Parents' Clubs & Spirit Committees
Local parents’ clubs and class spirit committees are an essential part of the U.S. Air Force Academy experience, as they facilitate communication between the institution and cadet parents. These organizations provide opportunities to ask questions, voice opinions and grow personal networks while supporting cadets by purchasing gifts and sponsoring morale events. We invite you to join us by visiting your local chapter below!
Each club is run independently. Clubs vary in size, but all are designed to support the families of Academy cadets and cadet candidates.
Please complete and submit the parent/guardian information release form if you’d like your local parents’ club to contact you.
All Service Academy Balls
Find the All-Service Academy Ball closest to you! These events are a wonderful way to connect with families of cadets and midshipmen from our sister service academies near you. 2025 Military Ball Listing coming soon!
All Service Academy Balls Information
Parent-Led Morale Event
The Academy Taste of Home Event is organized by all parents’ clubs for the entire Cadet Wing. Learn more about the event and get involved.
Spirit Committees
Class Spirit Committees are comprised of parents of cadets. They are designed to support the class as a whole through each Academy milestone.
2025 Parents Spirit Committee
2026 Parents Spirit Committee
2027 Parents Spirit Committee
2028 Parents Spirit Committee
2029 Parents Spirit Committee
Standardized Parents Club Logos
This document outlines approved logo design options for U.S. Air Force Academy Parents’ Clubs, including state-based, circular, flag, and localized styles. It also sets clear branding rules—such as using the full Academy name, approved fonts and colors, and requiring Brand Manager approval before any design is finalized.
Parents' Clubs
There are over 85 parents’ clubs across the country, as well as parents’ clubs for Europe and Guam. If there is not an active parents’ club near you, please consider joining the virtual parents’ club. Parents of our Prep School cadet candidates connect through the USAFA Preparatory School Parents Facebook Group.
| Club Name | Location | President | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | |||
| Parents’ Club of Alabama | Madison, Ala. | President – Kari Johnston |
Club email Club website |
| Alaska | |||
| Parents’ Club of Alaska | Eagle River, Alaska | President – Shelly Miller |
Club email Club Facebook |
| Arizona | |||
| Arizona Parents’ Club | Peoria, Ariz. | President – Sarah Marbach |
Club email Club website |
| Arkansas | |||
| Parents’ Association of Arkansas | North Little Rock, Ark. | President – Connie Straw |
Club email Club website |
| California | |||
| California Capital Region Parent Group | Millville, Calif. | President – Beth Watt |
Club email Club Facebook |
| Central California Parents’ Club | Clovis, Calif. | President – Linsey Bascom |
Club email Club website |
| Northern California Parents’ Club | San Ramon, Calif. | President – Shah Pedersoli |
Club email Club Facebook |
| Orange County Parents’ Association | Coto de Caza, Calif. | President – Catherine Sanchirico |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Parents Assn. of Los Angeles County | Manhattan Beach, Calif. | President – Charlene (Char) Harding |
Club email Club website |
| Parents of San Diego | Valley Center, Calif. | President – Mary Ann Quinto |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Colorado | |||
| Colorado Parents’ Club | Colorado Springs, Colo. | President – Kimberly Cheri |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Connecticut | |||
| Conn. / Western Mass. Parents’ Club | Higganaum, Conn. | President – Stephen Simko |
Club email Club website |
| Delaware | |||
| Parents’ Club of Delaware The Delaware Parents’ Club is now part of Southeastern Pennsylvania |
Yardley, Pa. | President – Maryann Carroll |
Club email Club website |
| Florida | |||
| Central Florida Parents’ Club | Satellite Beach, Fla. | President – Gordon Shyy |
Club email Club website |
| Florida Gulf Coast Parents’ Club | New Port Ritchey, Fla. | Co-Presidents – Michael & Kelly Hauschen |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Northeast Florida USAFA Parents’ Club Jacksonville area |
Saint Johns, Fla. | Co-Presidents – David & Marieta Seale |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| South Florida Parents’ Club | Coral Springs, Fla. | Co-Presidents – Pamela Quirin & Lisa Devine | Club website |
| Southwest Florida Parents’ Club Collier / Lee / Charlotte / Hendry / Glades counties |
Tampa, Fla. | President – Joanne Janopoulous |
Club email Club website (Shared) |
| US Service Academy Parents’ Club Covering Florida’s Big Bend and Panhandle |
Tallahassee, Fla. | Co-Presidents – Scott & Hope Grant | Club email |
| Georgia | |||
| Georgia Parents’ Club | Grovetown, Ga. | Co-Presidents – Daniel & Deborah Sweitzer |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Hawaii | |||
| Hawaii Parents’ Club | Honolulu, Hawaii | Co-Presidents – Sean Satterfield & Norma Sakuda | Club email |
| Idaho | |||
| Parents’ Club of Idaho | Eagle, Idaho | President – Pamela Faraino |
Club email Club website |
| Illinois | |||
| Northern Illinois Parent Club | Spring Grove, Ill. | Co-Presidents – Kevin & Michelle Simecek | Club website |
| Parents’ Club of Central Illinois | Peoria, Ill. | Co-Presidents – Tim Lemons & Gaik Ong |
Club email Club website |
| Indiana | |||
| Parents’ Club of Indiana | Warsaw, Ind. | Co-Presidents – Nicole & Aaron Klein & Seaton Shondria |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Iowa | |||
| Falcon Parents’ Club of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | Co-Presidents – Sarah & Patrick Tierney | Club email |
| Kansas | |||
| Air Capital USAFA Parents’ Club | Wichita, Kan. | President – Anita Curtis |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| MO-KAN USAFA Parents’ Club | Topeka, Kan. | President – Tony Emerson |
Club email Club website |
| Kentucky | |||
| Falcon Families of Kentucky | Verona, Ky. | President – Suzi Francis |
Club email Club website |
| Louisiana | |||
| Louisiana Parents’ Club | Baton Rouge, La. | President – Lauren Serpas |
Club email Club website |
| Maine | |||
| Parents’ Association of Maine | Bowdoin, Maine | President – Andrea Terry |
Club email Club Facebook |
| Massachusetts | |||
| Eastern MA USAFA Families Club | West Bridgewater, Mass. | President – Laura Hohengasser |
Club email Club website |
| Michigan | |||
| Eastern Michigan Parents’ Clubs | Commerce Twp, Mich. | President – Steve Swanson | Club website |
| Western Michigan Parents’ Club | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Co-Presidents – Scott & Katie Fish |
Club email Club website |
| Minnesota | |||
| Minnesota Parents’ Club | Excelsior, Minn. | Co-Presidents – Stacey & Bob Michels |
Club email Club website |
| Mississippi | |||
| Parents Club of Mississippi | Brookhaven, Miss. | Co-Presidents – Emily Childress & Lynn Stone |
Club email Club website |
| Missouri | |||
| MO-KAN USAFA Parents’ Club | Topeka, Kan. | President – Tony Emerson |
Club email Club website |
| Parents’ Club of Metro St. Louis | Saint Louis, Mo. | Co-Presidents – Tim Graham & Eric & Renuka (Renu) Peterson |
Club email Club website |
| Montana | |||
| Montana Parents’ Club | Great Falls, Mont. | President – Jim Wells |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Nebraska | |||
| Parents Association of Nebraska | Omaha, Neb. | President – Matt McMullen | Club website |
| Nevada | |||
| Service Academies Parents’ Org. of Northern Nevada | Reno, Nev. | President – Janet Muff | Club email |
| Southern Nevada All Academy Parent Club | Las Vegas, Nev. | President – Christine Tadlock |
Club email Club website |
| New Hampshire | |||
| New Hampshire Parents’ Club | Dunbarton, N.H. | Co-Presidents – Deanne Pelletier & Christine Reel |
Club email Club website |
| New Jersey | |||
| Parents Association of New Jersey | Fair Haven, N.J. | President – Bonnie Graziano |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| New Mexico | |||
| Parents’ Association of West Texas and Southern New Mexico | El Paso, Texas | President – Alicia Gramlich | Club email |
| New York | |||
| Northeastern New York Parents’ Club | Clifton Park, N.Y. | President – William (Bill) Martin | Club email |
| Parents Assn. of Central and Western N.Y. | Manlius, N.Y. | President – Renee Schmidt | Club email |
| Parents Assn. of Greater N.Y. | Long Island, N.Y. | President – Elizabeth Dean |
Club email Club Facebook |
| North Carolina | |||
| Parents’ Club of Eastern North Carolina | Raleigh N.C. | President – Jennifer Stinson |
Club email Club Facebook |
| Piedmont N. Carolina Parents’ Club | Charlotte, N.C. | President – Monique Parker |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| North Dakota | |||
| North Dakota Parents’ Club | Fargo, N.D. | President – Susan Borowski |
Club email Club Facebook |
| Ohio | |||
| Northern Ohio Air Force Academy Parents Association | Port Clinton, Ohio | President – Mike “Chewey” Hrynciw |
Club email Club website |
| Parents’ Club of Southwest Ohio | Lebanon, Ohio | President – Nancy Bedwell |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Oklahoma | |||
| Oklahoma Parents’ Club | Oklahoma City, Okla. | Co-Presidents – Matthew & Melissa Wade |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Oregon | |||
| Parents’ Club of Oregon / Soutwest Washington | Portland, Oregon | President – Grant Blanshan |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Pennsylvania | |||
| Falcon Families of Central Pennsylvania | York, Pa. | Co-Presidents – Elaine & Perry Bevivino |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Parents Association of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Pa. | President – Bill & Amy Kroll | Club email |
| Southeastern Pennsylvania AFA Parents Assn. | Yardley, Pa. | Co-Presidents – Maryann Carroll & Debi Kellerma |
Club email Club website |
| Rhode Island | |||
| Rhode Island Parent Club | Jamestown, R.I. | Co-Presidents – Steve & Jamie Engberg | Club email |
| South Carolina | |||
| South Carolina Parent Club | Simpsonville, S.C. | President – Lindsay Armstrong |
Club email Club Facebook |
| South Dakota | |||
| South Dakota Parents’ Club | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Co-Presidents – Tim & Kris Stark |
Club Facebook Club email |
| Tennessee | |||
| Parents Association of East Tennessee | Athens, Tenn. | Co-Presidents – Melissa (Missi) Flasch & McKenzie Fowler |
Club email Club Facebook |
| Parents Association of Middle Tennessee | Brentwood, Tenn. | Co-Presidents – Corey & Holly Martin |
Club email Club website |
| West Tennessee USAFA Parents’ Club | Germantown / Memphis, Tenn. | President – Teresa Taylor | Club email |
| Texas | |||
| Parents’ Association of West Texas and Southern New Mexico | El Paso, Texas | President – Alicia Gramlich | Club email |
| North Texas USAFA Parents’ Club | Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas | Co-Presidents – Jack & Allison Davidson |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| South Texas AFA Parents’ Club | San Antonio, Texas | Co-Presidents – Michelle & Jason Hendrick |
Club email Club website |
| Southeast Texas AFA Parents Assn. | Kingwood, Texas | President – Kim Sumner | Club website |
| Central Texas USAFA Parents Assn. | Austin, Texas | President – Adam Li |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| Utah | |||
| Utah AFA Parent Club | Park City, Utah | President – Angela Brand |
Club email Club website |
| Virginia, Maryland and D.C. | |||
| Parents Association of the National Capital Area (PANCA) | Washington D.C. | President – Mara Smith |
Club Facebook Club website |
| Parents’ Club of Central and Southern Virginia | Glen Allen, Va. | President – Tracey Casciano |
Club email Club Facebook |
| Langley Tidewater USAFA Parents’ Club | Yorktown, Va. | Co-Presidents – Richard (Rico) & Jennifer Basak | Club email |
| Vermont | |||
| Vermont Parents’ Club | Shelburne, Vt. | Co-Presidents – Joan & Allan Miller | Club email |
| Washington | |||
| Parents Association of Washington State | Olympia, Wash. | President – Katharine (Katie) Opitz |
Club email Club website |
| Parents’ Club of Oregon / Soutwest Washington | Portland, Oregon | Co-Presidents – Czarina Boyce & Rebecca Blanshan |
Club email Club Facebook Club website |
| West Virginia | |||
| West Virginia Parents’ Club | Princeton, W.V. | Co-Presidents – James & Dana Hurt | Club email |
| Wisconsin | |||
| Wisconsin AFA Parents Association (WAFAPA) | West Bend, Wis. | President – Kate Hoffmann | Club website |
| Wyoming | |||
| Wyoming AFA Parents’ Club | Sheridan, Wyo | President – Jennifer Allee | Club email |
| Overseas | |||
| Europe Parents’ Club | N/A | President – Janice Colon-Mahoney |
Club email Club Facebook |
| Guam Parents’ Club | N/A | President – Jean Chabanne | Club email |
| Virtual | |||
| USAFA Virtual Parents’ Club | N/A | President – Mark Hamilton | Club website |