Steve Ehrler is currently serving as the President of The Valley Winds. Although not a musician himself, Steve very much enjoys working with wonderful musicians and other volunteers to support The Valley Winds. Steve served in the United States Navy as a submarine officer on a fast-attack nuclear submarine. He then spent almost 25 years as a civilian with the Department of Navy running large acquisition programs – from submarine fire control systems to communications satellites and cryptologic systems. He served as Technical Director for the Navy-Marine Corp Intranet – the largest internal computer network in the world. Steve has served on two previous boards as Vice President and Treasurer. Other volunteer activities include teaching English as A Second Language to Guatemalan immigrants and slinging hammers with Habitat for Humanity. Steve holds a BS degree in computer engineering from Ohio State University and an MS in Management of Technology from MIT.