Meet Our Board

NAA Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is comprised of an intentional blend of representation from throughout the aviation industry. The NAA Board includes government officials, industry leaders, executives of air sport organizations, and representatives of prominent organizations.

The NAA Board provides strategic leadership to the NAA’s President and holds responsibility for the content and alteration of the NAA’s By-Laws.

NAA Officers and Board of Directors for 2024

Officers

• Jim Albaugh, Chair
• Samantha Magill, Vice Chair
  NASA
• VACANT, Treasurer
• Elizabeth Matarese, Secretary
  FAA (Retired)
• Ted Elllett, General Counsel
  Hogan Lovells
• Amy Spowart, President and CEO

Board of Directors

• Nicole Alexander
  Aero Club of Wichita
• Jeremy Bayer
  The Boeing Company
• Darby Becker
  Aero Club of Washington
• Joshua Boehm
  Spirit AeroSystems
• Ché Bolden
  The Charles F. Bolden Group
• Pete Bunce
  General Aviation Manufacturers Association
• Matt Byrd
  Hillwood Aviation
• Leda Chong
  Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
• J. Ray Davis
  Rolls-Royce, North America
• Arthur W. Greenfield, Jr.
  NAA Contest & Records Director
• Sierra Grimes
  Aviation Professional
• Rich Hanson
  Academy of Model Aeronautics
• Lauren Haertlein
  Joby Aviation
• Chris Hart
  Hart Solutions, LLC.
• Joan Higginbotham
  Joan Higginbotham Ad Astra, LLC
• Jason Hopkins
  Lockheed Martin
• Joseph Huber
  Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Int’l Airport
• Dick Koenig
  New England Air Museum
• Ben Kowalski
  Cirrus Aircraft
• John S. Langford
  Electra.aero
• Rebecca Lutte
  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Brad McKeage
  Embraer
• Mary Miller
  Signature Aviation
• Mary Claire Murphy
  Textron Aviation
• Billy Nolen
  Archer Aviation
• Mark Ofsthun
  Honda Aircraft Company
• Martiqua Post
  U.S. Air Force Academy
• Martin Palmaz
  U.S. Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association
• Pat Prentiss
  The Ninety-Nines, Inc.
• Skip Ringo
  The Ringo Group
• Yvette Rose
  FAA
• Stacey Rudser
  Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance
• Sami Said
  Northrop Grumman
• Bob Stangarone
  Stangarone & Associates
• Liana Sucar-Hamel
  Airbus Americas
• Tonya Sudduth
  Bombardier
• Brad Thress
  FlightSafety International
• Anthony L. Velocci
  Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine (Retired)
• James Viola
  Helicopter Association International
• Patty Wagstaff
  Patty Wagstaff Aviation Safety, LLC
• Clyde Woltman
  Leonardo Helicopters, U.S.A.
• Claudia Zapata-Cardone
  United Airlines