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
OFFICERS
VICE PRESIDENT
Ryan Wallace, EdD
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
1 Aerospace Boulevard
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
TREASURER
Matthew Johnston
California Aeronautical University
1450 Boughton Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93308
SECRETARY
Tyler Tenbrink
Piedmont Airlines
5443 Airport Terminal Road
Salisbury, MD 21804
PAST PRESIDENT
Chaminda Prelis, PhD
Middle Tennessee State University
University 1301 E. Main St. Box 67
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
TRUSTEES
John Blum
Lone Star College - Montgomery
3200 College Park Drive
Conroe, TX 77384
Amanda Briggs
Parkland College
1 Airport Road
Savoy, IL 61874
Cody Christensen, EdD
South Dakota State University
201 W Second Street S
Brookings, SD 570
Tony Foster, PhD
University of Dubuque
2000 University Avenue
Dubuque, IA 52001
Michael Gaffney
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
425 University Blvd.
Durant, OK 74701
Yi Gao, PhD
Purdue University
1630Aviation Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Michael Hales
United Aviate Academy
1658 S Litchfield Rd #104
Goodyear, AZ 85338
Goodyear, AZ 85338
Amy Parish
UFA, Inc
80 Blanchard Road Suite 200
Burlington, MA 01803
Matt Romero
Envoy Air
Martin Rottler
Megan Sollender
Matt Romero
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
635 Flightline Rd.
Carbondale, IL 62901
Dristin Rose
Envoy Air
4301 Regent Blvd.
Irving, TX 75603
Martin Rottler
Delta Air Lines
1032 Delta Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30320
Megan Sollender
Republic Airways
8909 Purdue Road Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Patrice Stanley
CAE USA
5004 Air Cargo Road
Tampa, FL 33614
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
Aircraft Dispatch
Laura Laster - Chair
Dr. Michael BerryDoug Williams - Board Liaison
ATC Education
Jennah Perry - Chair
Amy Parish - Board Liaison
Aviation Maintenance
Tracy Yother - Chair
Dr. James Birdsong - Board Liaison
Aviation Management & Policy
Tina Wu - Chair
Martin Rottler - Board Liaison
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Samantha Bowyer - Chair
Dristin Rose - Board Liaison
Flight Education
Athina Holmes - Chair
John Blum - Board Liaison
Publications
Dr. Victor Hwang - Chair
Dristin Rose - Board Liaison
Dr. Victor Hwang - Editor in Chief
Safety
Andrew Walton - Chair
Michael Gaffey- Board Liaison
Unmanned Aerial Systems
Dr. Jon Loffi - Chair
Amanda Briggs - Board Liaison