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 2026/2027
Office & Committee Chairs
Seamus Kane
President
Willis Towers Watson
Alexis Sainz
VICE President
Hogan Lovells
Ben Kron
Treasurer and Auction Co-Chair
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Tony LaRosa
Secretary and Membership Chair
CisLunar International
Rich Cooper
Programs Committee
Catalyst Partners LLC
Alex Coultrup
Programs Committee
Starfish Space
Bob Jacobs
Programs Committee
Former NASA
Chris Kunstadter
Programs Committee
Triton Space LLC.
Jason Kim
Marketing Chair
Umbra
Shiv Patel
Education Committee
Axiom
Jillian Quigley
Education Committee
Wiley Law
Lisa Wood
Education Committee
Sophon Consulting
Courtney Stadd
Special Advisor for Programs and Membership
Capitol Alliance Solutions
At-Large Board Members
Yasmine Almond, Advanced Space
Gus Anderson, Leonardo DRS
Addie Bassali, United Launch Alliance
Jon Bennett, SES GS
Andrew Bunker, Rocket Lab USA
Hope Damphousse, BAE Systems
Stephen Ganote, Oliver Wyman
Kent Holland, Avoq
Tim Hughes, Space X
Aaron Lewis, Arianespace
Rob Scheige, Willis Towers Watson
Ryan Scirocco, Collins Aerospace
Drew Svor, Sheppard, Sheppard Mullin
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
