Governance & Staff
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PRESIDENT
Ryan Leick, PhD
Utah Valley University
1185 Mike Jense Pkwy
Provo, UT 8460
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dawn Vinson
University Aviation Association
5050 Poplar Avenue, Suite 1503
Memphis, TN 38157
VICE PRESIDENT
Ryan Wallace, EdD
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
1 Aerospace Boulevard
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
TREASURER
Tyler Tenbrink
Cotulla Education
4455 South Blvd., Suite 250
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
SECRETARY
Dristin Rose
United Airlines
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
PAST PRESIDENT
Chaminda Prelis, PhD
Middle Tennessee State University
University 1301 E. Main St. Box 67
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
TRUSTEES
Amanda Briggs
1 Airport Road
Savoy, IL 61874
Jeremy Brown
906 Airport Road
Urbana, IL 61874
Brandon Carroll
3720 Alumni Avenue
Memphis, TN 38152
Tony Foster, PhD
University of Dubuque
2000 University Avenue
Dubuque, IA 52001
Andy La Susa
American Airlines
1 Skyview Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76155
West Lafayette, IN 47906
United Aviate Academy
1658 S Litchfield Rd #104
Goodyear, AZ 85338
GAMA
1400 K Street NW, Suite 801
Washington, DC 20005
Matthew Johnston
California Aeronautical University
1450 Boughton Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Laura Laster
LeTourneau University
200 Airpark Drive
Longview, TX 75603
Megan Sollender
Republic Airways
8909 Purdue Road Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Mark Taylor
US Aviation Academy
4850 Spartan Drive
Denton, TX 76207
Scott Vlasek
University of Nebraska at Omaha
6001 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68182
Andreas “Baron” Wesemann
Utah State University
Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322
COMMITTEES
Aviation Maintenance
Michael Berry, PhD - Co-Chair
California Aeronautical University
Michael Hales - Board Liaison
United Aviate Academy
ERAU - DB
Flight Education
Cody Christensen EdD - Chair
South Dakota State University
TBA - Board Liaison
University of Nebraska Omaha
Victor Huang, PhD - Editor in Chief
University of Nebraska Omaha