The PANG Patriots Board is a dedicated group of individuals committed to fostering community awareness for the mission of the Arizona Air National Guard and its Airmen.

  • Ron Spear/Executive Director

  • Lane Chereskin, Chairman

    Lane is a Senior Director at Nextiva and has been on the PANG Patriots board for the past 2 years. Along with his civilian career he has over 20 years in the Army National Guard. Lane has been married to his wife Sara since 2004 and have 5 beautiful children

  • John C Greenway/President

    John is the Founder and Chairman of Mission2Alpha, which raises funds and awareness for the needs of military and first responder heroes. Since the inception of his first non-profit in 2008, John has helped to raise more than 7 million dollars for the needs of injured heroes. Recently he was named as the “Luke Air Force Base 2018 Home Town Hero” and as an “Honorary Commander for the 161st Goldwater Air Refueling Wing”.

  • Patrick Donaldson (USAF Ret.)/Vice President

  • Mike Morgan/Vice President

  • Nick Bielinski/Secretary

    Nick is a prior Air Force Veteran who is currently the Chairman of the Arizona Military Emergency Relief Fund for Veterans. Over the past 10+ years, Nick has been in Workforce Management and Recruitment with various Corporate and Consulting Firms hiring military talent across the county.

  • Stephen Paluga/Treasurer

    Stephen has had a passion for finance and the Air National Guard for 20 years. He joined the Ohio Air National Guard in 2002 and transferred to Arizona Air National Guard in 2009.

  • John Murphy/Legal

  • Fred Gardea/ Board Member

    Fred is a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, serving 25 years in the Air force and Arizona Air National Guard. He is also a retired manager for SRP (Salt River Project) with over 32 years of service. Most recently, he has been a member of the Arizona Corporate Council for Veteran Careers as well as holding various positions at SRP on the SRPVETS Employee Interest Group. Fred is an Arizona native, growing up in the small eastern mining town of Globe Arizona. Married with 2 daughters. Free time is spent as a drummer for a local Phoenix band, called Slightly Right.

  • Nancy Bell/Board Member

    Nancy is an active member of the PANG Patriots since June 2003 serving as Secretary/Treasure. Graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Phoenix, she has lived most of her life in Phoenix. Nancy worked in the heavy equipment industry for many years and now works in property management in Phoenix. She is also an active member of a local four-wheel drive club for over 40-years.

  • Scott Essex/Board Member

  • Mike Stotts/Board Member

  • Mark Phillips/Board Member