Governance & Staff

Board of Trustees

President
Dr. Samuel Pavel
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
21 Cedar Crest Ln
Makanda, IL 62958-2051
(618) 559-6428
spavel@siu.edu

Executive Director
Dawn Vinson
dawn.vinson@uaa.aero

University Aviation Association
2787 North 2nd Street
Memphis, TN 38127
(901) 563-0505
hello@uaa.aero

Professional Staff

Missy Reece
Accounts Manager
accounts@uaa.aero

Laura Swanson
Member Services Coordinator
lswanson@uaa.aero

Geoff Ware
Communications /
Publications Designer
gware@uaa.aero

OFFICERS

Treasurer
Prof. Chaminda Prelis
University of Dubuque
2000 University Ave
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 589-3835
cprelis@dbq.edu

Secretary
Dr. Mary Johnson
Purdue University
1401 Aviation Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907
(765) 494-1065
mejohnson@purdue.edu

Past President
Dr. Suzanne Kearns
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Canada
(519) 888-4567
Suzanne.kearns@uwaterloo.ca

TRUSTEES

Stacey Bechdolt
Regional Airline Association
2025 M Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 367-1252
bechdolt@raa.org

Jeremy Brown
Frasca International, Inc
906 Airline Rd
Urbana, IL 61802
(217)344-9200
jbrown@frasca.com

Dr. John Mott
Purdue University
1401 Aviation Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907
(765) 494-2686
jhmott@purdue.edu

Corkey Romeo
Community College of Baltimore
800 S Rolling Rd
Catonsville, MD 21228
(443) 840-4463

Martin Rottler
The Ohio State University
2036 Neil Avenue
228 Bolz Hall
Columbus, OH 43210-1226
(614) 292-7339
Rottler.1@OSU.edu

Dr. Jos Ruiz
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
100 Peral Road
Murphysboro, IL 62966-6514
(618) 453-8898
jruiz@siu.edu

Capt. Tyler Tenbrink
Piedmont Airlines
5443 Airport Terminal Rd Salisbury, MD 21804
Tyler.tenbrink@aa.com

Dr. Jonathan Velazquez
Inter American University Puerto Rico
239 Monte Blanco Villa Del Monte
Toa Alta, PR 00953
(787)469-9532
jvelazquez@bayamon.inter.edu

Dr. Ryan Wallace
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
(386) 323-5085
r yan.wallace@erau.edu

Dr. Douglas Williams
Community College of Baltimore
800 S Rolling Rd
Catonsville, MD 21228
(443) 840-4463
williams@ccbcmd.edu

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Aircraft Dispatch
Doug Williams
(443) 840- 5498

ATC Education
Sam Fisher

Aviation Maintenance Education
Domenic Proscia
(718) 429-6600 x 139

Aviation Management
Ryan Leick
(801) 863-7835
Jos Ruiz
(618) 453- 8885

Bylaws & Procedures
I. Richmond Nettey
(330) 672-9476

Flight Education
Bruce Chase
(903) 233-4263

Program Planning
Sam Pavel
(618) 559 - 6428

Publications
Timm Bliss
(405) 744-8062

Safety
Paul Snyder
(701) 777-7813

Unmanned Aerial Systems
Mandy Briggs
(217) 353-2171
Kristy Kiernan
(386) 226-6000