Welcome to NDIA Michigan
The Michigan Chapter of NDIA is a nonprofit, professional organization, composed of Military, Civil Servants, and Defense Contractors. The Officers and Board of Directors are elected, unpaid volunteers who donate their time to contribute to our Michigan Defense Community and the Industrial Base.
Michigan Officers
Valde Garcia
President | 5 Star Security Systems, LLC
Scott Davis
Vice President | Retired, U.S. Army Military & BAE Systems
Angie Lommen
Treasurer | Retired, BAE Systems
Beth Cryderman Moss
Secretary | LIFT
Kim Wegner
Immediate Past President & Communications | Booz Allen Hamilton
Michigan Directors
Bob Ament
Activities & Awards, and Historian | Millennium Corporation
David Fleury
STEM | IQM Research Institute
Randall Gearminck
Retired | U.S. Army Civilian
Elizabeth Gomez–Jazowski
Membership | JZ Global Solutions
Thom Green
GVSETS | Talonwise, Inc.
Mark Ignash
Michigan Office of Defense & Aerospace Innovation
Nancy Loerch
NextGen Leadership and University Outreach | StratComm, LLC
Deanne Mazzola
Membership Networking Social & ROTC Visit | U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal
Misty Martin
Michigan Defense Expo (MDEX) | M3 Defense Consulting
Jim McManus
Northern Michigan | AM General
Dr. Dariusz Mikulski
Cyber Physical Security Systems Summit (CPS3) | U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center
Eric Patton
GVSETS Deputy Chair | Ares Technology
Noah Peterson
Young Professionals | Macomb Regional APEX Accelerator
Vicki Selva
Policy | Detroit Regional Defense Coalition
Jon Tellier
West Michigan | JetCo Solutions
Jennifer Tisdale
CPS3 & Strategic Partnerships | Secure Vision Consulting
Dr. Gregg Wildes
Aerospace | DDC-I
Michigan Advisors & Liaisons
Andrew DiMarco
Advisor | Retired, U.S. Army Civilian
Al Grein
Liaison | U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center
John Hall
Advisor | Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Dr. Jennifer Hitchcock
Advisor | Retired, U.S. Army Civilian
MG (Ret) Rolf Mammen
Advisor | Retired, U.S. Air National Guard
McKayla Marcola
Advisor | American Rheinmetall
CSM Kofie Primus
Liaison | US Army TACOM
Gordon Stein
Advisor | General Dynamics Land Systems
Karen Kiewski
Liaison | WID Michigan Chapter
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