Officers

Post Officers & Board Members

Interested in volunteering, please contact our President.

PositionNameOrganization
PresidentMerle KeenerPRIME AE Group
Immediate Past PresidentAmelia DaCruz, PETAvanti Corporation
President-ElectJoshua Carroll, Lt ColJBLE – Langley AFB
SecretaryVacant
TreasurerAmelia DaCruz, PETAvanti Corporation
Co-TreasurerVacant
VP Programs (Chair)Paula Loomis, PhD, FAIA, FSAME, AICP, LEED AP, SAPThe Urban Collaborative, LLC
VP Programs (Co-Chair)Vacant
VP Outreach Vacant
NCO Leadership ChairDylan Archer, MSgt JBLE – Langley AFB
K-12 STEM & Youth Programs ChairEricka Bitz, CaptJBLE – Langley AFB
College Outreach & Student Post MentorPaula Loomis, PhD, FAIA, FSAME, AICP, LEED AP, SAP Urban Collaborative, LLC
Finance Committee Chair(s)Vacant
Scholarship Chair(s)Vacant
Membership Chair(s)Vacant
Small Business Chair(s)Vacant
Young Members ChairWillie Parks, RA, LEED AP BD+CRRMM Architects
Communication Committee Chair(s)Vacant
Post Awards & Recognition Chair(s)Vacant
SAME Fellow, DirectorRick WheelerRetired AF
SAME Regional Vice PresidentSummer Gladden, LEED AP, CF APMP, DBIACDM Smith
Service Liaisons
Army, JBLEVacant
633rd CES, JBLEDylan Archer, MSgt; Steven Bond, PMP, SMSgt
NavyVacant
USCGVacant
JFCOMVacant

Communities of Interest

SAME’s Communities of Interest offer members a chance to engage nationally with other professionals focused on a particular technical field or demographic within joint engineering and the A/E/C industry.