Yasmine Almond, Advanced Space
Gus Anderson, Leonardo DRS
Addie Bassali, United Launch Alliance
Jon Bennett, SES Space & Defense
Andrew Bunker, Rocket Lab USA
Hope Damphousse, Ball Aerospace
Tim Hughes, Space X
Aaron Lewis, Arianespace
Alexis Sainz, Hogan Lovells
Rob Scheige, Willis Towers Watson
Ryan Scirocco, Collins Aerospace
Drew Svor, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP
Charles Thornton, Northrop Grumman
Marketing & Event Management
Past Presidents
2022-2024 Rob Scheige, Willis Towers Watson
2020-2022 Sally Richardson, Northrop Grumman
2018-2020 Erin Neal, Velocity Government Relations
2016-2018 Richard Parker, Assure Space
2014-2016 Janice Starzyk, International Launch Services
2012-2014 Stephen Ganote, Avascent
2010-2012 Dennis Granato, Lockheed Martin Washington Operations
2008-2010 Andrea Maleter, Futron Corporation
2007-2008 Eric Stallmer, AGI
2004-2006 Roscoe Moore III, PeerSat
2002-2004 Mark Quinn, Willis Inspace
2000-2002 Frank Weaver, The Boeing Company
1998-2000 Jerald Howe, Jr., Veridian Corporation
1997-1998 Chris Wheal, Altair Aerospace Corporation
1996-1997 Brian Dailey, Lockheed Martin
1995-1996 Diane Murphy, Federal City Communications
1994-1995 Tony Trujillo, Intelsat
1993-1994 Mary Ann Elliott, Arrowhead Space & Telecommunications
1992-1993 Bill Schick, KPMG Peat Marwick
1991-1992 John Higginbotham, Space VestI
1990-1991 Dutch von Ehrenfried, TADCORPS
1989-1990 Frank DiBello, KPMG Peat Marwick
1988-1989 John Egan, The Egan Group
1987-1988 Douglas Heydon, Arianespace, Inc.
1985-1987 David W. Thompson, Orbital Sciences Corporation
