Governance & Staff
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President
Chaminda Prelis, PhD
Middle Tennessee State University
University 1301 E. Main St. Box 67
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Executive Director
Dawn Vinson
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UAA
5050 Poplar Avenue, Suite 1503
Memphis, Tennessee 38157
(901) 563-0505
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OFFICERS
Vice President
Jeremy Brown
Frasca International, Inc
906 Airport Road
Urbana, IL 61802
Treasurer
Ryan Wallace, EdD
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
1 Aerospace Blvd
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Secretary
Tyler Tenbrink
Piedmont Airlines
5443 Airport Terminal Road
Salisbury, MD 21804
Past President
Mary E. Johnson, PhD
Purdue University
1630 Aviation Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906
TRUSTEES
James Birdsong, PhD
Auburn University
2150 Bent Creek Road Suite 1
Alburn, AL 36830
John Blum
Lone Star College - Montgomery
3200 College Park Drive
Conroe, TX 77384
Amanda Briggs
Parkland College
1 Airport Road
Savoy, IL 61874
Cody Christensen, EdD
South Dakota State University
201 W Second St. S
Brookings, SD 57006
Michael Gaffney
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
425 University Blvd.
Durant, OK 74701
Yi Gao, PhD
Purdue University
1630Aviation Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906
William Kwong
Boeing Global Services
55 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112
Ryan Leick, PhD
Utah Valley University
1185 Mike Jense Pkwy
Provo, UT 84601
Amy Parish
UFA, Inc
80 Blanchard Road Suite 200
Burlington, MA 01803
Carla Pinto
Broward College
7200 Pines Boulevard Bldg 99
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
Matt Romero
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
635 Flightline Rd.
Carbondale, IL 62901
Dristin Rose
Envoy Air
4301 Regent Blvd.
Irving, TX 75603
Martin Rottler
Delta Air Lines
1032 Delta Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30320
Jonathan Velazquez, PhD
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
500 Dr. John Will Harris Street
Bayamon, PR 00959
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
500 Dr. John Will Harris Street
Bayamon, PR 00959
Megan Sollender
Republic Airways
8909 Purdue Road Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Republic Airways
8909 Purdue Road Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Douglas Williams, PhD
Community College of
Baltimore County
Community College of
Baltimore County
7200 Sollers Point Road
Baltimore, MD 21222
COMMITTEES
Aircraft Dispatch
Theodore Johnson - Chair
Doug Williams - Board Liaison
ATC Education
Jennah Perry - Chair
Kevin Kuhlmann - Board Liaison
Aviation Maintenance
Tracy Yother - Chair
Dr. James Birdsong - Board Liaison
Aviation Management & Policy Committee
Tina Wu - Chair
Dr. Ryan Leick - Board Co-Liaison
Martin Rottler - Board Co-Liaison
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Michele Halleran - Chair
Tyler Tenbrink - Board Liaison
Flight Education
Dr. Julius Keller - Chair
Dr. Scott Firsing - Board Liaison
Publications
Dr. Yi Gao - Chair
Dristin Rose - Board Liaison
Dr. Yi Gao - Editor in Chief
Safety
Andrew Walton - Chair
Dr. Jonathan Velazquez - Board
Liaison
Liaison
Unmanned Aerial Systems
Dr. Jon Loffi - Chair
Dr. Ryan Wallace - Board Liaison