Puget Sound AOG
US Air Force Academy Alumni in Seattle-Tacoma region
JP is a 2007 graduate from Mighty Mach One. After graduation, he served as a Force Support Officer at Scott AFB and also taught AFROTC at Saint Louis University.
After seperating from the Air Force in 2013, JP began working as a business consultant in Seattle. He also serves as the Comms/Social Media lead for the PSAOG.
JP loves to connect with graduates making their transition from the Air Force or connecting with old friends.
JP lives with his wife and 2 boys in West Seattle.
Ben Brown is a 2001 graduate from 7th Squadron. He played on the mens soccer and rugby teams at the Zoo.
After the Academy he went on to serve as an Acquisition officer at LAAFB. There, he received his MBA from UCLA Anderson school of business.
Ben is happy to connect with local grads in the area to talk about networking, consulting, climbing or skiing in the pacific northwest. Ben serves as the Vice President of the PSAOG Chapter.
Ben lives with his wife Annica in Phinney Ridge neighborhood in Seattle.
Board Officers
Joshua Bieler is a 2001 graduate of USAFA. After graduation he served as an Acquisitions officer at LAX until he left the Air Force in 2007.
Josh now leads as the VP of Operations, North America for Resource Reycling Technologies in Redmond WA.
Josh continues to serve in the Air Force Reserve as an Exec in the 446th Airlift Wing and serves as the treasurer for the PSAOG.
He lives in Redmond WA with his wife and 3 kids.
Board Members
Tom Hakeman is a 1969 USAFA graduate. While in the Air Force he flew C-7's and B-52G combat missions over Southeast Asia.
He separated from the Air Force in 1979 and began working for Boeing as a flight test engineer and then in the Commericial Airplanes Customer Support.
In 1991, Tom along with a number of other USAFA grads began the Puget Sound AOG. Tom has served in every role from treasurer, event organizer and now President. With the help from his wife Candy, Tom has helped connect fellow grads here in the Seattle-Tacoma region for the past 19 years.
Tom lives with his wife, Candy in Northeast Tacoma, WA.