Board of Directors
Debra Santos
Boeing Retiree
Seattle, WA
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President-Elect, COO
& Acting VP, Asia
Marita Lintener
Managing Director, European Aviation Consultancy
Frankfurt, Germany
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Karen Blanks Ellis
Managing Director-Strategic Envir. Mgmt & Sustainability - FedEx Express
Memphis, TN
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VP, Leader Development (Next Gen)
Shelley A. Svoren
CEO + Founder
Infinite Branches, LLC
Napa Valley, CA
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Past-President
Kathy Guilfoyle
Member Campbell Conroy & O‘Neil P.C.
Boston, MA
Selda Konukcu
Sr. Director, Commercial Aircraft Sales, Airbus
Dubai, UAE
VP, Association Development & Affiliations
Connie Avery
Flight Test Safety Lead, Wisk Aero
Phoenix, AZ
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VP, Stakeholder Experience
Sheila Remes
Boeing Retiree
Seattle, WA
VP, Events
MC Ernst
Senior Vice President,
Special Risks Underwriting Department Manager - USAIG
New York, NY
Keren Rambow
Cincinnati, OH
VP, Europe
Carol Anderson
Assistant Director Legal Services, IATA
Geneva, Switzerland
VP, Africa/Middle East
Sophie Ghezai
Aviation Safety and Operations
Washington, D.C.
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VP, Marketing & Communications
Cristiane Dart
DEI Communications Head & Senior Marketing Manager, Americas, SITA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2024 Board Meetings
- Wednesday, January 24
- Tuesday, April 9 – Wednesday, April 10
- Thursday, June 27
- Thursday, September 12
- Sunday, November 3 –Monday, November 4
In Memoriam
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Advisory Board
Katie Callahan
Vice President, United States Aircraft Insurance Group
New York, NY
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Advisory Board, Co-Chair
Diana Gurfel
Partner - Condon & Forsyth LLP
New York, NY
Advisory Board
Andi Sims
Vice President of Marketing
HPM
Birmingham, AL
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Advisory Board
Dr. Sharon DeVivo
President and Chief Executive Officer - Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology
Flushing, NY
Advisory Board
Kris Fellrath
Aviation Advisor
Seattle, WA
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Mary Ellen Jones
VP Sales, Asia Pacific - Pratt & Whitney
Hartford, CT
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Partner
Freidenberg,Freidenberg & Lifsic
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Zoé Layden
Managing Director - Claveaux Consulting
London, UK
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Ana Maria Blanco-Persiani
Regional Sales Director - Latin America & Caribbean, Aireon
Miami, FL
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Susan Walsh
Director, Commercial & Int. Programs- Pratt & Whitney
Washington, DC
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Di Reimold
Director of Strategic Operations - Federal Aviation Administration
Washington, DC
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Mylene Scholnick
Principal - ICF International
New York, NY
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Ellyn Slow
Consultant - Ellyn Slow Consulting, LLC
Weston, CT
Advisory Board
Robbin Page Vice President of Human Resources
FedEx
Memphis, TN
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Advisory Board Kathy Posner
Partner
Condon & Forsyth
New York, NY
Ann Thornton Field
Partner
Gordon & Rees LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Advisory Board
Bobbi Wells
Vice President Safety
American Airlines
Fort Worth, TX
Honorary Board
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Marion Blakey
President and CEO (Ret.)
Rolls-Royce North America, Inc.
Reston, VA
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Sharon Holahan
Executive Vice President, Global Head of Complex Claims
Global Aerospace, Inc.
Parsippany, NJ
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Dame Deirdre Hutton
Chair (Ret.)
Civil Aviation Authority, UK
London, United Kingdom
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Secretary General
ICAO
Quebec, Canada