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The Business Leadership Board for the O'Maley College of Business includes executives of leading aviation and aerospace industries as well as governmental bodies.
Business Leadership Board Members
Mr. Rick Larsen - Chairman
EAA
Vice President, Communities and Member Programs
Mr. Hervé Lavenant - Vice Chair
United Airlines
Managing Director, Logistic Services
Ms. Megha Bhatia
Jet Support Services, Inc.
Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
Mr. Steven Boecker
Delta Air Lines, Inc
TechOps/MRO Services Sales Executive
Mr. Jim Buckalew
AeroATeam
Founder and CEO
Mr. Chris Cannon
FirsTrust
Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Manolo Centeno
Centair LLC
Global Flight Operations Leader
Mr. Damon J. D'Agostino
Zephyrus Aviation Capital
President & CEO
Mr. Lee Garvin
JetBlue Airways Corp.
Director, Risk Management & Worker's Compensation
Mr. C. Richard Hale
Winner Aviation Corporation
Chairman & CEO
Mr. Michael Henderlong
Barings
Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets/Strategic Relationship Management Team
Mr. Joe Hepburn
Vision Forward Aviation, LLC
President
Mr. Kelly Ison
American Airlines (Allied Pilots Association East Merger Committee)
Chairman
Mr. Douglas B. Kelly
Avitas, Inc.
Senior Vice President
Mr. Chandresh Malkani
Kearney
Associate Partner
Mr. Joubine Motaharian
Former American Airlines
Finance Executive
Ms. Sarah Newcomer
Boeing
Senior Finance Manager
Mr. Christopher A. O’Gwen
FAIRCO
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Edmund Otubuah
Anuvu
Managing Director of Products
Mr. Sam Patel
SeatCash Inc.
Chief Revenue Officer
Mr. Julio Pereira
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Assistant Director
Mr. Andy Priester
Priester Aviation
President/CEO
Ms. Justine Ruff
Midland International Air & Space Sport and Midland Exec Park
Director of Airports
Mr. Roger Smeltzer
Smeltzer Aviation Solutions, Inc.
President
Mr. Gad Wavomba
AerCap
Vice President Leasing
Ms. Joanne W. Young
Kirstein & Young, PLLC.
Managing Partner