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Gen (Ret.) Ralph "Ed" Eberhart

General Ralph E. "Ed" Eberhart was Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

General Eberhart entered the Air Force in 1968 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. His staff experience includes serving as Executive Officer to the Air Force Chief of Staff at Headquarters U.S. Air Force; Deputy Chief of Staff for Inspection, Safety and Security, Headquarters Tactical Air Command; Director for Programs and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air Force; Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, the Joint Staff; and Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. The general has also served as Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Commander, Air Combat Command, Commander, Air Force Space Command, and as Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command.

General Eberhart has commanded a flight, squadron, wing, numbered air force and two major commands, as well as one sub-unified command, two unified commands and one bi-national command. While Commander of the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing during Operation Desert Shield, the unit established the theater's initial air-to-ground combat capability from a forward operating location. General Eberhart's international awards include the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, presented while serving as the Commander of U.S. Forces, Japan, by the Emperor of Japan, as well as the French Legion of Honor. A command pilot, General Eberhart has logged more than 5,000 hours, primarily in fighter and trainer aircraft, including 300 combat missions as a forward air controller in Vietnam.

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President
Ken Spencer

Mr Ken Spencer is a Life Member of the Air Force Association and has participated with the Charles E. Gabriel Chapter since retiring from the Air Force in 2000. He is an active member of the Chapter’s Executive Committee since 2004, as Assistant Vice President for Military Affairs and Acting Vice president. He was elected Chapter President in October 2008.

Former retired Air Force Colonel, Mr. Ken Spencer, an Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, received his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from University of California, San Diego and Masters of Science in Management & Administration from the Central Michigan University. Mr. Spencer has over 29 years active duty Air Force experience during which he earned a Command Navigator rating with over 3,000 hours in B-52H and FB-111A bombers and an instructor and evaluator in both weapon systems. He served in numerous staff assignments at Strategic Air Command, Odgen Air Logistics Center, and Headquarters Air Force. During his Air Force career, Mr. Spencer won numerous awards and citations for his expertise and mission performance. He retired from the Air Force in 2000 and joined Booz Allen Hamilton.

At Booz Allen, Mr. Spencer is the Technical Area Manager supporting the Air Force Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer (SAF/XC). He provides C4ISR capabilities and force structure analytical support. He participated as lead analyst for infrastructure and C4ISR issues supporting the Air Force preparation the Quadrennial Defense Reviews in 2001 and 2005. He was also helped the Air Force develop and implement the Expeditionary Logistics for the 21st Century transformation program. He currently leads a team of 20 Booz Allen Staff supporting SAF/XC and AF/A8P and manages Air Force consulting contracts worth over $4.5M annually. Mr Spencer is the Booz Allen subject matter expert for Air Force and Joint staff process, and C4ISR domain.

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Vice President
John Kennedy

John Kennedy is a retired USAF Colonel with over 26 years active duty service. He earned ratings as a master weapons director and senior air battle manager in the E-3 AWACS. He was appointed to the Executive Office of the President in the White House Drug Policy Office and returned to the AF as Associate Director, Warfighting Systems Integration and Delivery for the SAF Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer. He is a C2 System and Cyber subject matter expert at SAIC in McLean, Virginia. He is a life member in AFA.

Treasurer
Fred Knowles

Fred Knowles, a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, is a retired USAF Colonel with 26 years in tactical and training aviation. He spent most of his career in the A/OA-10 in Alaska. Fred has been associated with the Gabriel Chapter for the past 10 years and has been the Treasurer since early 2006.

Secretary
Jennifer Valentine

Jennifer Valentine is a Lead Systems Engineer for the MITRE Corporation. She is responsible for MITRE's Enterprise Systems Engineering Capstone Integration Program. Prior to joining MITRE, she was a communications-information officer in the USAF. She hold a BA in mathematics from Boston University and a MS in Information Resource Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

Senior Advisors
Greg Harrison
Tom O'Beirne

Salute & Military Affairs
Allan Ballenger

Education & Teacher of the Year
Gina Giles

Chapter Lunches & VA State AFA Support
Lisa Pembleton

Membership & Community Partners
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Chapter Communications
Nancy Cribb