About the Chapter
One community. Powerful impact.
The Space Coast chapter of AFCEA International, serving the defense corridor from Jacksonville to Melbourne: Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral, and the launch enterprise around them.
Who we are
A forum where the mission community meets itself.
AFCEA Space Coast connects military, government, industry, and academia through trusted networking, professional development, and mission-focused education. The chapter creates an ethical forum where leaders and innovators can engage directly on the technologies shaping defense, homeland security, cyber, intelligence, and space operations.
Backed by AFCEA's international network and regional chapter structure, the chapter helps members build meaningful relationships, strengthen the local defense and technology ecosystem, and identify new opportunities for collaboration. Its membership includes individual professionals, corporate partners, service members, government leaders, researchers, and emerging talent across the national security community.
Through monthly events, government speaker sessions, industry engagement, and chapter programs, the chapter provides a practical platform for dialogue between public and private sector leaders. The focus is simple: connect the right people, surface the right mission needs, and advance technology that supports national security. The chapter also funds scholarships for students building toward STEM and national security careers.
Leadership
The officers who run the chapter.
Volunteer leaders, each owning a lane. To reach one of them, use the contact page and choose a lane. Most lanes deliver directly to the officer who owns the lane. Sponsorship inquiries are received by the chapter president and passed to Ray DeMeo, who leads sponsorships, and membership and general questions go to chapter intake.
Patrick Glass
Leads the chapter's board, its programs, and Project Gravity, the chapter's two-year strategic growth plan.
Stephanie Robinson
Executive Vice President of the chapter, the chapter's second-ranking officer and part of the team that runs chapter programs and events.
Tiffany Murray
Runs chapter events and the logistics behind them, from monthly programs to chapter socials.
Ray DeMeo
Leads industry partnerships and sponsorships, and the chapter's relationships with its annual partners. Sponsorship inquiries sent through the contact page are received by the chapter president and passed to him.
Matthew Colebank
Leads the chapter's government engagement and its relationships across the Space Coast commands.
Cody Gill
Owns the chapter's finances, sponsorship billing, and event money.
Joe Pizzoferrato
Leads the technology lane for chapter events.
Two ways in: join, or show up.
Membership is handled through AFCEA International. Showing up takes a look at the calendar.
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