First Leadership Experience Attendees Standing by Aircraft
U.S. Air Force

First Leadership Experience

12TH ANNUAL FIRST® LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE FOR FIRST TEACHERS & MENTORS

Thank you to everyone who applied to be a part of this year’s U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force Leadership Experiences taking place this summer. After thoughtful review, the following mentors have been selected to attend the two experiences.

 

PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE; June 23-27, 2024

Albert Guajardo - Laredo, TX

Breann Mitchell - Sheboygan, WI

Cassie Whitecotton - Muenster, TX

Cayla Lauderbaugh - Big Lake, MN

David Rios - Columbia, SC

David Thompson - Washington, DC

Doug Albrecht - Ossining, NY

Helen Prince - Lancaster, SC

Jason Dennhardt - Port Byron, IL

Jim Lavan - Staten Island, NY

Joshua Eerkes - Kennewick, WA

Justin Li - Tucson, AZ

Kanwar Singh - Davis, CA

Kellie Crosby-Sturtz - Reno, NV

Krista Lawrence - New Orleans, LA

Lisa Martin - Caldwell, ID

Liz Day - Hampstead, NC

Marian Gomez - Bell, CA

Michelle Hogan - Monahans, TX

Mike Taylor - Plainfield, IN

Nick Hommowun - St Louis, MO

Randy Blackwood - Edmond, OK

Renato Lauca - Hobe Sound, FL

Todd Anderson - Twin Falls, ID

 

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE; July 21-25, 2024

Adam Thiel - Glendale, WI

Autumn Glenn - Southborough, MA

Brian Bettag - Lafayette, IN

Brittany Pendleton - Dallas, TX

Christina Campos - Corpus Christi, TX

Christine Mytko - Berekely, CA

Clief Castleton - Midvale, UT

Darakhsan Memon - Houston, TX

Eric Hsu - Campbell, CA

Grayson Prettyman - Meridian, ID

John Blue - Indianapolis, IN

Keisha Stephen - Highland Park, NJ

Kori Bowns-Kamphuis - Chicago, IL

Lauren Jefferson - Enfield, CT

Mary Dillon - Inver Grove Heights, MN

Rebekah Randall - Ft Wayne, IN

Robert Rome - Battle Creek, MI

Sandra Ketterling - Red Lake, MN

Tamara Palmer - Pocatello, ID

Taylor Whisenant - Athens, AL

Thomas Marino - Winston-Salem, NC

Tia Singh - Long Island City, NY

Tyler Herstenstein - Kettering, OH

 

Be sure to check back early 2025 to apply for next year’s Experiences!

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