Officers & Board of Directors
President: Alex Autry, Dept. of the Air Force, Click for Bio
Executive Director: Dr. Jolly Holden, American InterContinental University, Click for Bio
Senior Vice President: Vacant
Vice President, Government Sector: Vacant
Vice President, Higher Education Sector:  Vacant
Vice President, Corporate Sector: Russ Colbert, Polycom, Click for Bio
Treasurer: Randy Palubiak, Enliten Management Group, Click for Bio
Secretary: Joy L. Green, Dept. of Defense, Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS), Click for Bio
Chairman of the Advisory Board: Mike Tippets, Hughes, Click for Bio
Chairperson, Board of Directors#: Dr. Philip Westfall, Dept. of the Air Force, Click for Bio

Note: Officers comprise the Executive Committee of the Board of Directions
# Denotes members of the Board of Directors
For information concerning the FGDLA, please contact Alex Autry at Alex.Autry@afit.edu
The Board of Advisors is a distinguished body of distance learning and industry leaders who advise the Board of Directors on all matters relating to the advancement of the goals of the Association. Members represent the major constituencies served by the Association: Federal Government, private or public corporations, and institutions of higher learning.
  • Michael Tippets, Hughes (Advisory Board Chair)
  • Tom Kim, OneTouch Systems.  Click here for Bio
  • Cody Caddell, C2 Technologies
  • Alphonzo Albright, PolyCom
  • Anthony Cannon, Frontline Systems
  • Steve Larkin, Internal Revenue Service
  • Johan Praats, Learn.net     Click here for Bio
  • GA Redding, Institute for Defense Analysis
Board of Advisors
Past Presidents
Click here to view the list of  FGDLA past presidents
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Membership Chair#
For questions concerning individual membership, please contact the Membership Chair, Paul Keenan, at Paul.Keenan@afit.edu. Click here for Bio
Publications Chair#
Catherine Upton, Group Publiser, eElearning! Media Group