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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Member Services
Manager
Laura Swanson
lswanson@uaa.aero
UAA
8092 Memphis Avenue
Millington, Tennessee 38053
(901) 563-0505
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OFFICERS
Vice President
Jeremy Brown
Frasca International, Inc
906 Airport Road
Urbana, IL 61802
Treasurer
Tyler Tenbrink
Piedmont Airlines
5443 Airport Terminal Rd.
Salisbury, MD 21804
Secretary
Greg Robbins
Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc
7005 132nd Place SE
Newcastle, WA 98059
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
Auburn, AL 36830
Capt. John Blum
Lone Star College - Montgomery
3200 College Park Dr.
Conroe, TX 77384
Cody Christinsen, PhD
South Dakota State University
201 W Second St. S
Brookings, SD 57006
Nate Eisenman
FedEx Feeder
2955 Republican Drive
Memphis, TN 38118
Scott Firsing, PhD
Alsim
11801 Domain Boulevard, 3rd fl.
Austin, TX 78756
Kevin Kuhlman
Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver
1340 Blueberry Hills Road
Monument, CO 80132
Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver
1340 Blueberry Hills Road
Monument, CO 80132
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
Matt Romero
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
635 Flightline Rd.
Carbondale, IL 62901
Martin Rottler
Delta Air Lines
1032 Delta Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30320
Carla Pinto
Broward College
7200 Pines Boulevard Bldg 99
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
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
Ryan Wallace, EdD
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
1 Aerospace Blvd
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
1 Aerospace Blvd
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Douglas Williams
Community College of
Baltimore County
Community College of
Baltimore County
7200 Sollers Point Road
Baltimore, MD 21222
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Aircraft Dispatch
Theodore Johnson - Chair
TBA - Board Liaison
ATC Education
Jennah Perry - Chair
Kevin Kuhlmann - Board Liaison
Aviation Maintenance
Ricky Helling - Chair
Dr. James Birdsong - Board Liaison
Aviation Management
Jack Troutt - Chair
TBA - Board Liaison
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Michele Halleran - Chair
Tyler Tenbrink - Board Liaison
Flight Education
Athena Holmes - Co-Chair
Dr. Julius Keller - Co-Chair
Dr. Scott Firsing - Board Liaison
Industry Council
Joey Colleran - Chair
William Kwong - Board Liaison
Legislation and Policy
Martin Rottler - Chair
TBA - Board Liaison
Publications
Dr. Yi Gao - Chair
Dr. Ryan Leick - Board Liaison
Dr. Yi Gao - Editor in Chief
Safety
Dr. Mike Robertson - Chair
Dr. Jonathan Velazquez - Board
Liaison
Liaison
Unmanned Aerial Systems
John Loffi - Chair
Dr. Ryan Wallace - Board Liaison