United States Air Force Academy

Board of Visitors - Members

Presidential appointees to the Board of Visitors are appointed for three-year terms, but per Title 10, they continue to sit on the Board until replaced. Members appointed by the vice president or president pro tempore, the speaker of the House of Representatives or the chairmen of the Senate or House Armed Services committees sit on the Board until they resign, are relieved or are no longer in office.

Click on a Board member's name to access his or her biography.

BOARD MEMBER	YEAR APPOINTED
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT
Susan Schwab	2009
Robert C. Hayes	2009
Marcelite Harris	2010
Arlen Jameson	2010
Thomas L. McKiernan	2011
Fletcher Wiley	2011

APPOINTED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OR THE SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.)	2007
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)	2011
Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.)	2011

APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)	2007
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.)	2007
Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.)	2009
Alfredo Sandoval (Chair)	2010

APPOINTED BY THE CHAIRMAN, SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)	2011

APPOINTED BY THE CHAIRMAN, HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Mass.)	2008