Meet the Board

Officers

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Paulina Todd

Paulina Todd

President 
Aero-mark, LLC 

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Joanna Speed

Joanna Speed

Immediate Past President 
The AeroLambda Group

Katie McDowell, WID Greater Los Angeles Chapter's Vice President

Katie McDowell

Vice President
Western Alliance Bank

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Kirsten Arnold

Kirsten Arnold

Secretary 
United Capital Financial Advisors, LLC

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Jennifer Silanoe

Jennifer Silanoe

Treasurer
Bank of America

Jessica Price

Director of Membership
Lamsco West, Inc. 

Directors

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Kathleen Boyle

Kathleen Boyle

Director of Special Projects
Verify

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Pennie Burnham

Pennie Burnham

Director of Events
Nycote Laboratories Corporation USA

Carol Marinello

Director of Special Projects
Vera Group

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Amanda Meeks-Turner

Amanda Meeks-Turner

Director of Programs
HC PACIFIC

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Ruth Garcia

Ruth Garcia

Director of Marketing
AllClear Aerospace & Defense

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Julia Simms

Julie Sims

Director of Sponsorship

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles' Gabrielle Diemand

Gabrielle Diemand

Director of Communications
Morpheus Space

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Jennifer Coykendall

Jennifer Coykendall

Historian
Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Jackie Hoofring

Jackie Hoofring

STEM Chair
AVALON Recruiting

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Alanna Sakamoto

Alanna Sakamoto

Military/NDIA Liaison
Space Systems Command

Women in Defense Greater Los Angeles Melissa Rutledge

Melissa Rutledge

Director of Community Relations
Proponent

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