Regional Directors
Regional Directors perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the President or the Board of Directors and shall serve as the representative for the region from which elected. He shall serve as a member of the Board of Directors. It is his duty to keep a close liaison with the membership and Chapters within his region.
Northern Pacific Director
Mr. Joe "JJ" Johnson
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Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Joe “JJ” Johnson completed of the USAF Electronic Warfare Officer School in 1989 and has been an avid Old Crow ever since. He has over 20 years of USAF operational and staff experience on a variety of platforms spanning the end of the Cold War to transformational non-kinetic weapons in the Global War on Terror. His experience includes duties as a Tomahawk Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) Launch Officer, F-111F Weapon Systems Officer and two-tours flying the USN’s EA-6B Prowler as an Electronic Counter Measures Officer.
International I Director
Mr. René Kaenzig
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LTC René Kaenzig currently serves as a Swiss Air Force Headquarters Staff Officer in Bern. He supports all Swiss Air Force EW/IO and related projects, operations and support activities.
International II Director
Mr. Gerry Whitford
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Gerry is the Manager of the EW line of business within BAE Systems Australia. His responsibilities include the management of a number of EW programs, the provision of EW capability to other Australian business units and the administration of a range of research and technology programs focused on the future needs of the Australian Defence Force.
Mountain-Western Director
Lt Col Jesse Bourque
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Lt Col Jesse Bourque is the Chief of Staff for the Joint Electronic Warfare Center, the Department of Defense’s EW Joint Center of Excellence. “Judge” served for 15 years as an Electronic Warfare Officer in and associated with the Air Force Special Operations Command. Most recently, Judge served as Chief of EW in OIF, or Director, Electronic Warfare Coordination Cell, Multi-National Corps Iraq, immediately followed by his first posting to Joint Service in the JEWC in November 2006.
North-Eastern Director
Mr. Nino Amoroso
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Mr. Amoroso is the Director of the Northeast region of the AOC, which includes the Northeastern United States and all of Canada. Mr. Amoroso is also the President of the Patriots' Roost (AOC), with responsibility for the Southern New England area. In his 20 year involvement with the AOC Mr. Amroso has been chairperson of various activities and committees, including chairing symposia at the chapter, national, and international level.
Central Director
Ms. Judith Westerheide
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For the past 10 years, Judith Westerheide has been employed by Defense Research Associates, Inc. in Beavercreek, OH as Facility Security Officer. Judy has over 32 years of leadership/management experience in marketing/engineering operations at Enterprise Engineering Inc., Litton Guidance & Control Systems and Systems Research Laboratories.
Mid-Atlantic Director
Mr. Bill Tanner
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Bill is the Director for Army Requirements and Army Systems at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. In this position, he works closely with the company's lines of business to provide expertise regarding customer emerging requirements, technology development, and competitive responses to critical Army requirements. His subject matter expertise includes: Army Aviation, Electronic Warfare, Information Operations and Space Operations.
Southern Director
Mr. Wes Heidenreich
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Wes started his career in Electronic Warfare (EW) in 1972 via a series of assignments within the us Air Force. First as an operational F-4C Wild Weasel Electronic Warfare Officer, and later flying the F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel aircraft, he gained a great appreciation for the capabilities and limitations of EW systems employed by US combat forces.