Director's Welcome & Staff & Award Recipients
(updated 21Sep22)
Welcome to the Cadet Programs section of the Alaska Wing website! Please peruse all the many pages of this website to see all the resources available to you! The goal of the Cadet Programs Directorate is to provide consistent opportunities for CAP cadets to achieve. Through events that focus on Leadership, Aerospace, Emergency Services, Drill and Ceremonies, and Character Development, members can explore and learn ways to hone their skills to better themselves and our community. Some of the events we hold to facilitate this exploration include Encampments, Cadet Competitions, Search and Rescue Exercises, Flight Academies, and special cadet sessions at our annual Wing Conference.
Cadets, challenge yourself to do all you can to prepare to be a leader and to make a difference. Seniors, help provide a safe environment to assist cadets in their growth and achievements. This can happen when YOU participate in the program, so sign up or volunteer and let’s do this together. Hope to see you at an event soon.
The information provided in the section will be updated periodically. It is here so that the membership can always be informed as to what is going on in their Alaska Wing Cadet Program.
Karen L. Padgett, Capt, CAP
Director of Cadet Programs
Alaska Wing
AKWG Directorate of Cadet Programs Staff
Assistant DCPs: Capt Kristina Schmidt & SM Edward Stickel
CAC Senior Advisor: Maj John Bittle
CAC Assistant Senior Advisory: SM Colin Pawletzki
Cadet Programs Public Affairs Officer: [Submit Letter of Interest to Capt Padgett]
2022 Wing Conference Cadet Activities Director: Capt Karen Padgett, Cadet Director: C/Lt Col Annika Ziesmer
2022 Cadet Competition SM Activity Director: SM Edward Stickel, Cadet Director: [Submit Letter of Interest to Capt Padgett]
2022 Cadet Programs Conference Activity Director: , Cadet Director: [Submit Letter of Interest to Capt Padgett]
2023 Glider Flight Academy Activity Director: Col Tom "Polo" Palmer
2023 Powered Flight Academy (Distributed) Activity Director: Maj Ben Padgett
2023 AKWG Summer Encampment Commander: Col Brian "Irish" Porter, Commandant: 2d Lt Joey Moon
CadetInvest/NCSA Coordinator: [Submit Letter of Interest to Capt Padgett]
CDC Monthly Meeting Coordinator: [Submit Letter of Interest to Capt Padgett]
B-1 Cadet Programs Compliance Support (CI & SUIs): [Submit Letter of Interest to Capt Padgett]
Cadet Programs Finance Director (Fundraising, Scholarships, General Cadet Programs expenses not including cadet activities): [Submit Letter of Interest to Capt Padgett]
Cadet Flight Instruction Pipeline Manager: Lt Col Brian "Irish" Porter
2023 National Legislative Day Director: [Submit Letter of Interest to Capt Padgett]
Spaatz Proctors: Lt Col Michael Chiesa, Capt Elizabeth Chiesa, Capt Wendy 9 Sanders, Capt Kyle Anderson
Wreaths Across America Coordinator: [Submit Letter of Interest to Capt Padgett]
QCUA Coordinator: [Submit Letter of Interest to Capt Padgett]
