The Aerospace Advisory Board is designed to bring the University into direct contact and active communication with the industry we support. The purpose of the Board is to bring new ideas and fresh viewpoints to the University and this College. Board members serve as liaisons with programs and external organizations.
CoA Prescott Aerospace Advisory Board Chairman
Steven Schmidt
Airline Pilots Association International
Jacob Clymo
United Airlines, First Officer
Stephen Rocha
Air Line Pilots Assn., Intl.
Airlines
Capt. David Alpert
JetBlue, Pilot
Randy Annett
FlightSafety International, Inc., Center Manager, Tucson Learning Center
Christopher Bing
Raytheon Technologies, Asst. Chief Pilot
Pete Broschet
Empire Airlines, Dir. of Human Resources
Ryan Crowl
Loyd's Aviation, President
Roy Evans
Delta Propel, First Officer
Scott Glaser
Aerospace Operations, Sr. VP of Ops
Capt. Hovik Grozian
SkyWest Airlines, Asst. Chief Pilot, LAX
Kyle Heffelfinger
FedEx Express
Kurt Heidemann
SkyWest Airlines
Steven Lasday
FedEx, Safety Specialist
Sam Morris
Planet 9, Pilot
Scott Nutter
Delta Air Lines, Flight Operations Gen. Mgr., Ret.
Capt. Bob O'Neil
Southwest Airlines, Chief Pilot, Phoenix
Lisa Solitario
American Airlines, Flight Operations Intern Coordinator
Sergio Sovero
Delta Airlines, First Officer
Yllithia Weaver
Delta Propel, First Officer
Capt. Kevin Wilson
Mesa Airlines, VP of Training
Darren Young
Warbelow's Air Ventures, Dir. of Operations
Aviation Safety
Dr. Benjamin J. Goodheart
Magpie, Human Safety Systems Founder, Consultant
Dan Grace
Textron Aviation Defense, VP, Defense Aftermarket
Mark Larsen
NBAA, CAM, Sr. Mgr., Safety & Flight Ops
Tarek Loutfy
Flight Safety, Manager, Flight Test Ops
Jason Ragogna
Delta Air Lines, GM SMS and Safety
David Robertson
Robertson Safety Institute
Steven Schmidt
NASA (Ret.)
Troy Williams
STA Jets, Dir. of Safety/Dispatch Mgr.
Helicopter
John Buchanan
Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
Seth Buttner
Airbus Helicopters, Sr. Mgr., Accident Investigation
Doug Downey
Air Methods, VP of Safety
Kevin Kovarik
USAIG, Sr. VP of Underwriting
Terry Miyauchi
Bellflight, Global Customer Solutions Mgr.
Randy Rowles
Helicopter Institute, President
David Small
Air Methods Corp Native Air AZ, Regional Aviation Manager
Rob Willis
Integration Innovation, Business Development
Meteorology
Major Brandon Alford
Weather Division Davis-Monthan AFB, Chief
Zachary Cleveland
USAF
Dan-Michael Coyne
USAF
Stan Czyzyk
NWS Las Vegas
Dr. Jeral Estupinan
NWS Phoenix, Meteorologist in Charge (MIC)
Paul Iniguez
NOAA/NWS Phoenix, Science & Operations Officer
Dr. Brian Klimowski
NOAA, NWS Flagstaff
Paige Swenson
AZ Dept. of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Meteorologist
Andrew Taylor
NWS Flagstaff, Science & Operations Officer
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems
Jake Adams
SkySkopes, UAS Pilot
Jacob Baker
World View Enterprises, Flight Operator
Tina Buskirk
FSDO Scottsdale
Travis Cieloha
Insitu, Director, Flight Standards
Justin Croyle
Amazon Robotics, System Development Engineer
Liam Ehlermann
CP Aeronautics, Business Dev. Mgr./Flight Ops Mgr.
Monica England
Unmanned Worldwide
Johnathan Fontenot
General Atomics
Kevin Garland
L3 Latitude, Lead Instructor
Jake Lahmann
Valmont, Quality - UAS Manager
Brian Prange
Tac Aero, VP
David Pruznuk
Author
Joe Resnik
GoSpright, President
Anthony Velasco
FlyVoly.com, Sr. Standards Operator
Johnny Young
Hoodtech
Workforce Development
Jim Blakey
Business Jet Group
Charles Crinnian, MD
Frontier Aerospace Medicine
Cindy Dietz
United Technologies Corp
John Frasca
Frasca Intl., Owner
Mike Gamauf
Sikorsky, Certification Engineer
Jamie Rhee
City of Chicago, Commissioner
Jennifer Rodi
NTSB, Deputy Chief, Central Region
Paul Scurio
Netflix
Arlando Teller
Navajo Division of Transportation
Joe Wolfson
Health Transaction Network, Chairman
College of Aviation Members
Prof. Brian Roggow
Dept. Chair, Safety Science
Prof. Dawn Groh
Assoc. Dean/Dept. Chair, Aeronautical Science
Dr. Tim Holt
Dean, College of Aviation
Prof. Ian Hummell
Program Chair, Fixed Wing
Prof. Parker Northrup
Dept. Chair, Flight
Prof. Jennah Perry
Dept. Chair, Applied Aviation Sciences (ATM, MET, UAS)
Prof. Clarke Pleasants
Program Chair, Rotor
Prof. Gregory Reverdiau
Program Chair, Unmanned
Prof. Scott Ritchie
Program Chair, Aeronautics
Prof. Dave Ryan
Executive Director, RSI
Prof. Pete Schlichting
Program Chair, Dispatch
Dr. Mark Sinclair
Program Chair, Meteorology
Prof. Kyle Wilkerson
Program Chair, Air Traffic Management
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