Notice of Annual Meeting of the Membership
This news presents notification of the 2024 Annual Members Meeting, during which NAA members will elect its 2025 Board of Directors.
Meeting Information
National Aeronautic Association
Annual Members Meeting
Friday, December 13, 2024
10:00 a.m. ET
Independent members can use this link to attend the membership portion of the meeting. Board directors will receive a separate meeting invite.
Proposed 2025 NAA Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Jim Albaugh, Chair
Samantha Magill, Vice Chair
NASA
Jason Hopkins, Treasurer
Lockheed Martin
Elizabeth Matarese, Secretary
FAA (Retired)
Ted Ellett, General Counsel
Hogan Lovells
Amy Spowart, President and CEO
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jim Albaugh
Nicole Alexander – Representing Aero Clubs
Leda Chong – Representing Corporate Members
Ted Ellett
Rich Hanson – Representing Air Sports
Jason Hopkins
Elizabeth Matarese
Amy Spowart
Alan Stolzer – Representing Institutional Members
James Viola – Representing Affiliate Members
EMERITUS MEMBERS
Ed Bolen
National Business Aviation Association
George Carneal
Former NAA General Counsel & Hogan Lovells Senior Counsel Emeritus
Dick Koenig
Former Flying Magazine Publisher
Pat Prentiss
Past President of the International Ninety-Nines
Skip Ringo
Former Senior V.P., Government Relations
Bob Stangarone
Former Aviation Executive & Current President and CEO of Corporate Angel Network
CURRENT DIRECTORS
Jim Albaugh
Boeing Company (ret.)
Nicole Alexander
Wichita Aero Club
Jeremy Bayer
Boeing Company
Joshua Boehm
Spirit AeroSystems
Ché Bolden
The Charles F. Bolden Group
Matt Byrd
Hillwood Aviation
Leda Chong
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
J. Ray Davis
Rolls-Royce, North America
Ted Ellett
Hogan Lovells (Senior Counsel Emeritus)
Arthur W. Greenfield, Jr.
NAA Contest & Records Director
Sierra Grimes
National Business Aviation Association
Rich Hanson
Academy of Model Aeronautics
Chris Hart
Hart Solutions, LLC.
Lauren Haertlein
Joby Aviation
Joan Higginbotham
Aerospace Executive & Astronaut
Jason Hopkins
Lockheed Martin Space
Joseph Huber
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Int’l Airport
Ben Kowalski
Cirrus Aircraft
John S. Langford
Aviation Pioneer & Executive
Denise Layton
Soaring Society of America
Rebecca Lutte
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Sam Magill
NASA
Elizabeth Matarese
FAA (Ret.)
Brad McKeage
Embraer
Chris Milligan
Bombardier
Mary Claire Murphy
Textron Aviation
Billy Nolen
Former FAA Admin./Archer
Mark Ofsthun
Honda Aircraft Company
Martiqua Post
U.S.A.F Academy/DARPA
Yvette Rose
FAA
Stacey Rudser
Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance
Sammi Said
Northrop Grumman
Amy Spowart
National Aeronautic Association
Liana Sucar-Hamel
Airbus Americas
Brad Thress
Aviation Executive & Safety Expert
Anthony L. Velocci
Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine (Retired)
James Viola
Vertical Aviation International
Patty Wagstaff
Air Sports Legend & Pioneer
Clyde Woltman
Leonardo Helicopters, USA
Claudia Zapata-Cardone
Latino Pilots Association/United Airlines
PROPOSED DIRECTORS
Ivon Aheart
Airlines 4 America
Albert Bechtold
U.S. Parachute Association
Lauren Beyer
Cargo Airline Association
Jim Bourke
International Aviation Club
Jamie Darcy
Aviation Communications Executive
Stuart Fred
Citation Jet Pilot Association
Mark Kleinhans
FlightSafety International
Ben Marchionna
Technology & Innovation Leader
Paul McNeil
Clickbond
Jim Remar
The Cosmosphere
David Richardson
Aero Club of Washington
Alan Stolzer
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
