Post Officers & Board Members
Interested in volunteering, please contact our President.
| Position | Name | Organization |
| President | Merle Keener | PRIME AE Group |
| Immediate Past President | Amelia DaCruz, PET | Avanti Corporation |
| President-Elect | Joshua Carroll, Lt Col | JBLE – Langley AFB |
| Secretary | Edward Halper, MSgt | JBLE – Langley AFB |
| Treasurer | Amelia DaCruz, PET | Avanti Corporation |
| Co-Treasurer | Vacant | |
| VP Programs (Chair) | Paula Loomis, PhD, FAIA, FSAME, AICP, LEED AP, SAP | The Urban Collaborative, LLC |
| VP Programs (Co-Chair) | Grace Russell, 1st LT | JBLE – Langley AFB |
| VP Outreach | Aaron Ryder, SMSgt | JBLE – Langley AFB |
| NCO Leadership Chair | Dylan Archer, MSgt | JBLE – Langley AFB |
| K-12 STEM & Youth Programs Chair | Ericka Bitz, Capt | JBLE – Langley AFB |
| College Outreach & Student Post Mentor | Paula Loomis, PhD, FAIA, FSAME, AICP, LEED AP, SAP | Urban Collaborative, LLC |
| Finance Committee Chair(s) | Vacant | |
| Scholarship Chair(s) | Vacant | |
| Membership Chair(s) | Edward Halper, MSgt | JBLE – Langley AFB |
| Small Business Chair(s) | Merle Keener | PRIME AE Group |
| Young Members Chair | Willie Parks, RA, LEED AP BD+C | RRMM Architects |
| Communication Committee Chair(s) | Jaime Gracias, TSgt | JBLE – Langley AFB |
| Post Awards & Recognition Chair(s) | Vacant | |
| SAME Fellow, Director | Rick Wheeler | Retired USAF |
| SAME Regional Vice President | Summer Gladden, LEED AP, CF APMP, DBIA | CDM Smith |
| Service Liaisons | ||
| Army, JBLE | Vacant | |
| 633rd CES, JBLE | Dylan Archer, MSgt; Steven Bond, PMP, SMSgt | |
| Navy | Vacant | |
| USCG | Vacant | |
| JFCOM | Vacant |
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.