Bryant, Graf Elected to ADC Board

April 8, 2024
Two new members were elected to the ADC board of directors during the association’s annual membership meeting Monday.

Elaine Bryant, executive vice president of aerospace and defense at the Dayton Development Coalition in Ohio and managing director of JobsOhio’s military federal sector, was elected to a two-year term.

Keith Graf, executive director of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission, was elected to a one-year term.

Five members were re-elected to three-year terms: Tom Ford, county administrator for Grand Forks County, North Dakota; Kimberly Huth, executive director of military affairs for St. Clair County, Illinois; Scott Norton, executive director and CEO of TexAmericas Center in Texas; Stacey Shepard, president of Shepard Global Strategies, LLC in Virginia; and Jerrod Wheeler, superintendent of Knob Noster Public Schools in Missouri.

Air National Guard photo of Bryant by Staff Sgt. Jillian Maynus

April 8, 2024

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